My aim is to put "something" on the back of the Spyder so that when my husband is a passenger there is something behind him. This is the basic premise that I'm starting with.
If that is your premise, the money should not enter the equation. IMHO.
Chris PE # 0004
Well, unfortunately, money did enter the equation. In looking at the full number of mods I'd like to do, the cost was getting near or even over $2000.00 when labor was considered.
Husband, not coming from motorcycles, did not really grasp the concept of modifying the stock machine. It has taken me the better part of two years to convince him to do the things we are doing to the Spyder. But then when I started running through costs, he nearly fell away in a dead faint. Well, that may be a bit of an exaggeration. But he sure was surprised and none too happy.
Maybe you guys just tell your wives that you are going to do what you want with your machine and that's that. But I can't do that. Sorry if I come on here, being totally honest, and then can't take the suggestions offered. Maybe I should have been even further along in my deciding thought process before I shared my ideas.
Anyway, it's done. The RoadKrome backrest and rack are on order. I managed to slip the ESI Up and Out Mirror Extentions into the list because we did not go with a more expensive backrest option. I've got to be happy with that. And I am. I'm getting a few things to improve handling and saftey. I'm going to get my husband's feet in a position that will hopefully prevent him from having hip cramps when he gets on and off.
None of this is "bling". Bling is great when you have a bit of money and that's what you want to do with it. I love seeing what others have done with their Spyders.
Sorry I brought our dose of reality onto the forum. I appreciated retread's suggestion of the RoadKrome. That was helpful. The suggestion to buy the RT was fantasy.
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