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Good advice for sure, it will be my 3rd time going there, and you are 100% correct the risk very real. It is a blast however and unlike any other place in the world. Rubber-side down is what i am all about

It was around 17 degrees C which equates to around 62F and still the Tracer managed to make me look cool with both the front and rear tires getting some nice chaffing near the edge. And even when I felt like I was pushing it I still had plenty of tyre left, great feeling. Bike feels very stable and "dialed" when trail braking hard into corners. I promise the tyres looked cooler when i had just finished the day. This is after 3 days of normal riding d:

Slightly long writeup, sorry. 😅 A few days ago, I had the pleasure of taking the lovely tracer to a tiny technical track here in Denmark called Padborg Park. The day consisted of me getting up early, riding for 2 hours to get to the track, then 7 stints of 20 minutes of “racing” and then back home. I have to say I don’t think you could get a better bike for the job. The comfort on the highway was flawless with the stock screen + deflector combined with cruise control and crash protection doubling as handy footpegs to strectch etc. It’s the first time I have had such a long day of non-stop riding, yet once I was home I wasn’t numb or sore, my ears weren’t ringing, I felt great. Helps to be 24 I guess, but honestly had I been on my VFR I would not have been able to say the same. The Tracer itself handled my amature pace very very comfortably. The track was relatively vacant, so I had a bunch of opportunity to test the bike and its electronics quite thoroughly (to my limit at least). I had both the corner ABS and TC enabled. TC would very clearly step in and “help” if I tried to give it fistful of throttle mid corner. What I really liked was the fact that it allowed some degree of spin and slide but very gracefully kept it at that, only allowing the rear to step out every so slightly, which makes you look like a total badass on corner exit. I was a little more hesitant to test corner ABS but I did play around with it, my impression is that the front either has more grip than i was able/willing to test to its limits, or the ABS simply did not allow the front to lockup whilst cornering (I think the latter Is likely) i felt like i was being brutal. I was braking harder and later and with greater lean angel than i would have EVER done without the system. The rear would slightly drift and dance around when hard on the brakes, especially when i was weighting the front hard aswell. But again it was a gentle intervention, I could just feel the system stepping in keeping things in check same as with the TC. Love the bike, the engine is hilarious fun to bang up and down the gears and the suspension handled my weight well even if the front is a bit on the softer side. A bunch of guys on "proper" sportsbikes had to come and take a look at the T9 once they had seen and heard it around the track ;). Now its been manically cleaned and is with fresh engine oil, cant wait to take it to the Nürburgring in a few months!

No compression in either sadly Rebound is on the right leg, left side can only be adjustet for preload. I'll see what i come up with down the line. As you say with my weight its not like the bike is overloaded, its just not as sporty as i'd like, totally capable however, for now its fine.

What you are both saying makes sense to be honest I will not be ripping off the forks to change the oil prematurely if what i am looking at is maybe at the best a 5% positive difference. Assuming i even choose a new oil that actually makes it "better" i guess i could end up making it worse i WILL eventually change the oil however, do you guys have any recommendations, even just a ballpark guesstimate as to what weight oil i should be going for? Maybe also what brand? The goal being ever so slightly to stiffen or slow the fork down a bit. I am relativly light at 75 ish KG's with gear, and often take the bike on weekend trips to local racetracks so i enjoy sporty riding.

Hi gents. I am rocking a fresh bike with only 5000 kilometres on the clock, so i definitly do not have to change the oil in my forks etc yet. With that said i feel like maybe bumping up the weight of the oil a bit would help slow the fork down? Rebound on the 2021 Tracer 9 is adjustable and i have dialed it in how i like it. Sadly compression is not adjustable, and regardless of how i tweak preload/rebound the fork dives pretty hard under braking and just does not feel super stable. Any of you guys have any experience with just changing the oil on suspension? I'v seen examples of people doing it, and am confident i can easly do it myself. But will it be worth doing? That is my question Any input is very welcome - thank you for your time.

Exact same issue on mine after the factory recall. Pretty impressed that yamaha just let this slip. So many cant even seem to feel it however, my buddy with the exact same bike claimed he did not have this issue after reflash. Obviously he has, he just does not notice. So whatever, a reflash once warrenty expires sounds like a good idea regardless.

Thanks for the excellent reply! Seems like the Road 6 might be worth a go honestly i was super pleased with the grip on the Road 5's, i felt like they hooked up better on exit, the T32's despite being fancy xxx compound seems like they dont really flex at all when on the side which does not lead to me feeling super happy hammering the throttle open at lean, i always prioritized the braking however. My riding is 100% not as hard as yours, i simply dont have to roads here sadly so that may be while i get similar milage. I think you'v convinced me to try the 6's. If they are as good as the road 5's it wont be a bad tire at all regardless.

Any evidence to back this up? I'v tried the Road 5's, and the T31/32's. My experience has been that milage is good, somewhat equal on both. As far as i know Bridgestones have superior sports performance. Same was concluded in a test by motorrad. The T31/32's seem to have better handeling characteritcs on corner entry when trail braking (most riders dont know how to do this) so probably wont ever notice. But most sport touring rubber will tend to stand you up and run you wide, T32's are the least prone to this according to my experience and test experience. My road 5's were not very confidence inspiring when heavy on the brakes into corners, totally acceptable however. Seems to me that bridgestone has generally nailed their front tires. Same goes for the S22 etc over pirellis sports tires. S22 front is touted as being fantastic. If you value wet performance and cold performance then i'd go with road 5/6 If you value sporty (and totally fine wet/cold) performance and similar milage i'd 100% go for the T32s. Price here in Denmark is roughly similar, although the new Road 6 is the most expensive option. You can drag knee on both if thats what you are after lol.

Basically this yes Its pretty strange, but 100% down to some computer phuckery I just cant quite fathom what as, 3k RPM is wayy to high for any kind of low-RPM assist feature to engage. Remains a mystery, but hardly spoils this fantastic bike

I had mine reflashed yesterday, however now i am expericing a very strange engine brake issue. can any of you guys test this, if you in (preferrably a lower gear) Go off throttle above 3k RPM and let the bike engine brake below 3k RPM, do you also get a small "jerk" in the drivetrain, almost as if engine braking cuts off then cuts in again? Never had this kind of issue with any bike owned. Its just not a good feeling, not a big problem per say.

Disregard this Decided to take the top front panels off, found them! What a joy this has been, now just to assemble ;))) Anyone ever need help with this just hit me up, i stubbonly refused to take all the side farings off, as the manual did not state a need for this, lesson learned.

Hey guys For the life of me i CANNOT find the connector for the heated grips on my 2021 Tracer 9 The install guide from yamaha is so hillariously unhelpful that it is frankly absurd. It does in no way show where the !@#$% connector is supposed to fit . It just shows the general routing of the cable untill they just want you to guess. Having followed plenty of installation guides before from Honda i can safely say this is the worst i've ever seen. In many more ways that just this, however nothing was hard to figure out, except this part! I'v attached a picture just in case you are wondering what kind of quality guide yamaha has supplied (this is all the explanation you get regarding the connection). ANY help, even just the general direction will be great, so far i cannot find anything that even comes close.

What an absurd notion I'v seen first hand working at a hosptial what gear does. Riders come in having fallen wearing nothing but a helmet/t-shirt. The results would often be catastrophic. Compared to riders who came in in full leathers, their injuries were often much less sever. You are literally saying that if you lowside at 50mph there will be 0 difference between being naked and wearing a racesuite with an airbag. I cant tell if you are simply incapable of thinking straight or if you are trolling? You claim to have been "around the scene" for a while, well clearly you'v never watched a motoGP race or any other motorcycle sport, their crashes alone should show you the effect gear can have. Yeah if the type of crash results in your momentum instantly being arrested then you are likely not much better off with gear than without. Still airbags can help, so can backprotectors etc. I fully support your choice to ride with nothing but your birthday suit, please dont advice others to follow your example.

RS660 wont be faster than the Tracer on a twisty road, at least only marginally. To me it sounds like the hardware on top needs adjusting less so than the bike. I'v only done 1000km's on my T9 so far, but i have 0 worries about going to a trackday or out to a twisty road with sportsbikes, this thing rocks.

Do any of you 2021+ T9 owners ever have the quickshifter basically "overblip" the throttle when downshifting? Mine does this quite often, basically causing a very small "hitch" in the drivetrain as the bike for a milisecond wants to accelrate before once again slowing down? I am ofc 100% off the throttle when this happens. It just annoys me as its not very smooth feeling

I'll try to condense this as much as i can, i just gotta share how i feel haha! Just did my first ride today on my new T9 (GT spec except the suspension basically). Short backstory, i just turned 24 and have been on bikes for 6 years now. My background consists of quite a pretty classic modern bikes, CB650F, GSX-S1000, VFR 800/1200 and now the Tracer 9. I'v done roughly 110.000 kilometers on two wheels which i think equates to something like 60.000miles? Today was 5-7 degrees celcius, and i was somehow totally comfortable. Wind protection with the stock screen was really good in terms of keeping me warm and comfy, i somehow liked the stock seat at least for the couple of hours i spent on it. The windscreen issues many describe were totally present, but did not bother me very much. Part of it may be the way i sit on the bike, very forward with my upper body, so the windblast i did get was still relativly slow moving. OMG the engine, it is seriously good, i stille struggle to comprehend how much i enjoy it. Smooth and predictable everywhere in the powerband. Down low it feels potent and easy to manage, but take it above 5-6k RPM and it really comes alive with an EPIC induction noise as it surges towards the top of the RPM range. The level of power on tap is in my opinion extremely respectable for street use. Too early to really talk about how it handles etc. Felt light, nimble and playfull. Brakes were OK, still bedding in. Really really stoked about the bike, the quickshifter and cruise control are GREAT, cant wait to take the T9 on many adventures!

I'v tired a bunch of different tires (on different bikes mind you) Pirilli Angle GT II's, Bridgestone T30-31-32 Metzler Roadtech 01SE and Road 5's. Not to mention S21 and S22's ofc (the more "sporty" choices Frankly the S21/S22 etc are a WASTE if you do street riding only - Unless you go really freaking fast on the street. (Each to his own) I personally loved the handeling on the Angle GT II, also the general feel of the tire, seemed superb even in wet cold weather. They wore off a little fast, around 5k miles for the rear. The Bridgestone tires are my GoTo, Nüburgring, wet cold road, whatever you want they have never given me reason to doubt them. T32 is the newset tire in the lineup, and it was dope on my VFR. S22's also have decent milage but again i find they'd be a better fit for somehting like an MT10 where you really intend to go nutz, and have an engine that can use that level of grip.

Yeah i mean if the electronic suspension just happens to give you "the perfect ride" then i am all for it, i dont question the value of the GT spec what so ever, but i think i made a good deal getting the T9 "basic" and getting it dialed in the way i like it.

Availability and cash was the main factor. Also in my experience i can get a better ride by replacing parts of the suspension to fit my weight / style. Electronic (clever as it may be) does limit my ability to customise it, at least easily. + It allowed me to buy the bike roughly 25% cheaper and then as i get funds i can add stuff like heated grips etc.

Very crisp bike, with all the right mods done as far as i can see! I did end up buying the 2021 Tracer 9 (non GT) but specced up with almost all the GT parts Stoked for 1st of march when i can ride it !!

Quick side question as i am getting to know the bike I'v noticed that there only is a rebound adjuster on the top right suspension, there is no adjuster on the left fork. This is mysterious to me, i'v never had a bike that had uneven adjustment. Is this just how it is? Obviously its different on the GT Spec

Hi Vic, The brand is SW motech Really good bag and fitting is easy (if you own the 2021 T9 make sure you get the riser kit) if not just follow the websites listing.

Hi Rob, i bought one from Eazi Grip its a pretty good kit honestly, 4 pieces (1 pr screen) Fitting is a little time consuming, but very doable.

Got it home, trade went smooth. So far have installed and toned screen (can still see through tho) dashboard protection, tank grips and a rad guard. And on top of that i have ceramic coated basically everything, should make it easy to maintain for a while. I'll probably adjust the handlebares a bit forward as i feel them a bit close, other than that i wont mess with it untill i have ridden it and seen if i want anything else done. The quality and fit/finish is really good as far as i can tell, i am SUPER stoked to go for a ride in a few weeks time Some terrible pics from my basement.