wessie

You mention you were getting 48+MPG......I used to get that no problem. All a sudden lately, I struggle to get 42-43 MPG average. Nothing has changed in my riding style. Bike only has 4700 miles on it. What do you think could be the cause of my issue? Does the dealer need to be looking at something for me?[span]     
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Could it be the colder temps? I have noticed that my mileage is lower and the coolant temp gauge doesn't get above about 140-150. The ECU is likely running a rich fuel mixture, thus reducing mileage. Should improve with warmer days.

Efficiency is usually better on colder days as the air is denser so you get more O2 molecules in each litre of air. 
So many variables for fuel consumption. In winter, in this area the biggest factor affecting fuel consumption is the high winds we have had for a month or so. The other thing to check is tyre pressure - in the cold, the pressure will drop increasing fuel consumption. 

I do much the same as red - 12V socket powers a unit on the bars which has a 12V socket and 5V USB - 12V lead to satnav and a 5V USB lead into the tank bag for phone, camera, headset etc. Separate fused fly lead direct from the battery to power my heated gear.

The benefits of the Shorai batteries are many. Googling will bring you the answers you seek.

I was unhappy with my Shorai.  Unless they have made some changes that make the battery work better, I won't buy another.  Due to the slow warm up and having to start the FJR two - three times to get the bike to start.  The first crank was very slow, the second not much better, the third would spin it so fast, of course it would start.  My problem was that it caused a situatiion that was wearing out the starter motor, starter motor gears and fly wheel gears.  After two years, the battery sits in my garage with a full charge because I don't want to prematurely wear out engine parts.

Triumph owners better avoid LiFe batteries then, the way those things go through sprag clutches...

I wonder if these come with all of the necessary hardware (springs, pins, etc). I'm guessing no when looking at the price.

Another point of confusion for me with that link is that it says not compatible with MT-09 Street Rally ABS

If you note the Yamaha part no. in this post http://fj-09.org/post/32721 by @jeremielapuree and his follow up at http://fj-09.org/post/32814 your anxiety will be assuaged. @jeremielapuree refers to a Yamaha part no. for the pegs and then goes on to say the kit includes everything you need. 
 
Just do a search for part no. 1RC-274M0-00-00 at any local Yamaha supplier near you to get the same kit fitted by @jeremielapuree
 
 

AC Delco (part of GM) batteries are pretty good unlike some of the electronics sourced to go into General Motors vehicles - my past employer used to make a circuit board to go into a Vauxhall/Opel car which was a very nasty design and the parts they shipped us to assemble were of the cheap & nasty variety. In Europe, the batteries are mostly rebadged Bosch uits. No idea where they source the US stock from, China probably.

Nope. Google does not help in explaining your motivation. 

I do not need to explain my motivation or justification for purchasing anything to anyone, thank you very much.  

You chose to make the modification and then you made it public in this forum. I reserve the right to interrogate you about the rationalisation process you went through to justify said modification. 
 
I concede you are not obliged to show your working and have every right to remain enigmatic (which may or not be a euphemism for another adjective but I'm not telling)
 
 

I have purchased four LiPo batteries and find they do more then save weight, but that is a definite plus on a dirtbike which is what I put mine in. Additionally, they will maintain a state of charge longer than a regular lead battery when just sitting around, which is also a great reason to purchase one. On a negative note, they take a while to warm up in the cold and may need a few cycles of the starter to have enough juice to work due to this. The cycling of the starter warms up the battery, and it will release more cold cranking amps. I also find they last one or two years longer before going bad (my experience YMMV). They also cost a bunch more, which is the only real down side IMO.

 
By regular lead-acid battery do you mean the wet, unsealed type? Absorbed glass mat (AGM) are also lead acid in their chemistry but are regulated by a valve, so won't leak if fitted on their side as in the Tracer. AGM also offer significantly better performance over the wet type with more cold cranking amps(CCA). This allows designers to use smaller battery packs for large capacity bikes, saving weight. AGM batteries will also stay fully charged for long periods, certainly the typical 2-3 month winter lay off we have in the UK. A Hawker Odyssey AGM battery on my R1150GS and a Yuasa AGM on my Super Tenere are evidence of this durability.
 
So, for a sports-touring motorcycle, I am still not convinced that the LiPo battery has enough of an advantage to justify the extra cost when replacing a broken battery and certainly not to replace a new one.
 
If one is riding a lightweight off road bike or a track bike then yes, maybe a few pounds weight loss is worth the extra cost.

The benefits of the Shorai batteries are many. Googling will bring you the answers you seek.

Nope. Google does not help in explaining your motivation. Nor do any of my BTeC electrical engineering text books.  
Electrons are electrons and the OE Yuasa does a fine job of delivering the right quantity when I want them. The Tracer does not give a monkey's if they are sourced from a lead or Lithium Iron based soup.  
 
Even if the Yuasa failed, the Lithium Iron type battery would not be on the list of contenders as a replacement. As @johan states, the main difference is the lower mass but a standard YTZ10S is hardly a heavy item to begin with. 
 
To change a perfectly good AGM battery for a new one seems illogical for monetary and environmental reasons. 
 
 
 
 
 

Why change the battery @michael? The OEM Yuasa one seems to work fine after almost a year in service

A UK source of the Street Rally "adventure pegs" http://yamabits.co.uk/yamaha-mt-09-adventure-foot-pegs.html £39.50 plus £3.90 postage

I bought a 2016 silver fj09. At first I felt the matte grey was the best looking color but since I wanted a 2016 I only had a choice of black and silver. The silver model and blue wheels has grown on me and now I think it's my favorite of the four colors. 
Fun bike although silly to call it a touring bike. Not that comfortable (seat, pegs, etc) and fender protection is awful in the wet. Try following an fj09 on a rainy day if you don't know what I mean. I know funky fender extenders and such are available but still hardly up to snuff on a touring bike.
 
Fun motor though.

 
It's not a touring bike in the sense that an FJR1300, a Pan European or a BMW R1200RT might be touring bikes, but it is a bike you can tour on.
 
You may disagree with this notion but I and many others manage to tour significant distances on the Tracer/FJ09. Most people adapt the bike in some way with luggage, a better seat and a better screen in my case but the bike in its basic specification, has the makings of a fine example of the universal Japanese motorcycle. Perhaps it is the best yet incarnation of this category of motorcycle, of which there have been many notable examples such as the Yamaha TDM series, XJ900 and XJ600 series, the Suzuki Bandit series, Kawasaki GPZ series and the Honda CB series.

Mirrors? Surely you jest. "The first rule of Italian (Yamaha) driving, whatsa behind me is not important."

Those living in rural areas don't have accessible plate glass windows to check they are still looking cool 

and now, a chap on the UKGSer forum has put all of the routes into one Garmin file - the file opens in Mapsource or Basecamp.
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/9mp05kymmwrcztp/1%20all%20ride%20routes%20ex%20uk.gdb?dl=0
 
There maybe the odd route twice if you come across this just delete it
 
Original webpage is here: http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/415756-Ride-magazine-routes
 

The cure has been found, well not quite a cure, but the solution it seems is just to ignore it and carry on. A Honda rider demonstrates: link

or not - removed due to a copyright breach

Anybody with size 12 feet have a recommendation?

surgery?

It was a wet ride to get to http://www.steelhorsecafe.co.uk/ to meet 7 other idiots from the UK GS forum.
 

 
Food isn't cheap but it is good and they have a big log burning stove to cuddle up to.

wow wessie, Im thinking harder about a rad guard after those photos

I live in farming country - they are dragging sugar beet out of the fields now so local roads are covered in mud. Mud is a good protector against road salt. I don't think much of any weight gets flicked that high. 

Quick check of the bike - looks lovely. Wheel it back into the garage after a nice ride in the winter sunshine.

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So they are inside the stock handguard which is what i was kind of thinking as well. After being stuck today in traffic in London, i think it is time to replace the stock handgurads. They add ~ 10 cm to the width of the bar and filtering becomes difficult if not impossible in many cases. 
The KTM guards though can be expensive even when used and they have now been superseded. I will keep looking however!
 

Seem to be in stock in the UK:
http://www.fowlers.co.uk/offroad/handguards-closed-black-6169
http://www.mandsmotorcycles.co.uk/shop/950-990-adventure-closed-handguards-black (which was my source)
 

I'm wondering if the power gains are worth pulling the tank again - the foam looks like it keeps out leaves, twigs and small furry animals that may otherwise get sucked in...

alternatively , makes an ideal home for a family of small rodents 
in spring I have known people complain the bike will not start and then found the airbox is where their hamster decided to move to, spiders found a lovenest or a dormouse is hibernating there. 

This poll needs to be updated as there is a new colour in Europe (Mistral Grey which has blue bits) and another in the US (Raven black)

If you fit the mounting bolts from the front and put the nuts on the rear, there is more room for the clutch cable to pass by without rubbing against anything.

 To be certain then, these KTM hand guards will fit without any modification, with or without the OEM bar end weights installed?  Thanks.

Yes - took minutes using a combination of the OE bolts & those supplied in the kit.

haha - in the 70s, slight chill in the air - for those in Celsius, that's in the 20s
 
Reminds me of a December in Florida - wandering around in shorts & T shirt when the locals are all wrapped up in their winter thermals at 21C/70F

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161805985527

I like it, source please? 
Ty

It's pricey! Voltmeter 

also on Ebay for even less... 
might get one to see if my heated grips & clothing are getting anywhere near overloading the alternator