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I've done it on a 900 lb cruiser with street tires and the GT would be more capable. It's paved all the way and lots of pavement in Alaska, leave the dirt roads to the adventure bikes and you'll be fine.

Orangeville area sounds great, July 27 works for me, count me in. Thanks for herding the cats.

I've been shopping around too, the Tracer GT is classed as a sport bike by every company I contacted in Ontario. The best price I have is $875 (full coverage) from Harley Davidson insurance, powered by Aviva. The website says they will insure any brand of bike provided one bike is a Harley, but they quoted me for 2 Yamahas.

Hi, I'm all for a meetup with fellow riders, and all those dates are open but....... I'm a simple country boy and have no desire to ride anywhere in, near or through Toronto. Sorry for the mini rant! If a more rider friendly location can be agreed on, count me in. 😎

If Yamaha treats the Tracer the same as Super Tenere, then oil change intervals are 10,000 kms for European and Asian spec bikes, and 6,000 kms for North American spec bikes. I use the longer interval when my warranty expires, bike runs fine.

Lots of advice in previous posts here, grip puppies, bar weights, clamps on backwards, etc. If your bike is brand new you will likely find it smooths out a bit with use. Also check drive chain tension, throttle body synchronization, and wheel balance. All that said, it is a transverse mounted three cylinder engine and some vibration is inherent with the design, no matter what brand.

The Tenere is more comfortable due to extra legroom, smoother ride and less engine vibration. Wind protection is better and longer fuel range and shaft drive make it a great touring bike. It's 100 lbs heavier and carries it's weight way high so can be quite a handful . The seat is higher but a low seat is available along with lowering links for the suspension, but I have long legs so not an issue for me. The Tracer is just way more fun! More power, less weight, crisper handling, quick shifter, and ooooh....... the sound of that CP3 when on the throttle! After riding Tracer for a few days makes the Tenere feel like a slug.

I have a GT and a '16 Super Tenere that I bought new. The Tenere has better suspension, much smoother ride on rough roads and more adjustments to accommodate loads and conditions, also 2 inches more travel front and rear.

I found mine on ebay last year, $21 with free shipping at the time. Universal Powersports LLC was the vendor. Just search Tusk Handlebar riser Kit, select 1 1/8 bars and 15 mm rise.

215 km before the gauge moves from full, 300-320 before the low fuel begins flashing, 50+ on reserve. Average consumption says 4.3 L/100 km but calculated is usually around 4.8. Low fuel flashes when fuel consumed says 14 litres but usually takes .5 to 1.0 more litres to fill. All this at 100km/hr indicated which is 92 by GPS. Wick the speed up and all those numbers head south quickly.

Welcome to the forum.

If you are referring to the accessory plug left of the windscreen, no. It is live only with the key turned on and protected by a very light fuse, it's meant to power a GPS or phone.

I wintered in Apache Junction and plan to be there again next November. Lots of great riding there, let's meet up and play together.

Looks like you are at Nash in Mesa, that GT has been sitting there since November. Congratulations, $14k is a lot less than that young exotic woman would have cost you!

Weak brakes? No. My previous two bikes had integrated front and rear brakes so I'm relearning to use the rear pedal on the GT but they are more than adequate.

I traded a 900 lb cruiser/touring bike for my GT, good lord what a breath of fresh air! The Tracer is so light and nimble, and with a few mods fits my 6' tall, 64 yr old body just fine. The throttle is twitchy in A mode but very manageable in B, and with traction control full on I've never had an unintended wheelie. I swapped the stock pannier lids for used ones from an FJR and added a 50 litre trunk so lots of luggage space, Calsci windscreen, FJR foot pegs and I'm ready to tour anywhere. Listen to your inner voice, just buy one! 😈

Here's a photo of my bike in the box, on my truck on the way to the dealer for uncrating and assembly.

The first digit or letter in the VIN indicates the country of origin. J is for Japan.

My GT, Canadian spec says Made in Japan on the VIN sticker.

rlambke19, I have a GT and bought used FJR bags just for the lids. I painted them and swapped them onto my bags by simply removing the hinge pins, perfect fit. The right FJR bag has a broken top hook but the latch and locking mechanisms are fine, you can have it if you want to try make one good from two broken bags.

Above is the 15mm Tusk riser. It's meant for KTM so doesn't match the profile but can't see that when riding. Stock cables and no problem.

I've felt my bike scrape bottom numerous times, usually when riding 2-up (we are 350 lb combined) and when entering or exiting driveways. I don't want to add a large cage under the bike, too heavy, reduced ground clearance, and aesthetics, so I'm wondering about adding a small piece of 1/8 steel checker plate stuck to the bottom of the sump with industrial double side tape. I'd bent a lip up to match the curve at the front of the sump, and drill a hole to access the drain plug. It appears the stock sump is very thin and punctures easily so the plate would strengthen it without loosing much ground clearance. I welcome comments.

Interesting and entertaining! The irony here is that Fortnine sells all those special chain lube and wax goop, and the gear oil shown is Canadian Tire brand.....

Yukon Yamaha in Whitehorse is THE place to go for tires or anything else motorcycle related. I ran Mitas E07 tires for my entire 20,000 km trip plus another 10k after I got home, but sadly not available in Tracer sizes. Alcan and Cassiar are paved all the way but count on several areas of construction. If you are set on getting to Prudoue Bay then by all means do it, but the ride to Tuktoyaktuk is a blast and you get to ride your front wheel into the Arctic Ocean. Can't do that from Alaska. You can then ride the Top of the World over the Chicken and explore Alaska from there!