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Made some minor mods and wanted to share my experience with my 2019 DS. First two are for comfort and the second two are performance. Sargent Seat, SW Motech Ion footpegs, Booster Plug, Leo Vince GP One Slip-On.
I was neutral about the stock seat, it wasn’t terrible but wasn’t great either. As I understand it, this was an improved seat for 2019. It was better than the Super Tenere and way better than the BMW 650 Dakar (that was torture). I had tried a Sargent seat years ago on the Tenere and was not impressed and ended up sending it back under their trial return policy installed a DIY Seat Concepts that was much better but not great. I decided I wanted to try the Sargent again with the DS and they were running a sale w/ free shipping, so I placed an order. The seat is WAY better than stock, the tractor seat shape is awesome. I also feel like I am able to keep my seat better under acceleration and deceleration. Very happy with the purchase but my one complaint is the smaller under seat storage that has to be used for the tool roll. I liked to carry a small item in that space but no longer can, I’ll adjust.
The other comfort item I added are the SW Motech Ion footpegs. I didn’t like the stock ones and was very uncomfortable standing on them, they just don’t feel right. These Ion footpegs are much larger and you can lower them from stock position. These things are great; much better platform and more comfortable in the lower position (6’2”).
Quoted from other thread: Booster Plug. Easy install; had to remove the tank bolts to have some wiggle room but start-to-finish was about 20-25 minutes. Glad to say that it did NOT affect the temp reading on the speedo; but I think that is for 2019+ with the turning ABS.Overall happy with it. Idle is smoother. Idle in first gear still chugs along but adding throttle from 2-3 mph is much smoother and assured. Acceleration does feel better but not a huge difference. The biggest and most noticeable difference is decelerating and engine braking. Much smoother and less binary/snatchy when slowing. I think it's worth the price if only to run cooler.
Leo Vince GP One. WOW! This was a huge difference in performance. I know it doesn’t bring more HP but it definitely improves the power delivery with throttle input. Install was easy and they now make a bracket that mounts to the same spot as the stock exhaust. Can’t believe how heavy the cat is. It’s a bit louder which for me is a negative, I like super quiet bikes, but it’s not terrible and has a really cool sound. But who cares, I can’t say enough about the change in performance, really cool.
All four were winners for me,
I was neutral about the stock seat, it wasn’t terrible but wasn’t great either. As I understand it, this was an improved seat for 2019. It was better than the Super Tenere and way better than the BMW 650 Dakar (that was torture). I had tried a Sargent seat years ago on the Tenere and was not impressed and ended up sending it back under their trial return policy installed a DIY Seat Concepts that was much better but not great. I decided I wanted to try the Sargent again with the DS and they were running a sale w/ free shipping, so I placed an order. The seat is WAY better than stock, the tractor seat shape is awesome. I also feel like I am able to keep my seat better under acceleration and deceleration. Very happy with the purchase but my one complaint is the smaller under seat storage that has to be used for the tool roll. I liked to carry a small item in that space but no longer can, I’ll adjust.
The other comfort item I added are the SW Motech Ion footpegs. I didn’t like the stock ones and was very uncomfortable standing on them, they just don’t feel right. These Ion footpegs are much larger and you can lower them from stock position. These things are great; much better platform and more comfortable in the lower position (6’2”).
Quoted from other thread: Booster Plug. Easy install; had to remove the tank bolts to have some wiggle room but start-to-finish was about 20-25 minutes. Glad to say that it did NOT affect the temp reading on the speedo; but I think that is for 2019+ with the turning ABS.Overall happy with it. Idle is smoother. Idle in first gear still chugs along but adding throttle from 2-3 mph is much smoother and assured. Acceleration does feel better but not a huge difference. The biggest and most noticeable difference is decelerating and engine braking. Much smoother and less binary/snatchy when slowing. I think it's worth the price if only to run cooler.
Leo Vince GP One. WOW! This was a huge difference in performance. I know it doesn’t bring more HP but it definitely improves the power delivery with throttle input. Install was easy and they now make a bracket that mounts to the same spot as the stock exhaust. Can’t believe how heavy the cat is. It’s a bit louder which for me is a negative, I like super quiet bikes, but it’s not terrible and has a really cool sound. But who cares, I can’t say enough about the change in performance, really cool.
All four were winners for me,
