The RAM Ball C14-07 on the clutch side that replaces one of the bolts on the clutch clamps on the handle bar. Yes the sprocket nuts are just weight reduction, not that the OEM ones weigh that much either. When I was in the Air Force I was in Logistics. Just have an OCD for making things look clean. The only thing that I have left to install is the R&G stainless steel radiator guard that I picked up from Twisted Throttle. Thanks for the complements,
Everything is hooked up via a Twisted Throttle Power Hub. The GPS and Heated gear are running on a switched connection through the power hub. Which means they only operate while the bike is running. The Cigarette lighter plug in and the Battery Tender plug in are connected to the power hub using a constant power connection. This means they are always on. For the battery tender it means I can charge the battery and the cigarette lighter plug in can be used to run an air pump, charge my cellphone or my SENA Bluetooth unit without the bike running. The entire power hub has a 30 AMP fuse in the positive lead and each one of the four things has its own fuse in the power hub which is either in the switched or constant power position. I had five things running off the battery and the alternator on the 2006 ZZR600 that I owned. GPS, Radar detector, battery tender, heated gear, cigarette plug in. Never had an issue. Never had any issue with charging my cellphone using the cigarette lighter plug in.
Rode about 275 miles yesterday. The new gel seat compared to the stock seat. Gel seat won hands downs. The stock seat is like sitting on a 2 X 4. Finally broke 500 miles on the bike yesterday. Time to change the oil and filter.
Passport card came in the mail today!:nanaparty
I have ridden my new 2014 Ninja 1000 ABS in both power modes and all three traction control modes and have even turned the traction control completely off. The majority of the time I ride in full power mode and traction control setting 1 which is the least intrusive of the three modes. I can tell a big difference is the way the bike accelerates with it completely turned off. If you turn the bike off and restart it the traction control automatically resets itself back to mode 1. I have ridden the bike in the rain with it in full power mode and traction control mode 3 which is the mode intrusive. You can really feel the electronics holding the power back on acceleration and deceleration. I have felt the ABS brakes kick in on the rear through feedback in the brake pedal, felt just like ABS kicking on my car, and actually keep me from skidding because I had applied too much rear brake pressure. Great feature IMO. So far I'm very pleased with my choice. Considering I was eye balling a Aprilia RSV1000R Factory in the same price range.
This region is considered the "Midwest", although Kentucky is considered as part of the south. Northern Kentucky along the Ohio river has some pretty good roads with scenery of the Ohio river, which is where Rabbit Hash, KY is located. About 45 minutes from where I live in Indiana.
