Aftermarket Anything?

DuckDuckGoose said:

Has anyone seen anything significant in the aftermarket for the DX yet ? I.e. luggage, crash protection etc. I’ve looked at most of the usual sources for ADV stuff here in the US, pretty much nothing so far at least…

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DuckDuckGoose said:

Has anyone seen anything significant in the aftermarket for the DX yet ? I.e. luggage, crash protection etc. I’ve looked at most of the usual sources for ADV stuff here in the US, pretty much nothing so far at least…

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gkostolny said:

I bought the unit garage tail rack & am very happy with it. Looks way better in black than the Ducati version, and half the cost.

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Roadsniper1 said:

Glad to hear that you're happy with it and yes it's way cheaper than the Ducati setup. My only concern is how long will it take to get from Italy to the States...

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gkostolny said:

I bought the unit garage tail rack & am very happy with it. Looks way better in black than the Ducati version, and half the cost.

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gkostolny said:

From Unit Garage? I may buy the top box eventually but I'm waiting to see how I use the bike a bit longer. Right now I use a Giant Loop tail bag for tools and a few misc items, and I have a Coyote bag I intend to use for longer trips. Now that I'm outfitted with the factor crash bars, bark busters, and have a GPS mount I don't feel the bike needs much else, aside from having the heated grips I have sitting in the garage installed at some point.

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DesertDog said:

Gorgeous bike @gkostolny congratulations! Did you install everything yourself? What do you think of the bike overall so far?

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gkostolny said:

Thank you! So far overall I love the bike. My complaints with the bike itself are 1) at my height (5'10") the buffeting over 70mph if there's any sort of side wind is absolutely awful, especially if I'm wearing my Arai XD-4 instead of a street helmet and 2) after installing the crash bars and bark busters there is a lot more vibration. The crash bars specifically seem to cause the bike to vibrate much more in the 3800-4000rpm range which was previously a good cruising sweet spot, and you feel a much harsher vibration specifically in the foot pegs as a result.

I did install everything myself. The remaining item I have yet to install is the heated grips, but since you have to remove the tank to access the wiring and the dealer has to enable them in the bike software I'm leaning toward just letting them do the whole install rather than bothering with DIY.

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Poorly designed windscreen

Anyone found a good fix for it yet? It's really bad. I dont think a larger screen is the fix. When I stand up the buffet goes away. I took the screen off completely...was much better. I'm thinking about cutting the screen down so it's just barely higher than the display. Anyone tried this...

www.desertxforum.com

Martin said:

Small usefull Parts from Ducabike Italy
pre-load adjuster (different colors avail.)

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