OK, so yesterday was fun! Too much fun! It ended way too soon!
I would have loved to have had more time. A stop in Story would have been high on my list. It's a cool little town and there were about 50 horseback riders in town when we passed through. Unfortunately, I had to keep moving, and the rest of our group opted to stick with me on into Nashville, Indiana instead of stopping.
We met up in the morning in downtown Nashvillle (the booming metropolis that it is......small town USA) and decided to head into town to check out the shops. Nashville is kind of a local tourist trap type place. They have every kind of shop you can think of, including several biker type leather shops. It was those that we targeted! Being the end of the season, they're looking to unload their merchandise. Deep price cuts were the order of the day. Several of us did quite well.
After that, hunger was beginning to make itself known, so we headed to one of the best resturants in town. Once our hunger was satisfied, it was time to ride!
We headed out and rode through some of Indiana's most beautiful countryside. It's not all corn in Indiana ya know! Soutthern Indiana is covered with hills and pristine forests, mixed with a few small farms nestled in the valley's. We traveled through parts of Yellowood State Forest and the Hoosier National Park. I'll tell ya, sometimes it was hard to stay focused on the twisting, undulating tarmac with all those beautiful sights to see!
Anyways, enough of me yaking........how about a few pic's? And if you were there, feel free to add your pic's too!
Meeting up!
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville003.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville004.jpg
And here's Bob's bike......
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville005.jpg
And Sandy's bike......
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville008.jpg
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And Jake's bike (We let him hang with us so hhe could look cool too! (https://www.vulcandrifterriders.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi83.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj319%2Fpcarrell%2FAvitars%2Fnew-year-smile.gif&hash=5ca3dc71b8ba0f24c59a7f08b970ec741714e48a)
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville006.jpg
And my own scoot..........
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville007.jpg
And just so you don't think it's all about the bikes, here's the wonderful people behind them.
Sandy
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville009.jpg
Bob
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j319/pcarrell/Drifter/Drifters%20In%20Nashville/DriftersInNashville010.jpg
And Jake, I didn't realize it aat the time, but I didn't catch a pic of you with your bike.
Also, since I have a heart, I won't scare you with my own pic.
Looks like you had a good time, wish we had your weather Florida's been having record highs. I really prefer riding with a little chill in the air.
Mark
I am a new member and have some questions on the Drifters. I just bought a 2001 that needs some repairs, the guy before me hit a deer and broke the front forks and lost the front fender. It is a 1500 and is the ivory and dark red combination. It also has a light leather custom seat and bags that has the emblem of an indian on it.
I really like this bike and want to fix it and keep it, can anybody help me find parts, mainly a front fender and forks, (trying not to buy new on either one).
Drifter
I think the front forks are the same as the Classic (similar year). The front fenders are the same for the 800 & the 1500, so thats no problem. (The rears are different though) You can find parts (new) or just get parts numbers and exploded diagrams here: http://fiche.ronayers.com/Index.cfm/Module/Main/TypeID/26/Type/Motorcycle/MakeID/3/Make/Kawasaki/YearID/42/Year/2001/ModelID/2933/Model/Vulcan_1500_Drifter Unfortunately, I don't have any of those parts, or I'd help you out.
You'd probably get more response with a new thread too.