PowerMalc

Is the Jeep a write off 😆

That's the new adaptive cruise control for you 😂

I tried this RST one on at Sportsbikeshop in UK but felt it was too big for me but seemed very well made. £230 and identical airbag version for £400 RST Pro Series Adventure-X CE Textile Jacket - Ice / Blue / Red / Black - FREE UK DELIVERY RST Pro Series Adventure-X CE Textile Jacket - Ice / Blue / Red / Black... In the end I went for a smaller one on the RST range with an incorporated airbag, RST GT Airbag CE

Thanks That is a rise of 14.6% If mirrored on the UK price it would go from £11045 to £12650 before road fund licence costs of £148 Having said that ATM it is possible to pick up a new 2020 one for just over £10k but I don't think you will get that level of discount initially on the new model

Perhaps a USA rider could help. New 2021 model is quoted price of $14899 What is/was the list price of a 2020 model in the States Would like to see how much it has gone up and work out a guess of the price in the UK

Why are some bridges in USA covered?

What make and style of tyres are you going to put on next?

Was that demo from Wollaston? I'll ask my friend mentioned above if he suffers from heat output from the engine on his 2019 XR or his previous S1000R. I lived in Northampton for 34 years It's been too cold for me to notice any heat coming from the engine on the couple of times I've been out on the Tracer 🥶

Yes I sat on my friends BMW S1000XR and it feels bigger and heavier. In the UK I paid £10000 for mine and he paid this year £13800 for a new 2019 model.

I know we have only seen a couple of photos so far and no official ones. However to me the sides seem very slab sided which reminds me a little bit of the Ariel Leader from the 60's as below. Also the front cowls over the part hidden lights seem because of their overhanging angular projection look like a throwback to 70's design. It makes the whole front area very heavy looking

Thanks for the comments. I am only looking for a very small bag, one to four litres, that I can just grab by a handle and take with me into a cafe or shop etc. I have been looking at an Oxford M2R 2 litre magnetic mini bag. All other stuff I would use the fitted panniers

I have not got my new Tracer yet, should be by the end of the week. I was just about to get a magnetic tank bag and suddenly had the thought, is the tank metal so magnets would attach? If yes are there any problems in attaching a tank bag

Thanks for the replies and advice. If you do your own 600 miles service does it invalidate warranty. If not how will a prospective future buyer of your bike might possibly be turned off because it does not have an official Yamaha dealer stamp in the service book.

What is the typical cost for the first 600 mile service. My local dealer has told me £199 or £149 if I had bought the new bike from them I am in the UK

Thanks to you all for your replies. I appreciate the friendliness of the views and thoughts being offered, it certainly seems a friendly forum. Will get my new bike on 12th October, can't wait ! Now busy looking to add some additions, Heed crash bars, rad guard, axle protectors