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roadwarrior

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  • Birthday 10/09/1968

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    2019 Tracer 900 GT

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  1. For the last couple of years I've been using wax/silcone plugs. I use them for motorcycling, snowmobiling, and swimming. They are not as effective as more traditional in-ear plugs, but do cut down on wind noise significantly. The upside is they are super comfortable and you're not fighting with them taking your helmet on and off. I also swim laps a lot, so they can pull double duty for that activity.
  2. Yea, if I had to pick one, I would probably take snowmobiles as you get the dirtbike and streetbike experience combo-plattered into one machine. Here in northern MN we get about four months of snowmobiling and five months of motorcycling. It generally works out pretty good. It's those in-between months that are hard to take.
  3. 2022 Polaris 850 Switchback XC
  4. Glad it all mostly worked out in the end. Now you'll just have to keep the bike a long time to get that annual cost of ownership down to an acceptable level. It's been a weird winter in MN. I have more miles on my motorcycles than I do on snowmobiles. Buying non-titled vehicles (four-wheelers, dirtbikes, snowmobiles, etc...) in MN can be a real stressful situation. I always ask for proof of ownership by registration and sales receipt. If they don't want to provide that, then that's a deal breaker. For liens, you can do a UCC search but that is super expensive if you purchase it yourself and most banks won't do it unless you are financing with them. I recently dropped $12,500 large on a used snowmobile, and even when you try to take all the precautions, you still walk away not feeling 100% sure...
  5. Sweet bike! I don't think you will find it too much bike.
  6. You're describing the DR 250/350 to a T. There's a nice unmolested 350 with 3.1K miles on Facebook marketplace up North. Seems to be priced reasonably.
  7. How about a DRZ400 ? If trying to save a few bucks look for the older DR350. I've owned both and they are both pretty much indestructible and low maintenance, particularly the DR350. Here's my DR
  8. I have the MT-09 adventure pegs on my '19 GT and really like them. However, I don't think you can get them anymore. I believe they are the same pegs that the Super Tenre used/uses so you could try that search. Puig makes a couple of different varieties that are similar and may work. I would think any peg labeled for the MT, FJ, or Tracer should fit but don't quote me on that.
  9. I have no idea but I got a feeling you are going to love it.
  10. Welcome! Where abouts in MN are you? I'm in Hermantown, just outside of Duluth. Like your aviator photo. I spend as much time as I can on or around the water in the summers. Had a nice ride up the North Shore of the big lake they call gitche gumee, and then over to Ely over this past weekend. Cheers🍻
  11. Would love to have the new GT+. A lot of nice features and tech, especially the updated quickshifter & dash, new braking system, semi-active suspension, and lean-angle TC. I probably could do without all the adaptive radar stuff, but who knows, I really like it in my cages... But damn, $18K+ OTD is probably way more than I'm to ever pay for a bike. I paid $13K OTD for my '19 GT. That was A LOT of money for me to spend on a bike then. I'm a low mileage guy, so at age 55, I figured that would be my forever bike.
  12. I'll chime in with my experiences. I have the Madstad touring. When adjusted fully upright and all the way up, it is the smoothest quietest ride I've ever had. Now granted, in this position, I'm looking through the shield if I'm slouching, and about three-four inches above the screen if sitting upright and attentive (which you should 🙂). Because it's fully adjustable, you can easily lower it I think up to another three inches or two if desired. Tilting it back would lower it even further. From an aesthetic standpoint, I don't particularly care for a larger screen on any bike. So I use it on longer rides and in the spring and fall when the weather is cooler. Otherwise I run a Puig sport screen during the summer. It takes me about 20 minutes to swap out the screens so not a big deal there.
  13. How is it to install the Seat Concepts foam and cover onto the existing pan? Any pictures of the seat on the bike?
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