TomTracer

Thank you! What a rinky dink set up. I thought about just buying a new one but the parts house price is $126. I may dive into it next rainy day we have. Really appreciate your info!👍

If someone has taken that damn thumb wheel apart did anything pop out at you? Mine has no soft detent at all, you gotta push like heck to get it to budge and there can be nothing soft about that first push. I have used contact cleaner and dry silicone as well as WD-40. Aggravating to say the least. I have checked recalls and the only thing I see is about brakes. Any info provided on thumb wheel is appreciated. 

10 hours ago, pokey074 said:

Is he still in business? Tried sending him a couple of emails but haven’t heard back. Understandable if he’s super busy building seats but does anyone know how long it usually takes to hear back?

He's busy. Emailed me about 4wks ago, no more orders until end of Aug. 

10 hours ago, pokey074 said:

Anyone running a radiator guard? I’ve never had a bike with one before but the radiator on this seems a little low. Might be cheap insurance? Anyone ever suffer a puncture?

I found some gutter leaf guards at a home improvement store that will work. Made of aluminum heavy screening black. Paid $2.49 each. Havent mounted yet but will be easy. Beats $50-60.

Well, you certainly have experience I don't. Hope you can get satisfaction somehow. Goid luck.

46 minutes ago, Bill H said:

I just don't like paying for something and then not getting what I paid for ,,,

Gotta ask, did you ask before flash if it would be changed? Assume so? I'm not a fan of this stuff anyway. Factory settings and engineering are set up typically for "best" performance. Lots of $ is wasted on tweeking imo to no real avail.

13 minutes ago, Butrzrulz said:

I don't know if this is the case for everyone, but I got a user manual for FJR1300 cases in my tracer GT cases.

 

The lid part numbers are : 5JW-W9340-0L-XX AND 5JW-W9340-0R-XX

 

But, for some reason, they are crazy expensive.

Hey thanks for this inf. Appreciated greatly!

13 hours ago, Butrzrulz said:

Just curious, but why soft bags instead of the factory hard bags?  Capacity?  You can easily increase capacity by changing to the the FJR "lids".

Do you happen to know a part number for the FJR lids, and what year bike? More capacity will be very beneficial vs a PITA duffle thrown across the seat. Soft bags are beneficial from being expandable usually, to scratching and breaking in something as simple as a parking lot bike drop. Thanks by the way for the suggestion.

Thx, helpful info. I'll have to check my rack for mounting bolt positions.

What soft saddlebags are you using on 2020 tracer 900gt? Has anyone added tie down/lashing options for strapping on duffles, etc?

On 7/11/2021 at 7:32 AM, PhotoAl said:

Very similar to what  I got in Wyoming.  Very nice when gas stations are scarce.  Filled up at a small town named Encampment, old Sinclair station.  Pump then pay, town parad had just finished and fire department had to skip to go fight a fire and had just returned.  Got to talk to the Chief of Police while waiting. He was super nice and looked every bit the part of a western lawman.  Encampment is between Snowy Mountain Road and Battle Pass.  Note 10,000 foot passes Nd great roads.  From Encampment rode to Craig Colorado before getting gas again.  Don’t think there was any gas between them, at least 80 miles before gas!  

Snowy Range is neat, camped there. Centennial motel used to be comical. The steak house may not be ooen now but was excellent.

On 7/9/2021 at 4:07 PM, texscottyd said:

Exactly my experience.   I’ve never bothered to reset the average fuel economy, so this is 42.6 mpg indicated over 21k+ miles.  

Just back from 3400 miles KS, CO, NM, AZ, and some UT. Average ove about 7 tanks shows 56.7. Couldn't reset the mileage each tank because the damn thumb wheel thing wouldn't work. We rode into strong headwinds, lots of mountains and deserts. Mountains and altitude usually help. 

As for fuel tank capacity, my warning light srltarted flashing and mileage counter started the count up. We were far from gas so I rode the shoulder at the speed that indicated the highest mpg. Made it 43 miles to gas riding that way and the tank took 4.675 gal. If tank capacity is 4.8gal as stated I had fumes and a couple drops left. Hope this info is helpful. Lucky to have found gas in Kit Carson CO. It wasnt listed on phone or gps, and next listed gas was over 30 mikes. I carry a siphon hose and would have used it if needed.

On 6/14/2021 at 9:48 AM, craz1 said:

Thanks, the stock seat is about a 300 mile seat for me so far so that's not to bad. I do like the look of the Bagster seat. Let is know how it performed for you

Revzilla advised they have the Yamaha Comfort seat in stock, much cheaper than Bagster, Corbin, Sargent. You might try to find someone nearby who has a seat of your interest and see if they would let you try it briefly. Would give some sense of that brand. FWIW. Good luck with your hunt!

BB's work. I have used lead tape (golf club wt change) with some success to tweek wt .

Thanks for your reply Al.

That F800 was a hot bike, and buzzy, my R1100 was fairly hot too. I've ridden the Vernal area many times over the years and it is an interesting area.

My 900 is new, and the only panels that have been off are the turn signal panels  and whatever the tech took off for the break-in first service. Panel gaps are even on both sides of the bike. I leave later this week for a ride until we are tired of it couple week trip. I've looked head on at the bike and see nothing that looks out of place or missing. Coolant temps are in the mid 170's range. My issue is not huge, just something I intend to see if I can improve it regardless of some of the earlier never ever been an issue on these bikes comments. I leave later this week with a buddy on what could end up a 2+ week trip so will see.

1 hour ago, Ride365 said:

Coolest running bike and engine heat management I have ever owned, rode 6 hours in 90 degrees today and honestly felt little to no engine heat anywhere on my body.

Good for you. But for me if I can easily improve anythi g about rider comfort for me, I will. We see lots of posts about issues for others that I think-really!? Doesnt make them a non issue for that poster. 

The water temp guage is not the issue! It is not a ride stopper but the hot air in the engine compartment area flows through the gap I mentioned right onto my inner thighs. Just looking for ideas to reduce that flow. It's not a guage issue.

Most bikes have this phenomenon, some worse than others but heat build up from the engine flows to the nearest open spot to escape. For me it;s on both sides of the fuel  tank along the opening between tank and carbon fiber look trim piece hitting both of my thighs. Looks like that gap can simply be blocked with some foam roping I have, think I will try it this week before leaving on a trip to HOT Western US. I would think the heat would just find another opening behind the rider position.  Thoughts?

1 hour ago, OldBikers said:

Picked up my Liquid Metal GT today in the Chicago area.  Rode home in a pouring rain but the bike handled well.

About the seat. it is very comfy but wide compared to my FZ1, I can still flat foot both legs but it's a bit of a stretch as I have a 30" inseam.

They have a red one and after seeing both colors in the flesh I'm glad I got the Liq Met.  It's snappier looking in my opinion than the red.

Well, red is still faster! Enjoy the new ride, and do so safely!

I'm a MadStad fan, but at $325 vs $30 you'd be foolish to not try it!

2 hours ago, betoney said:

Several years ago I used a bead seat and was shocked at how much air flow you feel, especially with textile mesh riding pants. 

As an aside, several years ago 3 of us were tearing through some twisties in AR. I was behind a buddy who had a bead rider on his seat. All of a sudden the string lacing the beads together broke and for about 30 min. he slowly lost about half his beads in front of me. I found it comical, he didn't realize what was happening until his seating position changed. Beads bouncing bouncing bouncing! Funny.

Cooling is not a problem, it's seat width in the dish part. I've seen Cool Covers and they do nothing for that issue. Good for you though, a cool arse can't hurt anything!

RevZilla notified me this morning that they have the Yammy Comfort seat for 2020 Tracer 900GT. Likely a limited supply but if anyone is interested better get it ordered. Hope this helps someone.

11 minutes ago, kurtfriedrich said:

Does the Corbin solve the sloping stock seat problem completely?

 

Does the Sargent solve the sloping stock seat problem completely?

I don't have a slide forward problem with my Sargent.

On 6/19/2021 at 11:35 AM, tedski said:

You raise a good point.  Here we are nitpicking aftermarket seat brands and you hit it right on the head:  anything past the stock seat is such a huge improvement.  Every single one of my bikes always gets the seat replaced with an aftermarket seat.  So, Sargent, Corbin, Rocky Mayer, Bill Mayer, etc... it doesn't matter... as long as it's firm and wider than your sit bones and your seat endurance goes way up.

If Yammy would put a comfort seat on the Tracer instead of that torture stock thing, even if a little more $, i bet they could sell more bikes. The aftermarket seat makers know they have somewhat a captive audience. 

My Sargeant seat cost that and it is very comfy. I had a Corbin on a BMW years ago that was awful. Hope your experience is good. The black seat back doohickys dont work with my seat, had to cut off half of the step, worjs great now.