Hi Kev, welcome to the forum. This is the right place if you're looking for information or help with your XS or even just like-minded folk. There is a lot of information you might find helpful in the Tech section but as well as looking there, you might start a thread about your bike, put some more pictures, tell us what you intend to do with the bike, tell us about yourself, put some more pictures, give us an idea of you experience & background with bikes. Uhm, I think I can resist on the padded sissy bar. Oh, and since you're here, put up a few more pictures - this lot like that. Cheers, Raymond