Vulcan Drifter Riders

DISCUSSIONS => Drifter 1500 only => Topic started by: tnttoolman on August 15, 2017, 17:34:27 PM

Title: Reflector upgrade
Post by: tnttoolman on August 15, 2017, 17:34:27 PM
Eliminating ugly reflectors, still need to rework the brackets.  Found old school jewel reflectors.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: mittico68 on August 16, 2017, 08:31:59 AM
Nice.
Now, not to hijack this post, but that exhaust is a cannon or what? ;)
I wonder how much noise it makes...
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: tnttoolman on August 16, 2017, 12:55:23 PM
Noise is not bad, but I do not really like the look.  It came on the bike when I got it.  Future project.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: indue on August 17, 2017, 14:22:23 PM
I did the same thing and I got them from Jerry Greer's Indian parts. They are real glass.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: mittico68 on August 18, 2017, 02:32:45 AM
You know what? Here in Italy legislation does not require the use of lateral reflectors for motorcycles and that's why my bike hasn't got none...
But I'm starting to think about adding them, because those old school styled are way cool.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: tnttoolman on August 18, 2017, 14:09:03 PM
I was going to eliminate them but figured a small chance of them saving my butt might be worth it.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: drifter-paul on August 20, 2017, 05:15:20 AM
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit,  you non-Aussies get lateral reflectors !!! How the hell have I survived for 48 years on the road.  :o

Only taking the piss - I think the round ones you've chosen are cool - they do add to that Old style look. You may have converted me  :)
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: tnttoolman on August 20, 2017, 20:39:09 PM
Yeah, I know that the reflector most likely has no increased safety for me and I thought about eliminating them.  But then I thought that the 1% chance that it might save my butt would be worth it.  Plus I think the jewels kind of give it an old school look.  Who knows?
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: CDNRatMan on August 20, 2017, 21:43:17 PM
 Here is what mine changed from to...lol.....But still wonder if not for the issue of wires all over the place and if you could hide the wiring properly and then use Hi Viz LED lights I might think it over during the winter. I am adding a pair of Hi Viz white lights to the front of the bike, and have a pair ready to mount to the rear of the bike and wire them into the brake light......
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: indue on August 23, 2017, 12:06:13 PM
Here are some pictures of mine and Jerry Greer has them in several colors.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: tnttoolman on August 23, 2017, 13:51:02 PM
Looks pretty close to mine, i like the jewel shape and the blue>
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: CDNRatMan on August 23, 2017, 19:21:33 PM
Do you happen to have a link to find them?
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: tnttoolman on August 23, 2017, 22:01:02 PM
Not sure how to do a link, I bought them on Ebay from seller Id, bythebay77nm.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: CDNRatMan on August 24, 2017, 15:33:31 PM
ok thought it was a store or something, I'll check it out then thanks....
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: RockinRollin on August 25, 2017, 06:36:26 AM
Definitely better than the rectangles we have now.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: indue on August 26, 2017, 09:40:51 AM
I don't really know how to post a link but the website is www.jerrygreersengineering.com.
Title: Re: Reflector upgrade
Post by: mittico68 on August 27, 2017, 11:42:04 AM
Not to hijack this tread, but sometime ago I tried to get in touch with JerryGreer, because I'd like to buy something for ma-deuce.
He never answered: I wanted to know the amount of shipping costs, and I emailed him 4 times, but no answer at all!
Too bad...