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Not a difficult job, haven't done it on the Tracer GT yet. I did one wheel at a time but have done this several times on previous bike. Put it on center stand and using a sizer jack with a wood block under the headers lift until front wheel is off the ground. Remove brake calipers and speed sensor and carefully support out of the way. Remove front wheel and roll forward out of the way. Note where the spacers go, I put them in a baggie and leave them near the front of the bike. lower the font of the bike a bit and then remove the rear wheel - again being careful with the speed sensor and not letting the brake caliper dangle by the brake line. When re-installing, do the rear first and make sure spacers are in properly, clean and lightly grease the axel. I also use grease on the bearing seals - bearings are sealed and cant do much to them. For grease I use a BelRay waterproof grease. Its blue and works well. When lifting the rear wheel to slide the axel in it helps to be big and strong, since I'm old and not strong I use a piece of wood and make a slope so that the wheel is rolled up into position and the axel can be easily inserted. I've tried it many ways but that's the easiest - someone makes a tool that does the same thing. For the front wheel Installation is pretty straightforward but you need to make sure it is not binding. There are some YouTube videos on how to do this but simply put it is installing axel and then bouncing the front a time or two and then tightening the pinch bolts. I'm quoting this from memory so don't trust what I'm saying but check it out. Dave Moss talks about it in one of his videos, not sure if its a free one or not. I use medium strength thread locker for stuff like caliper bolts but never axels. Sometimes I don't use the thread locker on the caliper bolts, Properly torqued they should not come loose. I also use a digital torque wrench as some of the inexpensive ones are not calibrated well or do not hold calibration well. My favorite thread locker is Honda Thread Locker medium strength. Next make sure to work the brakes so that the pads are back in position BEFORE you take it for a test ride or roll it around. I learned long ago that after brake work I need to pump the brakes to move the pads into position as I was backing out of the garage and the car didn't want to stop. Fortunately I pumped them up before I hit something! Fear and panic made a lasting impression on me :-)

Had these or something similar on my CBR600RR. Really liked them - good visibility from the side as well as straight on. Like the brightness of the X-Arc lights though. For the rear planning on mounting a couple of strips on the back of the side cases. One for brake and tail lights and another for turn signals. Still in the contemplation stage. Have the strips from Amazon and they look nice and seem to be bright. Biggest hassle with putting them on the side cases is have to add connectors so side cases can be removed.

This has nothing to do with Dunlops but Yamaha Revs Your Heart - LOL I'm sure this rider's heart is reving! Pic from WERA GNF in October - rider was fine.

When I go to the western states first 2 days out are 1,100 miles. Second day is better once I get to Kansas and the scenery is not as familiar. I'm retired so time not so much of an issue. I have an old Holtzclaw trailer I refurbished and added a wood deck to. I replaced the front crossmember with unistrut. Still have all the parts and can put it back to the original 2 rail configuration without difficulty. Have thought about going to a single rail in the center to haul my Tracer GT but will probably just keep it as it for now. It has coil springs and shock absorbers (I replaced original ones). LOL have never hauled a motorcycle with it just wood when working on projects around the house. In the photo it was set up for my 2014 ZX6R 636, I need to change the front wheel chock to get the weight centered for my Tracer GT. EDIT: Last August when my BMW broke down in Nebraska would have been nice to have had a trailer and tow vehicle nearby but..... It would have cost me $700 to rent a tin can to drive home and get my van and trailer. Turned out to be best to just stay there and fix it.

I've worked corners at a few STT track days this year, I only get the call when they are having trouble finding folks. I'm retired and can help out on weekdays. Fun I've been impressed with how the STT folks and their control riders stay on top of what is going on on the track. I usually make the WERA races at Barber and Little Tally but take photographs.

If you could add a strip of material between the two rear mounts that would increase the rigidity across the bottom rear.

Think I've seen that bike in WERA races.

Yes, I don't plan on doing adventure biking but .... My plan is some nice gravel roads that there is always the construction zone. A couple of years ago riding out the east entrance to Yellowstone hit road construction where I had to ride thru some (for a sport bike guy) gnarly stuff with dirt and big gravel/rocks. On that same trip hit a stretch of road that had just been chip tarred. Think riding on a road with 1/2 to 1" of gravel on top of a layer of tar. I really wasn't comfortable on that. Last June hit a stretch in South Dakota with none of the above LOL!!!! It was just dirt! One short stretch was just like deep sand - still don't know how I didn't go down but kept it up. The stretch in Yellowstone was worse looking than where @Clegg78 busted his oil pan. After reading the experiences of others decided I needed to go for big protection - probably a bit nervous after the last trip was totally changed due to a bike breakdown. Oh almost forgot about the 3 or 4 miles of wet muddy gravel roads thru a town in South Dakota where they were resurfacing the streets. Next project before my long trip next year is a radiator protector.

LOL I just washed it a couple of days ago. It has 3,000 miles on it but hasn't been in the rain - yet!

Don't think the SCR would work as the front of the pan slopes more than the Akro... headers. If I get inspired today will take a straight side shot so you and compare.

I put the SCR skid pan on and am very impressed with it. It did not say for the 2018-2020 Tracer GT but I went with it anyway as they thought it should work but had not tried it. Not a cheap one but less than the money and time that would be spent on a new oil pan. Very well made! Brackets are stainless steel I think pan is aluminum but very stiff. The rear mount goes from side to side and is inside the pan so would add strength in that area as well and reenforcing the bottom making it more difficult for the pan to fold like Clegg78's did. It also has a front mount in addition to the center mount. Installed it is very rigid and I'm really happy with it. I had a simple snag when installing - 2 bolts that replace the bolts on the engine cover were 3mm to long. I just got out the Dremel tool and cut them off. I notified SRC and they were super responsive and asked lots of questions. I don't think it will be an issue going forward. Nice to see folks that make a good product and care about it and are responsive. Shipping was super quick also. Looking at the mounting and brackets I would not trust an eBay version. Much less expensive and better than nothing but I don't want to be sitting somewhere waiting on a tow truck and then having to wait on parts. As for oil filter protection I've had the oil filter in that position on several bikes and never had a problem but I haven't ridden gravel roads. LOL i did ride a few miles on a road that had just been chip tarred as well as construction areas that had sizable rocks in the roadway so maybe I'm lucky!

I agree, would be nice to see some. Have to look at multiple 2 bike comparison reviews and interpret. Hopefully there will be some group comparisons with the Tracer 9 GT. I remember when the publications used to do sport bike comparisons and would have a whole fleet of bikes. Wonder if its harder to get test bikes for those reviews with the carefully controlling marketing groups not wanting their bike to be one of many. Referring to some of the prior comments about other bikes having blah engines: IMO the Tracer engine is a jewel and best in class. I can make a lot of changes to a bike but fixing an engine that is blah is something I can't do. I see the Tracer 9 GT continuing to refine and make the bike better while keeping a fantastic engine.

Here are a couple of photos of the skid pan. Have ridden a few times since installing and no issues at all - but haven't been off pavement so no surprise there. I did play more aggressively yesterday and no scraping or anything. The more I study it the more I like it and feel like it would certainly handle the problem Clegg78 had without failing. I really like the rear bracket that goes completely across the pan instead o being two short pieces. Going across the pan adds stiffness and makes the pan less likely to bend like his did. I wondered how the silver color of the mounting brackets would work and it is fine. The scuff on the engine case was there when I bought the bike and ins much less apparent in normal lighting. That is a bug splat below and in front of it, should have cleaned it before the photos.

I worked in a long term planning group. That's why I'm always thinking about my next bike :-) Daboo, have you planned on your wife redecorating? :-) I'm stuck on the idea of Scorpion Trail II's for the next tires. Rode yesterday and really like the Power 5/Road 5 combo. Have the suspension set where it is comfortable for me and I can push a bit.

Im in the market for a new summer jacket but tend to more sport styled gear. Here in the south it gets cold enough in the winter to need descent winter gear but the hot and humid summers really test gear. Ive made several long trips and plan more. They are in the summer months when the weather is nicer buuuuuut! In lat May I left Alabama and rode to Southerner's Dakota, down across Wyoming and on th Moab Utah. It was in the 80s when I left so wore my mesh jacket. It was 100F riding to Moab, 99F the next day when I went to canyon lands national park. The following day I rode to Rock Springs Wyoming. 350 miles with 250 miles in the rain. Temperature when I left Moab were mid 60s, dropped to mid 50s after it started raining and continued to drop as I went north eventually bottoming at 34.7F and rain! Basically a miserable day but since I was on a motorcycle riding it was a good day - or a memorable day! I've looked at a lot of gear for that type of scenario. 100F means a T shirt under a mesh jacket with First Gear overprints. Basically my philosophy is have a good safe jacket that works when it is really hot then add layers to get it to work in more adverse conditions. When it get colder I add layers including a FreezeOut jacket from Cycle Gear - insulation plus wind breaker. For more cold I add layers under it and a rain jacket on top for additional wind block. For a rain jacket I just bought a good one but typically use the lightweight Frogg Toggs rain suits from WalMart. They don't last long but a couple of days is about all I need on each trip and it is easy to cary a backup jacket. LOL when I ran into the cold rain my heated glove liners were safely in the bottom of my duffle bag and the heated liner was at home. I did 250 of the 350 miles that day with two T-shirts, a fleece jacket and a Frogg Toggs rain suit over my mesh jacket and First Gear pants. Heated grips were on high and I got cold but made it thru OK. On long trips I pack as light as possible with the plan of washing clothes every few days and if I have to will go to a WalMart and buy a sweatshirt. Whatever jacket you get please invest in some good protection in back protector, holder and elbow pads and chest protectors. They don't make it cooler but will help if you go down. I prefer the non Neutonian materials for the back protectors and other pads. I'm working on installing a Neutrino for power functions and plan on using it as a heated gear controller.

They are all good, I'm more familiar with the YCRS and California Superbike School and they are both excellent. You should do the school at Barber and get to enjoy a fantastic track and allot an extra day to see the museum. My wife steadfastly refuses to allow me to go to any track day - guess I showed her too many crash photos. You would really benefit from any of those schools. Learn it correctly from a good instructor so you don't get a bad habit you have to unlearn.

LOL yup, I was thinking fuel economy but yes it applies more broadly :-)

I would expect it to work, looked at the wiring diagram and seems the flasher relay is a two wire device. My experience is flasher relays are pretty much the same for most bikes. I would check the existing relay to verify it is a two wire (two connector) device - haha I'm too lazy to walk to my bike and look.

Looks like you have all the "economy upgrades" :-) so not surprised at the mileage. The ONLY thing I liked about my BMWs engine (F800GT) was it ability to be frugal. It was very sensitive to speed and could get very good mileage at low speeds. From what I've seen on the Tracer GT it doesn't get as big an increase in mileage with drops in speed - I'm talking like 45mph vs 80MPH but at 70 to 80 is about the same or 1 to 2 mpg less but with an additional 0.8 gallons in the tank so range is improved. I rode my BMW 1,400 miles and traded then rode Tracer GT 1,400 miles back on mostly the same roads so got a very good comparison between the two. Still super happy with my 2020 Tracer GT - puts a smile on my face every time I ride it. Like the 2021 Tracer and may trade at some point. I cant see the future and although bought at the end of the Tracer 900 GT run made a good decision at that point in time.

No, it wasn’t a hot day but a very easy and comfortable bike. Would be a lot of fun on day trips, light on its feet, good power turned in really well, went where I wanted it to. Very impressive to me. It had the Akropovich exhaust, not the most comfy seat but was only on it for 20 or 30 minuites. Had to full to half gas gauge on my BMW F800GT. They said it was because the tank was irregularly shaped. Got used to using the gas mileage indicator and the trip odometer. Average gas mileage would give me an idea of better or worse then “normal”. This would be verified by when the guide went to half tank. Did this a lot on long trips, many times had a distance needed to make before next gas station. Always have a backup plan in case station is closed. Have done the same thing with my 2020 Tracer GT and it has worked well. Tracer is close to the same gas mileage but with 4.8 instead of 4 gallons in the tank has a bit more range. Only have a couple thousand trip miles with the Tracer but it seems to be pretty consistent on gas mileage. I’ve found mileage is dependent on altitude, gas quality, speed for sure and road condition. My BMW would get 142 miles before the gas light went on when running interstate speeds but have seen as high as 224 when I spent the day in the Tetons where the speeds were 45 or less.

The Tracer 900 GT was in production for three years 2018 thru 2020. It has been a very big seller for Yamaha and I think will continue to be. Enough in common with other models don't think it will be hard to find accessories. I did test ride an Indian the other day :-) but it was the FTR .... I think the most import part of what Yamaha has done is incorporating up-to-date IMU based electronics. Maybe not as many modes as some high end bikes but certainly way more than was in this segment just a few years ago. ABS is very common but I remember in 2015 trying to find a sport bike with ABS - was not easy.

Here are a couple of links to these lights: http://shop.12oclocklabs.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=38&product_id=150 12oClockLabs PROGRAMMABLE ANIMATED LED TURN SIGNALS FRONT - ORANGE LENS The internal 12oClockLabs Animated Turn Signal Processor... Looks like they have a Yamaha 3 pin connector but have not verified that they fit the Tracer GT. Certainly look interesting and are high on my list. I recommend changing the flasher relay to one that is a fixed rate for LEDs. I have a running/brake/sequential turn signal unit that I plan on mounting somewhere near my tag and am also exploring the thought of brake lights on the back of my sidecases. Only mention that here as 12oclocklabs says to use a fixed rate flash if you have other devices.

Darn you all posted before I could say "my sympathy for being the lone moron here" :-) I would never do something stupid like getting off the bike without the kickstand down - well I might have done that, for a while I had an iPhone shaped bruise on my hip. Sorry but no pics :-) EDIT: Just to clarify that was before I got smart and bought a Tracer GT

looks like the lower lights are the headlights - notice only one is on - low beam I presume. @betony thanks for the closeup pic. It really shows the front detail which convinces me more that the look is better more complex than the photos show. Really want to see one in person even more now. They went in a new direction with the styling, not super radical but not a simple evolution. IMO has lost a lot most of its insectoid look. Still like my 2020 but also like the new bike. I'm not planning on trading - too busy thinking about where I'm going to ride my bike next summer. Hopefully I can get a couple of long trips in along with some short ones.

Finally got mine mounted. Ran into a very small snag in that the bolts they provide to replace the bolts on the right engine cover were a little too long and would bottom out. Got out my handy Dremel tool and made them the perfect length :-) easy fix! Very sturdy when mounted. I like the way the back bracket goes all the way across the pan which should make it more resistant to the breakage Clegg78 had. The pan itself is 3mm aluminum - mine is powder coated and i measure 3.2 to 3.4 mm thick so may be a bit thicker than 3mm. Seems to be very stout. When all the brackets are in place and the bolts tightened it is very rigid. I am certainly happy with it and would defiantly recommend it. I'll try and take some photos tomorrow.