Grumpy Goat

There isn't on the ones we have for cars, which have to be stuck on the windshield close to the top edge.

This thread makes me glad I have a 2019 900 GT. Knock on wood ... no issues with that bike which I bought used with 2900 miles on the clock. Now over 10k after some use and a 2k+ mile road trip. I too was interested in a heated comfort seat but I don't know how long I'll have this bike plus the seat is like a unicorn.

Thanks for clarifying what your tag look like. That is nothing like mine, which is a POS brick that measures about 6" x 1" x 1/2" for motorcycles, whilst on cars they are stick on labels that measure about 2.5" square with a small chip in the middle. They are to be attached close to the top edge of the windshield, behind the mirror (not on the headlights) in order to be seen by the receiver on the toll booth. Far more cars than bikes on the road (especially toll roads) so the revenue from bikes is minimal, yet cars get the more convenient sticker label type. I have the brick mounted under the trim at the top of the gas tank, as far forward as I can get it. I had it mounted more rearward but the toll booth receiver and the arm of the parking garage at the office were both failing to see it. Works where it is now. Our tags are tied one to each vehicle, so they should not really be moved from one to the other. I have a tag for each bike. For the type of tag you have, where you hide it depends on where it can be seen. I would temporarily stick it on to something that can be moved (velcroed) from place to place and then see what is read and what is not. A tag that unsubstantial may be difficult to read when hidden. Good luck.

What does your "tag" (transponder?) look like? I ask because you mentioned not wanting to stick it on your helmet. The kind we have in Harris County you don't stick to your helmet. My answer would depend on your response.

I get stuff from where I get good value; some of it is expensive and some of it is cheap and they are sourced all over the world. Us motorcyclists have to pay through the noses as it is simply because some vendors see motorcycling as a luxury or leisure activity and jack up proces because they can and because riders will pay. But to get this back on topic, Nelson-Rigg makes some good kit but used to be that they were more tailored to the cruiser market and that causes me to automatically pass. When it comes to luggage (and other stuff, actually) I tend to give SW Motech first look.

There is a very good reason for that and it most assuredly has nothing to do with a Chinese decision to move it there. That decison was probably made my Nelson-Rigg USA.

You may wish to check this out:

OP never commented on the state of balance of his wheels, especially the front. That is the first thing to check and can have the biggest impact on this vibration he says he's having. I just finished 2000+ road trip where most of it was on super slab at 75+ mph on varying types of road surface, and there was no strange vibrations. This bike now has just over 10k miles and on the orginal parts mentioned in the posts above and never had a throttle body sync done. The front tire was changed to get rid of the stupid handlebar wobble and at that time it was properly balanced.

I doubt that it has anything to do with the ferry. Mine had that same issue after filling up at a gas station. Would not re-start after I filled up. Went through the same steps as you did and finally got it to start. Not 100% sure what happened but it could be related to the sidestand switch ... I believe I flicked the sidestand a couple of times but not sure. If you are like me the sidestand was out when the bike was on the centrestand. Maybe it is the sidestand switch ... ??

Feedback on the seat slope mod on the 2019 Tracer 900 GT - After over 525 miles yesterday, the modification makes the seat doable for long trips. I was able to move around at will and, coupled with the Cool Covers seat cover, there is the perfect amount of grip in addition to the reduced slope. No way would I have been able to do this comfortably with the standard seat shape / slope. Yamaha needs to improve their seats, that's for sure.

Did my first 500+ mile day on the Tracer yesterday. It did great. I did miss the “Range“ function like in my BMW but as long as you keep an eye on the miles travelled on the tank and get gas every 160 miles or so you’ll be fine. I typically stop every 2 hours or so and get gas regardless of what the tank says. I don’t need fuel drama in my life.

Looking at the PDFs on the Givi website for both I see that the: TN2122 - KN2122 is for YAMAHA MT-09 TRACER (2015) TN2139 - KN2139 is for YAMAHA TRACER 900/ TRACER 900 GT (2018) I have the latter fitted on my bike. I don't have a definitiive answer on whether the TN2122 would fit on the GT but I suspect that the mounting points may be different, since it makes no sense to create a separate product if the existing one would work.

Took a demo ride on an MT-10 and someone left it in A-mode. What a POS experience that was. Then I found out why the bike rode the way it did and there were other useful modes. The 2019 Tracer GT I have also has an A mode and while it is not as twitchy as that on the MT-10 it is still a work in progress, AFAIAC. There is a difference between twitchy to where the mere bumps in a normal road result in you riding a bucking bronco, and a throttle map which unleashes the full power on tap in a smooth and refined way. Yamahas need to learn this and they are probably getting better. On this bike it is Standard mode for me.

You are absolutely correct. With the bike lowered then angle between the centrestand and the gound is shallower and hence more difficult to raise up and over that point when the stand is vertical to when it is sloped the other way. No mystery here. The centrestand would have to be cut-rewelded to shorten it so that the angle when it first contacts the ground is the same as before the bike was lowered. Also, a lowered bike on the sidestand will be more vertical. On the Tracer 900GT that may not be too bad as it does lean quite a bit to the left at standard height. Too much straightening up and you could have tipover events.

Perfect - thanks for the confirmatory answers. I leave on a trip in a week or so and will likely take this on as project after that. By then you may have the relay installed ...

So just to confirm, if I get the OEM 2021 MT07 turn signals and do the pumpkin connector swap I will have running lights? Also, what about the flashing rate? This is changing incandescent bulbs to LEDs so there would likely be a speed-up in the rate of flashing without a resistor. Any chance of getting a small video of how yours operate - as running lights and also while flashing? I ask this because I am not familiar with the MT07 front indicator operation (and whether they have 3 wires) and do not want to spend $155 for a set, start to do the mods and find out that it does not work as desired.

Love the license plate number. With this mod, do you lose the running light function on the front indicators? Any pictures of the soldered-on pumpkin connector?

Mine is the same ... +1 mph.

I suspected that was the case. Thanks for confirming. 🙂

I can't speak for all the model years using the CP3 engine and any variations of fuel system programming across those engine applications, but I have never put anything other than mid-grade in my 2019 Tracer 900GT and it runs just fine. There is no missing / misfiring / knocking / etc. and I get decent mileage (48 mpg.US city / 52 mpg.US highway / 60 mpg.US best). So for my bike the answer is "yes".

It is absolutely on my list of things to do ... maybe not bucket list but pretty darned close.

That's how I'd look at it also. Yes I will grumble but I would still go because the riding and scenery is good (from what I hear ... never rode there before).

Did you notice any difference after doing these syncs every 4000?

Nice ... so how does this splash guard work? Does it solve the problem?

Twice flipped - horizontal and vertical. 😁 Still, better than before. That other bike looks very interesting ...