Rick123

5 hours ago, piotrek said:

I painted mine with Plasti Dip some 10" from the bottom to hide the mounting hardware and fill the sides a bit. 😬

Madstad and you still had to install the wind deflector?

The only issue you might experience is better ! fuel mileage.

Yes. On previously owned 2015 (put 20000km on it) and 2017 FJ09 (road it for almost 40000 km) as well as on 2019 Tracer 900 (first time today in fact). No issues.

Finally after 2 months of ownership of my 2019 Tracer I had a first chance to take her out (10C no rain or snow and pretty clean roads).  With 12000km on it she runs very smooth. Heated grips worked as they should and wind deflector on the top of the stock windscreen too. Seems like she is more stable in the straight line on high speeds compering to my previously owned 2015 and 2017 FJ09. Noticed that A mode works better. Much smoother. So far so good. And here she is before (2 months ago) stock and after (today) with wind deflector, beak, radiator grill, Garmin gps, Oxford heated grips, short adjustable clutch and breaks levers, SW Motech tank bag, engine protection and skid plate, adventure Yamaha foot pegs, removed passenger pegs, kick stand enlarged plate, mesh seat cover, luggage rack with Givi top case, heated gear and charger connectors, and wheel stripes. Still waiting for auxiliary lights to be delivered. And yes suspension set up was one of the first. And 4l/100 km fuel consumption. Great.

Finally had a first ride of the season and first one on my new (to me) Tracer 900. After half an hour of riding red Tracer 9 (GT perhaps) at the intersection of Lower Base Line W and Fourth Line. Today (26th of March) around 4.15. It was first time I’ve seen 9 on the road. One hour later dark grey FJ09 on Trafalgar Rd in Erin (Ballinafad) going South. I was on this one.

Seems like you’ve been getting pretty low gas mileage... Comparing 900 to 9GT the only advantage is a lower seat height (which looks like it worked for you for last few years). Disadvantage - big price increase. Just my 2c.

47 liters. Fits 2 full face helmets. Mounting plate available as well. Asking $350 OBO. SOLD.

On 3/14/2023 at 1:53 PM, pgeldz said:

I rode it!

 

Isn’t it the best you can do to it?

3 attempts last year at Southern Ontario Meetup and and not a single person interested in it…

8 hours ago, Heavy said:

Think you should have put "needs" in quotation marks. 😁

Probably a lot of people out there riding pretty stock bikes.

Good morning Rick.

Good afternoon Heavy and yes you’re right about “needs”. Lol.

On 3/8/2023 at 5:15 AM, heathy said:

Rick, it's a 2020 Tracer 9GT and you do need to remove the panels to get to the four fixing bolts. The question is, do I need to remove the crash bars to get the panel off.

As I mentioned above (I was talking about first generation). I don’t know what radiator guard you’ve got but I installed it on my 2019 without removing panels. It wasn’t easy but it is done.

20 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said:

Please clarify your comment.

There are at least a dozen more mods also commonly made to street bikes less maybe the skid plate.  A 15 FJ09 per the hop manual is due for brake line (and clutch cable) replacement.  The stock brake pads are GG, fine for the rear but they have no place on a bike like a FZ/FJ/XSR/Tracer! An OEM slip/ assist clutch is relatively inexpensive and greatly reduces lever effort, improvs shifting and adds more than a  of safety especially in wet conditions. 

Next up would be front & rear suspension "recalibration"...

Just kidding. In fact I’m in the same process right now. For me it is not first time but he might be scared that this bike needs so much to be ready to go … lol

22 hours ago, heathy said:

Simple question folks. Do I need to remove my Heed crashbars in order to remove the fairing panels in order to fit a radiator guard?

And what year is your bike? Anyway, you don’t need to remove fairings in order to install radiator guard but if you really  want to you don’t have to remove Heed crash bars (on  first generation).

20 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said:

Vcyclenut is $200 I believe. 

Add HH+ front brake pads and SS lines all around, a saddle, OEM slip assist clutch kit, adjustable levers, SW-Mototech skip plate, some form of case guard to your list!

Seems to me he needs to change the bike.

Only applied reflective wheel stripes. Looks much better now.

23 hours ago, dazzler24 said:

Actually, just discovered these.

Now the sizing has me confused.😕

Don’t buy from Amazon! You can get it from Ali Express perhaps 40% cheaper.

3 hours ago, Heavy said:

Any details on the seat cover, Rick?

I got a set for GS1250 2013-18 from Ali Express for 16 CAD. Passenger cover seems to be pretty big but I’m not going to use it anyway. Rider’s seat cover fits pretty good.

Unexpectedly I got the mesh seat cover and wheels reflective stripes. Seat cover installed. Stripes waiting for a wormer weather.

Just ride it.

I think it is more accurate 2015-17.

Congratulations and welcome aboard.

As mentioned above “hard is better than soft” (that’s not only in regards to Corbin. Lol). You’ll appreciate it on the long trip.

23 minutes ago, pilgo said:

Oil / Oil filter changed , Coolant changed , new air filter , rear rack / rear tail pack fitted , side stand foot expander thingy fitted and a 2 1/2 hour local ride to shake her down and test the new Helmet i treated myself to and get the first ride of the year done. Was a long 4 1/2 months of no riding , great to be out again. 

You’re not attempting to kill her I hope.

As mentioned above - painted and now stickers. 

Just finished installation of the beak and engine guard case sliders protectors.