Wiggly

I did not have the patience to work on my seat. I found the original seat on my 2021 Tracer 9 GT to be supremely Uncomfortable. Possibly because I am not used to sitting bolt upright on a bike with almost all my weight on my butt. I tried the Yamaha comfort seat and it was not much better. Then I called Seth Lamm of Day Long Seats. Sent him the original seat which he totally rebuilt. What he created was the most comfortable motorcycle seat I have ever sat on. And it totally eliminates the issue of the rider sliding forward on the stock Yamaha seat which slopes down towards the front. Unfortunately I took on more work responsibilities, eliminating any time for long distance touring. I sold the bike and held back the seat which I am now going to offer up for sale.

IPuig sport screen for Tracer 9 GT for sale in perfect condition, with mounting screws. $70. Like this one here, but it is not as dark as this. https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/puig-sport-windscreen-yamaha-tracer-900-gt-2018-2020?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlfa97YSNgQMVRi7UAR0GggwWEAQYAyABEgIuUPD_BwE&sku_id=1596167

Thanks KrustyKush. In a way that is encouraging. But 13,000 miles might take me a while! Meanwhile I will try the @clegg78 slope mode, and moving the bars forward. My other bikes (Triumph Daytona 675 and MV Augusta F3 800) both have low clip-ons so I am no stranger to forward lean and how wind at speed takes pressure off wrists. However I can't quite see how you can get much wind-in-your-torso support with the large windshield of the Tracer 9.

Thanks for the welcome. I live in a fairly small town so unlikely to find a custom seat builder locally but its an idea I will look into. Rich's is a bit far for me--like 3000 miles. We do have a very good upholstery shop however. Wearing padded motorcycle riding shorts on my trip helped a little but simply delayed the onset of discomfort slightly rather than alleviating it. Photo is at the start of my approx 1500 mile trip in Annapolis as Hurricane Ian moved into the area. First ride was to Front Royal VA, about 100 miles, about 50 of which were in pouring rain. Learned the folly of tucking pant legs into boots in the rain. Thankfully motel rooms have hair driers, I made very good use of one for drying boots and gloves. BTW on the Blue Ridge Parkway I was getting close to 60 mpg. On faster legs, just over 50. So a 200-250 mile range. Not too bad for a sport tourer.

Greetings from Northwest Florida. New member here. I just picked up a 1 year old Tracer 9 GT and rode it 1450 miles over 6 days from Annapolis MD to Florida. Could have done it in 1000 or so miles but chose to ride the full length of Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Parkway, then to the Cherohala Skyway, and down through north Georgia to Dahlonega. All those curves added a few miles and a whole lot of smiles. The bike performed flawlessly as I expected. I had rented a Tracer 900 GT a couple of years ago so more or less knew what to expect. Took me a while to figure out how to set the modes, find items in the settings menu like the quickshifter on off toggle (why the PO wanted this turned QS off is puzzling), and to adjust the grip heat while managing the throttle with the same gloved hand and keeping an eye out for deer--it was 42 degrees on the morning of my second day. The hardest was figureing out how to change the time on the clock! (Keep on scrolling.....). As discussed extensively on this forum, the seat on the T9 leaves something to be desired. Well a LOT actually. I was getting uncomfortable after 30 mins. And dying for a break after 60. My last day I did 350 miles in 7 hours with several butt saving breaks. Not sure I could have gone much further. I have to say of the 12 or so bikes I've owned including several sportbikes with fairly agressive ergonomics, this has to have the most uncomfortable seat of all. Probably, as pointed out already in the forum, because putting a sport bike seat on a bike with an upright seating position is not a good idea. I keep thinking of the guy I met at the first motel along the way. Loading up his BMW GS 1250 on his way to Argentina from Montreal. Not on this bike, no way! Have ordered the wedge kit and am considering aftermarket seat options, of which unfortunately there are not many to choose from. Corbin diesn't seem to have solved it completely and Sargent has not yet developed a seat for the Tracer 9. No bike is perfect, they all have their flaws. Which is why I don't still have 12 bikes. Hopefully I can get this aspect of the Tracer 9 sorted out for me, as otherwise I am very happy with it. PS both my other bikes have three cylinders. Having tried most engine configurations (single, parallel and V twins, V4, inline four) I am pretty much fixated on triples. Next favorite would be V4.