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FWIW this is 3 weeks layer and I already have like 95% range of motion on my right arm. Orthopedic surgeon said that I'm already moving so well on my own I probably won't need physical therapy. What sucks is the ribs. They can't really do anything for these and it's just going to be like 2 months of pain until they heal. I can only get about 4 hours of sleep at a time before I wake up in pain. I've already been thinking about what bike to get next year Definitely going to stick with not touring for a while though. I'm leaning towards a Moto Guzzi V7. Always thought they were cool. ~65hp should keep my right hand in check more and I think they're reasonably reliable now. Be nice not to have to do chain maintenance.

I was on the 6th day of a 7 day solo touring trip from the PA to NC. Travelling back north on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. There was a line of 4 cars bunched up from a slow car in the lead. There was a legal passing zone coming up, but also roads to turn off to the right and left. I made the stupid decision (driven by fatigue, annoyance, and a desire to get to the last night of hotel stay ASAP) to pass the whole line of traffic and I initiated the pass a few dozen feet before the passing zone actually began. One of the cars in the line of traffic ahead pulled out to make a left turn. I tried to avoid, but they clipped the right rear of my bike. That pushed the rear tire out to the left, causing the bike to go down on the right; I hit the road hard on my right side. 6 broken ribs, broken clavicle, fractured scapula, partially collapsed lung. Could have been a lot worse if I wasn't wearing gear, but boy are broken ribs painful. 5 days in hospital including surgery to put a metal plate on my clavicle. Bike took less damage that I did. Brand new 2022 Tracer 9 GT had 1000 miles on it when I started, had just shy of 2900 when I crashed. I only saw pictures of it (it's still in VA pending insurance appraisal, family brought me straight back home to PA after being discharged from the hospital) and it's definitely repairable, but insurance appraiser said it's likely to be totaled anyway. He said with parts availability and shop rates being what they are now, it usually ends up costing less for them to sell the bike at auction and pay out the market value to the owner, rather than repair it. OK by me, I'm definitely done riding this year and don't want to have to deal with the bike along with everything else. I don't know if I'm done riding entirely, but I might be done with touring. It kills me that it was mostly my fault. Stupid, stupid choice on my part driven by of multiple long days of riding and getting annoyed at slow traffic and I don't know if I can trust myself not to do it again once I get my confidence back. In a year or two if I decided to keep riding, I think I'm going to get something small and just enjoy day rides around my area. I'm far more chill when I'm out on a weekend ride. Anyway, peace out for now brothers. PS One useful thing to report - I did the seat slope mod before going on this trip and it made the stock seat completely tolerable for me for multiple ~300 mile days.

They're just slot head screws and if you move the gas tank they're very easy to access. I guessing the shop manual probably has you prop up the tank instead of move it, in which case it would be hard to squeeze in a normal screw driver and using an angle driver would be easier. Whenever I did mine I just placed an old towel over the rear frame, lifted the tank without disconnecting the lines, rotated it 180° and sat it on the rear sub-frame where the rider seat would normally be so I had easy access to the whole "engine bay". The fuel lines are near the back of the tank, so if you spin the tank around around there's enough slack in the lines to move it back that far. Speaking from experience with my 2016 FJ-09, but should be the same on 2019 - still had the same frame and internal layout.

I don't see anything in the owner's manual covering panel removal, but I got what I needed from a video covering the seat slope shim install. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzTtIupYESU

Semi-related and apologies for not searching on this right now, but doesn't anyone have a handy link or video to removing all the fairings on the 21+ T9GT? The front fairings are super obvious and easy. However, I was trying to figure out how to get the little painted panel under the seat off and could not.

Noticed that the owner's manual for the Tracer 9 GT calls for throttle body sync on the first (600 mile) service. Who has done this? I did TB syncs on my FJ-09 every 7-8000 miles or so, but I'm not really keen on having to delve into the guts of my new bike yet. FWIW, with my FJ-09 the first one needed minor adjustment. Every time after that I still touched them a little, but it was because I had already torn apart half the bike just to check them; they realistically didn't need any adjustment.

I'm interested in this as well. I've done around 160 miles in a single day on the stock seat so far. It's far more livable than my '16 FJ-09s stock seat was, but I don't think it's going to cut it when I want to do 300 mile back-to-back touring days . AirHawk might be able get me the rest of the way (I had a Sargent seat for the FJ and still used an AirHawk when touring), but I'm interested in alternatives. The Corbin seat looks super high. I'm using the stock seat on the high position for the extra leg room, but I couldn't go much higher (which feels roughty the same height as the Sargent seat in low position the FJ), I'm already in one-foot down only territory.

Oh LOL, wish I had those. I guess I didn't need to take the whole thing apart to remove the lock assembly, you can just remove the top cover. However, what garbage instructions on Yamaha's part that they do not point out that the cylinder stop ring needs to be mounted in a specific orientation.

Just for search reasons, here's the fix for the side case lock issue. It is due to incorrect install of the lock (maybe by dealer, maybe Yamaha - don't know). Bit of a faff to correct, but not especially difficult as long as you have Torx bits

@Bernard Hopefully this helps. Forgive the production quality, I am not a professional videoist

I fixed it. The locks were installed incorrectly. You have to take the pannier apart to correct it. I made a video about which I will try to upload today. I'm guessing those metal rings were just what the lock cylinders shipped in, probably they're shared parts and used with a different bike. This does suggest the lock cylinders are installed by the dealer.

Hey all finally got a 2022 Tracer 9 GT! Love it. 1 issue: I cannot rotate the pannier lock to the "open lid only" position. You're supposed to be able to rotate the key clockwise into a position that allows only the lid to be opened. Counter-clockwise puts it into a position where the handle can be lifted and the panniers removed from the bike. I can go counter-clockwise, but it takes like way more force than it seems like it should. That position does allow the lids to also be opened so I can at least get in them that way. I've jiggled these key to no end, but I simply can not turn it to the open lid position. Are the key cylinders installed by the dealer - is this something they fudged up? Also what the heck are these. They were in my "goodie bag" with the tool kit*, manual, and extra key, but the dealer couldn't tell me what they were and I was so excited to get the bike and go for a ride that I didn't push for him to check with the service guy. They sure look like something that would hold a key cylinder... * I used the term "kit" very loosely as it contained literally a single double ended wrench LOL.

Wow, all these years, I had no clue it was possible to control heated grips through the dash on an FJ-09. I thought even the OEM grips came with a separate controller you'd mount to the handlebar. That caused me to go searching and find these. Here's the pertinent video and thread on wiring aftermarket grips. Seems like that that's definitely your best bet instead of trying to hunt down the OEMs.

Called my regular dealer today and they said they've been allotted one 2022 model. Thankfully it had not been reserved yet, so I put a deposit on it. Supposed to be in by end of March, but I wouldn't take delivery before then anyway

Yes that appears to be the case: https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/gb/en/products/motorcycles/sport-touring/tracer-9/accessories/quick-shifter-kit-for-tracer-9/b5u-181a0-01-00/#/ A little pricey for what is basically a 3 position switch since the computer does all the work, however I guess they're basically bundling in some of the R&D cost there.