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[txmudmonkey]

Here are mine: (first 3 are almost equal for long days on the bike)
1. Progressive fork springs (lifted the front of bike back up and improved ride considerably)
2. Memphis Fats windshield (extends comfort immensely, modify mount to lean back close to face)
3. Mustang saddle with backrest (stock saddle is POS)
4. Clayton mod on stock pipes (acceptable sound without spending much money, easy to do)
5. Extenders to move the bars back (relieves back pain)
6. Cobra Fatty engine guard (many new foot rests)
7. Kuryakyn Highway pegs (feels so good)
8. Saddlebags (to carry critical gear)
9. Vista throttle lock (gives the throttle hand a break)
10.Cargo box mounted on luggage rack (waterproof touring necessity, but instantly removable)
11. Lowers for windshield (improves airflow over knees, reduces blast into chin and helmet shake)
12. Engine guard chaps (keeps feet warmer in cold weather, but goofy looking)
13. Cut off rear of shifter (in my foot's way and not used anyway)
14. Kuryakyn grips and bosses (better feel)
15. Windshield tri-pouch for the little things (camera, binocs, etc)
16. Handlebar Ram mounts for cellphone, iPod, etc)
17. Rack on lid of trunk for quick access to All-weather suit.
             My bike is for touring. My mods are oriented for that purpose, all mods fixed a problem.             
             The bike is complete now and ready for most extended or everyday asphalt adventures.
             I thought this info might be helpful for new owners and very interesting to experienced owners.

[Doughboy]

What lowers did you put on?

[txmudmonkey]

Yeah....here's something I can share. I mounted the Memphis lowers and clamped them down tight on my VTX1300S fork covers. After a trip, a friend commented that my bike was very low in front. I looked and the damn forks were completely locked in the compressed position. I had noticed it was bottoming out on any bump in the road but thought it was just the weak stock fork springs. When I loosened the clamps on the lowers the forks sprang back out about an inch. I remounted the lowers higher up on the fork covers and didn't tighten them so much. This worked, but the bike was riding like a buckboard as if it had no front suspension, so in desperation I installed the Progressive fork springs...I phoned Progressive and they advised no more than 3.5 inches of fork oil (measured from the top of the tube with the forks extended all the way with the bike on a stand)........MY God what a difference. Now I have about 4 inches of downward movement and the bike rides like it should. As I go down the road I watch them and the forks are moving up and down very nicely. No more bottoming out. Hope this sheds some light so others don't have to suffer thru this. Progressive fork springs seem to be a necessity for this bike, at least for the S model.
Would appreciate some comments on this.