Best upgrade/mod for $150.00??

[tw1980]

Fork brace,take wife to dinner with left over $35,Then ask Santa for the ss lines,coils and progressive springs.

[fredintoon]

Hey guys, my birth day is coming up and I decided to cash in my "rewards" points on my credit card and buy myself a present for the bike. I've got 150.00 coming in the mail and wondering what the best bang for the buck is. Things I'm considering....
Braided brake lines, MikesXS coils (probably the black ones), HID light upgrade, driving lights, LED signals... ??????
What is your favorite mod or upgrade you've done for less then 150.00?

Hi psyco,
my favorite upgrade was installing the Standard gas tank in place of the Special gas tank and that did cost $150 by the time I'd spent $100 on paint for it. My best upgrade was improving the brakes with stainless lines. For solo work a Tkat brace would be nice but on my sidecar rig it'd take an Earles fork conversion to do any good and that's ~$1,500 for a good used one. Better lights? In principle, yes, but my night vision has gone so far down the chute that I don't ride in the dark. What I put in for as a Father's Day gift is a Stebel Nautilus 139 decibel horn. Even if I can't see I WILL be heard.

[BossMaverick]

Here would be my choices depending on the style of riding you like. The combined items in each choice group comes out to about $150.

Here would be my list if you like long distance rides:
-750/850 Final Drive ($50 or less; I loved this mod the best)
-Throttle Lock ($30ish?)
-Grip Puppies ($9, see my review for info)
-Handle Bar Risers ($35 to $65 depending on style)
or if you are happy with your handle bars as is
-Highway foot pegs

If you like short and fast and/or twisty rides:
-Stainless brake lines or fork brace (be about a tie in my opinion, but I don't have stainless lines yet so I can't say for sure)
-A cheap feel good accessory

If you want to go plain and fix problems before they begin:
-Coils with new plug wires
-Fuse Box

[acof911]

Randy is right - brake lines should be # 1.

After that I would probably go fork brace

[Cobia]

I agree with Randy and Andy - SS brake lines and the fork brace, in that order. With all the weight of the fairing and the bags (and contents) you'll need the stoping power.

[psycoreefer]

Thanks for all the great suggestions, A fork brace was something I thought about and then I forgot about it. It seems to be on everyone's list of upgrades so I sent an e-mail to TKAT, waiting to hear back about availability and pricing. I think I'm going to go with that and keep the left over to buy my vetter bracket when one comes available again.

[greatnw]

I bet tw1980 is a happily married man! That was a good idea.

[randy]

I bet tw1980 is a happily married man! That was a good idea.
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As long as wife doesn't find out fork brace cost 3x as much as the dinner

[xszgrider]

SS Brake Lines

Where can you order the Stainless Steel Brake lines?
Thanks

[dbeardslee]

Z1 Enterprises has a nice selection, but I doubt it's the least expensive.

[lee_dutcher]

I bet tw1980 is a happily married man! That was a good idea.

sorry to sorta hijack this thred but im am getting marryed tommorrow....but the best upgrade i thing is some really nice gripy tire...

[fredintoon]

sorry to sorta hijack this thred but im am getting marryed tommorrow....but the best upgrade i thing is some really nice gripy tire...

Congratulations Lee,
no hijack at all, getting married is the best of all upgrades.

[psycoreefer]

wasn't there a joke somewhere about what happens when you upgrade from girl friend version 3.0 to wife version 1.0?

Anyways, I'm planning to order my brake line stuff from here http://www.anplumbing.com/shop/index...ept=Speed-Flex

3.00 bucks a foot for the line, ends are like 7 - 12 depending on what you get. Looks like its going to cost about 60 bucks to do the front.

[CatatonicBug]

I think I'm going to go with that and keep the left over to buy my vetter bracket when one comes available again.

This guy has one now for $90.

[psycoreefer]

Yeah, I saw that but I don't want it bad enough to pay 90 dollars to mount a "free" fairing.