some kind of electrical system built into the bike that would charge up whatever need's charging,might sound daft but how many times have you looked for somewhere to charg you phone /lights/batterys,also keep the frame as light and as strong as you possible can.it will be near on impossible i think to improve on the top touring bikes, imho the only way to improve things is add on's, but what they are i have no idea.oh yeah a kickstand that works.love to know how you get on with this project hope it works out.