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I would research some Tracer maintenance videos on youtube if looking for the step-by-step proceedure. There are fuses under the seat and behind the right hand fairing panel. There was a recent post where I mentioned the merits of any new bike owner familiarizing themself with basic maintenance procedures including removing the fairing panels. Knowing how to get access to the battery, fuse blocks and airbox will save you a lot of frustration in the future. The first time removing the fairing panels takes some patience until you know the drill as some parts fit into or under another piece like a puzzle. After you have done it a few times (or a few dozen times) it can be done in minutes. As @mikerbiker mentioned, if you need to get under the tank, remove the seat and put a folded towel in its place, remove all of the mount bolts for the tank and lift it straight up a few inches and turn it 180 degrees backward and place it on the towel, so you don't need to remove the electrical plug or fuel line. When I rotate the tank, I stand on the left side of the bike and rotate the tank clock-wise, when I replace the tank I turn it back around counter clock-wise so the lines don't get twisted or kinked.

After the dead battery in Yosemite, did you replace it when you returned home or is this the same battery? Even though the tender says the battery is "fine" there may be more to a 'good battery' than just reading 12.3v, it may be damaged internally causing the weird fault to appear on the screen. A new battery should erase all doubt, hopefully its the fix to your issue. The battery on my '15 FJ never failed me but its definitely getting up there in age, I travel to some remote locations and didn't want to press my luck so even though the bike was still starting and operating fine I replaced it earlier this year.

In addition to paying $120-$130 an hour for basic elementary level maintenance, a bigger factor is down time. Between early spring and mid autumn my local dealer is booked out several weeks for appointments, add in the back and forth drive time and gas of dropping the bike off and picking it up a day or 2 later just doesn't make sense. In the meantime I could wash the bike, change the oil and filter, service the air filter, check the chain and tire pressure, flush the brake fluid, and have it gassed up for the next trip before lunch time. 3 hours in the service department would be close to $400 for labor, plus their 30% markup on fluids, parts and 'shop supplies'.

On any brand new bike, I have always done the first oil change within the first 100 miles and then again at 1000 miles - personal preference, your's may vary. For simple routine maintenance, I ALWAYS recommend doing it yourself unless there is something specified in a warranty or service contract prohibiting that. 1. you get familiar with your bike, removing body panels and how to access under the seat and tank for battery and air filter access. And 2. you KNOW that you checked everything thoroughly. Besides the oil change the dealer check is usually just verifying bolt and fasteners are tight, air pressure, chain tension etc. something that YOU should know how to do on any vehicle you own. In addition to the first maintenance check, getting familiar with your bike will include setting all of the ergonomics up for your riding style and comfort. The shifter, brake pedal, seat height, rearsets, handlebar risers are all adjustable just like setting up the driving ergonomics in your car.

Where were you able to rent a '23 model? The US didn't get a '23 model, GT or GT+.

I don't think you are going to get much input on this topic, I would bet that 99.99% of members here have no clue what a shim stack is let alone what their numerical values are and in what order they are assembled. I have a vague idea what you are talking about but still those numbers are just numbers to me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have never tried Oxford but the Tracer grips work VERY well and as a bonus there is no external controller to mount, they are plug and play and everything is controlled through the bikes screen with the oem switchgear.

Is this your first time trying to wheelie or just first time trying on this new bike? If it’s the first attempt, maybe experiment on a dirt bike first or on something other than your primary bike. Pavement is VERY unforgiving when you crash.

@Smokamoto How is your bike so damn clean? Mine looked like that for the first 15 minutes of ownership and then never again.

I have had 2 of the Penske shock pictured above on current and previous bikes, I wouldn’t hesitate for a second to get another for any future bike I may buy. Fantastic shock!

She has been driving about 20 years. Yes, the road was very rural, no street lights. The area that flooded was where 2 creeks converge which is right off an estuary so the car was sitting in salt water. The damage assessor at Volvo called her and said even after only 2 days there was significant corrosion, they weren't going to waste the time or manpower itemizing a claim for the insurance company, they were just going to consider it a total loss.

@Warchild Very nice sunrise photo! Glad you didn't have as much rain as we did on the Western side. This first photo is my daughter stuck in flood water, driving to work early in the morning in the dark and her car stalled out. She sat there for about 90 minutes waiting for rescue as the water level rose up to the middle of her car door, her Volvo was a total loss. While she was waiting for a tow truck to arrive, a school bus went nose down in a ditch about 200' away.

@texscottyd Very nice photo. Consider yourself fortunate to be able to ride in "summer weather" in December. This past week the PNW experienced an atmospheric river, different parts of Western Washington got over 7" of rain in 24 hours, rivers rose to record levels with extensive lowland flooding. https://floodlist.com/america/usa/floods-washington-oregon-december-2023

Glad to hear that you enjoy the semi-active suspension on the Gen III. On either of the previous bikes with manual suspension, did you use the oem parts or were they upgraded at all? At 210lbs did you find enough range of adjustment for preload on the stock shock or is the spring at its limit?

I agree, even though I have very nicely set up suspension I will occasionally still make minor tweaks depending on the scenario, especially on the shock. A click or two +/- can make a big difference in comfort or control depending if I'm on a long highway stretch or in tighter canyon twisties. The FJR and Super Tenere models with ES have a few basic settings and then several settings for fine tuning. I haven't heard a whole lot on the Tracers electronic suspension but I'm just not sure that only 2 generic settings would cover all bases, though without riding the newer Gen 3 I could be completely wrong.

I wish the Silver/Blue color combination was available in NA. Maybe in 2025???

With the 2024 models becoming available, Yamaha is 4 model years into their electronic suspension on the Tracer. I am interested in real-world opinions on actual performance, especially from those who may have previously had a Tracer with upgraded standard (manual) suspension. What are your thoughts, pro's or con's? Do you regret it or is it an improvement? As @Wintersdark has recently mentioned, the MT10SP has the electronic Ohlins suspension which is fully adjustable while the Tracer has 2 settings. As someone who has always had custom suspension and the ability to adjust to my liking, would the Tracers 2 settings be a limitation or disappointment? Has anyone had to change springs? Any and all comments and discussions are welcome.

In North America, Yamaha didn't release a 2023 model, so the only thing we have to compare is 2022 and 2024 models which are GT vs. GT+. We also don't get the lower spec Tracer, we only got the GT for '21-'22 and the GT+ for 2024 (I believe Europe gets 3 different Tracer models). To the best of my knowledge if its a + model then it gets the adaptive cruise control, radar-linked unified braking system, new larger TFT screen and handlebar switchgear (plus other electronic upgrades). Some countries may have released that version as a 2023 model. It gets confusing when discussing this bike on an international forum as North America got an FJ09 for '15-'17 while the rest of the world called it an MT09 Tracer, the FZ09 got renamed to MT09 and the FJ09 became the Tracer, we didn't get a 2018 model at all while the rest of the world got a base Tracer and GT model, in 2019 we got a Tracer and GT like the rest of the world and then from 2020 we only got the GT until this new GT+ for 2024.

On the dash you quickly press the Reset button and the tripmeter will flash, then hold the reset button for a second and it will zero it out.

In fairness it simply proves that it didn't happen to you in your attempt to recreate the scenario, not that it can't happen or that others offering advice don't know what they are talking about. Who is to say that someone else couldn't have an issue when trying the same starting procedure?

I was going to suggest the exact same as @RaYzerman Key on, hold throttle open, crank for about 10-15 seconds, repeat if necessary. When it finally turns over, let the bike run until it completely warms up.

It would be the thread pitch size of the bar inserts you are using. I got rid of the factory hand guards and I replaced the original handlebars with Rizoma bars and bar end weights from an FZ1 so I'm not sure of the thread pitch for the oem parts.

'15-'17 FJ-09 had heated grips available as an option. Tracer GT models came with heated grips as standard equipment.

10% ethanol is still 10% regardless of octane rating. I usually use premium (91 octane here) Shell, Chevron or Exxon and the pump usually advertises detergents or cleaning agents. In the cold months when I ride less and the bike sits more often, I use Non-Ethanol or E0 but its always a no-name brand fuel and there is never any mention of additives or cleaning agents, though I have no clue whether those detergents actually do anything for carbon build-up.