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I searched for bikes after totaling my 900 Custom (a-hole sideswiped me) and saw a b-e-a-UTIFUL bike for sale in Maryland... WITH a trailer for $6,800.

Still have my 1500 '02 and will never part with it!

Solo Seats ARE NOT interchangeable... without some modifying and then maybe not even.  DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE PURCHASING.

For whatever reason, manufacturers like Corbin made design changes that made some seats not work.  I recently got a seat, that I had to send back, that was off a 2000 Drifter 1500 and would not work on my 2002.  Some were saying to extend the bolt or bend the washer plate... neither would work since the washer plate would not slide under the bar/plate riveted to the seat...

Before trading any seat, I STRONGLY suggest getting pictures of the front where it mounts... both on the seat and their bike, as well as multiple pictures showing the condition... so you know exactly what you are getting.

CIAO!

well... still considering the move to the 444's, but recently flushed out and refilled the shocks.

For what I have read... 225mL seems to be the full point for oil, I got roughly 125-130mL out of each.  I put in roughly 150mL and set air around 50PSI.  I still need to get out and try them hoping that renewed oil was the trick to stop or at least minimize the bottoming out!

This winter weather crap really needs o go away!!!  thanks for any/all advice... if this does not do the trick, 444's here I come!

Hey all... looking to upgrade my suspension with this years tax return; however, the 440 Series that Chief and others have mentioned they use are no longer available... goes from 430 Series to the new 444 Series.

So wondering who has the new ones and how they like them?
Thanks!

Thanks all!
... I will be ordering it this payday!  Man I wanna get out and ride... but tried turning her over and she did nothing but crank and crank and crank...
... Gonna do the car battery test ... hook it to it and try starting it, if it cranks up then I know it's the battery.

EDIT - Oh and yes, I have a tender... actually two since I still have my '08 Custom! 

Howdy... saw a bunch of posts about troubles starting esp. after storage, but could not find suggestions for a good battery.  Going to replace mine before this years season ramps up...
TIA!

... anyone remember how to check the date codes??  gonna do a quick google search and then check the supposed "new" tire I just got.
thanks!

NO IDEA how long this was like this... I check my tires once in a while but especially when you feel something different.  Just out of the blue we took a ride to a legion riders pig roast and I felt a "squishy" back end... got to our destination and felt the tire was soft, not hard like the front so I pumped it up and road straight home -- only live a few miles away.

Next day had it in the air soap bubbling everything after I pressed it up... NO LEAKS?!?  Then I saw THAT!!!  all I can say is O-M-F-G!!!!!!!!!!
(oh, and this is the rear tire... not the front so much easier to miss because of more of the tire is hidden!!)

just found this and it is overkill to do all that...

I have mine off, only works if you have a bike/atv jack and not just a single jack... however, you could use a hoist or come-along in a garage just the same.

i am sure the issue will be putting it back on because the differential needs to be aligned but you're only talking a fractional twist of the tire to get it in... once it is in, make sure it stays there and slide the caliper back on then put the axle/bolt in... we'll see later this week when i re-install it! 

I thought about changing the flasher also... But mine (2002) is tied into the computer for the auto shutoff    I like the feature so keeping my flasher, still need to add load equalizers... I also converted my rear turn lights to run/turn so there is more light back there!!  was easy since I had left over front assemblies off my vulcan custom.

saw it one day driving through the city for work!  need to head back that way and see if i can find it again.  it was around the art museum.

(oh, and i saw one in my garage!)

[could]

<-- same pipes, not de-baffled and get friggin' hot!!!

so don't think you have anything to worry about there... as for performance?!?  i am no expert but removing the baffles reduces the restriction of exhaust gases... which could make the bike perform better... but i am taking a guess here that if you have better flow out, you want better flow in... which means an air intake mod... then you are talking needing a fuel processor... oh the joys of modding! 

someone on here may be able to provide a before and after dyno that would prove it one way or the other. 

very nice!

I hear ya!!! Jersey actually discontinued the inspection requirement for scoots... but individual counties have the right to do spot checks and can do full inspections to see if you are street legal?!?  friggin' eff'd up if you ask me.  I would think noise would be the biggest culprit... who knows!?!

... you are going WAY above and beyond on explaining this?!?    ... I have the load equalizers on my Custom, bought two sets because the manufacturer said it was needed... dum-basses!!!  only one equalizer is required per circuit, I even figured that out after wiring everything because I did it with only two first, then read their stupid comments for installation?!?  D'OH!!!

I realize the 'need' for an idiot indication to show you there is a blown bulb in your circuit... but the fact also remains that turn signals on motorcycles are option in many states!!  ... including NJ.  Any good operator will do a self check periodically to make sure their bike/car/trailer/etc. is functioning properly so these idiot indications are for the people that have no clue and would take it into a mechanic and say "why is my turn signal blinking like that???"... cha-ching!!! 

thanks though... I do appreciate the responses. 

nope...
I understand the loading perfectly well!  The load equalizer "simulates" a regular bulb and allows the thermal load flasher to work properly... but it keeps the same resistance, hence "load" on the system.  installing LED's dramatically reduce the load in the electrical system and therefore either reduce the stator load or open up power/load that can be utilized elsewhere.

Our electrical systems do have a limit... installing LED lights with load equalizers does nothing to help push you further from that limit.  That's why I want an electronic flasher installed, but can't do it AND keep the self-canceling feature unless I modify the system.

"I'm not into wasting money and haven't won the lottery ... yet!". But that still doesn't mean I would buy an over priced, looks like every other bike on the road bike just with an H-D emblem on it!?!

Very happy with my Custom, which I am still not done modding and the Drifter... words cannot explain the satisfaction I have for it!!!  I do believe it was the luckiest find I have ever came across!!!!  Would not sell this bike for any Harley or custom chopper out there, esp. since I never see one on the road down here in the Philly area?!?  Do all you guys keep them perdied up in the garage!!!     J/k

I have an '02 and my problem was with the ridiculous "floating" saddle bags!! 

Since they are mounted to the seat support frame, they move up and down with the rider/seat?!?!  There is also a problem with mounting the OEM ones I had on a bike that had an OEM 2-Up seat WITH the back rail!?!  They had to be modified to fit properly... did not understand that at all!?!

---- Mine are now mounted like the Osprey brackets...
So I found a better way!    Mounted them rigidly to the rear rail.  A 1/2" STAUFF (tubing) clamp fits perfectly around the rail... eventually I will have two clamps modified to wrap the top and bottom rail but for now I have u-bolts.  Then the front bolt is the other support location.  After I tweak the length of the bar stock to fit the bags i intend to get, I will get them welded so there is nothing that can wiggle loose!!!  I also intend on designing an integrated luggage rack to connect the two brackets since my future bags are looking more and more like large rigid ones!!

Good Luck!

ditto to chief's comments...

I had the stock solo, got the 2-up stocker because my Corbin was delayed and it was cheap... now, I would recommend a Corbin to anyone wanting an awesome looking seat for their ride as well as a comfortable one!!!

But comfort again is up to the rider?!?  My GF complains about the seat after 100 miles or so and wants a break (she also has back problems)... My portion of the seat is perfectly contoured and has given me almost no discomfort.

Good luck!!
(I still have the 2-up seat if you'd like to try it... It's from a '99 and had a tear in it that i repaired and I also have the back rail for it... You will need the kit from Kawi to install any of the 2-up seats)

yup... Over 40mpg for me regularly.

< supposedly got 50mpg this past weekend?!? ... always depends on how full you fill your tank...>

Only mod on bike is Vance & Hines.  Been using Stable every now and then, I posted a bit ago about a hellacious knocking noise at WOT on the highway (was just opening 'er up to pass peeps and thought "what in the hell is that noise?!?!")...

I'll go close to 200 miles sometimes before even filling and still have almost a gallon in the tank.  I love the idiot light!!!  Damn thing comes on and I still have almost 2 gallons left in the tank?!?  What the eff??? 

Ok... so I did the LED upgrade for the rear and it looks amazing!!!  Super bright!!!  ... yes, the flash rate is faster and I knew it would be (did same mod on my Custom all the way around)...

Now the ultimate goal here is THREE FOLD:
1.  Fix the blink rate (obviously)
2.  Maintain the self-canceling feature (love it!)
3.  NOT add load equalizers to fix the problem (this will not reduce the load on the system, which would ideally open up more loading elsewhere)

I have found the Flasher Relay... also did some research on it... It is a 5-Prong unit and has an input from the ECU/Speedometer (for the self-canceling feature).  So where are the fix-it's for this?  . I searched and only found 1 thread from 2011 that never got an answer?!?

Gonna research a little more before I do this but here is my "idea"... unless someone out there already did something?!?
... I want to bypass the flasher portion of this relay and install an electronic one.  My thought is to have the new relay triggered from the OEM relay and have it send the signal to the turn signals instead of the OEM one, then when the self-canceling feature cuts the signal off to the new relay it will shut off... hence now I have normal blink rate AND self-canceling turn signals?!?

Possible??  I know just enough about electronics to be dangerous so I am hesitant to start splicing!!! 

thanks in advance!!! 

Thank you for the input!!!

I will let the buyer know so they can be prepared to have a new solo seat this riding season! 

[Are the seats interchangeable between a 2000 & 2002?]

Howdy all...

I think I already know this answer but wanted to double check...

Are the seats interchangeable between a 2000 & 2002? ... I think yes.

I know each came OEM with one being a solo and other being a dual... just means you either have to add the bracketing or take it off.  Now with that said, I have a 2002 and bought an OEM 2-Up seat from someone on here and it worked fine (just had to buy the bracket).   So before I sell my solo seat to someone I wanted to verify that it would work on their 2000.

thanks!

thanks chief... i knew what they were trying to do, just seeing the email shocked me! 

here is part of it... and you can see it says EVERYTHING was being shipped!  i have ordered places before and they show items backordered...

Shipping: normal
The following items from order #7898 have shipped:

Qty  Product Name                     Product Code       Price
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2    Drifter  Pin                     VDR1pin          @ $5.95
2    Drifter Pin - 10th Anniversary   VDRPin10         @ $6.95
1    Drifter Patch                    vdr135           @ $5.95
1    Drifter Patch - 10th Anniversary VDR2patch        @ $11.95
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Shipping....: 0.00
Discount....: 0.00

Total Amount: 43.70

... as I suspected.

they are sending the one pin that was not in the original order.  however, their email says EVERYTHING was being shipped?!?!  someone screwed up that automated system...