Gorazd

On 8/12/2018 at 4:06 AM, wanderer said:

I've developed quite an interest in this bike, but I see one major issue which bothers me a lot ... the passenger foot pegs are too close to the rider foot pegs!
 
 
It is something like 8.5inches / 21cm. From the ball of my foot to the bottom of my heel.
 
 
 
I've seen this mentioned in reviews.
 
 
https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2018/07/17/2019-yamaha-tracer-900-gt-review-22-fast-facts/
"The downside is that the passenger footpeg brackets conflict with the heels of the pilot, making it difficult for them to ride on the balls of their feet."
 
 
https://www.cyclenews.com/2018/08/article/2019-yamaha-tracer-900-gt-riding-impression/
"the passenger pegs sit too close to the rider’s making it hard for the rider with bigger feet to get on the balls of the foot for sports riding. If you have small feet, this mightn’t prove to be a big issue, but it drove me nuts across the test day."
 
 
 
I've finally gotten to sit on it over the last few days, and this one thing I do not like. It is definitely a riding style thing; many people might not mind. But I shift my foot back in curves, and run right into the passenger foot peg bracket.
 
 
 
Can you just remove the passenger foot pegs? No, because the side cases are attached to them.
 
 
I am quite frustrated that such a weird design choice would be the deal killer! I walked around the dealership and no other bike comes close in terms of a cramped rider foot peg configuration.
 
 
Anyone else have experience with this?
 
 
Ideas for work arounds?
 
 
All I can think of at the moment is have some custom build brackets just to mount the side case hardware to. I would think a lot of people may run into this, and eventually some after market thing will exist, like the foot peg eliminator kits (e.g. https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/rg-racing-footpeg-blanking-plate-yamaha-fz-09-fj-09-xsr900).
 
 
 

Hi, have you tried using foot pegs from mt 10? They are shorter and fit bolt to bolt.

Cheers, Gorazd from Slovenija