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I finally got around to ordering and installing the Suzuki gel seat for the DL.  Long, long overdue.  It feels like a different bike now, really, now that I don't feel like I'm sitting in a tree crotch.  Distances are now tolerable without ibuprofen.  And damn, the new seat just looks classy.  Slick, stylish fabric on the drivers half with elegant stitching all round the passenger accomodations.  It looks almost handmade. Almost.

Yeah, yeah it's getting there.  What amazes me about this motorcycle is that is has been perfectly acceptable bone stock for over a year and a half, and 30,000 miles.  The slightest addon's and modifications are necessary, and when made, seem to make a vast difference in the quality of living.  The electrical headlight switch relay boosted the headlight output by a good 40%; the Givi top box added all the practicality I need; the crash bars saved the radiator recently; the centerstand needs no explanation and now the seat makes it seem like I got cranky and fed up with the stock seat and replaced it, like any loving owner would.

Now all I need is handguards and to spend 3 minutes with a screwdriver and raise the windscreen...

oh yes, and I need to wash the damn thing.