I know that when I bought my ST back in September I said that I was going to wait until I had more seat time to start thinking about farkles. I wanted to put more than 1,500km on the bike before I started changing things so I didn't change things that weren't necessary. Seems logical, right? Well it's the end of November and my beautiful ST has been put away for the winter for over a month and its going to be April before I can ride again. There are only so many good biker movies out there so I have to get my 2 wheel fix somehow so I'm starting to shop for farkles! I figure that my ST came in way under budget for what I negotiated for with the Wife so I shouldn't get any static.
Helibars. I know that I wanted to get more seat time on the ST before messing with it, especially the ergos, but so far I do notice that while the ST is miles more comfortable than my Bandit, but I do notice a little discomfort in my wrists and palms. The Helibars are supposed to come up 2", back 2.5" and rotate the wrists 2.5 degrees to a more natural position. Anyone have these on their ST and can provide some feed back? Are they comfortable? Was it worth the money? I see that you can get them with an optional ball mount for RAM products as well as a power source right there. That seems very convenient!
That leads me into my next possible farkle, a GPS. I'd love a GPS for my bike. The idea of being able to plan a route and have it right there in front of me sounds great. I took a look at the Zumo 595LM yesterday. It has a lot of great features including the ability to have it plan routes on the curvy/hilly roads to make the trip even more fun. The only problem I have with it is the $900+tax (CAN) price! Ouch! Not sure if it is worth it given the somewhat limited riding time I have.
So if the GPS is too pricey, I just downloaded "WAZE" a GPS app for my phone. I'm going to trial it in the car over then next few months and see how I like it and how much data it munches up while using it. If I do like it I'll need a phone mount for the bike as well as a waterproof cellphone case. What does everyone here use?
I saw today that a company called "Motorcycle Larry" makes a break/clutch cylinder cover that has RAM ball mounts on them. Does anyone here have one? What do you have mounted on it and how do you like it?
Tip over bars. Not a sexy item but still something to consider. Does anyone here have a set and had to use them? Were they worth the $$? MCL or BygDawg?
Auxiliary lighting. I'd love to have a set of extra lights up front. I prefer the look of the ones that mount down by the front fender but open minded. What do you guys use/recommend?
Tank Bags. I had a map only tank bag for my Suzuki Bandit that held on with a strap and magnets. It was fine but after a while I started to notice some hazing in the clear coat on my tank from where the bag rested on the paint. I'm interested in the type that mount with a ring that screws onto the fuel cap ring. Does anyone here have one? Does it ever touch the paint? I'd like to be able to put a water bladder and drinking tube in one specifically. Other items too, but drinking on the go is a big part. Also I'd like one with map pocket on top, again if I can't afford a GPS I can go old school!
Maps. Can anyone recommend a good set of motorcycle touring maps? Preferably ones that highlight fun to ride roads or scenic routes. Also, ones that are tank bag sized so I'm not trying to fold a map into crazy shapes to get it to fit!
Cruise control. I have a "Go Cruise" throttle assist that seems to work descent enough but I was wondering about the Kaoko Throttle lock. Anyone have one? How do you like it? Is it worth the $$?
Lets leave it there for now. I'm not even going to get into seats yet as I want to put a lot more time on my stock seat before I make any decisions there.
Helibars. I know that I wanted to get more seat time on the ST before messing with it, especially the ergos, but so far I do notice that while the ST is miles more comfortable than my Bandit, but I do notice a little discomfort in my wrists and palms. The Helibars are supposed to come up 2", back 2.5" and rotate the wrists 2.5 degrees to a more natural position. Anyone have these on their ST and can provide some feed back? Are they comfortable? Was it worth the money? I see that you can get them with an optional ball mount for RAM products as well as a power source right there. That seems very convenient!
That leads me into my next possible farkle, a GPS. I'd love a GPS for my bike. The idea of being able to plan a route and have it right there in front of me sounds great. I took a look at the Zumo 595LM yesterday. It has a lot of great features including the ability to have it plan routes on the curvy/hilly roads to make the trip even more fun. The only problem I have with it is the $900+tax (CAN) price! Ouch! Not sure if it is worth it given the somewhat limited riding time I have.
So if the GPS is too pricey, I just downloaded "WAZE" a GPS app for my phone. I'm going to trial it in the car over then next few months and see how I like it and how much data it munches up while using it. If I do like it I'll need a phone mount for the bike as well as a waterproof cellphone case. What does everyone here use?
I saw today that a company called "Motorcycle Larry" makes a break/clutch cylinder cover that has RAM ball mounts on them. Does anyone here have one? What do you have mounted on it and how do you like it?
Tip over bars. Not a sexy item but still something to consider. Does anyone here have a set and had to use them? Were they worth the $$? MCL or BygDawg?
Auxiliary lighting. I'd love to have a set of extra lights up front. I prefer the look of the ones that mount down by the front fender but open minded. What do you guys use/recommend?
Tank Bags. I had a map only tank bag for my Suzuki Bandit that held on with a strap and magnets. It was fine but after a while I started to notice some hazing in the clear coat on my tank from where the bag rested on the paint. I'm interested in the type that mount with a ring that screws onto the fuel cap ring. Does anyone here have one? Does it ever touch the paint? I'd like to be able to put a water bladder and drinking tube in one specifically. Other items too, but drinking on the go is a big part. Also I'd like one with map pocket on top, again if I can't afford a GPS I can go old school!
Maps. Can anyone recommend a good set of motorcycle touring maps? Preferably ones that highlight fun to ride roads or scenic routes. Also, ones that are tank bag sized so I'm not trying to fold a map into crazy shapes to get it to fit!
Cruise control. I have a "Go Cruise" throttle assist that seems to work descent enough but I was wondering about the Kaoko Throttle lock. Anyone have one? How do you like it? Is it worth the $$?
Lets leave it there for now. I'm not even going to get into seats yet as I want to put a lot more time on my stock seat before I make any decisions there.