Jerry, what was final price of the pipe? You might have said already but I probably missed it.

I picked them up the complete system for $146.21 on a black Friday sale on AliExpress.

Does your Versys use the same pipe as the Ninja? If so, same seller has them. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...36a264a8XYDlwZ

I love that blue accent color. I am not usually a fan of the more pastel looking colors, but it works well on that bike.

Some 303 protectant on the seat, bags, and even tire sidewalls would make that thing pop. Also a good way to keep the plastics young and pliable as it blocks UV, and unlike a lot of other products it doesn't make dirt cling to it 303 is one of the reasons my 12 year old VFR still looks so good lol.

What's crazy is the blue is not that bright. For some reason the blue always looks bright in the pictures. It really has a greyish tint to it. The picture in post #151 is about as close to the real color it is.

I use the 303 protectant a lot on pretty much everything that stays outdoors. Good stuff. :tup: The bike needs a good cleaning as it has been sitting in the shed for a few weeks collecting dust. looking at this weeks forecast, it will be sitting a little longer. We are having abnormally cold weather here. I usually ride year round and the cold weather normally hit in February. Lately it has either been raining or freezing cold and sometime both. Hell, there talking low 20's for the weekend.

Low 20's? That's shorts weather. ;)

Yeah, i know. But i wish you northern folks would come get your drunkin cold weather out my yard. It's obviously lost and can't find it's way back home. :lmao:

I agree. Only because it was -19F here yesterday morning.

Well it was a nice sunny 65* day yesterday. I took her out for a 150+ mile ride. Man it was nice. I made the mistake and stopped to listen to one of my buddies playing music at one of the local sports bar. Before I knew it it was dark out and the temps had dropped to the upper 30's. I had a 40 mile ride back home. I pretty much stayed warm all the way home except for my hands. I forgot my insulated gloves at home. I usually leave them in my saddle bags but for some reason I had took them out. By the time i got home my fingers were blue and numb. :ohno: Oh well, I still enjoyed the ride even though it took me about a half hour to get feelings back in my fingers. lol

Oh yeah, I had took a different route back home and didn't know they were doing road work. Got to remember it was dark, so didn't see the gravel until i was almost on it. When I hit that loose gravel doing about 55 mph, the butt puckering started. :wtf: That will wake you up real quick. lol

That's when you stick the left hand in the jacket pocket and throw the throttle hand out to the wolves! I've wadded mt throttle hand up in my T-shirt before but only once.

lol, Well the cruise control would of come in handy but that one of the items that Pitney Bowes stole, I mean lost. :lmao: Believe me my left hand was a lot warmer than the right. I didn't have to worry about the gators crossing road because either it was to cold for them to be out and about.

One thing I did test out was the LED headlight. Even on low beam the LED lit up the road well. Big improvement over the stock bulb. Driving through the middle of the swamp there are no such thing as street lights. Pitch black.

Hey Jerry.. question.. have you done any 2-up on the Vulcan S, if so how was it? Im looking to sell my '03 Mean Streak and buy something newer and powerful enough for 2-up.. was looking into an M109R but so expensive at $15k.. thanks.. and if it was discussed already in this thread i apologize in advance..

I've been caught in that kind of temperature change before without warning with my summer gloves (perforated). I ended up stopping at a service station and buying a pair of work gloves that fit over my riding gloves to keep my hands from freezing off. It actually worked rather well. My hands weren't toasty warm, but it definitely kept my fingers from freezing off.

Nope, it's a single seater. I don't plan on adding the rear seat. I decided on installing the rack instead. It has more that enough power for two up though. I actually install a 43 tooth rear sprocket because I only weigh about 180. even with the higher gear ratio it still pulls just as hard.

Well one of the first things I did when i got home last night was grab my insulated gloves and put them in my saddle bag. I carry a rain suit and coveralls just in case. For the life of me I don't remember taking them out.

I've been using these gloves for about a year and a half and work well. I don't know about -40* temps but work well down in the 20's and 30's for sure. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I picked up my Extended Reach seat today. Can't wait to install it and test it out. 5 o'clock can't get here quick enough. lol The seat does feel much softer with the gel insert. I hope the weather cooperates over the weekend so i can put some miles on it. :D

I just got back from a long ride. The extended seat is way better than stock for me. The seat is firm but feels like it's wider and flatter. Way more comfortable than the medium reach. No more pressure on the tail bone. :D

I got the cruise control in last week and installed it over the weekend. This one didn't get lost in the mail. In fact it arrived in 9 days once it shipped even with the Chinese New Years. Works perfect. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...21ef1802krgBOo

I had that style of throttle lock on my GL1000. The do work rather well.

More interesting than that is I found that there are copies of the throttlemeister style throttle lock bar ends for sale on Aliexpress too.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...mend-recommend

I love my Throttlemeisters on my VFR. They were not cheap though. I am almost curious to order a set of these just to try them out.

The link is not working but know what you are talking about. On my Ghost i snugged the bar ends up against the throttle and worked perfect. It had just enough tension to hold in position. Poor mans cruise control. lol

I installed a pair of Fog Light/ High Beam Driving lights yesterday afternoon. These lights are bright. It was an easy install. I drilled a hole in the center of my Cafe Windshield bracket to mount them. I also installed a mirror mounted three way switch to operate them. I had ordered mounting brackets so i could mount them on my crash bars but the brackets would fit. They were supposed to fit 1 1/4" bars but in reality they might of worked on 1 1/8" bar. Needless to say those got returned. I'm glad it didn't work because they fit much better where i mounted them. Here's are links to the switch and lights. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08Y131S53...roduct_details

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GS4QTZN...roduct_details

I guess it's time for a little review on the bike. Even with all the cold weather I managed to put just over 1630 mile on the bike. Yesterday alone I put over 125 miles. The weather was perfect in the upper 60's and lower 70's. The bike is really comfortable and with the new extended reach seat my rear had no complaints. lol My only complaints on this bike in stock form from the factory were the twitchy low speed throttle (that went away with the rear sprocket change), standard reach seat pressed on my tail bone which made it only slightly uncomfortable. Besides that, I love everything about the bike. I did make a few upgrade but were really not necessary. I replaced the stock headlight bulb which was really brighter than I've had on other bikes. I replaced with a LED which was a little brighter but also put less load on the charging system. The seat upgrade was necessary due to my height. I needed that extra inch so I could scoot back a little farther. But this is a standard free feature offered by Kawasaki to customize to you height. The new exhaust system wasn't necessary either. Stock exhaust was fine but just too quiet for me. The new exhaust sound is what I was looking for. It's not loud but I can hear it now. The throttle lock was nice yesterday on that long ride. I'm glad I bought it and works perfectly. I can't complain about the Viking Saddle bags either. These have plenty of storage space and are very sturdy. Adding the new fog lights/driving lights are bright and do make me feel like I'm more visible to others. Even in broad daylight I can see the light reflection in the rear of the vehicles in front of me. The yellow fog lights really are more noticeable in the daylight. I also replaced the rear 46 tooth sprocket with a 43 tooth. Since I wasn't planning on riding two up, the higher gear ratio was more suited for my light weight. Otherwise the stock 46 tooth would of been perfect for two up or heavier person.

I think I couldn't of made a better choice picking this bike. Kind of has the best of both worlds of being a sports bike in a cruiser riding position. Weather is only getting better by the day so should be racking up the miles soon.

Glad to hear everything is working out and you have bonded! I know what you mean about, "I did make a few upgrade but were really not necessary." Fellow mod junkie here.

Yeah, you know how it is. You have to put your personal touch on the bike. But have to admit it, I'm a mod junkie as well. lol

I resemble this remark. :hehe:

I had a feeling you would like this bike. They are great bikes, and a good balance of comfort and sporty. That 650 engine is a gem and just powerful enough to make it a good useable machine without having to worry about accidentally doing 100mph (yes, I do that a LOT on my VFR)

I've accidently hit that 100mph several times myself just passing cars. :hehe:

I love everything about it. It's not heavy, very nimble and way more power than I really need. I got the rear rack Saturday and installed it yesterday. I liked the way it looks and for $100 less than Kawasaki wanted. :tup: Now all I need is some nice weather to ride. Looks like rain for most of the week.

No such thing. Just like there's never too many mods.

True, but unlike mods, I'm not really looking for any extra power..... Yet. lol I do have one more mod coming, I promise. lol I did order another horn. I do hate sounding like the Roadrunner. :lmao:

Get this horn Jerry, it's a hoot!

https://www.harborfreight.com/bad-bo...orn-94117.html

Yeah, I was looking at that one but it was a little bulky. I really didn't have a good place to install it. I ordered just a regular car horn. This one is suppose to be 130db. Will arrive tomorrow. That "Horn" decal will have to come off though. I think we know it's a horn. lol https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08K35P1J6...roduct_details

I just rolled over 2000 smiles on her this morning. I'm still grinning ear to ear every time I get on this bike. :D Weather has finally warmed up and been getting some nice riding weather. Bikes been averaging between 56 and 60 mpg depending if I'm riding the back roads or the interstate. The fog tights/driving lights have come in handy on those early morning rides to work. I had a couple of mornings with fog and they cut right through. And the high beam really reaches out way past my LED high beam.

It's been a while sense I posted a riding video. I just turned over 2800 miles on here this morning. I'm so glad i choose the Vulcan S over the Vulcan 900. I really like the way the bike rides and handles plus the awesome power of the 650. It doesn't take much throttle to get her moving. You will hit 90-100 mph in a heart beat and not even know it. lol

I've been real busy with Hurricane repairs and playing music. The only riding I have been doing is commuting back and forth to work. Weekends have been booked up. Yeah, I know it's a long and boring video with a lot of rambling. :lmao: It was a nice and relaxing beautiful ride into work this morning though. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slgUsAs9XiU&t=637s

just a little update. Though i haven't been riding much on any of my bikes because of this crazy wet weather. I did manage to put roughly 3500 miles on her. Last week i installed an inexpensive rear shock that some of the guys on the Vulcan forum suggested. For under $45 if was a huge improvement. The stock shock rides smooth until you hit any large bumps or potholes and can be rather harsh on the back side. This shock rides about the same as far as smoothness but vertically eliminated the harshness on rough roads. The only mod that was needed was to drill out the top bushing to 12mm. That was easily accomplished with a hand drill.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09VRZ13V8...roduct_details

I like how the spring coils have more space between them. Softer ride equals happy Jerry :tup:

That's right :tup:, now all it needs to do is STOP RAINING! :doh:

It’s not raining here. :p:lmao:

You're lucky I don't give you the one finger salute. :lmao::p

:lmao::lmao::lmao:

Little update! The rain has finally stopped here and looks like it will be nice for the next few weeks. I've put some miles on her over the weekend and have taking it to work everyday. The new rear shock has made a big improvement in the ride on rough roads for sure. I don't have to worry about bracing myself on the big bumps. Inexpensive shock was well worth the few dollars that's for sure. I don't know how long it will last but for under $45 it wouldn't bother me if i had to replace it every year. I would still be way ahead vs paying $300-$700 overpriced shock that might not even ride as good. One of the guys on the Vulcan forum has tried those expensive shocks and said this cheap shock rides much better. With all this beautiful cool weather I think I'll be racking up some makeup miles. :D

The Vulcan S has been an awesome bike. Here's a little review and upgrades.
https://youtu.be/68jKP3VBHdE