KrustyKush

Well... I started out with a chip on my shoulder for the Wing. Back in 2003 I bought a new Wing, my fourth, and it had problems. After 25k miles I sold it, and went away from Honda altogether for about 20 years. When wife said she'd like to ride some more, I started looking at big tourers, without going to Honda immediately. After awhile, the search boiled down to which of the big tourers, Harley, BMW, Honda, was lighter on its feet, easier to get off the side stand with a load. That bike turned out to be the Wing, by a good margin. In 2018 Honda lightened the Wing a lot, and made it a tidier, more sport-touring type of chassis. Getting it off the side stand is a breeze compared to everything else. As for the DCT transmission, because I still have the 2022 manual six speed in the garage, and need to keep it exercised while it waits for a buyer, I'm able to jump from one to the other. The only difference between the bikes is the transmission. I do like the DCT. It's weird at first. It took me a couple weeks to start understanding how it likes to ride. The DCT operation is definitely different from the manual. In the default Tour mode, it likes to get up to higher gears very quickly. After taking off from a stop, it will shift up to 4th, even 5th, before you're really even going 45 mph. It likes to stay in a high gear all the time. The engine is a bottomless pit of torque, and doesn't mind being in 6th and 7th gears even at lower speeds. This probably explains why the bike easily gets mid-40's mpg and can get upwards of 50 mpg if ridden easily. But, I also love getting onto the 2022 manual trans Wing. I love them both. Wish I could keep both, but I'm not well heeled enough that I can tie up that much $ in a motorcycle. Also, limited garage space. While I've still got the 2022 manual Tour, I'm a-ridin' it most every day.

Yeah, I hated to see it go. I had bought a 2022 Goldwing Tour a year and a half ago, mainly because my 79 year old wife started complaining that she couldn't ride the Tracer with me. So I kept the Tracer for myself, and set up the Wing for 2-up riding. It was a good arrangement for 18 months, and I piled another several thousand miles on the Tracer, as well as putting 18k miles on the Wing. When the Tracer rode away, it had 22k miles on it and was running terrific. The problem arose when rheumatoid arthritis acted up over a period of several months last year. I would go a week at a time unable to pull the clutch lever on either bike. The thought of a DCT (automatic) transmission arose. After months of thinking on this, I finally decided to act. I bought a 2023 DCT Wing two months ago, and traded the Tracer for it. I still have the 2022 Manual Wing but it is up for sale and I've got a potential buyer. I kept my parts box full of various stuff for the Tracer. You never know when an opportunity will arise.

You're welcome! Yep, same as you, I struggled and sweated greatly over that tensioner. After I finally got it back together, I made up my mind to replace the tensioner next time it had to come out. I had had it apart so many times, and put so much unnecessary pressure on it as I tried, again and again, to get it assembled and set, I thought maybe I'd damaged it in some way. But apparently not. I put another many thousands of miles on the bike before I sold it a few months ago, and never had a problem with it at all.

As for oil capacity, my 21 GT takes 3 U.S. quarts, plus a couple ounces to wetten the new oil filter before I install it. This always puts the oil level just a hair under the top line on the site glass. I don't pay much attention to book capacities for this kind of thing. You never can get all the old oil out. Make sure you let the thing sit for a good few hours to drain completely. Mine likes to burp oil out the oil filter boss for awhile. In other words, don't be in a hurry, let it sit and drain with both filter and crankcase drain bolt removed, until nothing additional drips out.

I've never used Mobil 1 racing oil, but have used Mobil 1 motorcycle oils ever since they were first sold in the USA around 20 years ago. Never a problem. I looked up Mobil 1 Racing Oil and saw various locations discussing oils in viscosities like 0-50. Might be outside the recommended. I've always used 10W40 Yamalube synthetic. Also, is this a wet clutch compatible oil?

My 21 GT has had the 2d gear bog since new. All recalls done, including the latest one that addressed the O2 sensor corrosion issue and also mitigated the decel problem. I've been thinking it has to do with lift control. It doesn't bother me all that much. I just don't lather on a ton of throttle in 2d gear until I've got past that bog point. By controlling my wrist there, I find that the bog rarely makes itself known.

From your description, it seems your weather is terrible for riding. You may have a long winter. Unfortunately, this means getting the bike to 1000k will take longer than wanted. The main thing to avoid, IMO, is short trips. Never hit the start button without following it by a 20 miler. At least. Longer the better. Short trips are terrible for a motor. Better you should not even start it without the 20 miler. BTW congrats on the new Tracer. I love my 21 GT. 22k miles zero issues.

My 21 GT will judder vigorously if I linger slipping the clutch during take-off. There is a certain rpm that seems to bring the judder on. But it happens so rarely I don’t concern myself with it. Bike is almost 2 years old and passing 21k miles. Has juddered since new. Gotten no worse.

I had a 1997 Royal Star. At 25k miles I did the first valve adjustment check. One intake valve was so tight even my .0015 feeler wouldn't enter the gap. I learned from that bike to do a first valve clearance check a bit early. On my 2021 Tracer, I checked my valves at 12k miles. Both exhaust valves on #3 were a hair under minimum clearance. I adjusted them. Somebody suggested valves may have been tight from the factory. Yeah, I believe that is possible!

I've had a Shorai lithium in my T9GT a little over a year now. It is perfect. The Tracer is just now passing 20k miles. Never a glitch of any kind with the lithium. I've also got a Shorai lithium in my 22 Goldwing. It is also perfect.

If I'm reading this correctly, it seems OP's rpm increase by simply snicking it into first gear. With clutch fully pulled. That isn't normal. the RPM shouldn't increase until the clutch lever is released to the point the switch makes. That should be right at the entry to the Friction Zone...

I had both recalls done yesterday Malcolm Smith in Riverside CA. I’ve put about a hundred miles on the bike since then, and must say I like the new firmware. The bike seems to run better in most every way. No more irritating surge during decel. And it has also gotten rid of the exhaust pop I was getting between some shifts.

Love the Corbin on my 21 T9GT. It’s been on the bike for more than a year now and well over 10k miles. Bike currently has 19k miles. It works great and looks maaahhhvalus

My 21 T9GT at 19k miles doesn't use any discernible amount of oil. I use Yamalube 10W40 full synth, and have used this since my break-in oil change at 600 miles. I have done every oil change myself, and keep a close eye on oil level. One thing my Tracer does not do is burn oil. I put the level near the top line on the glass and it stays there until the next oil change. I ride moderately-aggressive. Some hard pulls to near redline, but mostly I stay within reason on the freeways. This is the first time I've heard of oil consumption on a Tracer. However I have had one other Yamaha oil-consumer, a 1997 Royal Star. It started using oil around 3k miles and never stopped. When I sold it at 75k miles, it was running great but would burn a full quart between changes. Spark plugs always looked good, no build up of carbon to speak of. It was a great motor, I just had to keep an eye on the level.

Well, Yam certainly improved the adjusters on later models. My 2021 GT is easy peasy to adjust.