miweber929

In a time when I can walk into pretty much any local dealership and buy a new ‘23 or ‘24 700 Tenere the Transalp is still hard to come by and still are selling for full MSRP when I have seen them. I think Honda has a winner on their hands.

Since my Tracer, cruise is now in the mandatory column along with factory heated grips.

If you can swing a GT in either generation, that’s the one to get. Rode a 21+, bought a ‘20, I didn’t feel there was enough difference to be worth a lot of extra money.

Taller seat, move the bars to the forward position, risers (I think you can only go an inch or so before cables start to bind) or different bars if you need more room, and lowered footpegs. You won’t get away with not adjusting the brake and shift levers so try that all first before doing much else. I’m 6’3”, 240lbs and changed the bars to the forward position, went with the Yamaha comfort seat, adjustable levers and was super happy.

You've summed up my feelings almost exactly. When I was dumb, young and poor Joe Rocket was a godsend to those of us that couldn't afford Belstaff, Vanson, Bates, heck even the Hondaline stuff was stupid expensive. I was able to actually afford to buy TourMaster/Cortech, Joe Rocket, Icon, etc. and it was decent protection, way better than my Levis denim jacket I wore prior. If Cycle Gear was around with the Bilt/Sedici stuff I would have been in heaven. I have a bunch a good quality, higher end gear now but bought a Bilt leather jacket a year or so ago and it's a great, well built leather jacket perfect for running around town.

The problem I have, and with his later videos he often does this, is for the entire video he IS throwing the baby out with the bath water by saying you shouldn’t even bother wearing any armor. I’d have very little issue with video if it was “armor isn't as protective as we think it is, so there should be better standards” instead of the “shocking” statement of don’t even bother with it because it’s not helping and only airbags (surprisingly they sell expensive-ass airbag vests) help. That's just simply not true. Sure, you might still fracture your arm, but that doesn’t make good armor not at all useful. He threw the baby out first, lol!!!

His content is pushing even more towards “shock” than fact in recent times. I’ve said it before: not sure why everyone takes what he says as gospel just because he presents up things in a slightly condescending and smirky tone. He’s a shill for a company that sells powersports products, making videos to drive viewers to his channel and therefore the company. His content and info aren’t any more reliable than a Revzilla “review” is and his “facts” are his opinion.

I’m sure the ‘24 GT+ is an incredible ride and probably worth the asking price but I couldn’t find anything wrong with my ‘20 Tracer GT when I had it. Fast, comfortable, sporty, sounded great, and to me the perfect amount of useful features and gadgets without being complicated or cumbersome to use. If I could only have one bike, the Tracer GT would have been it. Having said all that, the trade in value I got was ridiculously low, but local sales for these bikes have been pathetic ever since Yamaha dumped a ton of ‘21 and ‘22 units on the market for $10,500 brand new. I decided to eat the loss and move on but moving up to a GT+ was not going to be a feasible option because of that. I think staying was the right move.

High position raises the front and the rear proportionally so the slope to the tank is still there. You should have an insert with 2 positions in the battery area the rear of the seat sits on.

The seat slope mod and the Yamaha comfort seat are a great combo n

Not sure if they still do but there was a shop near Deals Gap that rented them so I saw several down there a few years back. It’s a strange sight to see your first few times.

The problem with sleds, and the reason I got rid of mine, is you have years where you don’t get enough snow for them to actually get used. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, you can’t ride. On a bike, you pretty much just get wet. The plus to sleds is you get access to public and private land, not to mention trails everywhere. You don’t get that on a bike.

This is an old topic but was linked in another thread so I thought I’d add to it: I just sent my OEM suspension from my Triumph Sprint GT to Ed Sorbo @ Lindemann Engineering in Temecula, CA to be redone. He might also be an option, knew his stuff (I think, lol!!) and was a great communicator.

Of all the VFR's I have owned and ridden, I never got the chance to ride a 1200. The weight always turned me off, but it was supposed to mask it very well. I bet they are amazing.

Everything sold, thanks!!!