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Welcome to the forum. Can't speak to the 9 GT but my 900 GT seat is better than some bikes I've had. I'm running an aftermarket seat with an air hawk and can easily ride from gas stop to the next gas stop. 600 miles in a day are a bit tougher but not too bad. I had a CBR600RR with an aftermarket seat which was worse than the stock seat on my ZX6R 636 - which I rode 600 miles in a day but 0 the next LOL. Totally understand the heated grip control while riding. I traded for my Tracer in Sioux Falls SD after riding 250 miles to get there and had 110 to go that afternoon. Decided to take the bike for a short test spin before loading all my gear on it. Less than a mile down the street I was pulling over to figure out how to turn them off - my hands were really hot! Of course I'd rather have grips than can get too hot rather than those which can't get hot enough! Last trip took my heated jacket for the cold weather - haha it was 104F in Montana! And of course we need pics.

Not a great photo but an FJ09 I spotted at the Barber Vintage Festival last weekend. Motorcycles everywhere!

Welcome, nice bike and a sensible choice. I saw one similar to yours at the Barber Vintage Festival last weekend. I actually got a shot of it with my GoPro 360 but haven't puled the files yet. Worked in my yard then took photos for 4 days and then had an ablation on Monday! Closest I've come to doing anything is getting on the forum. LOL they told me I couldn't drive till Friday and I thought I had it made but my wife fixed that and they added or ride a scooter or motorcycle! 😞 Why Monday - to give myself the most recovery time before the WERA GNF that is a week and a half away. For you race fans WERA is a great event to go to, usually very few spectators and you can walk around the paddock and talk to the racers and mechanics (many times the same person). Some races are not that great but they run a lot of short races so just wait till the next one.

I occasionally get neutral between 1st and 2nd but pretty much always my fault. LOL its when I just puttering around and get sloppy but otherwise it shifts great.

I have an SRC and can say neither of those are the same as my SRC. Lots of miles and some scrapes and gouges on the bottom but it is vey sturdy. One time was pulling off the road and the asphalt was a little higher than the shoulder. Scrape! No harm but it touches down easier than I would expect. On my long trips I've been thru lots of road construction in addition to the junk on the road.

I have all three and routinely run with them on my 2020 GT. IMO it is because it is very easy to overload the bike with all three loaded and a pillion. When traveling I load the side cases and put a 58 liter duffle on the rear seat. The top case is mostly empty and is used for my rain gear and shoes. Over the course of a long trip it collects more stuff but is always relatively empty. Occasionally I will put drinks there if I'm stopping to get some groceries but that is usually when the duffel is not on the bike and the side cases are mostly empty. Even with the longer swingarm the bike is light in the front and the top case is pretty far back thus why I don't load it much. When on day trips it is a place to store the helmet and keep the rain jacket and a bottle of water.

I would probably recommend the Yamaha mounting but have these lights and they have worked well for me. I'm running a Neutrino Element Plus and can vary the light output with PWM. I have another set of lights I ran or a year and a half but swapped to these as they have white and amber output. I'm currently running them in amber mode but on my long trip they were in white mode. 1st part of the trip they were too bright but then turned them down. They work well enough for me for the night riding I do. I avoid riding at night due to wildlife but sometimes on a trip I come back from dinner after dark. They are small which I like. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GS4QTZN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

When the battery is very cold it will not produce the necessary current to start. Some folks will turn on the lights to get the battery to heat up enough to make the current needed for starting. I have avoided them for that reason but then again I won't be riding if its that cold. Not sure about the temperature but think its below 20F.

In front of Buffalo Joe's on Highway 89 in Montana. Note the nasty front fender, road construction that morning did it. Still haven't gotten it totally cleaned up!

I'm at 6,900 miles on my Road 6s. The rear is somewhat flat in the center but that's because my trip didn't have enough curves and lots of straight roads. Lots of Canadian miles across the plains. The front is doing the best I've had in a long time, some scalloping but not bad at all. Looks like I'd easily get 10,000 out of the rear but will probably take another long trip before I wear it out. Front will defiantly last thru another rear. Tire pressures were 34 front and 40 rear so a bit on the low side. My experience has been that tires loose pressure for a few miles/days after being mounted and then do not leak much at all. I thought about putting more in them but never had a easy place to do it. They saw a lot of high temps in the second half of the trip with 104 being the highest.

My bike is 2 years old and has been thru lots of rain and dirt and bugs and stuff including gravel with gravel dust that was wet down and got all over the bike. I cleaned it up but probably not as well as you did. It is garage kept but have no issues with rust. I did have a problem with the front brake calipers. the lower caliper mounting bolts corroded, not sure why as the upper ones didn't. Cleaned them up and reused and when I pulled them out in August to change the tire they were corroded. I had on hand a set of titanium bolts so they went in. I think it was a case of faulty bolts or the outer surface being faulty rather than anything else. I use Honda thread locker and it seems to look a bit like corrosion when the bolt is removed but think it is just the way it looks and is not corrosion.

When I ordered the front sprocket and nut it was shipped via USPS (we loose it faster). Didn't show up so I contacted Partzilla and they shipped another sprocket and nut. Well after the 2nd set arrived the 1st set wandered into my mailbox!!! I paid Partzilla for it and kept it and now I have a spare. Chain has 15,000 miles on it and is in great shape but will it last thru a 6,000 mile trip? I may change it before my next long trip. LOL I still have the OEM chain and the original nut so I'm covered - better watch out the rear sprocket has no spare so it must be about to fail.

Recently had mine apart to put the replacement cable for the Zumo XT in so added an outlet to the right side cutout. Installed a USB A and C outlet from the giant woman. Haven't used it but it does work and also displays voltage when the bike is on. Don't expect to use it a lot but wanted A and C USB plugs as more of my stuff uses USB C. It is powered off of my Neutrino Element Plus with the "fuse" set at 10A but may drop it a bit. Still have the original cigarette lighter socket and have used one of the blank connectors for the Garmin. Chose to use the Neutrino to power the USB outlet as it is a solid state fuse and easy enough to run two wires to. Last trip I was in Canada and set out for the day to go up the Ice Fields parkway. Think it was the 1st or second stop and one of the power pins in the Zumo mount came out!!! So thousands of miles from home with a Garmin that only had battery power. Fortunately had a USB cord that would fit the Garmin but of course not a cigarette lighter USB outlet plug - it was at home. Fortunately bought one at a store on the Ice Fields Parkway and was able to use it with a USB cable to get home which was 10 days. Other than my Garmin typically do not charge anything while on the road. On rare occasions I've stayed at a campsite without electrical and wind up struggling to get everything charged - bluetooth headset, airbag vest, iPhone, tablet, GoPro batteries and a Mophie. This would enable me to charge some of that stuff while riding and only have to charge airbag vest and headset at night.

Update on my airbag vest. I got a A* Tech-Air-5 vest size M (same as my old Dianese), it was snug but to tight under the arms so took it back and got a large. It was better but the way it fit on my back was uncomfortable. I have to be careful with my neck - probably too many cameras dangling around it. I could never get really comfortable with it. Coupled with the fact that it has to be worn under a jacket led me to take it back and get another Dianese airbag vest. The Dianese doesn't have the shoulder coverage but in my jacket I have shoulder protection. In hot weather I ride my scooter a lot and it is so easy to just slip on the Dianese and zip it up and go (after putting on helmet and gloves). Something else that didn't help was reading the online comments about the Tech-Air-5 deployments like the friend who slapped someone on the back and set the airbag off. I chalked most of those up to early software and generally disregarded them but still made me a tiny bit nervous - I have 20,000 plus miles with the Dianese and am very comfortable with it. I really wanted the Tech-Air-5 and somewhat disappointed it turned out this way. The Tech-Air-5 seems to rest it's weight on the upper back while the Dianese feels more like a heavy vest with the shoulders supporting the weight. Zipped up a lot of the weight is transferred to the midsection as it grips the torso. Just an update and hope this helps someone out there thinking about the different airbag gear.

As I was reading was thinking that the MT 07 might be a good choice. The Triumph 660 is a nice bike and a bit smaller. I've only had a Tracer 900 GT which is a great bike and quite reliable. From the early FJ09 to the 2020 Tracer think there were two times where the swingarm was lengthened. The earlier FJ09s are short wheelbase and will loft the front wheel very willingly but are prone to a high speed wobble. The Tracer 900 with the long swingarm will still lift the front wheel easily but not quite the hooligan bike the FJ09 is. They are both fun bikes and quite reliable and parts are usually readily available although the supply chain issues have hit everyone.

Hopefully parts supply is getting better. Was talking to a Yamaha dealer at the Barber MotorAmerica races. He said he has 2 Tracer 9 Gas for sale and would make me a deal on one of them. Seems like I'm seeing more and more stuff back to normal or even over supplied so hopefully you won't have any difficulty. I'm tempted to trade my 2020 for a 2022 to get the new stuff. I'm at 26,000 and the bike is doing well but the more miles it gets difficult to sell or trade.

@Clegg78 great mount and mounting location! Do you ride in a lot of heavy rain? I like the looks of that system but worry about the weatherproofing. Maybe the one that failed was a not so good one. Hope you post the files - I love to print but am worthless with CAD.

Cool keychain but only thing I have on my key is a plastic key one from the dealer. Only kept it on there as the dealer is a long way from home. For my last trip I added an Apple AirTag to the spare key which I kept in the tank bag.

After my last trip of 6,500 miles and no cleaning mine looked somewhat like that except it did not have the wet look. I run a ScottOiler and chain lube will build up. Pulled to sprocket cover off and gave it a through cleaning. Does not appear to be leaking on my bike just residue from oiler plus road grime. As for the sprocket don't push it. Mine is long way from that condition but can see it has wear but has been on there 16,000 miles. My DID X-ring chain has no stiff links.

With my 2020 Tracer 900 GT my gas mileage can vary substantially. Have posted about this before but yes the gauge is wacky and once it get to 1/2 tank it seems to drop pretty quickly. 6 weeks ago but nearly 7,000 miles ago I adjusted my valves. Since then it has been consistently getting in the high 40s to 50mpg locally. That is interstate running at the Alabama enforced limit of 79mph and stop and go. Things that affect mileage are speed, altitude and gas. On my trip I noticed significant variations in mileage yet similar speed and altitude. Best I can tell, alcohol content varies significantly. Some gas seems to be have very little alcohol while other a lot maybe more than it should. This is from stations like Chevron and Shell and others and always 91 or 93. On the latest trip I did not one time fill with 87 as 91 or better was available. How much does it hold? No clue! I always fill with the bike the side stand and get the gas level where it is halfway over the plate with the big and smaller holes in it - I think of this as the full point. Fill to where the pump shuts off automatically then pull the nozzle out and carefully top it off. A couple of times ran 2 or 3 miles into reserve and put in 4.1 or 4.2 gallons. I thought the tank held 4.6 gallons but that seems about right if averaging 45 to 48 MPG that 25 miles would take 1/2 gallon. My best mileage was in Yellowstone were the speed limit is 45mph and the altitude is higher than sea level. Had 200 miles and still 2 bars - it was high 60s as I recall. The bike seems to think it has used less gas than actually. Usually filling up at 3.2 to 3.5 gallons used and put in .1 to .2 gallons more than the bike says it has used. Locally don't pay so much attention to mileage but keep an eye on it. Usually gt to 1/2 tank at 110 to 116 miles. On long trips particularly as I get to more remote areas I keep a close eye on how much I've consumed, how far I've gone, how much is left and where is the next gas. Many times I've filled up at a station where the next available gas was 70 or more miles away. For me the size of the gas tank is very well coordinated with my body ability to sit on the seat while using up that much fuel. When I'm down to 2 bars I'm ready for a stop.

Yea it likes some revs. Previous bikes were a Yamaha FZ6, 2012 CBR600RR, 2014 Kawasaki ZX6R 636 and a 2016 BMW F800GT. CBR redlined at 15,000 RPM and the Kawasaki at 16,000 RPM and they didn't get to grin mode till 8,000 plus RPM. LOL getting used to the BMW was a real challenge! I ran it into the rev limiter so hard it threw me forwards. I was waiting for the rush of power and it was about to hit the rev limiter! It wasn't a bad bike but I could never get used to the twin and low revs. ZX6R made something like 129HP and the BMW 90 and weighed more so duh. Tracer does a good job of spitting the difference between the high strung 600s and the lower rev'ing BMW parallel twin. Has good power and torque everywhere but lacks the high RPM rush of the 600s. It also is not so easy to stall as they were. The Tracer does a good job and will happily cruse all day long at any speed that is not go to jai territory. My Tracer has many many miles at interstate speeds and it has seen a fair amount of interstates with 80MPH speed limits and cruses along without effort. To me it is an amazingly flexible engine which will pull at low RPM all the way to redline. CC is great for that small town with the 30 to 35 MPH speed limit. 4th and just putter along. My 2020 will only go down to 4th and about 30MPH on cruse control.

Something that is interesting is after adjusting my exhaust valves and getting them back in spec the fuel mileage has gone up. Was never bad but certainly better now.

I ride in STD mode. A mode is nice but just too jerky at small throttle openings. Usually set it one way and don't bother changing it until something bugs me and then I'll try something else.

Same here, changed them at I think 10 or 11K and then again at 19,000 when I did the valve clearances just because I was in there. From what I see they are good for at least 12,000 and probably more. Not sure why Yamaha has the replacement at 8,000 miles. I've done two 6,500 mile trips and that is almost a spark plug change interval. I've talked about it before, think the recommended intervals on a lot of stuff are more for the original FJ and a bike that has lots of shorter fun trips with lots of up and down thru the gearbox.

What the problem with the gasket? Looks like a vintage gasket on a vintage bike 🙂