Welcome aboard.

 

There are a bunch of free mods you can start with like:
-Trim the rear mud flap
-remove the ugly front horn (there are 2, not sure why you need 2)
-remove the back seat and hardware (you can get a suction seat later)
-remove the belt guards (some advise against it but I have 26,000 miles an no problem)
-remove the reflectors on the forks
-relocate the ugly rectifier under the bike
-clean up the hoses just in front of the tank on the left side
-"flip and grind" (lower the rear)

Then there are inexpensive mods like:

I hated the (off color) heat shield on the rear rotor and wanted off asap. You can remove it and order shorter bolts for the front rotors to replace the longer bolts on the rear.

Powder coat anything you can unbolt that you want a different color. I like black if you could not tell.

Then look at other bikes and see what you like. Exhaust and Bars are usually a good place to start.

Good Luck! Happy modding!

 

Thanks for the info. I too like the blacked out look on bikes. I will be looking to have my bike painted Flat Black in the future and replacing my stock chrome pipes with the stock black pipes. (I actually like the look of the stock pipes) Does the mod to the stock pipes add any power or is that strictly for sound?

 

Welcome, brother!!!

 

I am looking forward to looking through this forum for the best upgrade recommendations. Any help on what the best one to do first would be great.

Welcome!!

your on the right track...ya gotta look around at all the bikes, as each one is an expression of the person that owns it. You gotta define what your style bike will be.

As for mechanical... big air kit from either churchkey or Patrick Racing. get that motor some air to breathe! anything else you do, will start to take you down style paths as well.

Read up, learn how to use the forum search, as I've found it to be an invaluable resource, second only to the members here that are attentive, knowledgeable and willing to help you.

just ask!

 

Welcome to the family! The above is great info.

 

welcome to the forum and to the wonderful world of modding

 

Welcome to the forum! Glad to see you bought the original and best year warrior, not the other knock-offs!

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lots of luck with your new ride ... i'm over in Lakeview

 

Smart choice to switch from a Vulcan to a Warrior, MichiganMan!

I'm sure you'll find more ideas for modding your bike than your wallet can handle ;-)

Good luck and ride safe!


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Welcome from Canada. 2002 is the fastest year for sure!


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Welcome! Two things you must do immediately: Change the horrible seat so it's comfortable, and get a second job to pay for mods. Yeah, that should get you moving in the right direction...

 

Welcome...
2002. Great year...
When a legend was born...
Bought mine from a young man from
Kalamazoo Michigan 7 years back...
My 2002 is far from stock, took many years
to get where she's now...
Have fun making it your own...

 

I second the horrible seat. Get ya a mustang it will definitely extend the length of your joy rides.


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Welcome!! You just missed out on the Michigan/Indiana meet and ride. I'm from Mid-Michigan area (St Johns).

I'd definitely start with a new exhaust, or modifying the factory one. I can't even tell you the amount of knowledge available here! Check out the DIY Mod List. There's plenty of cheap or free mods in there that will keep ya busy for awhile!

 

Welcome to the Forum and have fun making the bike your own. It is a lot of fun to ride and doing mods that show your style. And like others have said, be prepared to open your wallet but you don't have to do them all at once either.