800/1500 Drifter

[reddagon]

still dreaming of a 1500 drifter. has anyone pulled a trailor with a drifter, is there a hitch that will fit, keep on drifter

[hardcore]

I did 770 miles on my 800 drifter over two days. I Blew out the tank vents before leaving, and never filled passed the baffle, and had no problems with the engine dying. (two weeks ago I traveled 300 miles in one day, and the engine died a dozens times on this trip, but I did over-fill the tank in hind-sight)

[Mercury]

Originally Posted by hardcore

I did 770 miles on my 800 drifter over two days. I Blew out the tank vents before leaving, and never filled passed the baffle, and had no problems with the engine dying. (two weeks ago I traveled 300 miles in one day, and the engine died a dozens times on this trip, but I did over-fill the tank in hind-sight)

i never had an over full problem thus far

kenny

[davidos]

mine:



drifter vulcan 800 from 2003

[zuzuman03]

well, my speedometer, odometer, and trip have stopped working. fuel guage still works for some reason, atleast for now. any ideas? i hooked up the power commander and it was running great, but now it runs like **** again and everything has stopped working. cant ride until its fixed. i dont wanna put anymore miles on it then i already have with the odometer not working. i was riding when i noticed it, so who knows that the actual mileage is.

[OhioDrifter]

Originally Posted by zuzuman03

well, my speedometer, odometer, and trip have stopped working. fuel guage still works for some reason, atleast for now. any ideas? i hooked up the power commander and it was running great, but now it runs like **** again and everything has stopped working. cant ride until its fixed. i dont wanna put anymore miles on it then i already have with the odometer not working. i was riding when i noticed it, so who knows that the actual mileage is.

broken speedo cable.....?

[zuzuman03]

Originally Posted by OhioDrifter

broken speedo cable.....?

no, i checked it, unless its somewhere where i i couldnt see it. maybe a fuse? where's the fuse boxes on these things? ive only seen the ones under the seat.

[jesus granados]

Originally Posted by zuzuman03

no, i checked it, unless its somewhere where i i couldnt see it. maybe a fuse? where's the fuse boxes on these things? ive only seen the ones under the seat.

take the speedo cable off the front wheel drive unit, unscrew the fitting that is at the end of the cable, and pull it off, the inner cable should have two tabs at the end, kinda like a center slot, which fit against an inner piece on the housing of the drive, if they are broken, you have to replace the cable, and that has nothing to do with your motor running rugh, is a mechanical driven speedometer, good luck.

Jesus

[atomic13]

Does Anyone Have A Link For A Step By Step Removal Of The Front Wheel For An 800? I Can't Find One And Im In A Bind.

UPDATE
I got the front wheel off and out with the brake caliper still attached to the bike. After removal of the wheel the took the caliper off for an inspection. I'm going to change the pads now while I have it apart. How do I remove the pads and reinstall everything and the caliper back on the bike? Does the inside pad get reinstalled after the wheel is on?

[jesus granados]

Originally Posted by atomic13

Does Anyone Have A Link For A Step By Step Removal Of The Front Wheel For An 800? I Can't Find One And Im In A Bind.

it's pretty straight forward

1.- support the bike on a lift securely, let the front forks extend until the
tire barely touches the floor
2.- remove the front caliper cover, and remove the caliper.
3.- remove the axle nut
4.- remove the pinch bolts
5.- slide out the axle shaft, and hold the speedometer gear(if an early model)
6.- lift the bike just enough to slide the front wheel/tire forward, on a drifter this could be a bit of a challenge, due to the long droop of the front fender.

Instalation is the reverse, just make sure to secure the axle nut first, then the pinch bolts second, in that particular order, and it helps if you sit on the bike and cycle the front suspension down to set the forks properly.

I hope this helps.

[atomic13]

jesus granados

Just added an update to the orig. post. Do you have a response for that?

[jesus granados]

Originally Posted by atomic13

jesus granados

Just added an update to the orig. post. Do you have a response for that?

well sure

the new pads need to be in the caliper before you re-install the caliper,

first, rinse the inside area of the caliper with brake cleaner to get rid of the road grime, very carefully and use towels or rags to protect the rest of the bike, remove the old pads, one of the pads has a pin that must be removed in order to remove the pad, the pin, or bolt, has a very tiny cotter pin right by the head, that must be removed, before you can slide that pin out, retract the piston back in to the bore, all it takes is finger pressure evenly, although is a bit hard but doable.
once you have the piston backed in, install the pad that goes against it, re-install the other pad, and make sure the little cotter pin is installed also, assuming that the wheel is already back on the bike, slide the caliper on to the disc, instal the mounting bolts and that's it, good luck.

[atomic13]

jesus granados

Thanks for the info. Operation completed and up and running agaiin. Heading to TN. on Sat. for a week. Now Im ready.

Thanks again.

[zuzuman03]

well, ive got the bike torn apart and cant figure it out. looks like im gona have to take it to the shop.

[zuzuman03]

turned out to be the speedo cable after all. all fixed up and running like a top again.

[ekcohour]

Where did that seat come from?

[ekcohour]

Originally Posted by BamBamBrent

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Where did that seat come from?

[zuzuman03]

thats the corbin solo seat. try their website.

[zuzuman03]

well fella's, my drifter is for sale. please see the for sale section for info.

[Mercury]

I had a bigger friend of mine on my drifter last night and the corbin seat scraped the fender when we bottomed the rear shock out... so dissapointing, its a 2000 drifter and it was immaculate till now

i emailed corbin I am upset.

now i am looking at a new rear shock cause i tried to turn mine up and the adjust bolt snapped

i guess this is expected with 31k miles and 9 years old?

it looks like the progressive 420-1048 will fit... and i will buy through bear tooth but i need to know if it will work for sure

has anybody done this shock with the drifter?

kenny