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Posted by smokey422
- February 17, 2013, 11:53:17 AMWonderful looking bike Malcride, it's a twin to mine except for my saddlebars and Vance and Hines Longshots. You would be very wise to change the exhaust and get rid of that power-robbing goat bladder underneath the engine. I love the power I get from my Longshots and they sound GREAT! Be sure to polish them from time to time, I got a little lazy on mine and have a little rust I have to get off. I didn't have to change the fuel injection controller because I left the intake stock. Mine has been a little hard on tires. I never do burnouts and never ride double and check my air pressure every week but they still wear out quickly. I have had the stock Bridgestones that were on the bike when it was new, put on Avon Venoms and got about 7,500 miles before the rear was bald, then put on a Continental TK17 rear that my dealer had in stock. It has 3,400 miles on it and has only 3/32" of tread left. Next I'm going to try the new Michelin Commander II, have heard good things about it. Anyway, welcome to the forum and let us hear from you often with more pics of your mods.
Smokey
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 17, 2013, 08:14:32 AMnow that is one fine looking peice of kit in my opinion. Looks really nice.
Posted by malcride
- February 17, 2013, 06:06:48 AMThanks for the warm welcomes! I'm doing my best to post some pictures. She was owned by a gentleman in his seventies, garage stored, mostly stock with just over 3500 miles.
Posted by Drift1
- February 16, 2013, 16:23:36 PMWelcome to the forum,dude.I'm sure you'll find a bunch of tips,mods and most of all good times here.I get the notion your pretty handy in the motorcycle dept,if so please share some of your ideas and input to our mods/tips section.Chief,as well as others (myself included) would greatly aprecciate it.It's funny,every time I think I'm done with my Drifter there's something else that catches my eye...LOL....maybe I'll be done with my 800 when I purchase the 1500 one day.
Posted by FloridaDrifter
- February 16, 2013, 07:15:07 AMCongrats and welcome aboard! I bought a '99 last July and will probably always own a drifter. I put on a Mustang seat and V&H longshot pipes. Really like them both.
Posted by DriftinGirl
- February 16, 2013, 00:52:16 AMWelcome! and you are right it does seem a bit much at first but the info and help is fantastic! Friendly folks here.
Posted by Eagle76
- February 16, 2013, 00:07:02 AMMy disclaimer is that I said "pretty much done." I had my 900 Classic LT "done" when I bought the Drifter and had to start over. My wife became the lucky recipient of that one.
Posted by pcarrell
- February 15, 2013, 19:29:54 PMQuote from: Eagle76 on February 15, 2013, 19:09:27 PMI'd put forth that you're never really done.....and have pretty much finished my customizations.
Posted by Eagle76
- February 15, 2013, 19:09:27 PMCongrats and welcome! I've had my 2003 1500 about two months now and have pretty much finished my customizations. Let me know if you have any questions, I've got some good recommendations for bags, seat, etc.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 15, 2013, 16:21:18 PMWelcome........
Posted by Washbrook
- February 15, 2013, 15:49:25 PMCongrats
Posted by marshalldoll
- February 15, 2013, 11:31:25 AMWelcome aboard. This is certainly the place and don't forget PICTURES are a must.
Dan
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 15, 2013, 10:56:30 AMWelcome to the forum..
John.
Posted by pcarrell
- February 15, 2013, 08:55:58 AMWelcome to the forum! You'll find tons of help and info here. You're right in that the shear size of this forum and site ( http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/ ) can seem intimidating, but you'll soon have your favorite areas.
And I know it's hard to get pics with your new ride in storage, but when you get a chance, pics would be great!
Posted by jmbo
- February 15, 2013, 08:11:29 AMCongratulations!