2020 - What are my options?

[Ray]

Sorry I’ve been a little absent from this and other forums in general.

My R1200RS is bought and paid for since December and so I have the spare change to finally do some mods after buying some new gear.

We missed you, but always assume folks who are absent are out riding.

Congratulations. First step toward enjoying a bike.

Do what you need to do, but think about what you really need to do to enjoy the bike.

Personally, I don't look back when riding, so the bulbous exhaust has never bothered me, and if the next buyer finds it desirable, I've saved a lot of money. Unless it affects performance, I don't think a lot about the exhaust pipe. (I mean, where's Freud when you need him.)

I tend to save my limited funds for tires, suspension, seats, levers, grips, pegs, other items that effect good fit and function..., and my next, more technologically advanced bike. As I get older, function becomes more important than the aesthetics of what I ride.

(Strikes me this is the kind of dad-like response you should expect when you ask this question of old guys. I think Grumpy's response is spot on for what you would like to do.)

At this point, I should recall that at your age, part of the function of a bike might be it's babe appeal and aesthetics while standing still....

Ride on.