hehe, yea I know its quite a small car, but consider that the Yaris T3 here is $24,330 *Which I paid off now, so take that as cash* for my Yaris T3

Wonder what sort of car I could have bought if I lived in the states for $24-25k... /sigh, we get screwed so badly down here...

Anyways, will take the advise of just riding stock for a few weeks and then invest in the extras!!

Guys thank you so much for the responses really appreciate it!

LJ

 

Thats a good point, the boots, how do you manage going to work and wearing proper driving boots, do you change them at work?

As for the weather, its pretty much summer all year round, never seen snow in my life. So good spot to drive HD's all year round at least

 

you will hate the sound of the stock exhaust. you can live with not having forward controls for a while. But to not sound like a harley is just pathetic. i say go to ebay and buy some slip ons, or Vance and Hines and make that thing sound like it should. you will save alot of money. than look up the thread about forward controls for under $100.00 usd and make your own. With what you have left, you will be able to have both. BUT you do need a good pair of leather riding boots.

 

I Totally agree...the stock pipes are lame. I would (and did) change those out right away. You might also want to consider highway pegs instead of forwards. They are a cheaper alternative that allow you to stretch out and still give you the option of having mids to change leg positioning. That might save you some $ for World Cup tix

 

haha, yea man completely forgot about that little event! lol

 

First, let me say that your wanting a Sportster is great and your enthusiasm is also.
I don't mean to rain on your parade but, and I quote, "got sick of driving a car, gf has one".
If something happens between you and your gf, would you be able to make do with just a bike? Something to think about.
I'm older and consider a car a necessity and a bike a luxury. Hopefully, your situation will work out in the long run.
As others have pointed out, if you get the bike, ride it for a while. The you can make an informed decision on which mod is most important to you.
Good luck, whichever you decide to go.

 

my advice wud be to ride the hell outa it first. Then decide which accessories to go for. alot would depend on your riding style. I'd swop out those bars 4 sum propa drag style 1s & den fit sum pipes

 

I change at work, or leave on my riding boots under jeans they look fine (for days I don't have outside meetings), and I keep a pair of dress shoes at teh office. For guys I just suggest that you keep a pair of dress/work shoes at the office since most of you don't need to figure out what shoes for what outfit. Also if you need a jacket and or suit just keeping one at the office helps. But backpack or saddle bags do fine for having back up clothes for the commute. Hell I have a a ton of friends who commute on there bikes as in non motorized version and they do the same thing.

 

Well i would never have a bike as my only mode of transportation, but if you want to go for it. Like was said ride the bike and look around to see what you like. Once you start to buy parts it will never stops LOL!.

 

First thing I would do is get the thing breathing, Aircleaner ,pipes and fuel pack.