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I just put Clegg78's kit on my Tracer GT (with a Seat Concepts seat). Thanks a bunch for designing a clean and functional solution to a nagging problem! Installation took 20 minutes. Instructions were great. And no more washers and wheel weights! The Seat Concepts purchase made the seat more comfortable but didn't do much to fix the forward lean. Clegg78's kit has me sitting pretty.

You have a good attitude! Terrible about the accident, though. Best wishes. Glad you had 18 years without a serious wreck before this happened to you. That's pretty good I'd say.

I don't think I'll stay with the Plastidip. It's OK, but it makes me feel like a poor teenager. I'm gonna paint it, or peel it off and go back to original. Seat is Seat Concepts. Sliders from T-Rex Racing, Bestem and GB Racing. Tank grip from TechSpec.

I just Plasti-dipped the four red body panels on my 2020 GT. Easy to do and easy to undo. I'll probably paint it black when the Plasti-dip doesn't look as good.

Stopped by the dealer the other day and there I saw a 2020 red Tracer GT, just like the one I bought there last June. Made me think about wrapping or painting my red panels. So I did a mock-up on Photoshop with black panels and I liked it. Took the four panels off and brought them to two wrap shops, but both thought it looked pretty difficult. Huh, what do I know. One guy suggested Plasti-dipping it. I'm not too much into the Plasti-dip thing, but I thought I'd try it since the panels were already off and prepped. Sprayed on five coats yesterday. Now that it's dry and back together, I'm happy with it. If it doesn't hold up, I think I'll pull it off and paint the panels black.

Wow- for only 21 bucks, I'll add one to my next order. Thanks for the info! First I'll see how the brake pedal height is after I install the SCR Adventure foot pegs that are on the way.

FIXED! For me anyway. Felt compelled to go back in the garage, turn the lights on and take another look. Cleaned and lubed front brake controls. No change- brake light still on. Checked cable slack because I had installed risers and rotated bars- seems fine. Only other thing I did in the last two days was lower the shifter pedal and brake pedal to help keep my feet on the pegs. Bingo! I had adjusted the rear brake pedal all the way down, which is past where the rear brake light switch engages. Raised it a bit and my brake light was off. I expect the cruise will work on tomorrow's ride, which hopefully won't be to the dealer.

This info is good timing for me. My cruise wasn't working on a long ride I took yesterday. Went out today and still not working. Fuse checked-out fine. Bike still has stock levers. Did a search on this forum and found this thread. Turned the key on and see my brake lights are on all the time. Must be the switch, eh? I bought the bike new last June and have 3500 miles on it. Guess I'll call the Yamaha dealer tomorrow.

No extra noise that I have noticed. Worth a try.

That sucks. I'll bet you're one to have axle wrenches with. Hope you're back on the road and enjoying the best part of hwy 2.

I've been reading your thread with interest because I was thinking of riding from Pocatello to Duluth and back. I'm from Duluth and have family and friends there. I was gonna take highway 200 east a more southerly back-roads route back. Now you've got me interested in hwy 2. What's with the road closures east of Glacier? Rock-slides not cleaned up yet?

It's plastic- about like a bleach bottle. I have 1" of the rounded tip inserted through the slot in the stock fender. It looks like it will slide and bend enough to work. We'll see.

I made a poor man's shock guard for my Tracer GT. Was looking at the Pyramid guard and it reminded me of the $8 front wheel mud guards that I have on my mountain bikes. Took one off a bike, cut it to be 6" long, drilled four holes using the bracket as a template. Helps to have an 18" extension on a 13mm socket to reach beyond the bodywork and get those four bolts out.

This clutch/brake mount is a little less obtrusive and aligns perfectly with the Madstad holes. Where do you live, RW? I'm in Idaho now, but I grew up in Duluth and get back there often.

Being an older rider. I started out with Triumph's from the 60''s, when they were as good (or bad) as anything else out there. My prettiest Triumph had to be this 1973 TR5T.