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I finally got the time yday to sit down & order some additional comfort mods for my black '11 N1K: Driven sport touring grips, Throttlemeister, mirror extenders, Murph's handlebar risers, National Cycle sport touring VScreen, and a new HJC CL16 helmet.
Already have the Sargent seat (altho I'm still not convinced it fits me well enough yet & may require some more, uh, cushion.)
Also have the Kappa bag set up; not yet installed & now I'm wondering if I really want to go hard storage or stay w/my beloved Tourmaster bags. I'm trying to remain open-minded but the more I think about it, the less I like the thought of hard bags mounted on the bike. Just too dang wide for my tastes so they may go up for sale.
I'm also considering frame sliders but am currently on the fence on those. Might install some new wheel tape too; the previous owner installed red wheel tape & did a sloppy job on one side of the front wheel. Not a fan of red anyway so I'm thinking maybe a reflective white or silver to contrast all that black on the bike.
Hope to have all the stuff w/in the next week or so & then get started on the install. Solid afternoon there.
If all this goes well & the bike fits me a tad better, then I'll hit up Ivan's for a PCV loaded w/his maps and the computer reflash that's so popular amongst N1K riders. After that, she be done, lads. I've got a set of carbon fiber Yosh cans on her already but the rest of the exhaust is stock still. Heck, I don't even think I'll do away w/the bread box & see no need for a full header.
Lee
Already have the Sargent seat (altho I'm still not convinced it fits me well enough yet & may require some more, uh, cushion.)
Also have the Kappa bag set up; not yet installed & now I'm wondering if I really want to go hard storage or stay w/my beloved Tourmaster bags. I'm trying to remain open-minded but the more I think about it, the less I like the thought of hard bags mounted on the bike. Just too dang wide for my tastes so they may go up for sale.
I'm also considering frame sliders but am currently on the fence on those. Might install some new wheel tape too; the previous owner installed red wheel tape & did a sloppy job on one side of the front wheel. Not a fan of red anyway so I'm thinking maybe a reflective white or silver to contrast all that black on the bike.
Hope to have all the stuff w/in the next week or so & then get started on the install. Solid afternoon there.
If all this goes well & the bike fits me a tad better, then I'll hit up Ivan's for a PCV loaded w/his maps and the computer reflash that's so popular amongst N1K riders. After that, she be done, lads. I've got a set of carbon fiber Yosh cans on her already but the rest of the exhaust is stock still. Heck, I don't even think I'll do away w/the bread box & see no need for a full header.
Lee