vancuy

On 11/25/2021 at 12:10 PM, Clegg78 said:

FYI,  I just released a mod to shim up the forward portion of the seat for the Tracer 9GT.  I  worked with a couple forum members here to design it.   Likely cheaper than a new seat or reupholstering the existing seat as well.  

https://jk3d.us/product/yamaha-tracer9-mt09-seat-slope-mod/ 

 

Ordered mine last night, it costs a lot to have it shipped to Australia. Hopefully this will give me the answer I was looking for. 

On 5/20/2022 at 7:23 PM, dazzler24 said:

As I mentioned in that post, I've returned everything to the stock height since doing that but to address your question - when I installed the lowering links, I had the top of my forks (the gold bits) 10mm above the top triple clamp to 'equalise' the front and back height.

So to be clear, I let the bike 'fall/drop' through the triple clamps by ~10mm.

Hope that helps.

Hi Dazzler,
I lowered front forks by 10mm. I noticed a quite a difference when cornering. easier to countersteer. 
pushed it on a straight road until 150 kms/hr. very stable. Thanks for your advice.

On 5/2/2019 at 12:28 AM, justplainbill said:

One  slight difference with Tripletrouble's  procedure, is that I  set my forks the same distance (9mm)  above the top triple tree as the dog bones  dropped the rear of the bike; just to keep the geometry the same at both ends.  

Any issues with centre stand hitting the muffler after lowering?

4 hours ago, vancuy said:

Thanks mate, I'll lower mine 15mm soon.

Will lowering front and rear effect the centre stand?

On 7/23/2021 at 2:08 AM, Butrzrulz said:

In installed the Yamaha 14mm lowering links.   While the instructions want you to drop the exhaust and remove the rear wheel, if you have the right tools you can just drop the exhaust (which is what I did).  I did this by myself and had no issues, I used a ratchet strap to lift the rear wheel, which makes things very easy. I also dropped the front forks 14mm.

 

I'm 5'-7" with a 30" inseam (pant measurement) and I am much more comfortable.  While I cannot flat foot both feet, I can now flat foot one and the ball of my foot on the other (I could only do the balls of my feet prior).  

Hi Mate,
Why did you drop the front forks by 14mm? Does lowering kit comes with instructions to lower?
my bike has been lowered with yamaha oem lowering kit. but forks are not lowered.

Thanks

On 5/20/2022 at 8:32 AM, piotrek said:

I suspect that you have a compression valve, but it's non-adjustable (fixed). Both the rebound and compression damping circuits are in the same fork leg on my bike (2015 FJ), but only the rebound damping is adjustable. The only way to alter the compression damping characteristics in this case is switching to a different viscosity oil... but not different enough to render rebound damping adjustment ineffective.

It does sound like the stock springs should work for your weight, although they are likely progressive and may feel more plush than you want. A 3cSt@40C difference in oil viscosity may be noticeable enough to improve things just a bit.

I agree, Just changing Oil (7.5W)would do for his weight. also the Air Gap to 140-150mm)
I know this by experience. I recently upgraded mine to hyperpro combi kit (Cheaper way to upgrade suspension.). just springs and oil.
Bike corners very well. so planted now. no more break dive. Good enough for someone like me.
I'll never ride FJ-09 on a track. This bike is built for road touring.

On 5/14/2022 at 7:45 AM, piotrek said:

My FJ and I went out to play today. Summer '22 is here.

Best Colour..

On 5/20/2022 at 5:28 PM, OZVFR said:

The top of the stock forks are the same height as the top of the triple clamp, you just need to raise them 15mm above the triples. 
No problem at all when I did mine, but I’m only 72kg and have replaced all the suspension with quality gear to suit. 

Thanks mate, I'll lower mine 15mm soon.

Suspension upgraded with Hyperpro Combi Kit purchased @ Hyperpro WebShop.
Delivered to Melbourne in 5 days.
A$430 (Progressive front Springs, Oil 7.5W, Progressive rear spring)
Fork Seals replaced(20700 Kms on Odometer). Genuine Yamaha (A$50), Labour A$350.
Bike corners so well. very comfortable. breaking is excellent. no more front dive.
Highly recommended for people with a budget and ride Tracer as a Sports Tourer. 😀

On 5/21/2022 at 3:27 AM, piotrek said:

...what @dazzler24 and @OZVFR  are describing...

Thank heaps mate. 

Suspension upgraded

On 6/3/2020 at 12:37 PM, dazzler24 said:

There has been a fair amount of discussion on this subject and a search will reveal more answers/suggestions but from someone who has actually done it and is the same height I can say this: -

1. Lowered my rear end by installing lowering links (Yamaha in my case but there are third party variants which offer lower height)

2. Dropped the front end a similar amount through the triple clamps to keep the geometry same/similar.

3. Got a lowered seat - again a search will reveal some options and prices.

There are rear shocks that have the option to change their length which in turn directly affects the rear height. (I have a K-TECH Razor-R being one that offers this).  I'll let you do a search for the price in your currency.

These things do indeed lower the bike and allowed me to almost flat foot.  As a couple of side effects of this lowering, in my experience, 1 - made the bike stand up a bit more on the side stand but not enough to worry me and 2 - the bike was a little harder to hoist up onto the centre stand.

Some have reported that they scraped the belly/oil pan but I didn't have that experience and I'm sure factors such as terrain travelled over, your weight, suspension capabilities, etc would come into play in that department.

Also, FWIW, I lowered mine for the same reasons you have stated but actually went back to standard height after my confidence became restored and I haven't looked back.  I still have the seat on the lowest position though.

Hope that helps.

My bike = 2015 model.

Hi Mate,
I have the same bike and it was lowered when I purchased it.
but my forks were not lowered. Can you send me a photo of front forks to see what it is like please?

Hi Ozvfr,
Firstly thanks for replying to my post. I am from melbourne.

"right springs with properly set up gold valves" looks like the way to go.

I was thinking of Hyperpro Combi Kit ($600+ labour). (Progressive springs for front and one spring for rear shock)

How much did you have to pay for Racetech springs with properly set up gold valves?
Many Thanks

On 10/30/2020 at 1:56 AM, betoney said:

Hi Mate,
What springs are they? progressive or linear?

Thanks

 

On 8/23/2020 at 7:01 AM, Michiel900GT said:

And to add: I will plan a visit to the Hyperpro manufactory to have the suspension set up properly. The dealer that installed the springs today didn't really do that (to my surprise).

How does your suspension feel now? I am also thinking upgrading to Hyperpro combi kit.

On 11/16/2020 at 6:56 PM, kimmie said:

Had my 2015 for 5 years now. We did a fork upgrade at about 5000km. Replaced the fork oil with 2.5w Motorex fork oil yesterday at 99,906km and must say it was pretty yuk and stank like sewerage. Rest of the 100,000km service done too including re-gassing the ZX6R rear shock and replaced and realigned the Tutora oiler.

Ready for the a test run this afternoon and the next 100,000km's.

 

I'm in Australia and this is the oil weight that was recommended by Pattonme.

A bit late for the info but hope it helps.

 

Hi Mate,
what was your fork upgrade? I just purchased 2015 Tracer with 19k kms. I 'd like to hear about your experience. 
I can only afford springs and oil.