For any decent length rides, you're gonna find that a new seat is a must. The seats are like planks. I just went to the Kawasaki Gel Seats, but don't have enough seat time right now to really say how much of an improvement they are.
Hi, from Pennsylvania
Hi guys (and ladies),
Bought a 2011 all black model a week or so ago and mods are started. I never owned a Kawasaki before and I've been a Harley owner/do it yourself wrencher for many years. I still own my '09 Harley XR 1200 which I probably won't ever part with. This Ninja 1000 is more comfortable for my girlfriend to ride on the back than the XR is so far, but we need to ride it more to see if a better seat for her is needed. (She only got a short ride on it because of weather here in PA). And just so ya know, I'm not one of those idiot Harley riders that don't wave to the guys on the foreign bikes. I always waved to any cyclist, because they are sharing the same interest as I am, but with a different name on the tank. Heck, the "oh, Harley is the only bike" riders don't even wave to me on my XR because they either don't recognize it, or feel it's not a "real" Harley. Oh well, I've been around them/rode them much longer than most of them, and always did my own work/mods.
AND none of my bikes ever blew up after I got done working on them, that's always a plus.
Bought a 2011 all black model a week or so ago and mods are started. I never owned a Kawasaki before and I've been a Harley owner/do it yourself wrencher for many years. I still own my '09 Harley XR 1200 which I probably won't ever part with. This Ninja 1000 is more comfortable for my girlfriend to ride on the back than the XR is so far, but we need to ride it more to see if a better seat for her is needed. (She only got a short ride on it because of weather here in PA). And just so ya know, I'm not one of those idiot Harley riders that don't wave to the guys on the foreign bikes. I always waved to any cyclist, because they are sharing the same interest as I am, but with a different name on the tank. Heck, the "oh, Harley is the only bike" riders don't even wave to me on my XR because they either don't recognize it, or feel it's not a "real" Harley. Oh well, I've been around them/rode them much longer than most of them, and always did my own work/mods.
AND none of my bikes ever blew up after I got done working on them, that's always a plus. 
