- Rear luggage rack.
- Rear bag that I bolted to the luggage rack. I also have Velcro straps bolted in to keep any luggage from moving around.
- Front bag that I custom mounted between the seat and key switch area.
- Doubletake mirrors.
- Cycra hand guards and mounts.
- I tried 2 different windshields. First a small Puig. Later I installed a large Madstad (22" size). I would get the 18" instead. I also drilled a second set of hose so I can drop it way down out of the way when off-road.
- NiceCNC gas cap.
- Upgraded the headlight bulb to LASFIT high power LED.
- LED marker lights and driving lights to improve visibility.
- Upgraded the turn signal bulbs to brighter LED.
- K&N air filter.
- Rear brake master cylinder guard.
- Custom made a kickstand sensor guard and also bought a Vanasche side stand dongle I keep with me just in case.
- T-Rex skid plate and crash bars.
- USB charger.
- I bought a cheap 1.3G gas can with center mount. I had to modify the mount that came with it since it broke off quickly. I cover this at the end of my 1,000 mile review.
- I also added a cheap dash camera mostly for insurance reasons. It records all the time. I may upgrade to a proper dual camera motorcycle recording system later. With so many poor inattentive drivers out there I think it is important to record everything.
Taken just after my license plate mount and chunk of rear fender broke off |
This bike has no problem cruising down the highway. The issues is the wind is noisy and fatiguing after a while. I tried 2 different windshields on the bike. The first was the small Puig.
The Madstad mounting system also has a significant amount of adjustment. In hindsight, I should have ordered the 18" windshield instead of this 22" one. I may trim several inches off the top later. I can also just remove it completely with the 4 thumbscrews depending on the type of riding I am doing. It takes about 2 minutes to switch the mounting position. I also added a Ram camera mount for my Insta360 action camera (photo above that last one).
Here is a video playlist from one of my more recent rides (before the Madstad windshield): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ4ONVypz2fbh594JYO5ftFDV-qHEImyT
- Excellent flexibility. Does both on and off road very well.
- Good fuel range. Can go about 165 miles on a tank with mixed riding, more if on-road.
- Excellent electronics. The traction control and ABS work well and can both be switched off for more aggressive off-road riding. I do turn OFF the ABS off-road.
- Rear fuel tank leaves the front seat area wide open. The more flat seat make it easy to move around as needed.
- Love the motor power! No need for any power upgrades in my opinion.
- Great having 6 speeds in the transmission.
- Love the clutch. Easy and smooth hydraulic operation and a very long engagement range.
- Love throttle by wire too. Easy and smooth.
- EFI is fantastic. Even after you drop the bike (which I have done plenty) it starts up immediately every time. I average about 50mpg with mostly off-road riding. The rev limit is also great especially since there is no tachometer.
- Great maintenance schedule for a bike like this. Oil changes are 10x longer than many dual sports.
- Weight. Although for what it is it is very light actually. Off-road we just always want lighter. This bike weighs about 350lbs full of fuel and gear.
- Engine noise. As many articles also mention the LC4 engine sounds like a rock tumbler. I have a friend with an earlier version of this bike but with an aftermarket exhaust which is loud. That really helps because the exhaust sound is great and covers over the engine noise.
- Seat height. It is a bit high but this is of course a trade-off. There are lowering kits but I don't want the downsides of that either.
- Seat firmness. It is to the firm side and the padding is very thin. Again, a bunch of trade-offs here because thicker padding would make the seat even higher. You can get aftermarket seats. I just added a cushion on top and that worked pretty well.
- Key and gas cap. The chipped key is great for anti-theft. However, I broke mine very easily and had to get it replaced, which is expensive. To make this worse, the key is needed for the factory gas cap and in that cap the key turns very hard. This is why I installed an aftermarket non-locking gas cap.
- There is no fuel level indicator and you cannot see into the tank. There is a low fuel light at least. I had it come on only 1 time after 154 miles of riding. I put 2.6 gallons in it to fill it after 154 miles.
- Very basic display with no actual gear indicator (only a neutral indicator) and no fuel level indicator (only a low fuel light).