800/1500 Drifter

[joejoede]

does anyone have a spring solo seat on thier drifter ? can u please give a hand on witch to choose and how to mount?

thanx

[joejoede]

kenny can u give me a price on that seat and some information of quote for shipping to italy.let me know the total and i can decide.would it fit my 2000 drifter 800? please send me a pic to see it.my email is joedellerba@alice.it

[Mercury]

it came off a drifter 800 year 2000 so yes it will fit...

I will not ship to italy unless you handle the shipping... I can deliver to whatever shipping facility of your choice but i have shipped things overseas before and it is a pain in the rear...

so if you handle the shipping to italy i will handle the shipping to the USA

i will need to get 500 USD for the seat and backrest not including shipping to the facility of your choice

the seat looks very much like this

http://www.corbin.com/kawasaki/kds1.jpg

kenny
kenny

[joejoede]

thanx kenny but i can get it here new from corbin for 499 euro
i thought i would of got a break on the price .
Anyway thanx and i really appreciate ur helping me out .

[Mercury]

Originally Posted by joejoede

thanx kenny but i can get it here new from corbin for 499 euro
i thought i would of got a break on the price .
Anyway thanx and i really appreciate ur helping me out .

if you check the price on the website new... it goes like this... 429 for the seat... and 229 for the backrest...

added up thats 658

so i was saving you 150, but you push a hard bargin... $400 USD and its yours

you figure out shipping...

I dont know the EURO conversions and such

kenny

[zuzuman03]

well, i dropped off the bike at the shop today. i ordered the new clutch diaphragm spring yesterday and hopefully it'll be done in a week or 2. i wont be home to ride it anyway. i rode yesterday, last night, even though it was between 25-30 degrees and this morning to drop it off.

[Mercury]

cool zuu man, i asked for a whole clutch kit for xmas - lets see what happends\\

kenny

[PainlessWolf]

Winter has closed in on Colorado so unless something extraordinary happens, my riding days are being cut down to 1-3 days a month. One thing I want to do in this off season is see if I can get the Kawasaki Light Bar to work with the Nat Cycle Wide Beaded shield I have. I figure the Nat Cycle bar would work but the Kawi Bar has it beat in the looks dept. (made for the Bike, natch')
Painless Black Wolf
...Here for the Dawn...

2005 Drifter 800

[zuzuman03]

Originally Posted by Mercury

cool zuu man, i asked for a whole clutch kit for xmas - lets see what happends\\

kenny

well, if they call me and tell me the plates need to be replaced too, then i'll be getting one as well. im hoping its just the spring.

[Mercury]

i should be getting the plates and a harder spring... doing it myself so its only going to cost the family a little over 100 bux

kenny

[zuzuman03]

well, i was going to get the harder spring but i dont get a chance to ever ride it anymore and the stock one was only $23 for me. labor is gona be about $175 with my discounts. i was gona buy the stuff and do it myself too, i was even gona take it to GA to have a friend help me fix it, but when im gone 5-6 days outa the week, its not that easy. i wish i could fix it myself.

[Mercury]

Originally Posted by zuzuman03

well, i was going to get the harder spring but i dont get a chance to ever ride it anymore and the stock one was only $23 for me. labor is gona be about $175 with my discounts. i was gona buy the stuff and do it myself too, i was even gona take it to GA to have a friend help me fix it, but when im gone 5-6 days outa the week, its not that easy. i wish i could fix it myself.

i understand - that 1500 drifter has a hydrollyc clutch though right?

kenny

[Drifter Dog]

Originally Posted by zuzuman03

well ya'll, i think in the spring i might step into the dark side. i rode one of these yesterday and let me tell you, ive never had so much fun on a bike.


its a 2003 Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle Softail Deuce. my dad's one friend has 3 harleys and i had ridden his roadking before and really enjoyed it, but not as much as this bike. he's shown it a few times and won trophys with it. i felt really bad yesterday when we were riding up through the mountains and i had it over far enough and scrapped the exhaust pipe. then we got caught in the rain. but it was still fun. that thing has some serious power too. i out ran them and had to wait in the next town for them to catch up haha.

Zuzuman,
One look at that Deuce and I can see why you'd be considering a switch. What a gorgeous ride. I've been thinking of also making a switch, but the overheating issues (BIG issue here in FL) concern me.
A question; between the two HDs you rode, can you tell any difference between the fat & the thin front tire?
Thanx,
DD

[zuzuman03]

on the deuce, yes. but on the roadking and the ultra classic, no because its what im used to on my drifter. i felt more in control on the deuce though. i had it over far enough to drag those pipes. id never put a RK or the UC over that far. i thought the smaller tire would have a rougher ride, but i didnt notice it. i had a 600 honda shadow before the drifter and it had the small front tire. i never minded it. the new harley's you can get water cooled, so that might be the way to go. ive noticed how hot they get and thats one thing i couldnt stand.

ETA: i called the shop today and canceled the order for the stock spring for my clutch. they were able to order the heavy duty barnett mt25 one for me.

[ckistheone1]

can anyone help with aftermarket pipes? I want louder pipes for my 2006 drifter 800. My husband is searching high and low for me. The problem that I'm having is that I like the look of the 2 to 1 and the fishtail tip. Any suggestions? Is there any way to make it louder without a new exhaust?

[PainlessWolf]

Ride it, it gets louder and throatier the more miles you put on it. If no, H&K makes Pipes for it but they are a 2 into 2 design. Good Luck, enjoy your Drifter.
Painless Black Wolf
...Here for the Dawn...

2005 Drifter 800

[mommaDC]

I have heard of people who have removed the baffle from the muffler and it works for making it louder but not deeper.

[zuzuman03]

i have the sampson warlord slasher pipes on my 1500. they're really loud too. i cant even ride it with the baffles out. its got a really deep throathy sound to it too.

also, i got my bike back today with the new clutch plate in it. man, what a huge difference. you guys with the 1500's, if you havent already replaced the diaphragm spring, you'll have to eventually and i highly recommend the barnett mt25. ive never had so much power with that bike. extremely responsive....kinda like a brand new bike with 20k miles on it.

[napoli]

repair and service manual covers vn 800 kawasaki 2001

[Mercury]

Originally Posted by napoli

repair and service manual covers vn 800 kawasaki 2001

um what?

kenny