GUEST? Registration opens up many more resources which are not available to guests. Registration is free, we never sell or give others access to your information.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 30, 2015, 18:11:48 PMI have to use it every time I fire up Nadine for the first time that day. After that she's good to go!
Posted by Troll
- April 30, 2015, 15:43:02 PMThe choke is actually a hand throttle. 99.9% of the time , you never use it.
Posted by RaiderBill
- April 30, 2015, 00:00:07 AMKelly Blue Book lists this bike as a $3700 retail value, NADA has it at $2700, which should I believe? I got a call from them tonight and they offered $1900 out the door with my trade. Still don't like the no test ride policy ( strike one), but I understand the choke and it still being FI ( which was strike 2). Now if he has it $1300 under fair market value I can understand his low balling my trade,( which was strike 3), hmmmmmmmmm, still mulling this one over.
Posted by 49Reo
- April 29, 2015, 23:29:52 PMWell Raider, sounds like a good deal to stay away from; too bad there are people like that. But, like the man said, there are others out there. Be aware, though; there are rip-off artists on Craigslist and KIJIJI too, but not all are crooked. I for one bought mine on Craigslist, it was 800 miles away from home, gave a small deposit($500.00) to hold it for a week, then trailered up(it was in January, -30) went down, took one look at it and listened to it run, and bought it. Never looked back. All Ive had to do to mine was regular maintenance, and a battery that tried to leave me afoot in Montana, plus tires. Keep an eye on our classifieds, there is usually something on there for sale. I'm hoping to be back on here and doing my duty a bit more now, so will be surfing and posting what I find.
Good luck in your treasure hunt, and keep us posted.
Regards,
49Reo
Posted by pcarrell
- April 29, 2015, 22:19:26 PMThe right one will come along........
Posted by RaiderBill
- April 29, 2015, 18:06:15 PMI think your right Greenbarn, I'll keep looking, I do like these bikes tho.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 29, 2015, 17:21:00 PMQuote from: RaiderBill on April 29, 2015, 15:50:53 PMSounds like you don't want to deal with this place anyway. I wouldn't want to. Final cost ABOVE asking price ..... AFTER TRADE IN? rip-off...I talked them down to a selling price of $2499, but with my trade in and their fees and taxes I would have to pay $2859. out the door, huh? exactly. $600 in mechanical safety inspection fees, and there is a broken tail light and missing license plate lens, and 399 dealer fee, plus tax, title and tax comes to $1400 and only $1000 for my trade, strike three.
They said they did give a 10 min. 10 mile warranty on the bike, if I bought it I would have 10 mins or 10 miles to return it and cancel the deal, lol.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 29, 2015, 17:16:40 PMQuote from: RaiderBill on April 29, 2015, 15:50:53 PMAll of the 1500's are fuel injected, and the 800's are carbed. The 1500 does have what looks and functions like a choke. It's really a fast idle for warming up the engine.Ok, 49, lol. I went to test ride the bike today, they wouldn't let me. they say they have a company policy against people test riding used bikes. strike one. the bike has a choke and they say it's carbed, I thought these bikes were all FI, strike 2.
QuoteThat doesn't sound like it was that great of a deal after all. Too bad! Maybe you could still find a Drifter if that's what you want. One occasionally comes up in our for sale section and Craigslist and Ebay are always options. Cast your net wide and surf the web. I found mine in Chicago, and I live in Indianapolis, so I was a couple of hours out.I talked them down to a selling price of $2499, but with my trade in and their fees and taxes I would have to pay $2859. out the door, huh? exactly. $600 in mechanical safety inspection fees, and there is a broken tail light and missing license plate lens, and 399 dealer fee, plus tax, title and tax comes to $1400 and only $1000 for my trade, strike three. doesn't look like I will buying this Drifter. They said they did give a 10 min. 10 mile warranty on the bike, if I bought it I would have 10 mins or 10 miles to return it and cancel the deal, lol.
There are several that are close to you, though prices look to be a bit more that the one you were looking at. http://daytona.craigslist.org/search/mcy?query=Drifter
Posted by greenbarn
- April 29, 2015, 16:22:43 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on April 29, 2015, 11:08:04 AMHey, I've got one of those for sale......Check with GreenBarn he has a huge box of parts.......
http://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/forum/index.php?action=classifieds;sa=view;id=89
Problem is, it comes with the entire tail light assy, which you may not need....
The lense is about $46 at Ron Ayers:
http://www.ronayersmotorcycles.com/fiche_section_detail.asp?section=389829&category=Motorcycles&make=KAWASAKI&year=2003&fveh=8989
Posted by RaiderBill
- April 29, 2015, 15:50:53 PMOk, 49, lol. I went to test ride the bike today, they wouldn't let me. they say they have a company policy against people test riding used bikes. strike one. the bike has a choke and they say it's carbed, I thought these bikes were all FI, strike 2. I talked them down to a selling price of $2499, but with my trade in and their fees and taxes I would have to pay $2859. out the door, huh? exactly. $600 in mechanical safety inspection fees, and there is a broken tail light and missing license plate lens, and 399 dealer fee, plus tax, title and tax comes to $1400 and only $1000 for my trade, strike three. doesn't look like I will buying this Drifter. They said they did give a 10 min. 10 mile warranty on the bike, if I bought it I would have 10 mins or 10 miles to return it and cancel the deal, lol.
Posted by 49Reo
- April 29, 2015, 15:18:50 PMWelcome aboard, Raider. This is a great site, lots of good intel here. But I feel it is only fair to warn you: this bunch of characters are HOGS for pictures; they will hound you no end to post pics. Other than that, this is a great group to be a part of.
Oh did I mention that WE LIKE PICS 
?? 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 29, 2015, 11:08:04 AMCheck with GreenBarn he has a huge box of parts.......
Posted by pcarrell
- April 29, 2015, 08:07:17 AMTroll is right. A lot of parts can be had from regular sources, because many parts are normal Vulcan parts, often from the Kawasaki Classic F.I.. Many of us also have our favorite online place to get new parts. One I've used many times and been happy with is Ron Ayers ( http://www.ronayersmotorcycles.com/fiche_select.asp?srt=mfg ). Pricing is good, shipping is reasonable and fast, and so far they've had every part I've ordered in stock.
Posted by Troll
- April 29, 2015, 07:45:25 AMstuff like that is easy to find. The tail lamp assy is a normal Vulcan part. Dealer or eBay
Posted by RaiderBill
- April 29, 2015, 03:32:11 AMWhere is the best place on line to look for parts for this bike? Specifically I need the lens/cover for the rear license plate light and such parts as those