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Picture of my GT900 in front of MK Stadium (Milton Keynes Dons Football Team). Next challenge? A picture of your bike in front of a watermill.

Not tried it, but coincidently saw this video on such a product recently

I bought these in 2018, really good for the money. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PANNIER-LINER-BAGS-FOR-YAMAHA-TRACER-900GT-TRACER-900GT-CITY-TRACER-900GT-2018/192586052639?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

@dazzler24 we are here to help 😃 I'm sure you could get them shipped to a Forum member who could then ship them to you....does that make me a pusher?

This covers the BMW Chain quite well...

@Tryster hmmmm. you're not exactly selling it ! 😄😄 I've not had Canadian beer, with that description, it sounds like an 'interesting' pint!

IF the new BMW chain is as claimed "maintenance free" then I guess it'll mean the death of shaft drives? The new 'Wunder Chain' 😃 has none of the disadvantages of the shaft drive and needs no maintenance. I'm very, very, sceptical, but we shall see (I'd love to know BMW's definition of lifetime maintenance free). Cheers Steve

@Tryster I ordered direct from Heed heedshop.eu looking at the website the bars are 152 euro with shipping to Canada being 39 Euro. Hope that helps. Steve

@countersteer thanks for this excellent tip, I've just done the same (fitted the drilling template as you descirbe) and it makes mounting and de-mounting the EVO Engage bag sooo much easier. Many, many thanks.

Welcome @AaronCh, glad you are enjoying your GT, I'm just down the road from you in Luton, there's some good info/ advice on the forum. Cheers Steve

@WKE002 I too fitted the R&G front fender and didn't want to drill, so I glued it on, two years and 13k miles later I've never had a problem. See the thread hers Cheers Steve

@nhchris to be honest I haven't measured it, there's plenty of room/ height for road riding (my VFR has less ground clearance). I can measure it at the weekend if you like? Cheers Steve

I'm using a bracket that fits on top of the screen adjustment assembly for my TomTom with no interference at all (I'm guessing that either the TomTom is less susceptible to the issue or the distance between the tft and the SatNav is sufficent that the issue doesn't occur. Just in case you want a 'no fabrication' solution. Cheers Steve

@Bart_198 are these any good to you? CheersSteve

After a very, very, lengthy period of "...should I, shouldn't I..." deliberations I fitted lowering dogbones (from Cosmo-accesories.com) and lowered the forks on my 2018 GT 900. A bit of background... I'm 5"6' with a 29' inseam (a shortarse), I could touch the ground (just) with one foot, the front part of my foot (toes to just in front of the balls of my feet) and had to lean the bike over slightly to get one foot down fully. Not too much of a huge problem whilst riding, but tough to paddle the bike in car parks or when coming to a halt on sloping ground etc. Then I was out on a ride, came to a T junction, stopped, put my right foot down and ..nothing... the ground wasn't where it should have been! Unluckily I'd chosed to put my foot down in the exact spot a very small pot hole was. Over went the bike tipping me onto the other side of the road. Luckily the bike only suffered a smashed rear numberplate and two minor scratches on the crash bars (thank God I fitted them a while back). What preyed on my mind was that if a vehicle had been turning into the junction I'd have been dumped right in front of it. So I started looking on this forum and FaceBook pages for information on lowering and it was clear that of those who had lowered their bikes it was almost a 50/50 split as to whether the pros outweighed the cons, with many changing back to the standard height. I fitted the new dogbones and lowered the forks yesterday. Now I can get the front part of both feet onto the ground with the bike upright and the difference is FANTASTIC! I have not changed the sidestand, I will have to be careful that I do not park the bike on an 'upslope' but on level ground, or ground that slopes 'away' from the left side of the bike. (The sidestand length was one of the major cons people wrote about, with many having it shortened by having a chunk removed or buyng an adjustable sidestand). I tried putting the bike on the centerstand and it is more difficullt than before but I did it with no drama, although I doubt I could do it with loaded luggage on it now. BUT I don't think I've ever used the centrestand whilst 'loaded' usually just while it's parked in the garage, so for me this isn't an issue. In a nutshell, it has changed riding my GT drastically, I should have done it ages ago and not wasted time dithering, listening and reading about the arguments for and against. If you are like me 'coping' with your bike being 'just that tiny fraction too tall' don't just cope with it. Get it lowered, it makes a WORLD of difference. I've always loved my Tracer, now I love it even more (which I didn't think possible) Cheers Steve

Yep 9725H is also the one I bought, really good, can ride with visor open up to about 70mph no problem, above that the visor gets closed but the bufferting is much improved, and I'm 5"8'. It is a case of function over form though as I'm still not sold on the looks.

These are great PANNIER LINER BAGS FOR YAMAHA TRACER 900GT, TRACER 900GT CITY, 2018, 2019, 2020 YAMAHA TRACER 900GT. TRACER 900GT CITY. TRACER 900GT...

Took the block out as soon as I got the bike home and threw it away (the block not the bike 😄)

@GazC Hello and welcome, I see you went for the best/ fastest colour! 😄 enjoy and ride safe.

Me too! Clocked up the 10K miles today

@Suu KyiI think they mean your forum name "Suu Kyi"

@jdavis some lovely bikes in those pics thanks for sharing, sooo jealous that you've been allowed out of Lockdown! Cheers Steve

Perhaps contact lenses when riding would help? Cheers Steve

@racreative no worries, you are welcome. The Pinlock inserts work perfectly so long as you install them correctly/ carefully. I've ALWAYS used them on all of my helmets, but of course I'm in the UK so spend most of my time in damp/ foggy/ wet conditions! 🙂 Cheers Steve

Have you looked to see if Pinlock do an insert for your helmet?