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  1. Thank's a lot guys. Got it all sorted now. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  2. Hi, Had my Tracer 900 GT for 5 years and 23,000 miles. At 77 years old thought hard about my last sports touring bike as my partner is small and 74. And we go all over together mainly to race meetings. But as I have a bike for 5 years I will be 82 when I retire from fast biking. I have been a pain in the backside to all my local Bike Dealers testing 5 different bikes more than once each Ducati, Triumph, B.M.W, Kawasaki and Yamaha. It had to be right this time for both of us. Bought a New Tracer 9 GT. Will have to change the Screen, and fit a lowering suspension kit. LOVE the bike ..... but now have to wear glasses and don't like the clocks they are to small and I could change the background to White on my 900 GT as well. To much High Tec for me on New bikes now days. Wish they also did a lower rider seat like I had on my 900GT. Which do 9 GT owners prefer on the suspension 1 or 2 setting. And does anybody know if there is a larger foot plate to fit on the side stand like I had on my 900 GT, they only list them for Tracer 2015 to 2020 ? I haven't got the bike yet until next week. This has been a great Forum for my 900 GT, hope it stays the same for my 2023 9 GT. Thank you all. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  3. Hi, My 2018 Tracer 900 GT's Quick Shifter has just stopped working any ideas why please, been absolutely ok for the 20, 000 miles I have done. ? Thanks A lot Cheers Edgar Jessop .
  4. Cheers Ride365, That sounds interesting. Will get in touch with booster plug. Although I am sure it is a fuel problem that is making the bike hunt, but worth a look thank you. Was going to take off the catalytic standard exhaust, fit a sports exhaust and get the ECU flashed or remapped.????
  5. I was a old school mechanic for 25 years and have had 39 bikes. without being rude to the Yamaha Main dealer Workshop Manager, he is wrong the hunting is definitely a FUEL problem. I know nothing about modern electronics, but to me it is the ECU that is the problem, ditch the catalytic exhaust, and fit a sports exhaust and get the ECU flashed or remapped.
  6. Cheers Grumpy, But yes I have already had this synchronization done.
  7. Hi, I have posted this problem on my 2018 Tracer 900 GT before, but have had no joy. The bike very slightly hunts at only fixed throttle, as soon as you accelerate or ride fast 8000 revs plus perfect. It is worse at low revs 3000 revs in 1st and second gears and 4000 revs in 3rd and 5000 revs in the higher gears only when cruising at a fixed speed. Fitted new plugs and Air filter, just so annoying. I have had the bike 3 years and done 14000 miles. It has been a brilliant bike, until now. So took it to a Yamaha Main Dealer they had it for a hour and road tested it as well, result Nothing wrong , yes it does have a slight misfire now and again, but MOST Tracer 900 GT's suffer just the same. We could spend hour's on it and still find no fault. I know it is a fueling problem, so the only answer I think is to junk the standard exhaust and fit a sports exhaust then get the E.C.U. set up on a Dyno Rolling Road. But at 76 years old, and on my 39th bike I want to just ride now my days of spannering are coming to a end. And being retired for 10 years I only have a pension. So it looks like bye bye Tracer and back to Honda's Sorry about moaning just wanted to get this off my chest. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  8. WOW did not think this was still a problem, my chain o'rings dropped to pieces . On my 2019 900GT . I got in touch with Yamaha and they said yes we have had a bad batch from D.I.D. chains. We are replacing them F.O.C. Some bikes had only done 4000 miles and the chain was crap. Mine had done 14000 miles and they sad sorry to many miles. Cannot believe there is still bad chains 3 years later. Cheers Edgar Jessop
  9. Yes just 1 mistake and !!!!!!!! I worked at a Motorcycle Dealership for 20 years, and one day a mechanic greased and wiped a chain with the bike running in gear very slowly, but for a split second the rag got caught and he lost a finger between the chain and rear sprocket. He sued us for £10,000 ...... for not ever being told it was dangerous. What a World we live in.
  10. Hi Guys, My 2018 UK Tracer 900 GT has just started " Spluttering " it is not bad petrol as I have refueled 3 times with Super Unleaded from 3 different Petrol Stations. It is only very slight and only at fixed speeds, twist the throttle and it accelerates clean and fast, cruise and it splutters. It has also cut out just a couple of times for a split second when riding off when the engine is cold. Has anyone else had this problem ? Cheers Edgar Jessop
  11. Thanks every one for your replies, glad it is not just me had a problem. The factory chain is rubbish, but not X ring as some people think. I only lightly clean my chain and don't spray WD40 onto the chain but use a rag. As for never cleaning a chain, all the dust and road grime that sticks to the chain acts like grinding paste !!!!! I will replace it with a Gold DID X ring chain. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  12. Hi, just been cleaning my bike ,UK 2018 900 GT, it has done 13,000 miles, and have just found tiny little bits of rubber coming out of about 7 chain links, also found one O ring stuck in chain lube on the Swinging arm....... I only clean the chain with WD40, and use a Top Class chain lube. This is my 42nd bike and never seen this before. Has anyone else had this problem. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  13. Hi, Has anyone fitted Lower pillion foot pegs, found some but says NOT for 900 GT !!!!! I don't want to move them backwards just Lower, so cannot see why the pannier brackets would be a problem. My bike is a UK 2018/19 tracer 900 GT. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  14. We are all different, but I run mine as loose as possible, and clean and lube it every 600 miles. After my first chain adjustment at Factory settings, WOW , I took the bike off the stand and sat on it, my mate checked the chain and it was VERY VERY tight. I am 12 stone 10 pounds.!!!!! With a pillion on I think it would have totally wore out the output shaft bearing. Once adjust to tight the damage is done, I like it a little loose. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
  15. All I am going to say is go onto Sargent Seats website. They are hand made and NOT cheap. But explain why GEL a none porous material that SWEATS is not a great improvement. There seats are carbon and the covering is different types of shaped memory foam. They can be even HARDER but surprisingly more comfy !!!!! It is much down to the shape of the seat and there secret building. I bought one at great cost for my Honda FireBlade 20 years ago, when it came I was worried been ripped off ...... it was very HARD !!!!! But after only a 500 mile run in period. WOW FANTASTIC....................and had them now on other bikes as well. Email them, they are very helpful. Cheers Edgar Jessop.
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