Stylo Steve

2 hours ago, nomikem said:

I just picked up a new 22 9 GT last Wednesday and have already put 650 miles on it with 3 rides. And I just noticed the same thing. It's not loud it's just noticeable. I doubt it's an issue. This is supposed to be a very reliable motor. Ducati's make a similar racket, but those are dry clutches. 

You'll notice it the more you ride your bike and it's not going to get any better over time. Kinda dissapointing if you ask me. Either way I'm going to put the fix on mine in the near future.

On 2/14/2023 at 3:00 PM, Stylo Steve said:

are you able to feel the ctuch vibration though the handlbars and pegs when at iddle and when the clutch lever is pulled in does the vibration go away? 

Not at all

11 hours ago, TomFinn24 said:

My cruise control went off and the orange light started flashing and I couldn’t reset a speed.  I turned off the motor, turned it back on and the cruise worked again for a few minutes, then went off.  Anyone else?

Mind did the same thing as yours. I changed out the speed sensor and all went back to normal. Hopefuly yours is an easy of a fix as mine was. 

On 2/20/2022 at 5:44 AM, happyrider said:

Hi,

I own one of the first Tracer 900gt’s to come into the U.K. and have done 24k miles. At 15k I started to get the dreaded clutch rattling noise which got worse until recently it is causing vibrations through the pegs and handle bars. So last month I decided to do something about it and Mel at Mels Motors in Bracknell, Berkshire, U.K. agreed to have a look. His fix has been 100% successful and clutch is as quiet as when new.

You can view Mels procedure at:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGUQtvwQUYI&t=3s

Two main points is; one he never had to remove any metal by boring rivet holes larger. Secondly it will in future be easy and cheap to replace rubber bushes if need be. Probably a diy job at home.

The cost was less than half if I had a new basket fitted.

Happy rider (in many ways)

Thank you for the information and hava a great day! 

6 hours ago, johnmark101 said:

My 2019 GT clutch has always been noisy compared to any of the other motorcycles I have owned.  Been that way since day one.  Mine now has 23,000 miles and no issues.

 

are you able to feel the ctuch vibration though the handlbars and pegs when at iddle and when the clutch lever is pulled in does the vibration go away? 

3 hours ago, nhchris said:

And your choice of oil brand and weight might cause subtle changes to the racket down below.

Very true, I just changed my 2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200XE over to 20-50 synthetic motor oild and it hushed the engine noise down substantialy. 

11 hours ago, KrustyKush said:

Mine at 15k miles is much louder at cold startup than it is once the motor is good and hot.  When cold, it really grinds.  Hot, I don't notice it at all.  Even without earplugs, it isn't annoying on the hot motor.  It appeared over time, so I expect it to get worse as it gets older.  

So I guess I'm goint to hav to get use to it from what eveyone is saying. Either way this is a very fun bike to zip around town and tour on. Thank you everyone for your input and information. And yes, ear plugs are a must.

I've got this fine 2019 Tracer 900 GT with 13,000 miles on the clock and when the clutch lever is out and engaged there is pronounced sound coming from the clutch. the noise goes away when the clutch lever is pulled in or the when the engine is under a load. Bearings, faulty cluth basket, gap in the clutch plates/basket. The bike runs and rides like new but the noise and minore resonating frequency is hard to ignore. Is this common or did I just purchase a defunked 900 GT? Either way I'm going to fix the issues but wanted to know if this was common umungst these bikes. 

6 hours ago, Heavy said:

Cycle World did a long term review on a Tracer GT.  They changed the gearing significantly and were happy with the results.

Taller Gearing: I felt that Yamaha missed the mark on the overall gearing as the bike spins 5,400 rpm at an indicated 80 mph with the stock 16/45 sprocket combination. Why gear this torquey triple so low? Perhaps it's our love of acceleration that dictates gearing, but out on the open road I would like an engine that just loafs along sipping fuel at a less-busy point on the tach. How about five close-ratio speeds and a really tall overdrive sixth? How about seven speeds? Eight? Those choices were out of my hands so I called Driven and ordered up a 17-tooth front sprocket and a 43-tooth rear, choices that kept the stock chain length for convenience because I'll swap back and forth depending upon the day's activities. All the charts regarding gearing choices and chain lengths are on the Driven website and customer support was excellent. The gain was 10 mph at the same engine speed, so 5,400 was now 90 mph, with 80 mph happening at 4,800 rpm. Quieter, less hectic, better fuel mileage.

https://www.cycleworld.com/long-term-tracer-900-gt-update/

Thank you for the artical. THisis waht I wa looking for. 

6 hours ago, OZVFR said:

Funny how everyone find’s different things to change on our bikes. 
I’ve been actually thinking of changing to a smaller front sprocket to liven things up. 
I don’t need to do 240kmh, but would like to get there quicker. 

I agree and thank you. 

Question of the day, I live in souther arizona, have a 2019 Tracr 900 GT and wanted to know if a 17 tooth front sproket would be adventagous since I do a lot of highway riding. Looking for any feedback frome swomeone who has changed their gearing. Also, does the front sprocket need to have a damper? Any feed back is apreciated.