Vulcan Drifter Riders

DISCUSSIONS => Drifter 1500 only => Topic started by: slotcsx on October 23, 2019, 12:29:01 PM

Title: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: slotcsx on October 23, 2019, 12:29:01 PM
looking at 2001 1500 drifter with 42,000 miles what to look for...?
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: jmbo on October 23, 2019, 21:15:10 PM
I have 23K on my 99er.  What you should look for?  Look forward to a sweet ride whether you are on the back roads or cruising the interstate.
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: Troll on October 25, 2019, 18:31:11 PM
Going on 126,000.....had a trans bearing go bad this summer. Had to have the cases split. While they were in there, I told them to replace anything that looked sketchy...they rebuilt the water pump, replaced the clutch spring (still the original clutch), checked the timing chains (they were fine) re-ring the pistons. They replaced the motor mount rubbers....Runs like a new bike..should last me another 10 years.
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: slotcsx on October 25, 2019, 23:36:54 PM
126,000...any other problems..?
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: Troll on October 29, 2019, 09:49:13 AM
When I first got it, the steering head bearings were bad, but since I installed an all-balls kit, there were no issues with anything until the trans problem this Summer.
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: slotcsx on October 29, 2019, 22:51:38 PM
Encouraging..going to check out 2001 1500 drifter tomorrow..hopefully coming home with me....LOL
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: mittico68 on October 31, 2019, 02:40:22 AM
Looks like a good catch, even though the pic is very small...
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: slotcsx on October 31, 2019, 09:57:05 AM
Followed me home....there we go...fixed pics....
Title: Re: how many miles on your 1500
Post by: slotcsx on October 31, 2019, 10:10:09 AM
Followed me home
With solo seat.....