My mods so far have been for style and ergonomics. I pushed the style thing, but had to make concessions to get the ride right. I think I'm finished with that side of things ... I think ... pretty sure! :
Dyna muff and stock air filter - Perfect. Louder and deeper, but still cool to start her up at 5am
Re-jetted accordingly - that was a really good education!
Yamaha Raptor Fuel Tap - Do yourself a favour!
Modified stock seat - This involved moving the rectifier (to the tool box, and drilling a hole in the bottom of the tool box cover to allow air-flow). I took a bit off the height of the driver's seat, lowered the pillion, cut the angle off between front and back, and shaped the front so my legs can relax out front. The seat now allows me some wriggle room, forward and back. And some shimmy room, left and right (Thank you MShipley for the seat to experiment with). Then I got it professionally covered - probably the best $150 I've spent.
Tail Light - Ditched the stock tail light and went with an LED (DOT rated) cat eye tail light under the rear fender. Also replaced the flasher relay with an electronic version that supports halogen and LED lights.
Turn Signals - switched to 'bullet style' turn signals. They are halogen and DOT rated (don't buy cheap LEDs ... I did initially!). Front signals are mounted on P Clamps sourced locally (You have to drop the forks to get the stock brackets off). The rear ones are mounted on a bracket I made to sit on the license plate bracket. I initially bent some aluminium to make a bracket but it failed! Then I welded one from mild steel and painted it with chrome paint. It vibrates a lot back there at the rear fender. I had to silicon around the globes on the rear because they vibrated off their little mounts inside the housing ... so far, so good.
Handle Bars - I started with wider drag bars, then I made custom risers from aluminium rod - However I was concerned about using bolts that were 40mm longer than spec at the same diameter, and I had to grind the hex head to fit into the clamps - metallurgy anyone? So, I switched to the old-style clamps/risers (thank you Lancer) and Triumph Superbars (Very good, Look great! ... but not quite right). Then finally settled on Z Bars with a 6" rise - spot on!
Forward Controls - I ran with a set of Ed L's 4" forward controls. I polished them up and modified the shape a little. They're a great product, and I liked them ... but ... I was trying to find a happy medium for various riding styles, and they weren't quite for me. It's fun to ride with feet out front, but ultimately (I found out) I want a more dynamic experience (says the guy riding a 650 cruiser!!)
Rear Fender - I ditched the chrome "eyebrows". The holes bugged me, and I wanted at least some storage capacity. I fitted eye-bolts to the fender to act as tie-down points, and I got a weather proof bag with D-Rings. That worked out really well. That just leaves me two bolt-holes near that seat that have rubber grommets in them - maybe a little badge? Oh yeah, I made a badge to cover the holes in the rear fender where the stock tail light was.
Tyres - Metzelers. I'm running marathons ... again ... do yourself a favour!
The ride now is sweet!
Next ... I've got a high-comp piston on my desk that will be going in soon (once I order a gasket kit). Then, I'd like to get a direct-slide carb, and play with the intake/exhaust/jetting as necessary. I've got one of Versy's head plugs (that will go in when the engine's out ... and I need to pick up a Versy cam-chain tensioner, but no hurry on that - low kms!)
I'd love to tackle the suspension too. But I'll look at that after the engine mods are done. I have read 'Gary from NJ's' excellent tutorial on the front suspension ... but yeah .. later! As for the rear shocks, I'm not a heavy guy (73 kgs) so I don't bottom out. And I don't want to add extra height to the rear, so maybe stock is ok!
FWIW, here she is as of today: