Hello from Canada guys . Still a little frozen up here for riding ,your desert riding storeys are driving me nuts but the good weather should be here soon . I got a 2001 five with limited mods so far such as 250 rear fender, all green plastic ,ceet seat cover ,black excel rims, renthal bars, quick adj. clutch lever. I,m planning on some others such as a fly wheel weight, reed spacer ,pro circuit pipe .I would be interested in what mods other 500 owners found worthwhile? see my post under "just snooping" thanks