In my prior post, one of the things that I noted that I was a bit underwhelmed by was the onboard storage of the XF250. Nearly all of the other motorcycles that I've owned had an area right under the seat to store stuff like the registration and insurance papers in. Waisting no time, I snagged one of these:



It's a Hornig Handlebar Bar (full disclosure, I sell them) and my thought was to use it for keeping the aforementioned papers along with my wallet and cell phone when riding. I think it fits quite well, and just happens to match the black of the bike and the silver of the braided brake line. I can see over it and use the key no problem. I did manage to tie it down quite a bit tighter after I took these pictures.




The bag install went better than expected - with one somewhat awesome caveat. I was standing back, admiring my work, when I saw this guy:







A little onboard tool container thing. Sure enough, it contained an extremely cheap looking black plastic bag with a philips head and flat head screwdriver, 10MM and 12MM wrenchs, and what I believe is a spark plug socket. My papers (pictured right) fit in there no problem along with the kit. Awesome.




Discovery made, next was adjusting the rear brake lever. Out of the crate, it's setup like a dirt bike, and needed to be lowered down. I used the 12MM wrench to loosen the retainer nut, and from there it was really simple to alter the position of the brake lever - the job took all of 5 minutes. Unfortunately, I also noticed the brake has made some contact with the engine case and has left a gouge in it. Bummer.

As I've continued to ride the bike, I've been consistently impressed with just how straight forward it is. Everything is connected exactly how you would think it logically should be using hardware that is common. Coming from a BMW, and having seen over and over and over again just how over-engineered it is - many times needlessly - experiencing the opposite end of the spectrum is very welcome. I wouldn't consider myself to be a very mechanically inclined person. I've installed aux lighting on a bike - once. I've installed a wheel on a car / bike - once. This bike makes me feel like I can do more without being penalized horrendously if I screw something up.

Case in point, the headlight assembly. Did you know it attaches onto the front end with just four rubber straps around the forks? To detach it, just open the strap with you hands. Awesome, again.