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!!!

You’ve gotten some good advice already so I’ll just echo what’s been said and say you’ll never get 1 wrench to cover everything so prepare for 2 or more. The smaller the fastener, and the lighter the spec, the more accurate you need to be so I’d suggest a very good quality small 1/4” drive one, a good quality 3/8” drive unit and your 1/2” can be a lesser known or I have an old Craftsmen beam style wrench. Lots of people bag on the Harbor Freight stuff but if you read honest reviews and tests they will be within the specs you need them to be. As well, torque specs almost universally have a +/-10% tolerance so a little off won’t kill anyone or immediately strip a bolt. Snap-on and the like are great tools and you’ll never regret buying expensive in a torque wrench but don’t let not being able to afford top of the line to stop you from buying. I have an SK Tools 1/4”, a couple 3/8” ones (Craftsmen, Shimano, HF and another I can’t remember, all click at the same time, fyi) and my already mentioned beam style big one. Just store them correctly and you’ll be fine for a long time. There are a few videos on YouTube that will compare wrenches, it’s very enlightening.

Only thing left are the screens, make me an offer!!!

Is that Firefox you’re using as a browser? I use Safari and Chrome, on a Mac, PC and iPad and have not had any issues. Weird……

Around here they are pretty much giving them away, I think the best I saw was $10,500 with most around $11k-11.5k. Yamaha delivered them way too late and the GT+ is coming so they’re trying to clear them out. Lots of bike for the money, good luck!!!

Sorry, no, because then I’m left with a passenger seat I can do nothing with. I’ll do both for $150 shipped if you want them.

PM me and we can work out me getting it all to you 👍

Trading in my '20 Tracer GT on Friday and have the following parts for sale. All either new or in GREAT Shape, however the passenger comfort seat has a few marks on it from my wife not fully swinging her leg over and scraping the seat with her boot. You can see it, but nothing through the fabric. I will try to get the pictures I have reduced in size enough to post, otherwise PM me and I can send them. Located in Minneapolis, all prices do not include shipping but I get good prices through work. - Yamaha Comfort Seat set $150 (SOLD) - National Cycle Mid-Level V-Stream windscreen (shorter than a standard screen, but still provides decent wind protection without buffeting) $SOLD - Puig sport windscreen (very short, no buffeting) $SOLD - Black CRG Adjustable levers $80 (SOLD) - Brand new OEM oil filter, 2 new OEM air filters, brand new OEM clutch cable. $40 for all (SOLD) All sold, thanks!!!

I agree with this. I can also tell you from experience that as someone who used to always do every service themselves and would in the past never have let a shop touch my bike unless it’s absolutely necessary that having a shop doing the first service, and in the case of Ducati, the annual services, Ducati has “extended” my warranty well past the actual 2 years and worked on a couple things at no cost in year 3 and 4 or I had to pay for the parts only and they covered labor. That was a big plus to me and why I kept going back to them for service.

Looks like a Dymag rear wheel so probably a new set of hoops

I appreciate the thought but not my aesthetic and that much power is kind of a waste on the street in my opinion. My dad had a couple 2nd gen FZ-1’s and I just never gelled with them nor did I find that motor particularly appealing. I know it’s the newer crossplane but it’s the same idea. Way too easy to get into territory with speed where they don’t just ticket you but you end up having it impounded. Been there, done that, with liter 4cylinder bikes. To me 100-125hp is the perfect amount: fast enough for fun, enough punch to excite but you have to want to go real fast to go real fast. The Yamaha 900 triple is a perfect fun/controllable/don’t have to think about it ratio.