norcal616 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, norcal616 said: IIRC over the years R6 front end is what the flat trackers are using on an FZ-07... And use some dirt bike rear plastics for the subframe... A quick Google search of FZ-07 flat track shows a bit of ideas... You might find another blank canvas with the T7 when it comes out now that I think about it a bit more... The T7 frame/suspension from my research online over the years, is that the T7 is a very close copy of a 2008 WR450F... Which makes sense to me to use an off road frame for the T7 vs using the frame off the FZ-07... 1 2012 wr250f - C-class 30+ age group 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition-80whp 2015 fj-09- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich tune by 2WDW @120whp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enx Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Today was time for some new tires 😎 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member roadrash83 Posted March 21, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, norcal616 said: You might find another blank canvas with the T7 when it comes out now that I think about it a bit more... The T7 frame/suspension from my research online over the years, is that the T7 is a very close copy of a 2008 WR450F... Which makes sense to me to use an off road frame for the T7 vs using the frame off the FZ-07... Thanks that's a great Idea norcal16. That will put me way ahead of the game. now I just have to find a crashed Tenere. that is going to be a while. I already have a 04 WR450F street-legal Supermoto, just feel I'm beating it to death riding it too much on the road. Edited March 21, 2019 by roadrash83 1 He who dies with the most toys wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted March 21, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 21, 2019 @norcal616 & @roadrash83 - I have to admit, this got me all hot and bothered: American Flat Track WWW.AMERICANFLATTRACK.COM So. Much. Want. In slightly more road legal form, of course... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member coachluciano Posted March 21, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, texscottyd said: @norcal616 & @roadrash83 - I have to admit, this got me all hot and bothered: American Flat Track WWW.AMERICANFLATTRACK.COM So. Much. Want. In slightly more road legal form, of course... When you meet your want, I’m driving to Texas for a lesson on that baby. 1 2015 FJ-09 - Andreani Cartridges, Ohlins 535 Rear Shock, LightTech Chain Adjusters, Yoshi Fender Eliminator, Blaster-X Integrated Tail Light/Blinkers, Full Yoshi Exhaust, Ivan's Flash, Bagster Seat, Rizoma: (Bar, Grips, Bar Ends, Mirrors, Oil Cap, Rear Pegs) Bremob Corsa Corta Master Cylinder, Bremob RCS19 Hadraulic Clutch, GPR Steering Damper, Speigler Hydraulic Lines, EBC Brake Pads, Puig Screen, HealTech Quick Shifter, MPG Rearset, XSR900 Slipper Clutch, Driven Racing Halo Gas Cap, SW-Motch Front / Rear Axel Sliders, R1 Rotors / 320mm Kit Conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 3:51 AM, chesterburnet said: My K-Tech Cartridge kit came in so I dropped my bike off at my dealer to have it installed. I did the rear shock my self last month. I'm looking forward to trying it out. So today I took off work around 3 to go to bike shop to set up new front and rear suspension. My guy rents race bikes and does suspension and dyno work. With phone and customer interruptions it took a few hours but was cool hanging out at the shop. Finally got done, paid and rode home. I live in the middle of a bunch of rural twisty roads so I took my local ride backwards and it was pretty cool. Being dark out, I hit some nasty sections of road and this suspension just ate it up. Gone is the harshness and it feels so smooth and stable. We got some good weather coming this weekend and I'm going to finally get to put some miles on this bike. I've never had a bike with suspension this good. This is gonna be fun , especially after spending from May until November recovering from a bad motorcycle crash and replacing my totaled 6 week old XSR900 with this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I've been looking at my bike since I picked it up in November and trying to decide if I wanted to keep the hand guards on. Today I decided to take them off. As someone else pointed out, it's kind of like Yamaha is pretending that this is an adventure bike and it's not. I bought 2 hex head bolts at Home Depot to use with part of the existing set up temporarily, until I get the bar ends that I ordered. After talking to the Yamaha parts guy, I ordered the stock FZ 09 ones as he pointed out that they are steel and help reduce handlebar vibration. I think the bike looks way better without the hand guards. For good measure I also took off the front reflectors at the bottom of the fork. Much cleaner. At least I only spent 2 bucks today. I am not going to do a tidy tail but I wondering if there is a license plate bracket to replace the stock one, so I can eliminate the rear reflectors too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member texscottyd Posted March 24, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 24, 2019 54 minutes ago, chesterburnet said: After talking to the Yamaha parts guy, I ordered the stock FZ 09 ones as he pointed out that they are steel and help reduce handlebar vibration. I think the bike looks way better without the hand guards ... I am not going to do a tidy tail but I wondering if there is a license plate bracket to replace the stock one, so I can eliminate the rear reflectors too. @chesterburnet - We’re on the same wavelength... I pulled the front fork reflectors on day one, along with the ridiculous stock peg feelers. I’m also happily without the hand guards, and running the OEM FZ9 heavy steel bar ends.. clean, simple, and work perfectly. For the rear, I just removed the license plate bracket & reflectors, and bolted the plate directly to the plastic fender. It took maybe five minutes total to pull it apart, drill a couple of holes, and bolt the plate back on. Easy, and it cleans up the look... Of course, what you REALLY want are the Super Tenere LED turn signals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 2 hours ago, texscottyd said: @chesterburnet - We’re on the same wavelength... I pulled the front fork reflectors on day one, along with the ridiculous stock peg feelers. I’m also happily without the hand guards, and running the OEM FZ9 heavy steel bar ends.. clean, simple, and work perfectly. For the rear, I just removed the license plate bracket & reflectors, and bolted the plate directly to the plastic fender. It took maybe five minutes total to pull it apart, drill a couple of holes, and bolt the plate back on. Easy, and it cleans up the look... Of course, what you REALLY want are the Super Tenere LED turn signals... I'm going to do the rear license plate mod before I go out riding tomorrow. I love it. I don't want to lose the rear fender but I definitely want to clean it up. I'm going to do new turn signals eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captfire22 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 This weekend I made a license plate holder so that I could attach the reflectors that came with the bike. I know most remove reflectors, they don't bother me to the point where I feel the benefit of them out weights how they look . The Evotech tail tidy dint have provisions although it did come with a bracket and reflector that I think was supposed to attach to the license plate itself. I used 1/8 aluminum plate. After painting, I attached the Evotech supplied bracket and reflector using rivets. The two U-shaped cutouts at the bottom are there to allow water to drain from behind the license plate. If anyone wants a full scale pdf, message me and I will email it to you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 (edited) That's an exceptionally neat job, captfire - nicely done! Can you now fit the OE hard panniers without the relocated pumpkins getting in the way? I'd like to know please. And - how did you cut the 1/8th ally plate? Edited March 24, 2019 by wordsmith 1 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captfire22 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 46 minutes ago, wordsmith said: That's an exceptionally neat job, captfire - nicely done! Can you now fit the OE hard panniers without the relocated pumpkins getting in the way? I'd like to know please. And - how did you cut the 1/8th ally plate? Thanks, I don't know if the panniers will fit, I don't have a set. My thought are they will not, and that if I get a set at some point, its a quick change back to the original fender, and I might get a set of LED signal lights at some point so that the fender and tail tidy can each have signals attached. I used a hole saw on my drill press to cut the holes and then screws the plate to a plank and used my reciprocating saw with fine tooth blade to cut the straight sections (I don't have a band saw yet). Made the bends on my hydraulic press. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted March 24, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 24, 2019 @captfire22 looks good, very nice job on the fabrication. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel5 Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Made an extension for the hugger from sheet aluminium, original pathetic, it rains in England😏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member piotrek Posted March 24, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted March 24, 2019 Took it into the wild... suburban edition. First outing of 2019... had a bunch of things done over the winter, so rode it conservatively. I was anxious about the suspension bits, but happy to report that it, and other mods worked very, very nicely: Suspension (Nitron NTR R1 shock and Race Tech Gold Valve fork piston kit) Front Brakes (320mm 2015 R1 rotors and ECB sintered pads) Screen (Madstad 22") Exhaust (Scorpion Serket slip-on) Levers (People's Republic brand of some kind) There were other mods... but these five will be most impactful on my riding experience. Money very well spent. It is going to be a great riding season. 😀 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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