The thing about mods and farkles

[flynrider]

Excellent post, Ferret. I do think about these things when contemplating mods. The collateral effects are sometimes a deal breaker. Also, since other members may not have the same combination of mods, often you just have to bite the bullet and see what happens.

I ran into that dilemma when I wanted to buy a classic style wide flat seat, but had a concern about the close fitting H&B rack that I already had on the bike. I ended up with the tall Tiros-K and if it had been 1/4" wider or longer, it wouldn't have fit. Whew!

I've also lusted after a few of the more exotic exhaust systems, but I'm just not willing to trade away my center stand. I had a few chain drive bikes in the 80s that had no center stand option and, to put it bluntly, it sucked.