Drifter

**Rasta** · 10-01-2013, 10:23 PM

Not mine!

http://desmoines.craigslist.org/mcy/4102555427.html

BagginAndStreakin · 10-02-2013, 07:54 AM

I'd still like a Drifter some day. Has anyone ever seen a Drifter with Nomad bags?

**Rasta** · 10-05-2013, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by BagginAndStreakin

I'd still like a Drifter some day. Has anyone ever seen a Drifter with Nomad bags?

I actually saw pictures of one a few days a go. I will post the link if I find it again.

badboy194 · 10-05-2013, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BagginAndStreakin

I'd still like a Drifter some day. Has anyone ever seen a Drifter with Nomad bags?

It is not mine. I have seen several, but don't have those pictures. The shape of the Nomad bag really compliments the fender!

**ringadingh** · 10-02-2013, 09:47 AM

I havn't seen one, but I think that would ruin the whole look about it being a Drifter.

badboy194 · 10-05-2013, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ringadingh

I havn't seen one, but I think that would ruin the whole look about it being a Drifter.

Here is a Nomad with a Drifter fender. Both pics are of the same bike, just repainted.

**Top Cat** · 10-05-2013, 03:21 PM

I think the bags look OK on a 1500 Drifter but would take away from the looks of the 800's.
Here is a pic of our esteemed leader on my 800 Drifter.

**cnc** · 10-05-2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat

I think the bags look OK on a 1500 Drifter but would take away from the looks of the 800's.
Here is a pic of our esteemed leader on my 800 Drifter.

Pretty helmet!

mick56 · 03-30-2014, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by cnc

Pretty helmet!

there has to be something behind that comment that i am not aware of.

WoodCarver · 03-28-2014, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by badboy194

Here is a Nomad with a Drifter fender. Both pics are of the same bike, just repainted.

Here is the flip side - a Drifter with Nomad bags. This one is located in Australia. The owner has posted a PDF with detailed instructions on installing Nomad bags on a Drifter on Delphi's Drifter Riders Forum.

**Top Cat** · 03-28-2014, 06:56 PM

I'm sorry but that is not what a Drifter is supposed to look like.
Just my opinion but if a person is going to do that buy a Vaquero.

WoodCarver · 03-28-2014, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat

I'm sorry but that is not what a Drifter is supposed to look like.
Just my opinion but if a person is going to do that buy a Vaquero.

That might have been an option if Kawasaki had been manufacturing Vaqueros when this bike was modified. One problem though - a Vaquero is not a Drifter and Drifter owners tend to be loyal to their bikes. For instance, simple truth - if I had to part with a bike, I'd put my Nomad on the block before I agreed to sell my Drifter... Drifter owners are resourceful people who will personalize their bikes to suit their needs. If we waited for industry to create the accessories we need, my bike would still sport this windshield - instead it's now equipped with a fairing because my brother-in-law & I made the mounts for it (there still are no fairing mounts made for the Drifter), just as Mak, the owner of the above bike, figured out how to adapt mounts for his Nomad bags. I wanted dresser bars for the rear - I had them custom made, they don't exist on the aftermarket. In fact, Drifters were not intended to remain as they were on the showroom floor. When the Drifter was introduced to the market, Kawasaki Canada distributed brochures which encouraged buyers to personalize their bikes. Many owners took that to heart and did just that.

BagginAndStreakin · 10-02-2013, 10:14 AM

I was thinking with some creative body work, the bags could get some styling to give them that Drifter look.

**ringadingh** · 10-05-2013, 08:29 PM

The Nomad bags look better than I thought they would on the Drifter, but its still nothing I'd put on, if I had a Drifter.

danimal2 · 01-15-2014, 09:52 AM

This thread has drifter-ed.

I like this bike. If I ever find one for good deal I'd probably snap it up.

Very nice Tim

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ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I havn't seen one, but I think that would ruin the whole look about it being a Drifter. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-28-2014, 06:56 PM	#11
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	I'm sorry but that is not what a Drifter is supposed to look like. Just my opinion but if a person is going to do that buy a Vaquero. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	The Nomad bags look better than I thought they would on the Drifter, but its still nothing I'd put on, if I had a Drifter. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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01-15-2014, 09:52 AM	#15
danimal2 Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 987	This thread has drifter-ed. I like this bike. If I ever find one for good deal I'd probably snap it up. Very nice Tim __________________ VBA member #01682 Green 1999 Nomad 1500 carb'd 43,000 miles JOG'd at 20,000, JOG failed at 40,000 SOG'd at 40,000 Darksider
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10-02-2013, 07:54 AM	#2
BagginAndStreakin Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 182	I'd still like a Drifter some day. Has anyone ever seen a Drifter with Nomad bags?
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10-02-2013, 10:14 AM	#13
BagginAndStreakin Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 182	I was thinking with some creative body work, the bags could get some styling to give them that Drifter look.
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