simon1963

Ordered one thus morning thanks. I’m looking forward to it arriving

Hi guys. Can anyone recommend a aftermarket or Yamaha windscreen which protects better than standard. Thanks in advance

No offence taken. Thanks for all your comments which have made interesting reading. Ride and keep safe guy’s

Well said my friend people never cease to amaze me 😁

There is no need to respond. Just accept I put a post up with my experience so others can think that what I have done is interesting and something they might contemplate or one may think ok this change wouldn’t work for me but I’ve ridden the bike in both std form and the new configuration so I no how it feels. you guys are only imagining so you can’t possibly state it is no good ect ect. It’s a forum and whilst comments are welcomed, accusations are not. Stay safe guys

Foolish individual. You are obviously digging yourself a hole my friend. You are clearly a person who can’t tell his ass from his elbow. Great entertainment tho

Sorry my friend. I do not agree. My vehicles probably all rev more slowing down than they do going forward. One can touch my brakes after a journey and that’s the way it’s staying.

The Honda looks good and I may well do a test ride in the future and see if it compares to the tracer. I will keep the gearing I have gone to as I definitely couldn’t go back to standard. I dint no about mpg yet but was getting about 67 mph on surf gearing. ANY vehicle I drive will be slowed down with the gears and it’s good practice to do that. It’s not harmful to the clutch at all or transmission and is the correct of driving. A lady and her granddaughter was killed locally as a lorry lost its brakes as the inexperienced driver tried to stop his lorry. With brakes down a long hill and they overheated and failed when if he had used the gears from the top he would have done a safe decent so I am glad your not teaching me pal. My daughters driving instructor taught her to coast up to a junction and stop with the brakes which is incorrect. Bad practice and I taught her how to do it properly. Thanks for the comments

I’m mearly sharing my experience for others to see one dosant have to put up with a bike if it’s not quite to here liking. Interestingly the chain and sprockets company I use said it’s the first thing people change when they get any bike as the gearing that comes as std is normally to revvy

Thanks chap. Agreed we all ride differently and I’m definitely more of a low end torque guy. I dint go racing around at high revs as I’ve made it to 57 and want to enjoy my retirement with two legs and two arms. The bike is brilliant and I’m very very critical and if I dint like something I do my best to change it. I really love this bike a lot. A lot more than I thought I would. Safe riding

Thanks for your message I’ve been around engines long enough to no when an engine is happy. It’s a touring bike not a track racing bike. I haven’t read anywhere that this bike must be ridden above 6000 rpm. I’d have bought a R1 if I’d wanted to do that. My bike is fantastic. Getting the gearing as I want it has been the icing on the cake. What I have done has not been detrimental to any part of the bike . Its now the perfect bike for what I want it for . 100/100 Cheers

If I was having to skip the clutch I would go back to standard. When driving cars , bikes and my lorry I use the gears to slow down 1/ as it’s after as the brakes don’t get hot and 2/. Because brake components are expensive so therefore your accusation is rubbish as I definitely would not want the clutch to be working any harder than it Woukd in a standard bike as it will cost money. Next question please

I’m on 17/41!!!!

16/47??? 15/44??? not sure what you mean

What makes you think that? the bike is amazing. No problems just personalising it to my liking I’m very very happy with the bike

So just a update. 17f - 43r was ok but still wasn’t completely happy with the gearing. Today I fitted a 41r and the bike is now absolutely perfect. It makes this bike just so amazing and very different for the better than standard. No longer do you pull away in first and it makes a lot of noise and your desperately trying to hook second and then miss a gear as it’s almost a waste of time hooking 3rd and 5th. Now the bike takes off with out hesitation or over reving or coming close to stalling and you hook second leisurely and every gear is super impressive without screaming the engine. I think it was doing 70 mph at approximately 3700 rpm but will confirm. I tried a hill start which was effortless and I personally would never go back to Std gearing In my opinion it’s been geared incorrectly in it’s design but that’s just my opinion. I hope that’s of interest

Hi. im Not complaining at all. People complain about the ignition position. It’s fins as when you turn the handlebars to lock the steering there is plenty of room . people complain about foot pegs, tyres, seat, ect , but I find it all fine. But for me with stick gearing 3 and 5th gears are a waste of time and it is tiresome going up and down through the box. I don’t ride the bike above 5k revs unless I need too. It’s the way I ride . the bike is a million times better with my revised gearing. I’d put an 18 on the front if I could get one on. A m/c shop owner who has been riding bikes since he was 3 and one of his technicians rode the bike, both said it rides perfectly. I like it so much better now. Cheers

Absolutely I am normally in the bottom half but when I need it it is there 100%

It does work but it throws it out a bit. It works fine in 5th and 6th and that’s all I really want it for but it was handy in 30mph limits but I can get used to not having it for that. It’s a trade off and I definitely think the bike is better with new gearing

I’ll definitely be interested to hear your thoughts when you have changed it. Can I ask , so do you find it revvy as std and some gears a waste of time? Feel free to answer by email. Cheers

You will find it very nice with the suggested gearing but may find the cruise control won’t work so well at lower speeds but will be fine in 5 and 6th gears and you may loose the quick shift from 5 to 6th but neither of these are a big deal condidering the massive improvement with the lower revs at for example 60 mph I Woukd be interested to hear how you find it so my email : simonhart1963@gmail.com

Thanks very much for kind words move tried to post a picture but it says it’s to big and I have no idea how to change that also be nice to put a profile picture

Hi guys the owner of a large multi bike dealer ship rode my tracer gt today with the new gearing expecting I suspect and fully intending to tell me I had over done it on the new gearing and said how nice it rode with zero concerns whatsoever. I no what I’m talking about and I no it is far better the way I have it. I do have 2 very small issues because of the change which I am willing to trade off for the better gearing. Thanks for your comments guy’s

I don’t go over 70 🙂

I’m in Wiltshire if anyone wants to meet and try it. It would be interesting to hear your thoughts after riding it. Thanks