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Posted by RaiderBill
- April 30, 2015, 22:03:34 PMLOL, Greeny, Nope thats how I got the shadow and all the stuff done to it, but if I can say that for a few bucks invested I could have a bike worth 6k, then we are moving in the right direction. But also dealing with the dealer it's a #s game we gotta play.
Posted by greenbarn
- April 30, 2015, 21:53:44 PMDelphi is another forum,
http://forums.delphiforums.com/kawasakidrifter
This one is better, of course.... 
Try this: "honey, the Drifter is really STYLISH and COOL, and I can't think of ANYTHING more BEAUTIFUL than seeing you on the back of a GREAT LOOKING, NOSTALGIC Drifter...."
If that doesn't work, try: "PLEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAASSSSSEEE?
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Posted by RaiderBill
- April 30, 2015, 21:46:31 PMGood evening gentlemen, I understand the emotional aspect of owning one of these bikes and the rarity is one of the things that attracts me, having never ridden one. That being said working the #s is how I can justify trading in my shadow ,which I have done alotta work to, to my wife, lol.
What is the Delphi forum?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 30, 2015, 21:30:04 PMThere is a 1500 for sale on the Delphi forum
Posted by Drifter1500
- April 30, 2015, 20:51:56 PMThese bikes are to rare and far between to go by any Bluebook or any thing that would put a wholesale price on them.
You will pay what you feel the bike is worth to you.
A nice low mile, clean bike is going to run in the 5K to 7K range, with a custom bike bringing more money, but not a lot more.
They only built 6,000 worldwide. And they are getting harder to find in good shape. Most are parted out, because the parts are worth more than the bike, especially the earlier 99-00 bikes.
Posted by pcarrell
- April 30, 2015, 19:46:20 PMI think my idle is a little low and my plugs are a little old, honestly.
Posted by Troll
- April 30, 2015, 18:32:29 PMQuote from: pcarrell on 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!
Do you have the idle solenoids removed? I use mine when I want to run it early in the spring, and the temps are still in the 20s...After the temps reach 40 or so, I don't use it at all. Maybe your idle speed is set too low. should be 950-1000..
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