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The tank ring won't fit all bikes but you might get lucky and it will fit yours. A lot of Yamaha fuel caps use the same bolt pattern. If not, tank rings can be sourced independent of the bag. Since it's a rebranded SW-Motech bag, just search their website for ring compatibility.

When the time comes, I'll check/adjust my own. I did it a few times on my V-Strom and consider it a bonding experience. If 24K miles is the first inspection, I've still got 11K to go.

You can clear the code, but that's no guarantee it won't come right back.

My pet peeve is diesel. On a wet road, it is the slickest substance on earth. Hitting a patch of that in a roundabout can be a puckering experience. Here's a little dump truck karma I witnessed the other day.

Ride on his lawn.

I just bought an Evo tank ring from Fortnine (Canadian company). It fits the 2020 and is listed to fit Yamaha, Ducati, MV Augusta. Probably the listing for 2021 isn't updated yet. I know I had to look at 2019 to find stuff for the 2020 when I first got it. I'd be surprised if the filler cap is different on the new model (but haven't had a look myself).

Congratulations! That's a rare bike north of the border. I considered buying one before ending up with a Tracer. I took a DCT version out for a spin but didn't really like how it shifted. If it had been a manual, I would have bought it. I found it to be a well planted bike, nicely balanced. I also noticed that speedometer can rise really quick without you noticing it.

Normal. I notice it particularly when parking after wet ride. It's just evaporation off the exhaust.

All true. It dumped about half a foot of snow last night and now it's pissing rain. Slop city. I suppose it will freeze up again tonight. I got caught out by a sudden snow squall the other day and had to park the bike halfway to work and wait for the melt to begin. Those Dunlops don't really like snow, it turns out.

It's a wee bit soggy out this way, true. But you don't have to shovel it. I'll take monsoon rain over tornadoes any day. I think there were 5 rain-related deaths (all landslides) and a lot of close calls. Some livestock as well that couldn't reach higher ground. Farmers were towing cattle with Jet skis and paddling chickens in canoes. That's what you get for farming below sea level, I guess. But that Kentucky scene is horrendous. I cannot even imagine.

I almost bought an XR a few years back but ended up with the Tracer instead. They are fantastic bikes but, yeah, the BMW maintenance thing and potential for traffic tickets scared me off. I tend to put a ton of commuting miles on a bike and keep it for a long time. I don't know that the XR would have been the right choice for that purpose. The Tracer, so far, fits the bill. I'm still on the original tires/ chain/sprockets, though, so haven't done any real maintenance other than oil changes. I'll be curious to see how you get along with the BMW.

Put the Hippo Hands and reindeer antlers on mine yesterday. Looks to be right around the zero mark nights this week. Should be "mixed precipitation" but probably won't stick to the roads. I'm hoping they don't brine. I commute, obviously. No one rides in those conditions for fun. Plan to give the bike its second ever bath over Christmas. And yes, here's to a warm winter, which means 12 months of riding in these parts!

You just use the brakes and let the engine idle. Same as an automatic car. I test rode the VFRX (Crosstourer) with DCT a few years back. I did not like the DCT. I felt the shifting was slow and removed any personality the bike might have had. Boring. I wish I could have ridden a non-DCT version to compare. I might have bought a manual-shift version as the bike was a good fit for me and what I use a bike for. I parked that 1200 and hopped on a DCT Africa Twin. Totally different experience. The lesson for me was not all DCT bikes behave the same. The AT was much sharper in shifting and I felt more "in control" of things. Much more fun to ride. Anyway, I didn't buy any Honda and ended up with the Yammy a couple of years later when my Strom aged out. I'd sure like to take a Zero out for a spin. Kinda out of my price range, though, and probably not ideal for what I do to a bike. Still, I'm intrigued. How's that battery last at below freezing temps? While running heated gear? I'd need minimum two hours range.

In winter, only thing I fire the bike to warm is the heated grips. If I could heat the tires I would do that too. Engine warms up just fine while riding. I wish all vehicles would shut down after idling for more than a few minutes. With all the fancy displays now, you could even put a countdown on the screen. Displayed icon could be a thumb up the ass.

To confirm: Turning off the TC does not keep the fault from occurring. (I tried it just to find out.)

You can always double up on the cheap skinny ones. But that doesn't make it very cost effective. I once bought a replacement pack from Princess Auto, a low-price liquidator. Mistake. Nealy or similar is the way to go. Reputable brand and you can tell the difference when you see them side-by-side. I've run several rear tires to the end of life with a Nealy rope plug for almost the tire's full life.

Both companies mentioned above are fantastic. I've used them both.

I'm running a Tutoro on the GT. I had it on my Vee and loved it so much, it didn't go with the bike when I sold it. Don't bother with the dual feed applicator. Single is fine. Zap straps are your friend. I didn't need to fabricate any new bracketry that didn't come with the kit. I mounted to the left side luggage support. Put some thought into how you might mount on yours. Perfectly vertical is not necessary, but ease of filling is.

Not cheap, but damn fine gloves. https://www.klim.com/Badlands-GTX-Long-Glove-3923-000?quantity=1&color=9 There are a little bulky but that's what you get in a winter glove. They are Goretex and have a double gauntlet which keeps rain from running down your sleeve and into your glove. For super cold riding (below freezing), I use heated gloves because I have them, but these would do just fine with heated grips.

Buy a V-strom. I've owned both and put 220 000 kms on the Vee. It's a better bike for what you want to do. Don't put the Tracer through that. That would be a waste of an otherwise good bike.

Puig touring on mine. It is the barn door, for sure. For winter riding, it will be perfect to keep the frigid wind away. Not a summer screen unless you don't like wind to cool. 5'11" bugs hit me mid helmet while in low position. I don't know why anyone would want it fully cranked up. No way you can adjust height while riding anyway; too much pressure. For hot riding, use something else.

Anyone near me is welcome to visit and borrow the ODBII scanner that just cleared my TC code. It's the ebay special linked above. Works like a charm. I will now spin that back wheel up whenever I feel like it.

Apparently turning off the TC prior to spinning the rear wheel does not make a difference. Still throws a code. Learned that yesterday. So, looks like I'm buying a scanner.

Tried that this morning. No noticeable difference for me.

On the ride home the other day, I messed around with varying shifter input. No difference whether firm or gentle. What does make a difference is RPM and whether or not you are accelerating. The key seems to be acceleration. The higher the RPM, the better. Shifting while holding a steady RPM, especially at lower RPM, seems to result in a clunky shift more often than not. Been meaning to mess around with the shifter adjustment as well. I'd like it to be a little higher than its stock setup, though now I think I've kind of become used to it. Initially, it drove me crazy having to dip a toe so low.