Simon

I have not thought about the Centre Strand issue. This might be something to think about as I am not a big body guy so it might make it a little more difficult. TY I have tried this a few times on my current bike actually. I guess its just a habit trying to mount the bike as you would on a regular bicycle. I think it would be just a matter of getting used to the horse method and eventually it would become second nature. Good suggestion. $11500 for a 2019 GT model with 8,500kms. Seems to be average going rate for them around here. Not that there are many on the used market. Yes I, would only be considering the GT model. Cruise Control being the most important feature of the difference between the GT and standard. It's not something that can be added on later. (not easily) Yes, mine is the FZ6 without the R. I did notice that the Tracer does have the power everywhere, and lots of it. Much easier to pass a truck on the highway. Almost no need to shift down. I do also have Givi E22 side cases for my bike and also found it a bit of a challenge getting on and off. Again, just a matter of getting used to it. Maybe a little more body exercise and work on my splits. lol Realistically speaking, I will probably keep my FZ6 for now and a few more years. I got it a good deal, part of me wants to keep it for that reason alone. If I tried to sell it today, I could probably profit $1000-$2000. The reason why I wanted to explore the idea of the Tracer is because I wanted a bike with a little more features. ABS, Cruise Control and a touring friendly windshield. However, it will be easier and cheaper to adapt an even $300 touring windshield onto my bike than buying a new bike. The others I could live without. But I will keep my eyes opened especially towards the end of the season or winter. I might bite if I find one for a really good deal. Not closing the thread, but thanks to all that have contributed so far.

I recently picked up a Sena SRL2 for my Shoei GT Air II. They are both made for each other, seamless installation. My first time really using it was on a 940 kms trip this wast weekend. My usage is limited to this one trip only so my observations my not be 100% accurate. I will still need to play with it more but here it is. The sound quality was actually pretty good, even thought I was wearing Big Ear Custom Ear plugs. I only used it for short phone calls as well as listening to music. The unit has many options but all are navigated through only 3 buttons on the side. You access different features through a different sequence of pressing/holding the buttons. I find this hard to do, unless you have a cheat sheet taped to your windshield. Another thing I noticed about the Sena App is that you can only call the contact you have added to the Speed Dial list. It looks like this list can only have 3 contacts added to it. The FM radio also needs to have favorite stations added to it. I think this can have 8 or so. When I was listening to music, I was streaming off of Spotify. This might have something to do with it as phone signal may have been poor at times, but I did have the headset stop playing music a few times. It also disconnected from my phone once or twice, where I needed to repair it. This was with an iPhone 6. I will try it with an Android based phone this week. I am generally happy with it. I like how it fully fits into my helmet and does not stick out on the side as other non helmet specific models do. I think the connection/paring and phone calls is something I still need to figure out better. Battery life seemed to have been good and lasted me all day.

Haha. I'm sure I will. While I was on a bike riding hiatus (12 years), you know family and such I was dreaming of a VStrom. (I'm not sure if that word is frowned upon here, I need to read the rules, lol) But my Firs bike was an R6 and current is FZ6. I think I like to stick with the Yamaha for my future bikes. Anyways, Questions posted in the GT Forum.

I just have some questions about the Tracer 900 GT as this is a bike I am interested in. Right now, I do not ride enough to justify the cost of getting one. I found a 2019 model for $11,500 CAD but I just (end of last season) picked up my 2008 FZ6 for a fraction of that price. I am considering the Tracer because I would like a more touring minded bike. A BIG part of that is the taller windshield. My current FZ6 is naked and the small windshield does not do anything in terms of wind protection on the highway. I recently test rode a friends 2019 Tracer GT. Not a long ride but maybe 20-30 min. A few things I noticed. (Excuse the lack of proper terminology) 1.Throttle The throttle had a lot of free play in it. Maybe not A LOT but more than I am used to. Not sure if I liked this. On my current bike, as soon as you start twisting, the throttle kicks in. On the Tracer I noticed there was a little bit of free play before it actually caught on. Is this something normal or something that can be adjusted. 2. Twitchy/Jerky So maybe this has something to do with the first observation but I also noticed that the bike seemed very twitchy. As soon as the throttle caught on (after the free play) it really jerked the bike. Not to the point where I was falling off but again not what I expected or am used to. Is this the nature of the bike or again something that can be smoothed out? From what I remember, the Mode was set to Mode-A. I did not try any of the other modes. But my friend said that one of the other options is even more jerky. 3. Seat Height/Lowering I am only 5'6 with a 30'ish leg inseam. I do like the seating and and leg position when sitting on the bike. I can still flat foot it while sitting on it. But I find that getting into it especially with the side cases on, it is a little hard without scuffing the bike or bags. I know that a lowering kit can be installed to lower the bike. If the bike is lowered, does this change the distance from seat to the ground (leaving the distance to foot pegs unchanged) or does it also change the distance from seat to foot pegs. This would mean that my legs would probably be in a bent position a little more. Hopefully these observations and explanation are clear and easy to answer. These are not the deciding factors of getting the bike or not, just something to thing about. Winning the lottery is the deciding factor. 😜

Hi New member here. Signed up to learn a little more about the Tracer 900. It is a bike I am dreaming about. Currently riding a 2008 Yamaha FZ6. Good bike so far. I will post some questions in the other sections.