Author Topic: What's the Best Investment you've made for riding (Read 11041 times)

Nosmo · « **Reply #20 on:** September 14, 2011, 09:37:28 PM »

The Wee-Strom.

Seriously. Great ride in itself for those missions where the Connie isn't suited, and at the same time makes me appreciate the Concours qualities when I switch back.

Walker18 · « **Reply #21 on:** September 15, 2011, 04:13:10 AM »

This is difficult, since most of the farkles are for my riding benefit..
Russell, bar risers, knee savers, heated grips, Rifle windscreen, jumbo grips, Throttlemeisters, driving lights, and a cc-100 to be installed.
For my riding safety- Motoport jacket, C-3 helmet, Chippawa boots, Fistgear pants, several gloves, hippo hands, and Frogg Toggs.
AMA with towing, COG handbook, insurance and a credit card... Tools, God, I forgot about the damn tools! Cell phone too.. Seamless underwear, how could I not list those... Aw hell, just let me start over..

Son of Pappy · « **Reply #22 on:** September 15, 2011, 09:44:20 AM »

Training...Everything else is moot without skills.

DaveO · « **Reply #23 on:** September 15, 2011, 01:59:56 PM »

track time.

Stasch · « **Reply #24 on:** September 15, 2011, 03:10:35 PM »

Heated jacket liner and heated gloves with dual controller.

Being from Michigan, they really extend riding season and improve the quality of riding when cold out.

Uglydog56 · « **Reply #25 on:** September 15, 2011, 07:41:25 PM »

My Firstgear S-pilot II jacket. Bought it fall of 99. We've on our 5th bike and have done over 100k together. Choked when I paid 700 for it. I was an E-5 and that was a whole paycheck. In dollars per year or dollars per mile it's done pretty well. I've totalled 3 bikes (I was younger and stup...well, younger) and have never been to the hospital.

Toxz Qwaste · « **Reply #26 on:** September 16, 2011, 06:16:38 AM »

divorce. Pricey but worth it.

Conrad · « **Reply #27 on:** September 16, 2011, 08:22:54 AM »

Quote from: Toxz Qwaste on September 16, 2011, 06:16:38 AM

divorce. Pricey but worth it.

Steve in Sunny Fla · « **Reply #28 on:** September 16, 2011, 02:24:36 PM »

1109 wiseco pistons -

Steve

stevewfl · « **Reply #29 on:** September 16, 2011, 03:12:40 PM »

Quote from: Boonedawg on September 14, 2011, 08:18:19 AM

What's the Best Investment you've made for riding? Not including you Concours...

CCS race license

SamSam · « **Reply #30 on:** September 16, 2011, 03:27:10 PM »

Heated gear and Baker airwings!

Mr. Green Genes · « **Reply #31 on:** September 16, 2011, 08:48:33 PM »

Shoei.

timsatx · « **Reply #32 on:** September 17, 2011, 06:23:07 AM »

My best investment for riding was the purchase of a 2002 Kawasaki Concours motorcycle. Anything else only added to the equation.

VirginiaJim · « **Reply #33 on:** September 17, 2011, 06:31:37 AM »

Comfort farkles for my wife...

sherob · « **Reply #34 on:** September 17, 2011, 07:26:02 AM »

Probably my Motoport Kevlar Mesh II jacket, it's 6 years old now... by far my favorite jacket ever owned. Next would be my Held Phantom gloves... they are ~4 years old, most comfortable gloves I've ever had on. Then my Zumo 550, had it since they came out... it's worth it's weight in gold, and pretty much cost it considering how much I paid for it new... LOL!!!

Conrad · « **Reply #35 on:** September 17, 2011, 07:28:39 AM »

Quote from: VirginiaJim on September 17, 2011, 06:31:37 AM

Comfort farkles for my wife...

Such as?

VirginiaJim · « **Reply #36 on:** September 17, 2011, 07:42:17 AM »

Quote from: Conrad on September 17, 2011, 07:28:39 AM

Such as?

Russell seat for two, modified rear pegs (forward and downward), CB Euro to stop the head buffeting, backrest on the Shad46. Oh, and Sena SMH10 so she only has to tell me to slow down instead of hitting me in the head.

Conrad · « **Reply #37 on:** September 17, 2011, 07:51:40 AM »

Quote from: VirginiaJim on September 17, 2011, 07:42:17 AM

Russell seat for two, modified rear pegs (forward and downward), CB Euro to stop the head buffeting, backrest on the Shad46. Oh, and Sena SMH10 so she only has to tell me to slow down instead of hitting me in the head.

Ah, been there done that...

sherob · « **Reply #38 on:** September 17, 2011, 08:12:37 AM »

Quote from: VirginiaJim on September 17, 2011, 07:42:17 AM

...so she only has to tell me to slow down instead of hitting me in the head.

Talk about some head buffeting...

George R. Young · « **Reply #39 on:** September 18, 2011, 06:58:51 PM »

Windshield to replace the stock abomination.

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Author Topic: What's the Best Investment you've made for riding (Read 11041 times)

Son of Pappy