bugie

@wordsmith - Not sure if you are aware but you can't use those on the stock rubber valves. You will need to replace them for metal ones. At speed the rubber valves will vibrate and will eventually tear (because of the higher centre of gravity).

If you have stock tubes then Autosol and a rag. The autosol will go black as you scrub. this is normal. Keep scrubbing and then wipe it off with a clean rag

The temperatures you mention are normal. My GT is constantly between 95-105 celsius in summer when ambient temperature is around 30 degrees. In winter when ambient temperature is 10 degrees celsius, the bike will be at the 80 degree celsius mark

20 hours ago, skeelo221 said:

Same thing on my 2015.  My left mirror is loose as you describe.  Even under hard acceleration (no bumps) my mirror is pointing to the ground. 

Did you find a fix or have it replaced under warranty? 

Edit: Found this post, gonna try this out

 

Mine wouldn't face the ground. The mirror stem would literally close sot that the mirror would end up touching my shoulder (the height of the mirror remained constant). Like yours, anything above 80 kph would end up with the mirror tucked in. Since doing the steps above i haven't had this issue

I have the newer model and was thinking of doing similar. I don't think cutting the exposed part of the baffle will do anything but i was thinking about shortening 1 or 2 of the baffles in the exhaust so that they no longer connect at the back of the exhaust (to improve airflow)

Hey @wordsmith,

Here is the dash protector. 

1 hour ago, wordsmith said:

But as I have observed before, much of the lettering, etc., is quite tiny and not at all easy to read, especially in bright sunshine. 

I live in Malta so the Mediterranean sun is also rather relentless. Just installed the Speedo Angels anti-glare dash protector and it makes a world of difference in making the dash more readable

Not near my bike now so can't check but a quick check on youtube should answer your question as there are plenty of walkaround vids showing the Tracer GT dash start up

9 hours ago, fjrpittsburgh said:

My mirror on the right side won't stay put once on the interstate.  You stated to rotate the right mirror counter clockwise to tighten.  When the  wind hits it at higher speeds, it rotates the right stem clockwise and loosens it.  After tightening, it stays in place for a while, but over time, it loosens up again.

My trouble was with the left mirror so my instruction was for the left mirror. Previously any speed over 80kph would cause it to close in on me

I seem to have solved the issue. Tighten the mirror stem as much as possible, turn the steering  full lock to the left (to facilitate the nextstep), and then rotate the mirror 360 a few times until it tightens (counter clockwise)

On 8/16/2019 at 6:35 AM, Dominic said:

Hi,

I'm based in Sliema and colour same as your's Phantom blue.

Might cu around

 

Am in B'kara myself. Think I saw you in st. Julian's near neptunes on Sunday morning (your plate starts DMC right?). Mine starts with FCO in case you see me on the road.

I see you're rocking a beak too  Love the look of the panniers! I had gone for the OEM ones but at almost double the price and much less storage I don't think it was a wise investment on my part

Apart from weight distribution, etc. that bicycle could easily cause you fatal injuries in a crash both if someone hits you from behind and throws the bike into you, as well as in a low side (from the pedals, forks, gear cogs, etc). I would personally be much more comfortable with the one posted by mangosmoothie (although that introduces corner clearance concerns)

Hey @Dominic, where are you based (i'm in Birkirkara) and what colour bike do you have?

Plenty of information on the forum so i'm sure you'll find it very useful

Hi Dominic!  Merhba

@BBB - your memory serves you well

Lol, looks more like a wheelie bar for the drag strip as opposed to a bike rack

@Tracerracer - Pic was mid corner. I had already stiffened the suspension from standard (using settings available) so it is also not on stock soft settings

10 hours ago, koth442 said:

I don't think he was offended, but he could have been and I would have taken his side.

From now on, please keep the "direct" language elsewhere. 

Thanks @koth442

@Tracerracer - Definitely wasn't offended, but wouldn't say i appreciated it either. Point of my reply was just to show the lean angle is definitely a factor too. You are right that I am not lightweight at 87kg but definitely not exactly jumbo jet size either. The problem of the centre stand is quite common and some people have either cut the rubber stopper on the centre stand support down, or, removed the centre stand completely. Thanks for the tip that you believe my front end may be collapsing and so need adjustment. This is something I will look into as i would be more than happy to gain extra clearance!

10 hours ago, norcal616 said:

There is enough clearance to run near the edge of tire ... That's past lvl 3 fun 🙃

I must be on lvl 4 then

30 minutes ago, Tracerracer said:

maybe your are to fat and or bad suspension settings -.-

Could be... Or that I actually lean the bike over in a corner

Can't really say I agree on "tons of clearance" as my foot pegs and centre stand bear witness too

@roadrash83 - No clearance issues at all. Check out this post and vid from @Husqy on the Soundbomb mini

35 minutes ago, wordsmith said:

Either that, or mine aren't!   Happy to help...

Lol. To be honest I was suspicious of the fact that the spacer narrows near the fork. I was worried that part was supposed to slide into the wheel. Unfortunately I haven't managed to find an adapter that fits the axle bolt so so far have been unable to remove it to check

Thank you @wordsmith! It seems they are correctly fitted.

Would some kind soul with a GT be kind enough to take a pic of the placement of the spacers on the front wheel. I changed my front tyre and have a nagging suspicion the tyre shop may have installed them incorrectly.

Thanks in advance.