Fleng

I use a SW-Motech micro tank bag. Just a small bag for the convenient stuff you need direct on the road and easy to carry when off the bike.

I have the EVO type which is discontinued, but available in a PRO version as well.

It is used on the driver seat opening mechanism, put on top somewhere (forgot where exact)  to prevent unauthorized opening of the seat. Not really needed, I have removed it.

Yep, that is what worked for me.

I have Topsellerie seats. The pax seat is not too big, but needs a bit of pressing to set.

Just sit on the pax seat to have it snug into place. Will get better with time, but never real easy.

14 hours ago, Grumpy Goat said:

I have both a Givi 3D603 tank bag on my RS and an SW-Motech Quick-Lock EVO Daypack Tank Bag on my Tracer 900 GT.

I have had no issues with the mechanism of the Givi which worked perfectly fine until I dropped the back in a gas station and it landed on the mechanism damaging it. I was able to buy a replacement mechanism and after installation it once again works perfectly.

The SW Motech tank bag is excellent for the Tracer 900 GT. Nice and compact in design it fits a surprising amount in its expandable 5 - 9 litres of space. Here are some pictures of the bags and rings.

 

 

 

I just bought the SW Motech EVO daypack bag, it is no longer produced and could get it with a nice discount. All new bags are of the PRO type now.

Still waiting for the tankring which should arrive next week.

I assume you need the extra distance plate for installing as the bag needs a bit of ascendig to get over the plastic tankpart at the front?

I had one few years back, manual gear. Was a very comfortable ride and liked it very much. But was a bit heavy for pushing it out of the garage every day for commuting.

Besides the weight, I also got vibrations in the front wheel. Was replaced under warranty, but it returned 1 year later. Somehow the front wheel is very suseptical to bounces, and I was very carefull with that! 
In the end, I changed it for the somewhat smaller VFR800X. But now very pleased with the Tracer 900, as the engine is much more to my liking.

Conti RA3 has one disadvantage. They don’t warm up easily, and not at all at low temperatures.

I had a set on my previous bike, riding every day commuting. So also in the low temps season. Every tire has problems warming up then, but for the RA3 it was more pronounced.

Went back to the Michelin Road 5 and this problem did not occur anymore.

RA3 is a very good tire otherwise. But currently, all major brand tires are good. Just minimal differences between them.

On aircraft tires, there is still rubber when a reinforcment ply is visible. But wearing to the carcass is not allowed for obvious reasons..

2 hours ago, Ride On said:

Nothing to do with bikes, but my previous employer's standard operating practice, and as written in our Crew Resource Manual, was to let the tires wear down through the first set Kevlar cord on the tires.  Once the second, opposing cords were visible the tire had to be replaced.  And this was on an airline passenger jet.  FAA approved.

The wear was never completely uniform around the tire.  The Kevlar that would show would usually be silver dollar in size, maybe in a couple places around the tire.  Most of the wear occurs from the tires spinning up from zero to 175 mph at touchdown.

Seems odd for sure, but completely safe.

Just to make things clear, you are talking about the reinforcement plies, not the carcass. No reinforcement plies are used on motor tires, so don’t mix this up.

As a Airline Landing Gear engineer, I do know.

8 hours ago, svenhof said:

If anyone here around north of Belgium (Possibly south of Netherlands and Western Germany as well) is interested in making a group purchase to save on shipping costs, please send me a private message. I'll collect any replies and possibly make the purchase towards the end of the month.

Too late for me 😩.

Just be aware you also have to pay VAT and handling costs when it arrives. VAT was €2,26, handling costs may vary, but added another €4 to my bill. This was in the Netherlands, don’t know about Belgium.

https://www.tracer900.net/topic/8699-seat-slope-mod/page/19/?tab=comments#comment-137301

Using it myself, very satisfied.

8 minutes ago, Clegg78 said:

I have one package now that went to Brussels for a customer,  the customer never picked it up from the post as the Belgian post required for some reason beyond either of our comprehension,  it was returned to me... made it back to Denver 14 days later but was never delivered... and now 10 days after that is in LA in international processing, looking like its about to head back to Belgium.   I am getting legit concerned if the packaging can handle 4x international trips!   I am also curious if it is going to get stuck in a "return to sender" loop where it just keeps going back and forth until the end of time.   

I had to pick up the package at the dutch post, as additional import duties are required in the EU. So you have to pay before you get the package. If you fail to pay, it will be returned to sender. Think it is the same in Belgium.

However, “my” post office did not know this and gave the package without paying. And I did not know this was required until I got a letter today stating I can get my package at the post office after paying my duties. But I already have it! Our post system is as weird as yours 😅

4 hours ago, Fleng said:

Surprise, surprise. Tracking has resumed and package has arrived in the Netherlands today. So I expect it today or next monday.

I could pick it up at a local Postal point. No idea why it was not delivered at my doorstep, but who cares.

Installed the mod, as easy as said here many times. Very thoughtfull to include the cleanwipe. Most difficult part was to remove the protecting shield of the velcro adhesive 😀.

Just did a static tryout (weather is lousy today) and it feels like my own DIYS mod which lowered the back iso raising the front. As I like the seat in the high position, your solution works better.

Dynamic tryout will be this weekend I hope, but I am confident it will work out positive.

Surprise, surprise. Tracking has resumed and package has arrived in the Netherlands today. So I expect it today or next monday.

I don’t blame you.

Just a warning to all overseas customers.

I wait, hopefully not toooo looong.

9 hours ago, BBB said:

Ordered 👍. Just over $17 postage. Thanks in advance @Clegg78

I am on day 11 of shipping to Europe. Might take as long as 20. Shipment left US at day 3, thereafter no tracking anymore.

15 hours ago, GTO MIKE said:

Just wondering is everyone that has had problems, letting the electronics go through the full load up with the dash finishing its full sequence before cranking ? Over 6000 miles on my 2020 and not even a hiccup. I always wait for all the full load up before craning. Just a thought . Oh and I never run any ethanol ,Strictly  93 octane.

Mike

Never waited for the “POST” to end, just turn the key and start. Between keyturn and start, the fuel pump had enough time to do its cycle, I am not that fast 😉.
And only use ethanol free gas in the winter, as the bike might stay a bit longer without running. Normally I run E10 for all the last 15000+ km’s.

If it gets worse as the day goes on, it might not be charged (or not well enough) during the ride.

You need to check the charging circuit. I don’t have experience with that on this bike, so someone else needs to chime in to help you with this.

I have a 900GT. Seat is in the high position.

Simply removed 4 rubber bumpers. The 2 big ones in the middle replaced by door bumpers 1 cm in hight, just attached with double sided tape. The 2 small ones at the back simply removed.

No slope.

And now I can sit for at least a 4 hour drive without pain, while before I could only last a bit over a hour before I got a sore bum.

YMMV.

I have a 2019. A GT, but that wouldn’t matter engine wise.

Never had a problem with long crancking. Don’t even wait too long before starting after ignition on. The fuel pump has its time to prime, but that is 2 sec?

5 hours ago, Cornersruns said:

All I can say is with the tomtom rider, not sure how the weight compares to the Garmin but it is a heavy unit, on a ram ball arm there are no signs of fatigue on any of the bike or mount components.

I've never had any interference issues with the TomTom, from what I remember reading it was only Garmins that suffered from interference.

Same experience here. At first I was afraid of the flexing of the adjuster on bad roads,  but it holds well. Been driving over rough surface roads enough, don’t fear any damage anymore.

The Tracer 9GT became 3rd in the European motormagazines “Alpen Master quest”. Only because the BMW R1250GS (last years winner, so defender of the crown) and the current winner Ducati Multistrada V4S have much more power and electronics. Testers were a bit power hungry by default, so the super allroads won.

But if you get the price in the equation (which they did not in this challange) the Tracer would have surely won.

Just to join in on all the recommended Alpinestars Web Goretex. I am on my 3rd pair (1 destroyed in an accident, did their work). Commuting every day, they were what you need in all weather. First pair lasted about 6 years, current one now about the same.
No commuting anymore, but I will stick to them as long as they are available. No need to replace though.

Don’t you need a dual switch for the GT? An extra switch to cut off the Cruise Control?

In the crossplane configuration the 3 ignition cycles are close behind each other (and then a longer time nothing). In the end, this delivers higher torque, which was the whole idea of the MT (max torque) range.