[KeithD]

The focus of this admittedly too-long posting is to ask experienced riders/owners about their thoughts on "improving" the R1100S.

I am new not only to the R1100S, but to motorcycling itself. I bought my 11S at the end of last October, rode it all of something like 4 miles, and, being in Wisconsin, carefully put it away in preparation for the Winter of 2010-2011 ... the previous winter!! Turns out that I could have ridden it a ton more, but who knew?

Anyway, my bike is a well experienced, bare, stock, daily commuter that's been in need of a variety of TLC, some of which I have been undertaking over this winter (2011-2012) as temperature permits. Being so new to everything, I have been scouring this board to learn and to get up to speed as best I can for this season's riding. In my situation, everybody will do some of the same things, and because we are all different we will do many things differently as well.
Which gives rise to simply too many possibilities! Without a plan, I've been spending more on things I maybe don't need, and perhaps not spending anything on things that I should; the correction which, is where you come in!

Questions:
For a new-to-him owner of a 10 year old stock R1100S, what would a prioritized improvement list, or the implementation of a thoughtful improvement program look like? Ahhh, "But every rider is different!" you say. Indeed, but since we have to start somewhere, let's talk about me!:

Not a lot of experience, but have taken the initial safety course, and will take at minimum a next course early this summer.
I will ride mostly short trips, but because I live in town, will ride a strong mix of small city urban, straight county roads, some interstate, and occasionally, when I can, great twisties an hour or two away.
I want to attend a few overnight/weekend out-of-town rallys.
I am panting, salivating, wet dreams, to do a track day at the track 1.5 hours away, but zero experience with such things.
I will occasionally ride two-up.
I have some mechanical aptitude, but only limited. For example, I can do all of the regular maintenance, but I cannot do an engine re-build.

My current thinking is along the following lines, but I have no real sense of priorities or the value of each. Can you help me out? Or point me in the right direction?

Maintenance

Safety

Handling

Performance

Comfort/Ergonomics

Touring

Style/Bling/Farkle

Apparel (Safety,comfort, performance, farkle)


Assuming that I will keep this bike for a while (no joke: at my age this might actually be the only bike I ever own), what are your recommendations regarding the specific improvements I should make to this 11S, and in what order of priority?

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to weigh in!!