halminator

17 minutes ago, PeterL said:

Nope. The keys used on those are pretty much what was on your high school locker door, or maybe your sisters diary, too small to accommodate the Yamaha key.

Thanks, that what I thought. I hate carrying keys on the bike. 

Apologies for dragging up an old thread, but does anyone know if the cheap ebay helmet locks can be keyed to the ignition key? 

Motorcycle Helmet Lock & 2 Keys For Yamaha XSR900 15-16 FZ-09 FJ-09 MT-09 13-17 | eBay

26 minutes ago, wordsmith said:

Very noice indeed, halminator.   Happy wife, happy life!  😃

Cheers Wordsmith. I saw a write up you did on painting your cases and I fear this will be an activity in my very near future!

Thought I'd jump on and say hi. Just picked this 2016 up last weekend and already have benefited from joining this forum.

One of the main reasons for buying this bike was for my wife and I to enjoy two up weekend getaways. My wife being a nervous pillion, I added the 50L OEM top case straight away as it had the biggest back support I could find. I didn't like the style of the Yamaha rear carrier and much preferred the look of the later model carrier. Thanks to a helpful post in here I went ahead and got the dealer to order me one in. I think they asked me a total of 8 times whether I was sure I wanted the later model carrier and thought I was nuts.

I then found another post explaining how to modify the locks so they all work off the ignition key. To have one key operate the bike and all luggage is outstanding. Added bonus is now my wife thinks I'm a genius!! 

Needless to say, my wife now loves the bike and we are looking forward to weekend escapes! 

Cheers, Hal

On 5/20/2021 at 12:23 AM, Patch Kit said:

Yes! Check this post for more info:

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Thanks again Patch Kit. Installed! 

Top stuff! Thanks mate.

On 2/26/2020 at 3:14 PM, Patch Kit said:

I'll give it a shot, and report back!

Patch Kit, I know this is an old thread, but I'm in the same situation. I really like the form of the later style rack. Can you let me know if you went ahead and installed the later one piece rack on your 2015 bike? Was it just a matter of cutting some of the plastic trim? Cheers.

On 3/25/2020 at 5:14 PM, v1nn1e said:

Agreed.

I'm in the situation that my wife never goes on the back, so tours are a one man band. I have a couple of Oxford rollbags in different sizes to suit the trip, and with a rear carrier they sit nicely behind me over the pillion seat and rack.

Many thanks to Betoney and BBB - will be going ahead later today! :)

v1nn1e, I know this is an old thread, but I'm in the same situation. I really like the form of the later style rack. Can you let me know if you went ahead and installed the later one piece rack? Was it just a matter of cutting some of the plastic trim? Cheers.