So I'm staring down a long (to me; I know some of you call 1600 miles "the weekend") tour in late August from Boston, Mass to the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec. Having spent a little over 2500 miles now getting to know the bike, there are a few things I'm planning to upgrade in the rider comfort area, but looking at the cost and the time I have to do it before I leave I'm thinking I may only be able to justify one purchase this year.
With that said, I'm looking for opinions from those much more knowledgeable than I: of the items below, if you could only choose one, which would you go with? This is for a '14 R1200RT.
- Replace the stock saddle with the Corbin dual saddle (with the back rest) - after a couple hours my rear end starts to hurt, a few more and my back starts to hate me, I'm hoping this will help. I've heard good things about the Sargent seats too, but I had a Corbin on a previous bike and loved it.
- Add a set of front engine bars & highway pegs - I'm looking at the Wunderlich offerings.
- Replace the stock windshield with a Wunderlich touring screen - I've heard from a number of RT riders locally (I love when I stop in any little downtown and someone invariably comes up to chat) that these windshields do a great job keeping the wind from hitting their shoulders, and that it makes a noticeable difference?)
- Or, option the fourth, suck it up and do it all in one shot, I can thank you when I'm done with the tour?
