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Posted by RaiderBill
- April 28, 2015, 06:08:37 AMhello Elmo, howudoin? How do U like your Drifter?
Posted by Elmo Hayride
- April 28, 2015, 00:39:26 AMWelcome RaiderBill.
Posted by RaiderBill
- April 27, 2015, 21:59:26 PMThanks Green barn, I will takes notes with me, and include those points. I love the look of these bikes but I like to tour and hope I can make the Drifter accommodate that.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 27, 2015, 21:50:05 PMWelcom, RaiderBill. The ACE is a nice bike. A guy I work with had one, a 2000 I believe. He sold it to my oldest son, and ended up buying a 1100 ACE tourer....
On "your" Drifter:
+1 on the "buy it" that's a great price - if it's in good condition.
How many miles? Troll needs to step in here, but I think he's pushing a million... or maybe it's 100,000.
Achiles heals:
neck bearings tend to go bad- check out how smooth the bars turn. You'll feel it in turns for sure.
clutch - there's an inherent problem with clutch slippage. There are several "fixes" you'll find on this forum and other Vulcan forums. If yours has a problem, it will slip in higher gears with hard accelleration.
Both of these problems are minor/cheap if you do your own work. I'd guess "moderate" would describe the cost if you had a dealer do it.
Parts that fit other Vulcans are abundant. Stuff that is unique to the Drifter (seats, fenders, etc.) are harder to find. Be prepared to find used stuff (if you need anything) or make it...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 27, 2015, 17:56:38 PMWelcome
Buy it.....
ok I'll let the 1500 owners guide you from here on......
Posted by RaiderBill
- April 27, 2015, 17:52:24 PMSo I am new here, because I am searching for info on 1500 Drifters. I am considering trading up from my 2000 Honda Shadow 750 ACE to a 1999 Drifter 1500 with 44k miles, asking price is $2600 dollars, it has saddle bags, a windshield and fringe everywhere.
Is there anything specific I should ask or look for when talking to the salesman or test riding this bike? Is there anything special about maintaining these bikes, expense or difficulty in finding parts? has anyone ever put anything like a trunk or tour pack on one of these?
Any help would be appreciated, even if it's not something I have asked here, especially if I haven't asked and am missing something.
I posted in the guest section earlier but couldn't figure out how to reply to questions asked there so here I am now a registered member
How many miles can one expect from these bikes?
I am going to look at this bike tomorrow morning.
so far I like what I am seeing in this forum and what I am reading about these bikes