I am guessing that heated hand grips are not on your list?border man wrote:... goodies for my new Harley. Chrome is expensive.
What is?
I am sure your list differs greatly from what I have done to my Honda V65 Sabre.
I added a backrest pretty early. It adds a place to bungie stuff, and the riders feel a little more secure. There was noting available at the time, so I made my own. Some 1" strap steel, weld it together add a little wood and upholstering. Bake the enamel and your done. Well, almost as you have to live with the smell of the kitchen for a while
Foam hand grips help reduce some fatigue. They were one of the first mods. I added the clamp cruise control at the same time.
Gotta have tunes, right? I started with speakers in the helmet. That was ok, but somewhat inconvenient. Later I added amplified speakers to the fairing and used a Walkman. I have a handlebar mounted small AM/FM player. I'd love to have an Ipod to use, but priorities have been elsewhere, I guess. The little Sony is less likely to be of intrest to sticky hands anyway.
On the front I added an engine guard. It also was a place to add some highway pegs. Different positions on an "iron butt run" are a good thing.
It took a while, but I found the factory Hondaline fairing and lowers. That was a very good investment. Factory horns are pretty weak. The died and early death when I mounted them wrong after the fairing install. I had the drain holes in the wrong position and they rusted internally. A set of good loud horns replaced them.
Learning a little about the engine , I found out the cams need better oiling , so I added a higher pressure oiling system for the topend.
We get some pretty hot weather here. Waterpumpers are the only way to go. I added a manual override for the fan. Sitting in traffic I can flip the switch and get some air moving. A head start on cooling is helpful.
This year the bike got new radials. They seem pretty good. They do react a little fast. I am still getting used to that.
I have a tank bag, but rarely use it. On long run I probably would. I really need to replace it. The straps are dry rotted. I wonder if those magnetic tank bags are any good?
Riding gear adds to the list too. I bought a Joe Rocket leather jacket and a Shoei helmet. Both very good investments in both comfort and safety.