My favorite?
I just bought a second hand T120 (from 12/2017 with 6.500km) from the manager of Triumph Greece. It has a touring windscreen, a king & queen seat, Hepco & Becker side- and top-case carrier with 2 Junior side cases and a sump guard. I wouldn’t have bought those immediately, but since they come with the bike, they’re welcome. The bike has heated grips and those infamous rotor dampers from stock. The windscreen is definitively my favorite add-on.
Essentials
Even before having the bike at home, I bought two essential accessories: a Baas buzzer and a front fender extender. The first little thing I buy for my new bikes is a Baas buzzer, a tiny little thing you connect to the left and right turn signal wires and which gives a loud intermittent sound to recall you not to forget to cut off your turn signal. In town, the sound surprises both car drivers and pedestrians, alerting them of your presence. If the bike has warning flash turn signals, the buzzer-sound warns the car drivers when you pass in between them at a traffic light or in a traffic jam. Life saving device for 10€.
The R&G front fender extender is a useful add-on, as is the existent sump guard; all Cretan roads are covered with pebbles and stones.
I absolutely need an up-an-over handlebar extension, 2cm high, from British Legends, which doesn’t need any cable or brake line change.
Looks
The Hepco & Becker carriers and cases are very sturdy, perfectly adapted to each bike and a pleasure to have for long trips. I know them since an eternity, but on a Bonneville, those black side-cases disfigure its classic, old-fashion look. That’s why I asked a French saddler to make me a pair of custom buffalo leather bags which will be attached on the H&B carriers. Since my bike is green, they will be in two-tone brown with a handstitched T on it; the T of Triumph and of my family name.
Waiting for them I’ll fix a Fehling crash bar.
Security
A pair of additional lights fixed on the crash bars would be useful. Which one?
3M reflective stripes on fuel tank, side covers and bags.
Experience
Experience will tell if I want or need a booster plug. Very probably after what I’ve read on this and other forums.
If the touring windshield turns out to be too low, I’ll need an x-screen on top of it.
Rear shock absorbers from Wilbers, Factory Shock or Fox? Front progressive springs or complete adjustable kit?
A sprocket change? Crete = twirling up and downhill roads. Maybe the first gear will be too long.
Desire
Those spoke wheels are gorgeous, but alas don’t accept tubeless tires, which I find a must. I always had a Dynaplug with me; it’s useless now. A pair of Kineo spoked wheels with Continental Road Attack 3 tires would be great, but those wheels cost a fortune! I’ll ask Santa Claus next year.
A cruise control would have been nice on the continent, but here in Crete there isn’t any straight road longer than 10km.
A Tune-ECU?
No, njet, never
No Power Performance; no x-pipe; no GPS; no Smartphone holder; no extra USB; no interphone or Bluetooth thing; no camera or music. No! When I ride my bike, I am one with my bike and we don’t need anything that could interfere with our communion. I carry my smartphone in case of an emergency but shut. Silence! Leave me alone!