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moosewayne, from Denver so your ride should have the AV's colours and the snowman on the tank........

Red Wings are for MI people......lol......

Chicago born and raised, defected to the mighty Red and White when they drafted Sergei Fedorov.
NEVER liked the Avs--Couldn't even bring myself to wear a Sakic Nordiques sweater!!

We're making plans to get out of Denver. I just can't take this place.

just got to ask....are you a Batman  fan..........

.......a little......
Actually, Superman is my favorite. But he doesn't really need a bike, does he?

I think it would be fun to custom paint Drifters in your favorite teams' colors.
The Batcycle very nearly became a Drifter version of the Detroit Red Wings' winged wheel.

I'm doing some sketches of the light and fins on the top of the Batmobile, a little longer and more aerodynamic, for a fender light.

POW!!!!  BLAM!!!!  That's a knockout!

Thanks!! I had a lot of guidance with the paint.  I know it wouldn't have come out as well if I didn't have a pro watching over me.

As for the pipe, I've had it that way for a while and haven't had any trouble with just two bolts instead three.

The new look is done, for now.
I've got a couple leads on the ever elusive Roadhouse. New black shocks are most definitely in the plans.
Mrs. Moosewayne is stitching a new red and black seat cover.  Mr. Singh will eventually get some of my money as will the local powder coater.
The Oxblood and Ivory is happily snoozing in storage.
Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Caped Crusader and a Drifter version of coolest car ever built.......

I hear ya on that, but my factory exhaust is so modded anyway one more hole made no difference to me.
I, too, was surprised and disappointed it was a side dump.

Hey moose when the revealing of the new paint scheme  This was just a tease shot ... LOL .... and yes I noticed 

This week, Boy Wonder......

yes.....you can flip now.

Wait, wait! Before you flip.......
I fit put the slash cut on my exhaust, then rotated it so the top hole lined up and, voila.
Love the look and I doubt I'll go back to the fish....

Yes, yes it does.
A Polaris owned Indian is a 'when' not an 'if' for me.
A black Vintage is in my future.

What Chief said.

Pics.
It happened.

Thanks guys!
Since it was pulled from a Drifter, it should stay in the Drifter family.
I'll put it in the accessories ads this weekend.

Hi Gang,
My 1500 came to me with a Power Commander installed. Never had a bike with one.
As I'm putting the finishing touches on the new paint, etc. I removed it and find that I like my ride just fine without it.
Plus, given what little I do know about them, the high altitude of Denver isn't exactly optimum.

My dumb question is: Are these things bike specific? Also, is there something I should have gotten with it?
I know I don't want it.  I just am curious if it has value or is it now a somewhat dirty paperweight?

Oh, and.......
Kawasaki Vulcan 800
Suzuki Katana 750
Indian Chief (Gilroy edition)
Victory Vegas
Kawasaki Drifter 1500

Can't speak for everyone, obviously, but I'm kind of a slut for new technology in old clothes.

I have a small but fairly good collection of guitars and pretty much all of them (both purchased and one's I've built) have a vintage look/vibe to them but have modern production specs.
The Drifter resides in the same nook of my brain.

For me, the look doesn't always say 'vintage' to me. I think it's timeless. It's only really 'vintage' because no one really picked up the look and ran with it until Kawasaki. The beautiful curves, to my eye, say 'movement'.
When I look at a Drifter/Indian I see Art Deco, a style I never really tire of. A style that may seem dated to some, but I think of as modern.

All my life, even before I ever knew what an Indian was by name, it is the image that automatically pops into my head when someone says 'motorcycle'.

It also doesn't hurt that people who don't even like motorcycles see mine and say 'WHOA!'

I do feel for you guys. Hope you're all coming out of such a lousy winter ok.
44 Chicago winters were quite enough for me, thanks.

I may not like Denver very much, but once you live where there's no winter, it's hard to go back!

Nothing short of OUTSTANDING!!!!
Hats off!!!

Oh, Drift1!
Always looking for help.........

Ride safe, brother!!!

Excellent ride, Denver!!!
I have a couple clients near Clay and 28th. I'm there all the time.
I'm curious about what mods you're planning to the exhaust.

Oh, if you should see a Drifter that looks like Adam West should be riding, that's me.

Congrats!!!!

It took a while for him to get back to me.
Apparently he's had a bit of back trouble and is rehabbing for a few weeks.
So things may move a little slower than we'd all like.
Just sayin'.....

HOO MOMMA!!!
JMBO, that is outstanding!!!!

Ditto on Singh.
You'll have to contact him through facebook as he pulled his stuff from eBay.
$150 chrome or black.

Agreed, RatMan!
I was so set with cash in pocket to buy that Nexx x60 Vintage-we ride Drifters, come on!-what would go better???
Nope.  I had never put something so spherical on my head in my life!

BTW-I'm not suggesting anyone is purposely going out to screw a local shop. We are beyond fortunate to have the freedom to just have options!!

I don't like Denver very much at all, but one of the few positives is it is a very motorcycle friendly area.  A lot of what is needed for bikes can be found locally.

Yeah, I hear ya.
But I own and operate a small business.  The guy, Chris, at Erico Motorsports in Denver went way out of his way to help me.
While I found the model I wanted on my own, his shop is a Bell dealer, and he flat out earned the sale.
Yes, I could have saved $14 ordering on line. But ya know, it was worth $14 to spend an hour and half in a shop looking at the new Bonnevilles, Ducatis and Moto Guzzis while the guy did his best to fit me with the right lid.

$14 bucks.  I'll make my own pizza tonight instead of ordering in (Denver has shit pizza, anyway).