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Posted by bikerbob5864
- February 27, 2014, 00:34:30 AMThank You for the Welcome! I've got two 1500 Classics too.....one is down with a bad bearing, a 1998........and a 2001.........with Roadhouse 2into1 Classic. I just got spoiled by the 1500's and the rest is history!!!.............and here I am!!!!
So far.......I like it here......I've gotten nothing but good vibes from this place....and good advice and info. Thanks everyone.........
Posted by 49Reo
- February 12, 2014, 09:26:54 AMI missed out on the Roadhouse Dooleys, by 3 months. Did manage to score a seat rail, though. And now that I have my V&H "Dooleys" (Longshots, one down each side) I'm not disappointed about the Roadhouse. Didn't know the seat rails were going to become extinct when I bought mine or would have bought more of them.
Posted by Troll
- February 12, 2014, 08:48:31 AMAnd, besides the ultra rare (now) Roadhouse exhaust, it has the much coveted and unobtainable solo seat rail!!!
Posted by 49Reo
- February 12, 2014, 08:18:13 AMNice bikes! And if I haven't said it yet, Welcome Aboard!!
Posted by bikerbob5864
- February 12, 2014, 00:42:40 AMWell!, I'm glad to hear that I purchased a rare bike, as well as a cool one!
I've always wanted one of these Drifters, so when I found this one('02 1500)within 100 miles of me, with Roadhouse Doolies.........I just had to have it!!!! Like the Troll, I'm kinda sorta a recovering Harley Rider. Still got mine, but a few years back I bought a used 1500 Classic for 2up riding and ended up riding it more than my Softail when I was alone. It was just so comfortable.........and reliable......there you have it!!!! Nuff said......So here is my new to me Drifter(found here in the classifieds) and my Softail. The Softail is not even a Harley.......it's a handbuilt, all after-market.
Posted by greenbarn
- January 25, 2014, 15:00:26 PMWelcome to the forum. Did anybody mention, WE LIKE PICS....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 25, 2014, 13:54:19 PM What a post and no pics, ah but he is from North Battleford that explains a lot, the 99's in both 800 and 1500 were available in Canada as a test market. Even in Canada the 800's were not sought after like the 1500s, the province with the highest number of Drifters seems to be QC for some reason.
Just my own personal opinion about this is that a lot of people think an 800 is not big enough to tour on, if you ride solo, and ride the speed limit it will more then meet the expectations you are looking for.
Smart idea to keep all the original parts for if you ever return the bike to stock or if not to sell parts to people who are looking for them. Parts are really hard to find and really hard up here north of the 49th.
So cool to met badasscdn54 now another stopping point when I go to visit 49 in the mountains..........
Posted by 49Reo
- January 25, 2014, 12:47:41 PMWelcome aboard!. I have to warn you, though: sooner or later, (sooner, or I missmy guess) someone is gonna say;
IT AIN'T REAL WITHOUT PICS!!!!!! 
Posted by badasscdn54
- January 25, 2014, 11:50:19 AMI am up here in Canada and there was a reply here said that the Kawasaki Drifter 800 was only available in 2000....well I own a 1999 Kawasaki Drifter 800 and from what I have found when researching this bike is that the 1999 were not available in the States, only Canada for that year.
I have no idea about the 1500's and when they were first introduced, (actually the 800's were made first).
I have changed over my Drifter to suit my tastes, but everything I changed out, I kept the original parts incase I ever thought to sell my baby!
Posted by Washbrook
- August 20, 2013, 18:08:57 PMThrough contacts [various other forums] I can place roughly 26 Drifters scattered across Australia. Then others pop up but there is no definitive list. When I get some time I might try to track them all down.
Posted by 49Reo
- August 20, 2013, 13:10:23 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on August 17, 2013, 12:38:41 PMthought that would be 49's new paint scheme.....
....not fond of purple polka-dots.........pick a different color.....
Posted by chief
- August 20, 2013, 12:00:39 PMThat's who I was talking about. His bikes are over on the Member Pages...
Posted by Troll
- August 20, 2013, 11:13:10 AMMak, they guy I met at drift-in said he has 2 "J"s and an "R"...He was here from Australia...
Posted by chief
- August 20, 2013, 11:05:01 AMAll Kaw can do is tell you how many THEY imported. I know of at least one guy who lived in GB, has 3 Drifters and moved them back to AUS a couple of years ago... I am sure that has happened more than once.
Posted by Washbrook
- August 19, 2013, 09:33:42 AMPaul,
Thanks for making a simple issue hard. Yes either kawasaki are wrong, it is a private import or the owners are wrong. Did you see the VIN? If you have their contact details try and get the VIN to see what year the bike is.
Importing a bike privately is a lot of effort to go to for a Drifter. I read of a guy claiming to have a mid 90's Drifter, aparently he got a classic 1500 and converted it into a Drifter, could the one you saw be a private conversion?