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On 12/1/2019 at 7:11 AM, BugsInTeeth said:

got my Tail Tidy on yesterday...took 2 weeks to get here from Chinesia, but it was worth it....$32 Bux roughly

including shipping ($1.99 from China),  and it looks purty dang good..... :

 

Do you have a link and does it work with the gt panniers.

7 hours ago, foxtrot722 said:

Congratulations on a great bike, we need to see pictures.

Photos uploaded 

Hi all, picked up my new Tracer 900 GT today, I test rode one and loved it, especially the engine. I live about 80km south of Sydney in Australia.

I sold my 2014 Suzuki V-Strom 1000 a great bike also recently and I am really happy with my choice. 
 

I love reading all of the stories and different mods that people do. 
 

Thanks for the replies, I thought as much. I will still go with the Yamaha rack and take is easy on the weight. I don’t normally overload my top box as it normally only carries my rain gear, drink etc. Just no cartons of beer...

Sorry to resurrect but similar to my questions about the Yamaha top rack. I went to order today here in Australia but as with everywhere it has the warning about not using it with the Yamaha side cases. Or if it is used keep weight down. 
Is this because of its 4 mounting points or some other reasons ?

Is it the same for using a Givi or Shad setup as they do mount differently than the Yamaha setup. 

Has anyone had the ecu flashed on a gt yet ? All of the ecu benefits aside is there any additional power gain with an ecu flash ??

On 11/4/2019 at 9:14 AM, OLD DVB said:

Thanks Wordsmith for your helpful reply.  I hope you recover from the bursitis quickly.  It's a bitch getting older isn't it.  Seat comfort becomes a lot more important and daily mileages harder.   Just when you've got the time and hopefully the money to go on more trips, your body has other ideas.  At 75, when I travel any distance I rely on anti-inflammatories and pain killers to get me by.  All connected with worn out vertebrae probably not helped if not caused by racing crashes.  Unfortunately, after an estimated 560,000 miles together on the road, my wife is no longer able to ride due to knee problems but I ain't ready to quit yet hence the new Tracer.

I've done more research now and found a European site that was more helpful (and a bit cheaper).  I have asked to buy just the rider seat as I don't carry a passenger (see above!) providing it fits with the factory back seat.  It looks like it will.  Otherwise, I'll just have to make my non-existent passenger more comfortable!

Best wishes for future riding.

 

 

Hi all, OLD DVB, which site did you use ??