Clegg78

2 hours ago, keithu said:

LOL no.

The FB groups are a shitshow, of course. I got called a wanker for stating I enjoy 1000+ mile days. But to be fair, the Tracer FB groups aren't much better.

I'm still in search of a useful web forum. I joined one, but it is light on value. If you ask about the best exhaust, tires, or carbon fiber bits you'll get dozens of replies. But ask about where to install a Fuzeblock for electrical farkles and it's crickets. I hope everyone appreciates the uniqueness of this Tracer forum.

Yeah the tracer FB groups are a hot mess in many ways,  and the people who seem dismayed at other peoples riding styles are hilarious.     And yeah I've found the higher end bikes, especially European bikes,  the owners do NOT do farkles... they pay others to do the farkles and don't know what they are or how they were installed.   Only outlier is Triumph owners... those guys will fab farkles out of a dozen parts from other bikes  

I was back in town between a week flying around Alaska, and another trip, so I was able to get all the orders from the last week shipped.   (pic from 300 miles above the arctic circle just a short walk from Point Barrow. )

44 minutes ago, Artieb said:

jK3 D kit is as stated good quality fits fine and WORKS!

YRMV but along with bar/ back risers seat kit much more comfortable and laminar lip 

eliminated noise & buffering

smooth and easy on slab between 85-105 ish no problem

Sadly the kit does result in reality/gravity being reversed as you can see in the picture above.   Its OK once you get used to it

1 hour ago, kiseliok said:

Got "something went wrong" while trying paypal or venmo options. Will try again later, but definitely excited to try this!

I rolled back a software package that has a known bug in it, you should be good to go now.  Let me know if you have issues and I DMed you. 

56 minutes ago, kiseliok said:

Got "something went wrong" while trying paypal or venmo options. Will try again later, but definitely excited to try this!

I just tested and was able to process an order fine, I will look at the logs to see if anything was up.   There was a update that happened mid day, but nothing recently.  Feel free to email (shop@jk3d.us) or DM me here if you have any more details on where it was erroring out.   The system has been pretty good the last few months so I am concerned if issues are cropping up!  Any screen shots would be handy as well. 

Yeah its 100% available... I am traveling right now so shipping is on hold until May 24th.   But... I have a couple dozen orders to ship out when I get home!  The Tracer 9GT and the 900 GT versions are selling pretty heavily!

5 hours ago, kaintxu said:

Hi everyone,

My tracer900 battery died and having issues locating a Tuasa YTZ10S. Can anyone who has used another battery recommend one please?

Many thanks

I went with an Antigravity Lithium battery.  I've had it for 2 years now and its perfect.   Works well in cold weather too.  just make sure you have a battery tender that can do lithium batteries. 

17 minutes ago, Craig in Alabama said:

Hi Folks,

I didn't like the slope on my T9GT either. I think Clegg78's solution is very clever, and a bargain to boot.

But I also didn't like that in the higher setting, the seat was more forward than in the low setting. That makes no sense. Taller people need the seat to be farther to the rear, not closer to the bars. So I made a couple changes so that I can put the seat in the high position at the tank, and the back of seat in the low position. This levelled out the seat slope and gave me the extra room to scoot back on the seat.

It's much more comfortable for me now. I still don't like how the seat curves up at the back, but it's a lot more comfortable than it was. 

Cheers!

Craig

yeah as Korak mentions , what changes did you make, I am interested in hearing about that. 

FYI,  I just released a mod to shim up the forward portion of the seat for the Tracer 9GT.  I  worked with a couple forum members here to design it.   Likely cheaper than a new seat or reupholstering the existing seat as well.  

https://jk3d.us/product/yamaha-tracer9-mt09-seat-slope-mod/ 

I posted about the Tracer 9 version of the seat slope mod on FB and sold a dozen yesterday!   Excited to see them get out there.    I am working with someone on the MT/FZ forums on redesign for the MT09  (the '21 MT-09 uses a different rear subframe layout than the Tracer 9)

After good feedback from the initial preview orders for the Tracer 9GT I have opened up the sales!  

https://jk3d.us/product/yamaha-tracer9-mt09-seat-slope-mod/ 

The kit has been confirmed to have a small fitment issue on MT-09, but works great on the Tracer 9GT.  Both the adjustable and the standard kit are ready to rock.

(Note I am in and out this week due to the holiday and the first weekend in December I will be out so there may be some slight delays on shipping around those times)

1 hour ago, Heli ATP said:

Got specs from Service Manual. 

Holy shit, the FJ was down to 5mm of slack?!   That is less than almost any bike I've seen!  The Tracer 900 (longer swing arm, but I don't think that should make much difference) is 35min, 45 max, and 50 absolute edge.   40mm is 1.5" which I think is why you see that as the go to recommendation here. 

1 hour ago, angrygirafe said:

Prepare yourself for a/multiple sermon(s) on an overly tight chain. 😂

 

1.5” was probably fine

ROFL I had one written up but then figured I'd save it  

On 11/12/2021 at 5:51 PM, Rdecae81 said:

interesting I have found in general Ohlins is about the same as most other brands,  Ohlins top shock YA-537 is 1,100.00 the 8983 is 1,100.00  Razor R is 895.00 and Ohlins YA-223 is 935.00.  Razor light is 595.00  YA-538 is 650.00

Ohlins Street NIX 30 Cartridge Kit FKS504 is 950.00 + springs, the AK20 kit is 1,500.00 total, so about the same

I will look at the razor lite, none of the shops has suggested that shock.  thank you

 

As a big guy who has the NIX30 front and YA-537 rear on my Tracer - its a perfect setup.   Getting the correct springs for your weight (I worked with a suspension guy in town to get that right spec) and from there the valving adjustments are more than enough for C/R on both front and rear to make your life easy.   I've done gravel riding, high speed flowing roads, and harsh switchback riding fully loaded with zero issues.   

I carry a small adjuster tool (that I happen to sell  @ jk3d.us ) with me for the front forks to tweak based on what I am doing and the rear compression adjustment I can do while sitting on the bike.   

And Price wise... it hits above its weight, I consulted with a number of suspension folks at the local track, and in specialty shops and they all said Ohlins was the way to go for the price and that unless I was actively tracking the bike weekly, the higher end stuff isn't worth it and is more finicky.   (I went in looking at Penske, Wilbers, and Nitron, and was walked back on those back to Ohlins.) 

Edit: Ha I see Ohlins now has a all black setup for the suspension hardware the YA-588, same specs as the 537 it seems but black.   What fun is that?!  and its more expensive.  

I am excited to hear the reviews!  I have a kit in the hands of a MT-09 owner now to see how it works over there too. 

There is a chance this new kit could fit on a previous gen Tracer/FJ as well, but getting to the fuel tank brace mounts is  a bit more cumbersome, so I have not even looked at that.   But the brace does seem to be somewhat similar in spacing and bolts. 

Hey all -  So after a ton of work  and assistance by @2NDCHILDHOOD I finished the design and testing portion for the '21+ Tracer 9GT / MT-09 seat slope mod.    You can see its a completely different arrangement than the '15-20 FJ/FZ/Tracer mod due to the accessibility of the fuel tank brace, and also that you actually need to remove the fuel tank brace to unbolt the top seat/tank bracket on the new bike. 

There are 2 versions of the kit now, one that is a standard 8mm shim which sounds like the go-to option for the Tracer 9GT, and an adjustable option that is 6+2mm for the MT-09 as the seat slope is not as dramatic on that bike, so 6mm can be used or it can be a full 8mm.

The new shim is more expensive than the previous gen due to the bolts being required, and that this shim takes 2x+ the material, 2x+ the print time to produce as the previous gen (almost 3x for the adjustable shim).    

I am selling 2 of each version of the kit for $10 off right now to get some out there and get some initial feedback, once those kits are sold out I will wait a week before opening up general sales. 

https://jk3d.us/product/yamaha-tracer9-mt09-seat-slope-mod/

 

I have ~ 2000 mi on my T32s, most of those miles with the bike fully loaded for touring.  Slight squaring but to be expected heavily loaded.  Great tire on cold wet surfaces, and zero issues just blasting corners on hot dry days. 
 

I didn’t find the T32 to be much cheaper than the road 5s but I like em.  Just the regular T32 not the ones meant for GT bikes. 

Thanks for the feedback.  The rubber feet on that seat look a little more open and flexible than the ‘19-20 tracers.  
 

An easier way to make something slide over the pad would be to put some slick tape like packing tape over it if needed. 
 

Putting the pad under the tray isnt something I considered for this version (the ‘21+ kinda does that though) , if it works then awesome!

Thanks for the feed back guys!     I am still working on the T9 option, but am slammed with my day job right now and need to get a couple more design iterations on the new parts done. 

So the packaged that was returned form Belgium after being shipped 1.5 months ago and traveled around the world ... made it back home today.  A testament to the packaging, everything inside was intact, and the packaging was also intact!    Repacked and reshipped to a different address for the customer (turns out the original address was wrong and that's why the customer never saw it and it was returned to sender)

1 hour ago, Mission360 said:

For the UK....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324839785599

 

 

That kit is not bad and good for people in the UK to save on shipping.   Mine is better though IMO   Using rubber bushings to keep the NVH isolation of the tank/frame (that one uses plastic ones),  and using higher end materials (Not sure if that kit uses PLA or PETG but mine uses high temp/strength/chemical resistant Nylon Carbon Fiber), and easier adjustability and consistency. 

But for Intl shipping price perspective, I cant fault that kit if its easy and fast to get it near where you live.  Mine is close to 10$ cheaper in USD as well.

On 10/27/2021 at 4:03 PM, Grumpy Goat said:

That is funny when you think of it. How you can snatch it back one of these days and maybe try again.

Its heading back to Denver again... this package has traveled more in one month than I have in a few years!

1 hour ago, peteinpa said:

So got mine in the mail today, after it's round trip around PA.😡

Easy install, only thing I've noticed is the shims + Velcro is higher than the shim under the tank mount. Had a hard time getting my Sargent seat under the metal tab and the rubbers over the shims. Now this might be a problem with the Sargent also.

Got it in and I'm happy, it is a big improvement in seating comfort. You don't realize how much your fighting the sliding forward till you don't have to. 

Bike is as perfect as I can make it...Just in time for winter.☹️

Yeah that's kind of by design for the shim to be higher, the plastic is actually 1mm shorter on the foot pads (its 5mm even though it says 6mm;) )  but with the velcro compressed it should be ~ 6.5 mm or so.  Some seats can be tougher to install, I know the comfort seat has a softer foot pads and grips on the edge of the shims more.   

I personally do not use oilers...  they were originally meant for shitty chains.  With the quality of the lubricants these days, quality of the chains (X-ring specifically),  there is virtually nothing you can do to a chain to require lubrication mid day.    If anything keeping a chain wet with oil will attract and hold more grit, vs the dry wax type lubes generally do not.   Squirting oil on a wet chain in the rain just causes the oil to run off as well, so there is almost no benefit with that either mid day. 

My process is - after a day of dirty or wet riding, I hit the chain with a squirt of chain lube (Dupont Chain Saver for me, I carry at 3oz small can in my case on long trips) after the day of riding, and maybe wipe off gunk with a paper towel.   And if its just a dry clean riding day, I maybe wont do anything to the chain.    The oil is primarily to keep rust from forming on chains these days.