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Posted by pcarrell
- May 29, 2015, 16:11:02 PMQuote from: Donkey on May 28, 2015, 20:06:20 PMI sent you a PM about this.I broke my right side cover and I'm going to cry. Like a little girl.
And that pretty much sums up my evening's catch up posts.
Posted by Troll
- May 29, 2015, 07:56:13 AMProblem is that the cover for a 1500 is ONLY for a 1500. Classic and Nomad covers are different
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 28, 2015, 23:36:41 PMEbay is your friend if you can afford the shipping charges.........
Posted by greenbarn
- May 28, 2015, 22:41:16 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 28, 2015, 20:32:07 PMI'll ask. How did it happen? How bad is it? maybe it can be repaired.... Got pics??ok not going to ask about how or why.............
That's a shame to hear, but they can be found. Ebay is your friend...
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 28, 2015, 20:32:07 PMok not going to ask about how or why.............
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 20:06:20 PMI broke my right side cover and I'm going to cry. Like a little girl.
And that pretty much sums up my evening's catch up posts.
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 20:05:21 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on May 27, 2015, 11:21:06 AMThat is the truest quote that goes along with ANY mod! I actually found that if I reach UNDER the clamp and undo the bag clasp, it's not so bad. The shield bag, like I mentioned, is for "long trip essentials", so I can deal with the occasional inconvenient clasp. And it's only an issue when the shield is actually ON, and when I actually NEED something out of it.You can only go wrong if you don't like it otherwise it is fine.....and you have lots of people to ask for ideas and opinions.
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 20:01:01 PMQuote from: pcarrell on May 27, 2015, 08:02:59 AMI have the bag for that... any suggestions for mounting to the shaft cover most welcome! I haven't really looked into how to do that yet...(Gotta remember to make that leather drive shaft cover soon!)
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 19:59:50 PMQuote from: greenbarn on May 26, 2015, 21:17:50 PMAgreed that a little investigation is involved. Man I wish summer was longer, it will be gone before I know it! I was about to say I feel bad that I feel like I wasted winter, but I didn't really... a lot of this comes from actually riding and getting a feel for what I want. Winter is for searching, but I didn't know what I was searching for!The Scootworks risers have a special stud in them - the bottom half retains the standard metric size, but the top half is SAE. Maybe yours has a similar setup?? If you haven't already, check the size on the nuts under the triple tree to see if they're metric - the standard ones are 17mm. .
Posted by Donkey
- May 28, 2015, 19:57:29 PMQuote from: greenbarn on May 26, 2015, 21:17:50 PMThis I will keep an eye on for sure.BTW, I have a couple sets of OEM risers for sale in the "Classified" section... a black pair and a chrome....
I just rotated my bars up as high as practical without twisted wrist syndrome, and I'll have to get some miles on her before I get a feel for it. I have found that something so simple changes a lot... I actually feel small on my 800 now after I get off the drifter becasue I did the same on that. But black, short risers might fit the bill.
Posted by pcarrell
- May 27, 2015, 14:38:47 PMIt's like having an Indian, without all of the insane prices and pesky maintinence issues.
It's a classic looking bike that you can just gas up and ride.
Posted by Donkey
- May 27, 2015, 14:24:22 PMTribute... ABSOLUTELY. That couldn't be said any better.
In"met" my bike 3 years ago, but only got it his past September. I read a LOT in the mean time, including here (lurking, didn't join until I had something intelligent to contribute... Sorry that hasn't happened yet) and that Wiki article. I also read the Denny Berg interview on here... And as mentioned in my original post, have always loved Indian.
Now, because most people I know don't know too much about bikes, I will introduce mine as a Drifter but that might as well be Greek, so I quickly follow that up with "it's a tribute to a '47 Indian Chief", and then they start to get it... It helps explain the valanced fenders which, since they can be love or hate, give them credence, purpose, definition, reason. Then, even if you hate them, you "get" them.
I will always honour Kawasaki and never pretend it isn't, but I respect and appreciate what they tried to do and did very well with and its a why this bike couldn't fit me any better.
And to make sure those on the border really "get", I keep this picture I found of a fully restored '47 Chief handy... Beside mine. Then there is no argument. Im going to take the bags off and take more shots.
Posted by bambam0099
- May 27, 2015, 11:45:05 AMQuote from: Donkey on May 22, 2015, 13:35:04 PM" recognize the tribute she was meant to be" - I've always tried to think of the correct verbiage to express my feelings about this topic and then you nailed it!... Me, I'd do this not to try to Indianize her, but to recognize the tribute she was meant to be...
From wiki:
The Drifter was the result of a discussion between Ken Boyko, Don Emde, son of Indian legend Floyd Emde and John Hoover of Kawasaki. Retro motorcycles were becoming the rage and the question was posed "What would a modern up-to-date Indian look like and what kind of technology would it have?" They had Vincent Renaldi do a drawing and enlisted Denny Berg of Time Machines Inc. to build such a machine. They gave him a 1500cc Vulcan motor and the drawing and turned him loose. The final result was a motorcycle called the "Super Chief", which was taken to several shows in 1996/97 and was such a hit with the riding public that Kawasaki took the Super Chief to Japan and put it into production. Due to patent law they couldn't use the Chief moniker and up until its release the name had not been settled on. The Drifters are intended to be a "tribute" to the 1948 Indian Chief and so closely resembles the Indian Chief of the late 1940s that the uninitiated mistake it for an "old" Indian. The Super Chief was featured in several motorcycle magazines.
An article in Rider magazine quoted the creators as saying that "the object of the exercise had been to marry classic Indian styling with contemporary technology in order to create a motorcycle which one might have expected Indian to manufacture had it still been in existence at the time the project was launched". In replicating the nostalgic look of the Indian, the front fender light, rear luggage rack, and leather fringe were deliberately omitted. Three years later, the team revisited this theme by creating a classic-styled police motorcycle.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- May 27, 2015, 11:21:06 AM 
I had a nice windscreen bag, but once I added the risers I had the same issue and so my bag was moved to the front engine guard, and I sort of like it and now want a second bag for the other side. I also filed the space with a set of speakers and now have tunes on a long trip. You can only go wrong if you don't like it otherwise it is fine.....and you have lots of people to ask for ideas and opinions.
Posted by Donkey
- May 27, 2015, 08:52:41 AMLove the ideas... And the creativity... I will answer the rest when I get a chance, but in the meantime, here's what the risers I have right now look like:
You can see that the latch holding my windshield pouch closed is jammed up tight against the riser clamp, and the riser clamp is one solid piece, not two pieces.