kurtfriedrich

Seat Concepts said this in their add:  "The forward slope from the stock seat has also been addressed by increasing the foam thickness at the tank."

So I asked them "Are you willing to say that you have gotten rid of all the forward slope? "

they replied:

"It is very hard for us to say it is resolved for everyone. With the forks being adjustable in the clamps, rear spring pre-load and rider weight causing a variable we cannot guarantee it. On the stock 19 we used, it was level for me."

You might find this increases or decreases with how you close the throttle. If you snap it shut when you want to decelerate, you might get no pops, but if you chop the throttle to say, 1/2, then you might get lots of pops.  Just a guess, as the old K  4 cyl inline BMWs did this big time.

Here are the results so far:

If you have swapped out on a Tracer 900 GT to one of these seats,

• Sargents 
• Corbin
• Yamaha comfort seat
• Bagster 

Please reply, say which seat brand you got, and answer these 2 questions.

[1] Compared to stock seat, it is
 1) much less comfortable
 2) a bit less comfortable
 3) about the same
 4) a bit more comfortable
 5) considerably more comfortable

[2] Compared to stock seat, 
 1) slope is much worse
 2) slope is bit worse
 3) slope is about the same
 4) slope is a bit better
 5) slope is totally fixed

I would appreciate it if we don't turn this into a big discussion about seats, I want to collect real data from real users.

Please only reply with data.  I will publish the results as they come in.

thanks

Does the Corbin solve the sloping stock seat problem completely?

Does the Sargent solve the sloping stock seat problem completely?

But you too can have matching stripes on your bags, those are the part numbers

1 hour ago, CJ3cyl said:

I am using the stock bolts.  They are plenty long enough. 

thanks

On 4/11/2021 at 4:09 PM, CJ3cyl said:

Took a ride today.  It's not the solution, but it is better. What I think may be an all day solution would be the Air Hawk with the slope mod. 

I have an air hawk, and I think it makes the slope worse.  Looking at your mod, for the gas tank shim, I am worried there is not enough thread length on the stock bolts for both the metal and nylon washer. I assume you are using the stock bolts?

thanks

Based on Rovari's suggestion, I removed the rear two bumpers and replaced them with something close to this

Scotch 1/2 in. Clear Round Self-Stick Rubber Bumpers from Home Depot. 

I also removed my Air Hawk and I am no longer having issues with the sloping seat.  I have it in the low position and it is good and tight, not loose at all.

On 3/6/2021 at 8:09 AM, Rovari said:

This worked perfectly! Thanks @Wintersdark & @smurph 

I noticed in the comments some were concerned about the tank plastic deforming or not lining up. A tip, before lifting the tank, carefully pull back on the plastic trim where the velcro secures it to the tank. Once the tank is secured there is enough give in the plastic to lift up on it while pushing it into the velcro. This allows the plastic trim to re-align with the tank.

EDIT: After playing around a little bit more it looked like there was an opportunity to lower the back portion by about a 1/4" (6.5mm) by removing the rubber bumpers at the back of the drivers seat. I am doing this with the touring seat and did not look at the stock seat to see if it too has the back bumpers. I just replaced the bumpers with some stick on pieces of velcro (loop) side for cushioning. This has added even more levelness (word of the day) to the seat...feels better. Hope this helps. Cheers!

 

Looks promising.  Thanks.  I assume the seat is still being held well, and not wiggly?  Do you have your seat in the tall or low mode?

actually Brazil offered 2 colors, neither orange!

A nova Yamaha Tracer 900 GT 2020 chega nas cores “Phanton Blue” (Azul Fosco) e “Midnight Black” (Preto Metálico), por a partir de R$ 49.390 sem frete.

betoney, thanks.  That helps a lot.

My service manual also lists  MTT9K        MTT9KC , as in 2019 they made both a tracer and a tracer GT.

So I guess my srv manual is not for a 2020, bummer.  Still will be useful.

So year and CA both make sense.   I see CA bikes have a vapor canister which is unique.

As for the B, I see Brazil sold 2020's in blue, so color is a good guess, but my registration says I have a GTLB   B for orange?

My owners manual also says I have a model label under the passenger seat,  See attached pic, that just confuses things.  Maybe the filled in dot means I have a B and the non B's are B1JG-010 ??

Not sure if you are serious?  There are 6 model numbers there.  They seem to come in pairs, so I assume their is some clear A or B choice for the pairs, like DCT or something (yeah, I know they don't make a DCT, just an example.

But then why are there 3 sets of these pairs?  Japan  Europe  NA???

I have no idea what Yamaha I own.  I think I bought a 2020 Tracer GT - but

The manual that came with the bike says I have a;                MTT9GTL    or a  MTT9GTLC  

the Yamaha parts web site offers me these choices:             MTT9GTLB  or a MTT9GTLCB  

the PDF svc manual I bought from  web says I have a:        MTT9GTK     or a MTT9GTKC  

The reviews of the cheap one on Amazon are pretty scary. And the reviews at Revzilla on the $120 are not very encouraging either.

Just got a new 2020 GT on Saturday.  When I go to remove my seat, that chunk of rubber with the arrow that is mentioned in the user manual is not there.  Wondering is that some safely feature?  Did they do away with it? Or did the dealer forget to put in back on?

thanks