stumpy

Welcome to the forum @Jfundo.  Myself and a few others have sent our seats to Terry's custom seats in Tennessee and have had excellent results.  I have a Sargent, which is much better that the stock '16 seat, but the seat being redone by Terry is head and shoulders above the Sargent.  

As for your wife's bike, my wife went from a 2015 Honda CB300f to a 2016 Kawasaki Versys 650LT and absolutely loves it.  I just added a lowering kit, heated grips with some handlebar risers  and she is good to go...nice power for her abilities and super comfy for all day rides with great wind protection.

Learn how to work kid.

put a screw in it....you're welcome😈

where are you and the bike located?...that will help some of us figure that out.  from what i have seen location seems to dictate prices.

13 hours ago, wordsmith said:

There are some tests, comparos, and reviews now coming out about BMW's supposed Tracer/ GT slaying 900s, their R and XR 900s.

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool and rusted-on BMWer from 1997 to the present day, but have to say that from a brief scan of a couple of such reviews they were not exactly sparkling!   IMHO, BMW and others would have to go very far to beat the Tracer/ GTs value-for-money and all-round package...  XR 900 looks familiar, doesn't it!

 

 

 

good to see your still sniffing around the motorcycle forums Wordy.  didn't think you disappeared that easily

9 hours ago, dazzler24 said:

I'm on the hunt for something like this too.  How have you found these @stumpy?  Bright enough?

Disappointed in the amber turn signal brightness because it shares space with the white led's.  Wouldn't recommend them.  Stick with solid amber ones that are 3wire for the fronts.  My 2 wire rears are pretty good because all the led's are amber.

beware of these clamps on the Givi bars...i had a hell of a time getting them tight.  i thought for sure i was going to break the bolt.  used a bit of hockey tape to build the bar up a tiny bit and they eventually got tight enough.  they do work great though on the Givi bars, so many spots to mount them to.

I have nothing but great things to say about  Terry's seat.  I went from Deals gap to home, north of Toronto, 1339kms door to door and that was stops from gas tank to gas tank.  I could have rode more if it wasn't for having to go to sleep.  I have highway pegs installed which is a great complement to his seat.  For the price....nothing compares in my mind.  My Sargent was good...but this is much better.

57 minutes ago, Mvich said:

Using your description it seems the DRL's expect to be hot at all times. When you select a turn signal to power it's logic tells it to flash amber and cancel the white. So wire the DRL's to be powered all the time and attach the current turn signal wire for the amber.

 

 

it definitely appears that way. that's why i did the test on the battery to confirm my suspicion.

27 minutes ago, BBB said:

How many wires to your new purchase? Any instructions?

You should have a common ground, a running light (DLR) and a turn signal.

And you would be correct.   3 wires.  When I hold the ground to a battery and hold the DLR wire to the positive,  the white light comes on.  When I put the turn signal wire on the positive with the ground on negative...I get nothing.  When I have DRL + and ground -  and add the wire for the amber it goes completely amber flashing with no white DLR.   No so much when i am connected to the bike connector..  obviously the bike does something a little different when you hit the signal button.   I am no electrical genius there for I am stumped.

These are the little buggers 

Ok...I can be cheap some times and I could be taking one up the hoop tonight.  I bought these cheap turn signals and the relays for LED'S  and all I get is a white DLR and a mix of white and amber turn signals flashing...is there a know fix for LEDs on a fj09 or are these just shite?

I dont know how to include a small vid 

44 minutes ago, mkvgti said:

Both front and rear cam view is like this. If you buy a GPS model, map will shown on the right side. 

that is a nice little system ...can the info on screen be changed to read in english or other languages? 

man ...looking at the conversion of an Yen to a dollar is mind blowing.  hard to get my head around the conversion rate.

27 minutes ago, Cruizin said:

Yes, we Moderators take turns flying around the world, setting up camp in each members front yards, drinking beers, peeing in your bushes, banging the neighbor lady and tossing butts on your driveway.  Your lawn isnt due until next year, see ya then! 

14 minutes ago, coachluciano said:

@texscottydspeaking of that, finally got some miles on all my new winter projects. Now I fully understand the benefits of my new Brembo Hydraulic clutch. I’ll write up a review on the thread in a few days. Bagster seat is awesome and the 320mm conversion is also most excellent. 

Hydraulic clutch??  never heard of it on a fj/tracer

9 hours ago, Mvich said:

Came across this today. Looks like the homeowners plan on drinking their way to clarity from our current corona weirdness.

Did she just give you a purple nurple??  That's not good social distancing. 

On 2/27/2020 at 8:25 AM, duhs10 said:

I recently replaced my helmet and went with the RPHA 70 ST. Very pleased with the quality. There are a lot of different designs to choose from as well.

 

HJC RPHA 70 ST Helmet | 10% ($41.50) Off!

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I just picked one up myself at the toronto motorcycle show.  I was set on the gt air and gt air II and once i put on the RPHA 70 i was amazed at the fit and weight and the quality of the optics in the drop down sun visor.  the price was close to half of and arai i liked too.  i never thought i would buy and HJC helmet for the street after owning a few of their snowmobile helmets....didn't like them much

welcome from Canada @Steve D

Resurrecting this topic....because I use the search function 😉

So I’m asking my fellow canadian riders where they buy their chain and sprockets from...not to fussy on which brand because they all make quality chains IMO.

14,000kms and I have a few kinked links even though I lube it a fair amount with Maxima chain wax, maybe that’s my problem...not sure though.

Coming off of the 900, how do you like the power difference moving to the 390?  They do look like a lot of fun

I am a fan of the SW-Motech Engage bag also.  It seems as though it was made for the tracer/FJ.  Holds everything I need for a days ride.

welcome!

Chrome....hmmmm

So I am getting a little bored with the silver and blue wheels...would like to know if anyone has used any wrap kits on their bikes.  Any of the sites that I have seen are all rendering images and no actual photos.  I get a little skeptical on how they actually look.  Looking for some insight if anyone has used on of these kits...or something of your own design.

On 2/16/2020 at 1:09 PM, DavidS said:

I have always hated the hideous monstrosity of a tail end that Yamaha created for the 2020 Tracer 900. It sticks out too far beyond the side bags, and looks dorky. I replaced mine with a BlasterX tail light (multiple flashing options and seriously better visibility for cars coming up behind you) and the Yoshimura tail tidy to tuck the license plate under the seat,  and clean up the look of the rear of the bike.(last picture is my bike

 

 

 

 

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Even though I like what you have done with the clean up of the rear of your new bike...I think the best improvement in the rear is your choice in rear tire!

18 minutes ago, kilo3 said:

Sealed the deal this weekend. 11.7k USD + tax, title, license.
Now we play the waiting game, sounds like they'll get delivery at the warehouse early march, then it's a matter of bugging them to ship I guess but with my down payment that usually helps speed it up a little.

Congrats!  If I didn't already have my 2016 FJ all set up, I would be into a new GT myself.  I have to put at least 50,000kms  on it before I would even justify a new one...they're so damn good!

We have a 2016 versys 650LT in our stable along with the FJ09. The versys is a great bike and I enjoy riding it from time to time...but my FJ, which is very similar to the Tracer GT, excels  in many categories, especially the power.  With a couple of tweaks these bikes don't take too much to make them great for each of our individual needs.