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Might seem silly to others but first of all they changed the bodywork by the rear seat and it now doesn't have any way of using bungee straps or anything. The FJ09 had lots of places to hook straps to. Probably not a problem for most of you but I hated that part. And, it steered a lot less precisely and it took more effort to corner, the longer swingarm and narrower handlebars probably being the culprit. If you love the Tracer, good for you. After years of riding around with guys on the BMW S1000XR, I finally got one of those. If you have a Tracer and take a test ride on the XR, you'll never be happy with your Tracer again. YMMV

I had a 2017 FJ and then got the Tracer 900. Even though I put a good shock and fork cartridges in the Tracer, I really liked the FJ more than the Tracer.

Sorry to say this but if she admits to 300 lbs, it's because she's heavier than that.

I bet no one wants to ride in front of you.

Some of you guys would complain if they hung you with a new rope.

Oh. Ouch.

Now that the Tracer 9 costs what it does, I'd look at this. Cheaper and more hp? I'm in.

We had to kick out a riding buddy who always showed up with problems. Keep the bike maintained for crying out loud. Especially if you really push it hard.

I bet you're going to have to go custom made.

Now I hate you too. I live in flat straight roads northern Indiana and have to truck down to the smokies over 500 miles before I get to roads worth unloading the bike.

That may be the best road in the Smokies. Though there are still a lot more.

Yanked the stinking stock tires off in less than 500 miles on both my brand new 09s. Put the Bridgestone S22's on and there's no reason for me to try anything else. Get three new sets of tires on sale in the spring and you're covered.

I have nothing else to say except don't make your bikes louder. Stealth is so much sexier.

Not even close to the same thing. And I have had my 901 Bose speakers for about 25 years now.

I don't know why so many people think they need to put on a loud pipe. I guess I went through that back in the day too. Lighter weight? Go on a diet. More power? Learn to use what you have now. All just my opinion of course. Bike shop owner told me years ago when I inquired about a header for my bike, " wanna go faster, get a bigger bike."

Rode my 900 pound Goldwings down in the NC mountains and passed sport bikes, more than once. On a runflat car tire on the rear. Then rode it home. It can be done.

I have no idea what this reply means. Can anyone explain it to me please?

What car tire fits which bike, are you asking? I can give you the info on a Wing but not the KTM or really any other bike.

I've got more than 200,000 miles on two Wings with a runflat car tire. Best tire for an 1800 by far.

Perfect

Been to one of those. Lots of bad riders mostly gunning their engines for no reason and lots of near misses. Never again.

Anyone remember Ed Hertfelder? He wrote the Duct Tapes monthly in Cycle magazine years ago. His method was, tongue in cheek we hope, " run her in till she strips and then back her off a quarter. "

Locally I run 90 octane, none ethanol, in mine. Never had any pinging or anything. Also great for lawn equipment which gets stored for half a year here. I don't even put in fuel stabilizer and things start right up the next season.

I wasn't going to publically admit I prefer STD over A mode but I did give this a thumbs up last time I read it, apparently.