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The Grip puppies will let the heat pass thru with no problem.

I thought the filter was paper, have not had mine out yet. I have K&N filters on a couple of me bikes and I don't think the quality of the filters are what they use to be. Post up what you think of the BMC if you go that route.

I would blow it of with compressed air and run it till the next oil change.

Hello cspradin, what horn is that?

Glad to see you picked up your GT Wordsmith, she is looking good! I like the matt black case lids better than the gloss black ones on mine. Looking forward to seeing how you farkel out your GT. Enjoy!

SailorBill I had a 2010 Goldwing and loved the bike, but I sold it in 2016. I had planned on getting a 17 BMW RT ( more sport touring than the wing) but in the mean time I had my neck fused. The weigh of the Wing and the RT didn't bother me it was parking and getting the land yachts moved around in the garage with out banging them in to the other bikes ( I can't turn my head more than a few degrees). I picked the Tracer GT because of the cruise control and riding position. I don't miss the on board entertainment system the Wing had, but I sure miss how quiet the Wing was. I have tried a bunch of different wind screens on the GT, but I have not found one that has worked to quiet the wind noise (my only real complaint). So the GT has pretty much meet my needs and is a hell of a lot more fun to ride than the Wing. My longest time in the saddle on the GT was 7 hours of twisty back roads. I would recommend doing a lot of test rides and find one that fits your needs. Happy hunting!

Your nephew will never forget that experience you gave him, good job👍

Congratulations on your new GT Wordsmith, Ride safe!

Wordsmith, I think you hit the nail on the head on the weight increase. Don't worry about the 17kg weight increase, your wallets loss of weight will more than make up for it. Go for it, you only live once and the GT is worth it.

welcome to the forum, you got a lot of quality after market upgrades👍 Enjoy !

Any Chinese LED signals bought on Amazon or eBay are a waste of money Spend the money once and buy quality.

Run it off of your batter tender plug most bike compressors come with an adapter for the plug. The tenders have a 7.5amp fuse and are hooked directly to the battery.

Hell, I thought it was the eject button😉

I think you will be really happy with the EBC double h pads, I use them on all my bikes. I put them on when I did the 600mi service, going to do the braided lines in the winter and the 320mm rotors.

It's not the weather that that messes up my commute, it's the cagers and their cellphones.

I think you will find that it's coming from the free-floating rotors, not a problem.

I agree with your assessment of the BMW S1000XR @edgarjessop12 , but you forgot to mention the handlebar vibration. Having come from a BMW S1000rr with no vibration I was really turned off by the bike. Enjoy your GT!

There is not really much of a weight difference between the Versys 650 and the 900GT, it's all horsepower. Riding the GT around in B mode will help you feel more comfortable with the power delivery, but it's still worlds away from a 10hp scooter. Spend a lot of time practicing in a vacant parking lot getting used to the new bike and throttle control, then go practice on the street. Rember to keep your eyes and attention on the road and don't play around with the fancy instrument cluster. You will do fine just know your limitations and use self-control. Enjoy your new bike!

That is the stand I use on my GT and about all of my bikes. A great quality stand that will survive a nuclear attack.

Great way to start off the riding season, have a safe trip!

If you use a battery tender lead they are already fused, usually 7.5amps. If you make up your own wiring make sure you use a fuse, those wires will be hot all the time.

A trailer is a lot safer for the bike and doesn't kill the suspension of the car or light truck that is carrying it.

Have a lot of friends that are using Harbor Freight ammo boxes on their bikes, all seem to be really happy with them.

Thanks that's a great Idea norcal16. That will put me way ahead of the game. now I just have to find a crashed Tenere. that is going to be a while. I already have a 04 WR450F street-legal Supermoto, just feel I'm beating it to death riding it too much on the road.

Thanks, Norcal I need to see an 07 with the tank and tail section off to see what modes are needed to the subframe and what would be needed on the swing arm, front forks to get 19" flat track tires to fit. I joined the FZ/MT-07 forum the other day.