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Posted by jack freeman
- April 10, 2018, 23:30:41 PMGO OVER TO MY PHOTOS YOU WILL SEE MY 2002 DRIFTER WITH VULCAN 800 COBRA BARS .
Posted by jack freeman
- April 10, 2018, 23:16:22 PMI HAVE 2 800 DRIFTERS AND MY BROTHER ALSO HAS A 800 DRIFTER ALL 3 HAVE VULCAN 800 HIGHWAY BARS . I INSTALLED
ALL 3 . WHEN INSTALLING YOU MAY HAVE TO TWIKE THEM A LITTLE . tHEY WILL FIT . MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE TAB ON
TOP CENTER , THIS BOLTS TO TOP RADIATOR MOUNT . ALL OF MINE ARE COBRA . I ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU CAN RETURN TO SELLER IF NEEDED
JACK
JACKPosted by CDNRatMan
- April 10, 2018, 22:17:15 PMI will take your word for it on the shifters and the mounting of the engine guard. I was going by pictures I saw and on the one I saw the top part of the guard was attached with a "U" bolt and it looked like it would be right near the mount from a Ted shifter, I have 2 of his shifters one on each bike and was just going by looks.....thanks for the clarification....
Posted by Inkslinger43
- April 10, 2018, 21:50:06 PMI also forgot.
There's NO chance the engine bars would interfere when attached to a shifter as it SHOULD go under the tank area by spark plug. Look at Drifter Shifter By Ted and look at all the pics and you'll see in all actuality the shifter comes nowhere near the down tubes nor where the engine bars connects. Just saying.
JMHO
Posted by Inkslinger43
- April 10, 2018, 21:34:47 PMMine are connected on a piece between the floor board and the frame and on a piece that is above the radiaitor but it has a small pc with two holes coming down and the engine guard connects to it.
I have a heal/toe shifter and there's NO issue with it even being close to creating an issue with shifter.
I also have a suicide shifter on with no issues.
JMHO and how we mounted it. Sorry if others have had issue, I have not.
Hope this helps.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 10, 2018, 15:53:44 PMpay attention to any that bolt to the down tubes if you are or have installed a Drifter Shifter as it may be in the way of the mounting brackets for the shifter......
Posted by cja
- April 10, 2018, 04:37:10 AMIn my case that is not the same guard I bought, mine was from value accessories. I checked their site and seem that I cannot find it there anymore got mar 2017. Mine attaches at the floor boards and then had to relocate my horn because it uses the bolt above the rad. Maybe call them using the part number above to see if they still carry them
Posted by kw-retrorider
- April 09, 2018, 13:06:43 PMInkslinger: Great to know this. Thanks.
I would like to see a photo of this engine guard mounted on a Drifter. You need a photo program that will allow you to compress the picture size. Max size to post is 2048kb or 2mb. One photo can't be over 2mb....so hit attach below, browse for your photo and attach it. My guess is if it doesn't go, you'll know....unless you have already tried.
Posted by Inkslinger43
- April 09, 2018, 12:48:52 PMYes. I am saying the engine guards are one and the same. I have a 96 Vulcan and a 2001 Drifter that I've redone to tribute the Indian Chieftain. I have the same engine guard bars in both. I had another Vulcan and sold to friend to help him out and he didn't like the engine guard so I put it on the Drifter/Indian I was building.
If I could figure out how to downsize photos I'd include pictures.
Hope this helps.
Posted by kw-retrorider
- April 09, 2018, 04:24:15 AMIs this the aftermarket engine guard you guys are talking about?
This is part number CWI-02-3804. The photo does show a bike with foot pegs (non-Drifter).
Again, please confirm for the good of the order. Always good to learn more and have choices!
Posted by kw-retrorider
- April 09, 2018, 04:17:23 AMcja/inkslinger: So do I read this correctly? Both of you are saying the engine guard for a Vulcan 800 classic will fit/is interchangeable with the Vulcan 800 Drifter?
Just want to be clear here. I never had them side by side and was always hesitant to order one for a classic in the event it did not fit. Please confirm and thanks.
Posted by Inkslinger43
- April 08, 2018, 11:28:09 AMI have a classic and drifter and parts are interchangeable. Also 01 Drifter I've been able to put ALOT of the Indian Chieftain parts on because they basically used the Indian blueprint for the chieftain for their 01 Drifter 800e
Posted by cja
- April 07, 2018, 11:47:06 AMFound the receipt
Engine guard Kaw. Vn 800 94-06 part no 02-3804 $115
Posted by cja
- April 07, 2018, 11:44:28 AMI picked one up for my bike just over a year ago off of value accessories in the states went on fairly easy
Posted by CDNRatMan
- April 07, 2018, 09:27:47 AMVery well written kw, and I only have an issue with the one part of your statement,
QuoteSome on this forum have inferred that because of the shape, in a hard, sharp lead, the engine guard hits the ground first instead of the kick up floorboard. I had one of these on my 2002 and never hit the bar first,
Understanding that this is not your thought or issue, but I have one on both my 800s, of Guido's engine guards. I have ridden both bikes in some twisties. I have never yet touched the engine guard on the road, or scrapped it before the floorboards. That is the reason I switched to stainless steel in the acorn nuts on the bottom of the floorboards, they make a really good spark shower lol, much better than just the steel ones......