Whats the best mod you’ve done to your bike either performance or style wise?
The R1 I’m currently riding is totally standard and this is the first time I’ve left a bike totally standard. Alot of the reason being I can’t risk a tug from the fuzz… but… I’m also more aware that my abilities are well below the abilities of a standard bike and as such couldn’t really see the benefit of most performance mods.
The only performance mod that has really worked for me in the past and now is losing a few stone in weight.
I’m not knocking anyone that makes mods to their bikes, just wondering if they’ve got what they wanted from their chosen mods.
The exhaust change from standard on my cat gave a better pull through the rev range and made it look a lot nicer (sound was about the same cos it is road legal and non-removable baffle)
But other than that it was trackdays, bikesafe and advice from others that was the best performance mod…
Bikesafe. Heated grips (definitely improves my performance all through the winter if I can feel my fingers:D ). Topbox (which means I can now use my bike to do all sorts of tasks and I don’t need a car). And the little sticker that says I’ve paid the road tax to drive it in Switzerland (because I think it makes me look cool in the car park )
Best Mod has been me learning to ride better.:w00t:
Have been riding for many years, but would never have considered any advanced riding till coming to the UK. Done Bikesafe, have some training videos and books. No track days or formal training -yet.
My Diamond Racing rear sets, they are in race shift. 1 up and 5 down, I ride much better like this to the point I do not understand why all bikes do not come standard like this:unsure: I have to also mention my sprockets 1 tooth down front, 2 up rear. I like ALL my other mods especially the carbon fibre body works. next is a steering damper and power commander:D
Suspension set ups certainly seem to be one of the best mods I’ve made.
My old RSVR had an uprated rear shock to handle my girth and it was immediatly noticable improvement.
With the PC3, open pipes, sprockets swaps, wire snipping etc things were like “OMG!! What a result” but as for making things any easier or controlable…lol. The suspension sets worked pretty much straight away and I felt loads faster (whether or not I was is another matter!):
