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Attack of the Drones! New video from the warped minds of JP & Rich. With new cast member Devin, the stooges take on the challenging Northeast Back Country Discovery Route.

This is excellent and exactly why I asked in this forum. Thanks Wintersdark! Ride safe!

These are slightly different. I'm riding home to DC from the Canadian border after the BDR. I would rather have more highway friendly shoes.

Has anyone done this to their Tracer 900 GT? I am thinking of putting these on for the NEBDR run I am doing in June. There is differing ideas about putting a 170 tire which is the widest Continental TKC Rocks, on a rim that is 180. Is 10mm a bridge to far? Let the arguments commence and I thank you in advance.

I would say I love the Avons. Not gonna handle the mud or deep sand, but I am not anywhere near an expert rider. Some of the BDR roads, I was slipping and sliding all over, but kept her steady and luckily did not drop the bike once. My amigo with more knobby tires had a much easier time.

Avon Trailrider. My options for off road tires were not many, but they did the trick. That said, my partner in crime had a Tiger 900 with real off road tires and fared better in deeper dirt, very rocky roads, sandy spots. I am no expert rider, far from it. However, I made it and didnt dropt he bike. Plan on doing more, but the real technical BDRs would likely tear up my suspension at some point, or I drop the bike which has no crash bars or skid plate and I would be very sad. I ride plain old gravel roads frequently on weekend rides. Northern Virginia has many of them.

I did a whole BDR on Tracer 900GT. Here's a funny video and proof!

Watch this Tracer 900GT keep pace with a regular ADV bike, and funny video! Revzilla posted this video in Common Tread and wrote and article titled "ADV Riders Set a New Standard for not Taking Themselves too Seriously". Plus, we make fun of Bimmers! (even though BMWMOA sent us the swag you see in the vid)

Exactly right. Sad about Coleman, because they have lots of inventory, and gear for sale. My situation got so bad that a national rep from Yamaha got involved and ended up fully paying for my first major service. About $600 or so. I bounce in and out of here, but wanted to say, I finally got new shoes for this pig and the wobble is gone. It was the factory tires. My guess--something about the geometry of the bike makes is more susceptible, and some tires may have just enough defect in them to cause this. The wobble was worse when there was more weight on the rear of the bike (loaded top box, more gear in side cases). Now, it's gone. So much so that the new "off road" tires I got allowed me to ride all of the MABDR. Who said this pig was not an ADV bike?!?!? I beg to differ and there is video proof! By the way, this video was also featured in an article in Revzilla, we did not submit to them, they found it somehow.

So, I am gonna do the MABDR this summer on my Tracer 900GT. I know this is not an ADV bike! I am looking for tires in the 80/20 usage and not finding much. We are not doing the more difficult parts, no log jumping, no serious climbs. Just away from the roads. I already ride fire roads and gravel with OEM tires, even a little mud. What suggestions would you all have? I dont ride fast (too often) on the street, and I like to think I hug the corners, but I still have a 4mm band of chicken strips. Doing this BDR instead of the track day (that was last year!)

I too have been super puzzled by this. Got 5K on the factory tires, so another 3-4 K and I will replace them, maybe sooner. I have tried this with, without, top box and bags, all sorts of suspension settings, tire pressures. Wobble happens at 42 exactly when side bags or top case are present. Without, it is there, but barely, seems to have gotten slightly worse, but I am one of those who mentally obsesses over such things, so it could be me. Had the steering head bearing checked (before I took it on the track). I believe, as you and many have said, that when I replace the tires, the wobble disappears. Hope that is the case for me. XSR900 was smoother than silk.

I had this on mine, nothing to do with your helmet. Note the piece this arrow points to--this piece is kinda loose. I took some foam, like the kind you seal around doors and windows with (where one side is sticky) that was about 1/4 inch thick and put some pieces around this piece to seat it permanently. No more weird whistling. It drove me nuts when I first got the bike. I had to work the foam in there with a screwdriver, you want pressure on this piece from all sides to keep it firmly in place. Never heard it again. Been through serious heat and rain, so far, that foam has held steady. It goes without saying foam placement should be out of sight. It happened from the moment I had the bike, fixed it right away. Good Luck!

Well, thanks for all the replies. I am curious to see if others who are experiencing this have it disappear when they change tires. I only have 3600 on mine, no tire change in my near future. Mine was totally absent when the top box was off, but it has now shown up slightly with no box or side cases. I am just gonna live with it. I know for sure the head bearings are set right, have played with tire pressure, pre load, all of that. It just is.

You likely got a seat already, but I was gonna let you know. I bought a custom Corbin. I like it. I dont know if I like it for $500 like it though. I still get a bit saddle sore and had previously done a 6 day ride with the factory seat and it was fine. I think you get sore no matter what seat you got. The custom Corbin does look good on the bike though. I will post some pics tomorrow.

Nope, I dont do it to show off either. I honestly cant say how it started. Just when the road is clear and I am slowing down, sometimes I let my hands drop, then I guess it became more like a "thing". Try it--then bring them back up on the bars just in time to smoothly stop the bike. I still have a slight wobble, again, only when hands off the bars and only exactly at 42mph, on decel. However, if the top box is off the bike, then it does not do it. I think there is something about the wind drag and the geometry of the frame. But, it's nothing to sweat.