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I had somewhat the same issue, it does take many turns to really see any difference, but also the physical range of adjustment in the assembly itself is not very much IMO. Are you doing it with the headlight aimed towards a wall so you can see the beam move?

Ugh! The horror! I thought I was old school, and even I use a band style oil filter wrench. Your channellocks must have nice new sharp teeth.

VCycleNut flashed my 2019 and included the O2 sensor delete, I never had to clear any codes afterwards and never had a problem with my QS either. (other than having a lazy ankle and messing up the 1-2 shift, lol)

"gronk"........onomatopoeia !!!

I believe that someone I know here is selling his red 2020 .....not sure if you'd be willing to come this far...

I re-use them by wrapping the washer with about 4 layers of white teflon tape. Simple and effective.

Re: your QS, I am willing to bet the problem is simply a bad switch on the shift lever. Like, what else could it really be??

Not that this helps, but personally I'm too cheap for that, I would grab some used sheets at a 2nd hand store, sew them up to make a custom fit cover, then spray liberally with weatherproofing spray for boots/shoes.

Sorry to see this, and glad that you were not badly injured.

Personally I don't really get how someone could trade in a Tracer (or any bike) for what is essentially almost the same bike. ,I for one, would only go thru the hassle of a switch if I was moving over to something different enough to make it worthwhile. In my case, the smallest change I'd make is to get an FJR.

A Londoner, eh? I grew up 1/2 hour SW of there.

Yeah, I even rotated my risers so the bars are further away but doing that also raises the grips upwards a bit too. I contemplated getting the short risers from Rizoma (?) but I want more time on the bike before I commit...also would be very open to buying a used pair from someone who no longer wants them.

Rudolph will be right pissed off....

LOVE the look of it and I'm perfectly OK with leaning forward a bit more as it seems to take a bit of weight off my squashed discs. The Tracer gives you a 100% completely upright rider position (unless you have really short arms) and this is my only complaint about the Tracer. What I don't like on the GSX is the little teeny weeny headlights. I think they reduce your visibility to careless cagers, and so that's a showstopper for me.

No way would I put all that personal info on my helmet. I'd put it in my wallet. Maybe a small label on the helmet saying to go look in the wallet would be a good idea.

This thread made me paranoid....

I must be weird, I want shorter risers on my 2019 and have already flipped them to be further away.

If you have the nerve, pull off the seat cover and carve away at the foam, very carefully, with a very sharp, curved butcher knife. To make it softer, do what I'm doing and also cut a hundred or so holes in the foam with a rotating piece of 3/8 OD copper tubing, with the cutting end sharpened and spun by a cordless drill. I will post pics of mine when I'm done. So far I'm at about 60 holes and it's not much softer yet. I also used this technique on my bed, a 6 inch slab of foam with memory foam on top. The slab was too firm. The holes I cut in this case were 1 inch in diameter using a copper pipe. Looks ridiculous but who cares, you don't see it.

Sounds like the new engine will be around for a long time.

Interesting to read about everyone's preferences for seat height. On my 2019 GT, I wish my body was down in the chassis a bit more, this bike feels like your riding "on top of it" to me...and the seat is already in the low position. I'm just shy of 5-11. And no problems at all flat-footing at stops. I am currently re-working the seat foam to make it softer with a more dished contour, strictly for comfort and somewhat eliminating the forward slope. When done, I will be sitting about a centimeter or 2 lower in the chassis.

Hey bud, I thought all you need to do for that is try to move the front wheel back and forth while on the stand. I am guessing you like to go the extra mile?

I agree, even when its 38 C out there. Ain't gonna hurt the motor. But the cooling fan blows hot air back at you, which sucks.

I balance it out at stops...delaying turn-off since running it keeps the coolant flowing through the engine. I suspect that the internal temperature actually goes up a bit when you shut her off. Had a classic car that did that.

Its nice to have but its just as easy to mess up the 1-2 shift and end up in neutral at 9000 RPM...ask me how I know.

Nice to see that we are not left out in the cold here in the Great White but that site seems useless....I tried my VIN and while the front brake switch recall does show up, it doesn't indicate whether the recall was performed on the bike. (which it was, on mine......7 weeks ago....) Also, if you don't enter "the correct" postal code, you get: "Invalid Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) not found or invalid" So to check an older bike you may be interested in buying used, you are probably gonna be SOL