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Posted by Drift1
- February 01, 2013, 20:41:16 PMPC not to sure how to take your statement,but anyway I picked this up in pieces from Maryland last year.My plans are to disassemble it and re build it from the frame up for my son.Being he's only six I have plenty of time and he's loking forward to lending a hand.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- February 01, 2013, 20:16:13 PMRatman, we have a new nickname for your bike...
Farmer Bobber45 Bravo
Posted by pcarrell
- February 01, 2013, 20:01:26 PMI always thought the Kawi 440 LTD was an under rated bike. Your's goes to prove that!
Posted by Drift1
- February 01, 2013, 19:47:16 PMI'll agree with the fenders gone off of the drifter you definately lose the appeal.The fenders are what sepparates theses rare breeds.I'm sure you could take a drifter and turn it into a great looking bobber,but being there are limited numbers produced why would anyone want to.There's plenty of other breeds you can bob out if that's the style your looking to achieve.I myself like to tool around town once in awhile with friends just for the short trips.However if your going to do any type of long distance runs I personally would recommend pulling the drifter out (unbobbed) of course.Her's a picture of my 82 kawi 440
RATMAN I was on Heather's Leather's today and there's actually your stool seat getting wrapped.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 01, 2013, 19:43:51 PMaw come on was going to run with this one....lol.....who would chop or bob a fantastic looking peice of kit like a Drifter
Posted by pcarrell
- February 01, 2013, 19:20:41 PMYeah, but we all know you're mid project Ratman.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 01, 2013, 18:54:40 PMlike this....lol....
Posted by Anti-hero
- February 01, 2013, 18:49:11 PMI agree that taking off the identity loses its appeal... I am a big fan of bobber style bikes though... I bought a drifter salvaged but the little resources I had made go with a kind of bobbed look I have the original fenders that I need to work on hopefully I can bring it back to its original look
Posted by ChilliDrift
- February 01, 2013, 17:49:21 PMMost definitely... I saw one similar.. m comment.."not ,such Drifter left"
Posted by pcarrell
- February 01, 2013, 17:20:10 PMI saw one guy that posted on another website, maybe a year ago, and he bobbed a Drifter. Looked like a regular VN1500, bobbed. Shame to take a limited production bike and make it no different then the zillions of other vulcans.
Posted by 45 Bravo
- February 01, 2013, 16:28:02 PMI don't know, I have never seen one on here or the web.
Besides Taking the front fender off, and reducing the rear fender would take away a lot of the identity of the Drifter and what gives it its appeal. (at least to me)
While the swing arm arrangement would make for an interesting design on a bobber, I just don't think (or can't believe) that someone who went out of their way to FIND a Drifter, would DISLIKE their Drifter enough to start cutting on it..
But there are all kinds of people out there and they do STRANGE things to their toys..
45 Bravo
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 01, 2013, 16:17:47 PMStart bobbing a Drifter and you are left with an ordinary Kawasaki VN1500..
John.
Posted by Anti-hero
- February 01, 2013, 15:39:19 PMHas any one here ever converted their drifters into a bobber? I know a drifter is hell of a bike...special at that... At least for me but I jus wondering