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Posted by pcarrell
- October 07, 2015, 20:31:46 PMWelcome to the forum, and I know I'm looking forward to the pics! Matter of fact, we like all bikes here, so show off the others if you have pics of them too!
Posted by Tector
- October 07, 2015, 19:15:52 PMI only started riding motorcycles (after taking the MSF course) in 2011. I tried several motorcycles without finding one that I really liked (BMW, Moto Guzzi, Honda, Yamaha, the usual suspects). Then one day, when browsing through Craigslist looking at Indian motorcycles, I saw a Drifter: wow!, that bike was gorgeous! AND, it had Kawasaki reliability, and a driveshaft, and electronic ignition, and fuel injection, and water cooling! I confess, though, I got distracted: in researching that bike, I found out that the Nomad is actually a better bike, at least on paper. And I found a used Nomad that I just love (2003, Fi). But I kept admiring those gorgeous Drifters from afar, especially the blacked-out early models. I had had a sidecar rig built on a Moto Guzzi, to bring my grand-daughter on rides; Guzzis are great bikes, but I finally got tired of niggling little oil leaks, gauges that don't work, lights that don't work, etc. So I found a sidecar rig built on a 2008 Vulcan 1500 Fi Classic, and ditched the Guzzi. But I was still admiring those gorgeous Drifters. Then last month (9/15), I saw a 1999 Drifter 1500 for sale when I was on vacation, and I bought it. And again: wow, that bike is gorgeous! I'll try to post pics of all 3 of my Vulcan 1500 Fi bikes.