motopumps

Yup. All of them are on top of the paint and come off easily with a little heat and care. Rob

You could really mess with folks and put a BMW Roundel on there... 😱

Ok, did a bit more work this weekend with the prototype on the bike, blind rivet nuts for the cross bar and a better finish. Wired the GPS cradle into one of the spare power sources under the instrument cluster. Ready for actual testing on the road to check vibrations, ease of windshield adjustment, etc. Should be able to ride again when it stops snowing mid-week. Here are a few pix: Installed on bike, no GPS or windshield With GPS mount and cradle installed on cross bar With GPS attached Windshield reinstalled. From the cockpit Still easy to adjust the windshield height. Nice line-of-sight view of the GPS. Happy so far. Will let you all know how it is when riding. Stay tuned. Rob

Going, Going.... Gone! Ahhhh. Much better. Front fender no longer a Yammie billboard either... Now to turn the TRACER into RACER 😉 Just kidding. Done with fun with graphics for the night. Come on spring! Rob

Will de-goo this evening and post a pic.

The de-goos have it. I will be breaking out the heat gun again.

Purely theoretical in Upstate NY as well. Hope to have a sighting by June. 😑

Correct. All of it is above the paint. Just use a hair dryer or heat gun to soften the adhesive. Leaving the bike in the sun before you start is a help as well. Rob

All good points. Who truly understands the mind of Yamaha?

I reversed the top bar clamps so I could get my damn hand in there to insert, turn, remove the key. Much better! Rob

Starting to clean up the look of the bike and make it my own. Removing the warning stickers and considering removing the goo and leaving Tracer GT. Starting a poll...

I prefer grey for better visibility and less solar gain. Black can be pretty darn hot on a full sun day, stopped in traffic. Bug guts give you street cred. 🙂

Working on it! Rob

Got a bit more done and have mounted the frame on the bike with a VStream Sport Touring Shield. Please excuse the crappy pix and rough finish on the mount. Still prototyping. Very stiff and looks good with proper clearance from shield and enough room for your hand below the bar to adjust the height of the shield. Still working on the design for the GPS mount that attaches to the cross bar. It has a standard AMPs bolt pattern so my Zumo 550 cradle will attach. Going to make it out of Delrin and probably also a version out of 6061 to compare. Delrin is about half the weight, and strength is not an issue in this application. Have made the cross bar mount wider as of this evening. Rob

I developed that kit in conjunction with Dynaplug. We have them in the market under two sister brands. Happy to offer a special price to any forum folks. Send me a PM.

From the dealer's perspective, we want pristine, unmodified bikes. Aftermarket cruise control, owner modified wiring, highway pegs, big windshields, etc., rarely add any value at the time of trade, and sometimes detract. Our advice to owners is to return the bike to stock before trading it and sell the parts on eBay. Rob

I cracked that noise, heat and vibration nut with my MotoPump through solid engineering. Using the entire case as a heat sync is one approach. Efficiency, balance, low friction, air flow and vibration absorption is a better one... Rob

Thanks! Appreciate the tip. Will check those out. Rob

Same here. Klim Goretex gear and Alpinstar or Gaerne Goretex boots. The only issue I have is gloves. Still have not found any decent gloves. Suggestions for good gloves that actually stay dry? Rob

Worth it for me. Local dealers have new leftover FJ09s for ~$8600. I opted to get a GT for about $4k more. Some of the changes would be easy, some not as much. When you add them all up, it made sense to me. Rob

Nice video! Any changes in vibes with the bars on? Have you tested them yet? 😉 Rob

I have some business travel over the next week, but hope to get a final version built and finished so I can test it for vibration, etc. Rob

Where in VT are you? Ithaca NY here. I am happy to make one of these up for you when I get the design finalized. What kind of GPS do you have? Rob

I am working on an over-the-instruments mount as I don't like looking down to read the GPS. Takes too much of a head tilt to see past the chin bar of a full face helmet. Dealt with that for years on my FJR. It is hard enough to reach the key on the Tracer without having the GPS in the way as well. My old eyes also appreciate the GPS being further away and in the line of sight. YMMV. Rob

My prototype is at the machine shop right now, but it is a plate with AMPs pattern holes and mounts to the bar with a handle bar like clamp. Holds the GPS fairly close to the bar for less motion. Will post pix as soon as I get it back from the machine shop. Rob