Curious to know what people spend on extras for their bikes. Don't know anyone who leaves their bike stock. Got my 2014 Repsol blade last year with these fitted by previous owner(s) Racefit exhaust Repsol rear hugger Rad guard Rear bobbins Headlight protectors (now removed) Tank pad R&G Tail tidy HEL Brake lines R&G frame sliders Not sure what the above add up to....lets say £1000 I then added: ASV Levers Translogic QS R&G fork protectors Engine case protectors €800+ So, would it be fair to say that most would spend upwards of 10-20% on bike value? I know it all depends what you pay for bike initially. .
Easily... I bought my Blade nearly a year ago, bog standard. It now has: Taylormade exhaust Hotbodies undertray PR5's Hugger Syncrotech Quickshifter EBC wavy discs Area22 rear sets ASV levers R&G rad/downpipe guards HRC seat covers HEL lines R&G engine cover Headlight lenses DID chain Renthal sprocket Tank pad Fuel cap pad Double bubble screen Rear wheel adjusters Wheel rim tape Crash bungs/fork/swingarm Loads of bolts!!!!! Plus loads of other Power Ranger odds and sods. Chin
That's some list there alright. I didn't add consumables to the list..ie. tyres, chain & sprockets (therefore, add another £500 to my original list)
How many of these mods does your insurance know about or cover you for? I think Bennetts is 2-3 mods with an end can as standard? Oops that’s me f**ked as well then
Mine was completely stock, so far I’ve added: Racefit Tail tidy Comfort seat 3 cowls Street hooks Rad guard Reservoir socks Small plate Chain guard Screen Cover(S) Tail bag Tank bag Abba stand I’d say well north of £1000 and I bought the bike for nearly £6k so 20% I reckon
I'm not one for modding my bikes generally. Havent bought an end can in 20 years. I do buy tank pads, maybe a rack for my top box if its bike specific and maybe some crash bungs if no cutting needed but that's about it. I did splash out £4 on some wheel rim stickers for my blade though
More than the missus know... And only god knows the cost of it all, lost track long ago. Jardine RT-5 carbon can, now replaced by a Yoshimura RT5 carbon. Yoshimura headers DynoJet Power Commander V with custom map Bazzaz Z-Bomb K&N air filter IRC QuickShifter Brembo 19 RCS Master Cylinder Brembo clutch lever Spy5000 Alarm Melvin Stainless Steel brake lines Braking SK2 rotors Evotech frame sliders GBRacing engine case protectors R&G radiator protector R&G fork sliders R&G swingarm sliders Puig double bubble semi-smoke screen Rizoma rearsets Brembo levers Acumen gear indicator Sato Street Hooks Evotech oil plug BiXenon retrofit with projectors and angel eyes Carbon fenders Carbon chain guard Carbon gas tank inserts HRC gas tank protector HRC gas cap protector Carbon look top tree protector Honda Racing backseat cover Rizoma bar ends Smoked tail light Smoked front turn signals Rizoma rear turn signals Rizoma license plate light Modified under tail with carbon look Engine covers powder coated black Top tree powder coated black Gas cap painted black Odometer trim painted red Reflective rim stripes Full custom paint job (R258 winning red with metallic layer) Red radiator hoses
Have any of you any images of your double bubble screens? Would you say they're necessary over the standard screen?
Got a project 2007 blade last November and took all the previous owners bling off and returned it to stock - bar the yoshimura Rs5. Went back even to the standard nuts bolts and fasteners! Original bits from fleebay were cheaper than what I sold the aftermarket bits for, so thanks everyone out there for still blinging up thier bikes
Try not to spend too much so a lot of my mods were 2nd hand or on offer. Edited to answer the original question.....quick totting up I'd say I've spent 15-20% of the £10,500 original purchase price....not so bad though as its been little by little since buying the bike new in 2016.
That's perfect Paul, I've just orderered a clear MRA double bubble and a QS! Can't wait for Santa to come again next week.
I posted my bike a few posts down but I bought it October time and having ridden it maybe twice I’ve plowed a grand into it already and that’s bearing in mind if didn’t need anything having 5k miles and really looked after. loads of little bits that quickly add up like carbon, wavey discs, uprated pads, power commander etc etc I’d still get all my money back inc what I paid for the bike I reckon and if I wanted I could remove most of it anc get plenty of my money back but its all about doing the bike to your own satisfaction for me and cost quickly goes out the window!!
Not much on mine ,powerbronze screen and hugger , R&G rear lift bobbins And a genuine HRC sticker Oh and a RRG rad guard That's all folks
Heated grips Short levers Everything else I wanted on the bike was fitted when I bought it 7 years ago.
My 2007 came with an aftermarket exhaust (possibly micron) and I've only added things I thought it needed. Gilles gear shift support Ebay bodywork for track days Ebay gear indicator KTech fork internals KTech shock internals Wets on spare standard wheels Quick throttle tube Hel brake lines Not really interested in bling. Only thing I'm on the look out for is a slipper clutch if anyone has one kicking about.
