2002 kawasaki Vulcan Drifter 1500 The Kawasaki Drifter 1500 is part of the Vulcan series of motorcycles. The Vulcan is one of the company's cruiser lines of motorcycles, along with the Eliminator. The Vulcan is styled after the classic old Indian and Harley-Davidson motorcycles of the 1930s and 1940s. The Drifter's look is especially meant to evoke the Indian cruisers of the late 1940s.