I have had my 2001 1500 drifter for almost 2 months and I normaly just take it to work and about once a week I go on a very short ride of about 20 miles. Today I finally got to see how she handles on the wide open rode. I rode 146 miles most of it at 75 mph and I was wonderfully surprised at how well it handeled and performed. My bike is everything that I hoped it would be. Thank you Kawasaki for building me such a wonderful bike. I hope to have many more wonderful experiences with my bike.
Now take off and ride for about 10 hours (about 450-500 miles). If you're still comfortable then your bike "fits" you.............I did 2600 miles in 7 days just a month ago when I picked up my Drifter in Colorado and rode it to Washington (took the long way). 8)
I just turned 77K miles and this says it all: that you'd go days away to get one and never question that it'd come home with no problems. Amazingly reliable bikes,
Varooom