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2 hours ago, jid01@aol.com said:

Looks like it is out already in some places...https://youtu.be/C5bHJuKh27Q

That's the 2020 model.

1 hour ago, peteinpa said:

I've had mine 3+ weeks now and this is the first bike I dont think needs a change. Geared perfectly.

FZ-07, 250 Nighthawk, CBR1100XX, XR650L, all went +1 on the front sprocket almost immediately.

Fully agreed.

I came to the Tracer from a 2017 Ninja 1000 and as much as I loved that bike, the gearing was too short - I was always looking for 7th, whereas on the Tracer I rarely get out of 3rd or 4th.

Rob

3 hours ago, metallion said:

I received my new hugger yesterday and it is the earlier version dated 5/12/2020 without the brackets. I emailed Pyramid right away. They replied this morning and said it was no problem to send me the updated fitting kit. They were also courteous enough to make me aware that i will have to drill 2 extra holes in the hugger. Great customer service!

I received my brackets in the mail yesterday.

On 9/18/2020 at 5:46 PM, GTO MIKE said:

This thread was hijacked . The extender I put on was just that, to extend on to the original .The total replacement is the problem one that required the braces or the newer model redo. Just to be clear. !

MIKE

Yes - my fault. Sorry!

Just now, metallion said:

I just saw this thread after i ordered a 072447M hugger from Motorcycle Parts Warehouse in the UK a couple days ago. I wonder what the chances are that i will get an early or later improved hugger. I guess i'll find out when it arrives. 

According to Pyramid Plastics, it's the same hugger, just with an extra bracket or two to support it better.

I bought mine last year and they are sending me the brackets free-of-charge, so if you don't get them, I would contact them and let them know and I'm sure they'll make it right. I find them to be very responsive via FB Messenger.

Rob

Just wanted to follow-up with a post from earlier in this thread and mention that the Hockley General Store has now re-opened!

Not sure if their hours are the same or not, but regardless - it's good news!

Cheers

Rob

18 minutes ago, betoney said:

That is a very confusing article as the changes that they said were "new for 2021" happened a few years ago.  And I'm not sure what the following statements mean...??? 🤷‍♀️

- "In March 2020 New Yamaha MT 09 2021 gains more German influence and is sold in EU USA dealerships with a new face."

- "The New Yamaha MT 09 2021 price has been readjusted starting March 2019"

It reads like it was translated from another language into English. This time of year there is always a lot of noise around new models - I think the spammers and scammers take advantage of that. They probably generate a lot of ad revenue this way while providing very little value.

Rob

17 hours ago, dpippin said:

If you do contact Pyramid with your problem please post up results or PM me as I considering the 072447M rear hugger once they have their rework done!

I contacted them and they will be shipping me the two new brackets that support the hugger. The hugger itself hasn't changed. Honestly, this is why I support these companies. I'm sure you can find a knock-off version on Ali Express or whatever, but you wouldn't get this kind of customer service or attention to detail when making things right.

It was funny as I went back to the message I sent them almost exactly a year ago where I had asked them about fastening the hugger down and being afraid of it cracking! 

Rob

9 minutes ago, dpippin said:

If you do contact Pyramid with your problem please post up results or PM me as I considering the 072447M rear hugger once they have their rework done!

I will for sure - since I've hijacked this thread, I will contact you via PM.

Thanks

Rob

3 hours ago, GTO MIKE said:

That is the stock replacement for the original hugger.The piece I put on was the extension on the original hugger. Totally different.

Probably my bad - I mentioned that I have the full hugger replacement from PP.  Sorry for the thread hi-jack!

2 hours ago, dpippin said:

The Pyramid 072447M rear hugger is a replacement for the OEM that extends the length of the original hugger by 6 inches (152mm).  The 072446 hugger extension is 5 inches (130mm) longer.

So the 072447M rear hugger replacement offers more protection.

I have the hugger replacement - I did have some fitment issues - to  the point where I removed it temporarily.

@dpippin - when was this? I might reach out to PP and ask them about the "new" version.

Thanks

Rob

27 minutes ago, roadrash83 said:

 Sorry, I'm not very good at getting pictures to post. But it looks like Yamaha is not offering them any more, I could not find them on there web site.

@roadrash83 - are these the ones you have?

They are still listed on Yamaha Canada's site, but I can't add them to my cart - blast!

Rob

Welcome (albeit a bit late) from Cambridge, ON!

A good friend and riding buddy moved from here to near Hawkesbury on the Ottawa River. He has been torturing me with pics of the roads on the Quebec side of the river.

Glad you are enjoying the bike!

Cheers

Rob

I bought the actual replacement hugger from Pyramid and like it. It definitely offered more protection from spray than the stock one. It's a lot more $ than the extender and in hindsight maybe I should have gone that route. I have the front fender extender but haven't installed it yet.

PP is a great company to deal with - as are most of the other UK-based companies I have dealt with - EvoTech and Speedo Angels to name a few. Worth the extra $ to get the real deal imo. Not interested in the rip-off copies that you can find elsewhere.

Rob    

20 minutes ago, roadrash83 said:

I have always avoided engine/frame crash bars on road bikes as they can create vibration problems. I have them on my KLR650 (Sw-Motech) and they did change the vibration level on the bike. On the GT I went with the over priced Yamaha guards and R&G case engine case cover set. More than enough protection for a bike that stays on the road. 

I had a set of frame sliders (crash bungs in the UK) on my ZX14 when I went down on a low side after a kind gentleman decided to do a u-turn in front of me. The slider snapped off and therefore wrote the bike off because it compromised the frame (they attached to the engine mount). These were high-end Spiegler sliders from Germany. Since then I have wary of this type of protection.

@roadrash83 any chance you can post up a pic or two of the Yamaha frame protectors what they look like on the bike? They sure are pricey at over $300 CAD!

Cheers,

Rob 

4 hours ago, jdavis said:

That pic in Death Valley (I think) of the very straight rd, that goes on for miles, is like what I was riding on the Silo Run.

One leg on Saturday was 303 Klm of very few bends, and no corners to speak of, and all at 160+ kph.

Wow...300kms @160+kmph - I'd be exhausted riding at those speeds for that long.

On 11/5/2019 at 3:29 PM, kaia said:

Gore-tex gear is where it's at. Jacket, Pants, Boots, gloves... all of it. It's worth every penny. Gore-tex gear is breathable, keeps you dry, and I've never had any leaking issues with gore-tex, save one. My last pants (KLIM badlands pro) were gore-tex, and where the water pools at your crotch area in a deluge, it would sometimes soak through the seams in the pants; not a failure of the fabric, but of the seams. this only happened twice, both times stuck in torrential downpour for over two hours in stop and go traffic.

I've tried the other ways of protecting from water, and each has issues.

• Water proof liners work (i rode with a kit that had liners for two years), but the outerwear gets SOAKED, and it's like riding in a trash bag when the liners are in. You're dry... but sweat stays in and soaks your undergarments, making you colder. You don't want to wear the liners all the time for the same reason - so you only put them in when it's actually raining - which sometimes meant changing into the liners on the side of the road at the first sign of rain. no bueno.
• Drystar (as a fabric) has the benefit of no liners, but has the same garbage bag feeling. I rode with a Drystar jacket and pants for 2 monts, and it was the most miserable 2 months of my riding career.

The only Drystar gear I have is a jacket that I bought for a really good price that I wear during early spring/late fall rides as I know it get super-warm. 

On 3/4/2019 at 2:32 PM, mellow said:

TCX Airtech gore-tex here.

My buddy has these and loves them. I'm looking at the A-Stars version.

How do you like them?

Rob

On 4/16/2019 at 9:46 PM, nicksta43 said:

 

Alpinestars air plus V2 XCR Gore-Tex 

I'm a year round, all weather commuter.  My feet absolutely have to breath. These breath plenty enough for Central Texas Summers and are warm enough for the winter. I have not had any issues with them leaking at all. Extremely happy with them. Highly recommended if you're like me and have to have something breathable.

Seriously looking at a pair of these.

How did you find the find @nicksta43?

All of my riding boots (Sidi, Puma) are 43. I normally wear a size 9 shoe/boot. I ordered a pair of TCX boots in the spring and the 43 was too big - needed a 42. 

Thanks

Rob

On 7/27/2020 at 12:11 PM, littlebruv said:

These are the Puma boots i wear

I also have Puma boots - the Gore Tex version and they have been great.

Sadly, they are no longer available.

2 hours ago, tktplz said:

And it looks like you got the good out of that rear tire for sure. Good Job! Best to do it on a ride by yourself. Don't want to be at a meet and be "That Guy", LOL!

 

Heh...I know "that guy". On a week long tour with 4 others, one of my riding buddies decided that he didn't need a new tire after tracking his bike the previous season (this was all unbeknownst to us). We had just ridden the very excellent VT #17 and stopped for fuel and a snack at the station at the top of the mountain. As we stood there chatting and raving about how great the ride up had been, i noticed something "shiny" on my pals rear tire...sure enough, he was down to the cords. We were at least 2 hours from base camp. "Luckily" there was a Ducati dealership within 30 minutes ride and we were able to get him a new tire, but it ended up costing us 2 hours of riding in Vermont and sitting around waiting.I told him next time, he's getting left there and he can catch/meet up later. 

I picked up on that right away too. lol

I'd pass. If he kept this from you - what else has he not been forthcoming about. Did he haggle with you when you offered him $10K or did he jump at it?

That front end looks off to me for sure. Even if the damage isn't structural, it would drive me nuts looking at it.

Rob 

Based on these photos alone, the FJR is the bike that appears to fit you the best.

Rob

@mingo

Awesome! Thanks! 

I haven't found any that specifically say they will work with the FJ-09 or Tracer. It looks like the "barrel" of the keys can be different shapes/styles. Or are Yamaha blanks - Yamaha blanks? Don't suppose you still have the link?

Rob