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I have these and love them!

Anybody got any up close pics of the Phatriser IIs on their drifters?

I don't like the way they look either.  Too close together.  I know it's the same hole as stock, but he height just makes it look weird.

Yes, I am using a phone for he pics.

Anyone know why most of my pics come in sideways?

Part of him lives on ever time you crank up!

Oh and here's the proof it happened!

I like those black ones.  Seems like most folks that have risers also have wins shield that "hide" the risers themselves.  I have a small windshield I may put back on to see how I like it with the risers.

I didn't just go for a very short ride and I really like the new feel.  I feel like I have more control and it is way more comfortable.  I'm very pleased!

The reason I bought a Drifter.....I had never ridden before but some of my friends and family were starting to get bikes so I began to get the bug.  I was on a very limited budget, so I knew a Harley was out and I figured I'd be getting something metric. I wasn't a "motorcycle guy" so I had heard of Indians, but they weren't something I was very familiar with.  I took my son to see the first G.I. JOE movie, The Rise of Cobra, and in a scene one of the characters rides up on an Indian and I fell in love.  G.I. JOE is something I love a treasure from my childhood, it's why we were at that movie.  And for me, to see Duke on that bike was awesome!  It was what I had to have....Unfortunately, I wasn't on a $27,000 budget.  So online I found the Drifter.  I saw that lots of people repainted, replaced badges, changed pipes etc.  Then I saw the price.  I knew there was hope, so I began the search.  When I found THE BIKE, it was in Mass. and once I convinced my wife to allow me to spend a few more thousand dollars than we had planned to spend, I mailed a check.  Never saw it in person, never rode it.  It looks almost identical to the bike in the picture, it's my tribute to a style (I love all things retro) and a brand that I have grown to love, but can't afford.  My wife is a teacher.....I'm a teacher....we have two kids.  I love my bike and I'm making it my own more everyday.  The license plate, YO JOE!  The Gas tank, Indian.  Sorry if that hurts some folks feelings.  If someone says something about my "Indian", and it's more than just in passing, I correct them.  It's a Drifter.  I love Kawasaki for giving me my dream bike.

I tried that, but the tension was such that I couldn't get it out of the lever.  Saw a good video from Revzilla that showed a repair on a clutch cable on a Harley.  So I finally got everything done and I believe put back in the right place.  But I have a little concern about the actual cable up by the lever.  I may end up just getting a new cable all together and trying to replace the current one.

If you could, do you have pictures of your bike with an up close of the risers?  I'd like to see them on someone else's bike.

Hahaha!!!  Oh, it happened!!!  I got the banged up knuckles and smudged chrome to prove it.  But I will try and get some pictures up this evening when I get home.

So I settled on the phatrisers II polished aluminum because after reading some things here I wasn't sure I'd ever get the chrome ones in because they didn't have any in stock and they were 4 weeks out.  I got them last night and put them on.  Impressions:

First the bad.  I don't really like the look of them (the finish) or the way the front of my bike looks with the wires running behind the triple tree.  All you can see are the great big risers.  It took me a long time and what I hope wasn't too much stress on the clutch cable to get all of the cables rerouted.  I ended up having to take off my lower exhaust which meant taking off my right floor board just to be able to get to all of the clutch bolts.  It was certainly more than I bargained for and again, I hope my clutch is in proper order and doesn't snap on me down the road.  Although, admittedly, I wasn't getting much info out of my service manual and I didn't really know what I was doing until I later found a video on youtube that helped tremendously.  My first experience messing with the clutch.

All that being said, I think I'm going to really like the feel of where the bars are at now and I think it will really help with my back/neck problems that I have when riding.  The new feel is certainly going to take some getting used to.  If I decide I'm not happy with the new feel, the risers will be for sale at discount price and I'll list them here first.

Not terribly impressed with scootworks customer service, although the risers shipped to me fast once Dave acknowledged I was placing my final order and I sent a follow up email a few days later wanting to know if they had shipped or not.

That bike is beautiful!

Guess I've got an unusual seat and unusual back guards!   The seat very well may be a combination stock/homemade setup.  She didn't indicate that at the time.  It certainly looks like Pastor's oem seat.  I bought the bike from a guy named Rocco who lives in Mass.  Worked for Indian and had my bike set up to look the way it does.  I've only put the 2 up on it and the Hard Krome pipes.  Don't know where he got the guard set.  I could ask him...we're still in touch. 

I would love to get by without buying a new bar, but I think ultimately, that's gonna be the best setup.  I'm going to wait until I get my risers and get those on to make any final judgement.  I guess I could look at selling the other bars, but I don't mind them. I asked my wife if they got in her way and she said no.  Guess it just looks uncomfortable to me.

As for the seat, I bought it from a lady in Texas after I purchased my bike.  It came with a nice solo, but I wanted something to put the bride on.  She advertised it as an oem stock two up and it fits like a glove.  It was a little rough and I had to get one of those leather repair kits to touch it up.  But it has been good for me until I can save the money for a nice new seat.  Here are more pics.

That is quite a bit of difference.  After sitting on my bike and trying to get a feel for what will work, I'm thinking the crash bar/peg installation is gonna be what I want.  Especially with the new risers.  I can't really afford all of that right now, so I think it'll just be the risers for now.  Bummer...

And one more just for fun!

The other side:

So on a second look, I don't suppose it's a full engine guard, but rather two pieces.  I'll try and include a pic so you guys can advise if I can mount them up front.  I've always thought they get in the wife's way when she's on the back.

Depending on who's asking, I may or may not correct them.  I don't like misleading folks, but I get tired of explaining it to them. 

I've read some solid reviews on those but I don't see them on the scootworks website.  I've asked him about the Large ISO pegs, but haven't heard anything back from him.  I see they sell the mounts and also a "peg extension" under the accessories section.  But I'm a relative newbie to this and I just don't know where to start.

ETA: I'm finding most folks are mounting pegs to their crash bars.  I've got a crash bar, but it's behind the engine instead of in front.  I don't really want to buy another one just to mount pegs.  Mine looks like the cobra model.  Thoughts on trying to take it off the back and mounting it up front?

I can measure the frame size to get the right size mounts.  The bigger question is if anyone can help me pick a mount/peg combination that will come out from the frame far enough to be comfortable. 

So I'm in the process of ordering some phatrisers II from Scootworks.  I ordered chrome, but they are out and have asked if I'd be interested in the polished.  I'm seeing if there is anyway I can work this to my advantage and the sales person and I are in a dialog about a possible discount on highway pegs.  He's asked what I'd be interested in, but I'm not 100% on the fitment on my 2005 800 drifter.  I believe the frame to be 1.25 inches so I'd need that in a mount (please correct me if I'm wrong in that), but I wonder how far out these pegs are going to come away from my bike to put me in a comfortable spot.  Anyone have any experience with pegs mounted to a frame and not a crash bar.  Any help/advice is appreciated!!