Actually I think the lack of chrome and better use of black paint gave the old Drifter a better classic look.It's too raked-out, and the rear fender looks too "mashed" in.
It sucks.
The back end looks very "scooterish". Not a strong selling point when you are marketing the "wannabe rough and tough" cruiser crowd.From Motorcycle Daily:
Apparently, there are actual bikes in actual Dealerships.
If you squint, you might not see all the Harley parts...
'Starting at $30,999.'
I really liked the Drifters. It would be nice to see Kawasaki bring them back at some point.Actually the old 1500 Drifter looked a lot more like a classic Indian. Although I'd hope to see this company survive it's gonna be a tough sell. You'd have a hard time finding a worse time to offer an extremely expensive V-twin cruiser. If the upper class buyers go for them then that might work. The home credit line market is pretty much t1ts-up which leaves out the middle-class buyers.
Since this bike looks exactly like the recently defunct models one has to hope that they improved the reliability drastically.
Not to mention the greatest teevee ad campaign for a bike in history: the Drifter rider dropping the farmer's daughter off at dawn as her Dad runs out to reclaim her honor. "You boink the nicest people on a Drifter!"I really liked the Drifters. It would be nice to see Kawasaki bring them back at some point.
That was a rare good one, most Kawi ads are real steamers.Not to mention the greatest teevee ad campaign for a bike in history: the Drifter rider dropping the farmer's daughter off at dawn as her Dad runs out to reclaim her honor. "You boink the nicest people on a Drifter!"
I was referring to this bike. The Drifter was a cheap plastic copy, but a "good" cheap plastic copy. This bike is a parody, not a copy.Actually I think the lack of chrome and better use of black paint gave the old Drifter a better classic look.