Simon
Member
So, having done the introductions in the general discussions, here's some pictures of the modifications i've done so far:
The first thing i wanted to change was the rear rack, i do a fair bit of weekend touring with wife and camping gear and didn't trust the plastic item, so this is a Zega rack bought through Touratech, a really nice sutrdy bit of kit:
I went with some handlebar risers to help with the comfort, these are 20mm risers:
Then i quickly learnt how much crud comes off the front wheel and how far it goes, so i fitted a fender extender from Pyramid Plastics:
I felt that the standard exhaust was a little too quiet and that it would sound fantastic with a different can. I looked at several options, i simply didn't like the look of the LeoVinci can, the Akraprovic was too much money, the MiVV didn't look good enough for me, i really liked the Remus Hexacone and had good reports from another UK S10 owner but the lines of the can were wrong in relation to the exhaust cover, so i went with an Arrow silencer. I'm really pleased with it, the sound is great, the lines are right and it is one of the few that direct the exhaust away from the indiciators. I'm runing with the baffle in, haven't tried it removed yet.
The final mod is to run a 12V supply to under the seat, i tapped into the switched supply from the power outlet and have a connector under the seat. I can then plug a variety of different things into this, i have aother power socket, and a loom with 4mm banana plug sockets for my heated gloves. My aim here was to have another source for charging my mobile phone on the move.
I've also ordered a Calsci screen which should be here this week.
Let me know if you want to know any more about any of these.
The first thing i wanted to change was the rear rack, i do a fair bit of weekend touring with wife and camping gear and didn't trust the plastic item, so this is a Zega rack bought through Touratech, a really nice sutrdy bit of kit:
I went with some handlebar risers to help with the comfort, these are 20mm risers:
Then i quickly learnt how much crud comes off the front wheel and how far it goes, so i fitted a fender extender from Pyramid Plastics:
I felt that the standard exhaust was a little too quiet and that it would sound fantastic with a different can. I looked at several options, i simply didn't like the look of the LeoVinci can, the Akraprovic was too much money, the MiVV didn't look good enough for me, i really liked the Remus Hexacone and had good reports from another UK S10 owner but the lines of the can were wrong in relation to the exhaust cover, so i went with an Arrow silencer. I'm really pleased with it, the sound is great, the lines are right and it is one of the few that direct the exhaust away from the indiciators. I'm runing with the baffle in, haven't tried it removed yet.
The final mod is to run a 12V supply to under the seat, i tapped into the switched supply from the power outlet and have a connector under the seat. I can then plug a variety of different things into this, i have aother power socket, and a loom with 4mm banana plug sockets for my heated gloves. My aim here was to have another source for charging my mobile phone on the move.
I've also ordered a Calsci screen which should be here this week.
Let me know if you want to know any more about any of these.