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Posted by greenbarn
- January 25, 2015, 19:40:26 PMWELCOME, Dave, to the forum. Glad to have you.
The "hardtail" look you talked about is the 800 Drifter. It has a monoshock under the frame.
The 1500 has the dual shocks visible. Here is a link to the pictures of various colors through the years that shows the 800 vs. 1500.
http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/historyp3.html
Other than that, they look similar, however obviously there are several other differences. You can check out the "links" button up in the menu options above, which go to a bunch of pages with tons of info.
Posted by DLC433
- January 25, 2015, 18:36:15 PMI just thought I would introduce myself. I'm new to this forum. I recently acquired a 1500 Vulcan classic from a police auction. The bike was previously owned by a drug dealer who attempted to outrun the state patrol and they rammed him in the rear end at 105 miles an hour and knocked him off the highway. The bike suffered no real mechanical damage but the fenders were pretty badly damaged and need replaced. The reason I am on the drifter forum is while it would be very easy to put Vulcan classic fenders back on this bike I am considering using drifter fenders instead. I have seen two different kinds of drifters, one with the frame that mimics a rigid frame and one that appears to use the same basic suspension system as the Vulcan Classic with visible shocks. I am hoping I can get some information here on how to do this conversion.
I am a Montana resident although I am currently residing in North Carolina for a construction project.
My name is Dave BTW.