Posted February 1, 20178 yr Hi all, I have a question that suppose is directed mainly at my Australian counterparts. Is the MT-09 Tracer supposed to be speed limited? I know the American FJ-09 is but been told before I purchased this bike that the Aus version and EU wasn't. Some time back I found a little quiet track so thought I would open it up a little to see if this speed wobble issue was going to effect me if I did a track day with my mates. To my surprise it stopped powering on not much over 180km/hr. Called the dealer who looked into it and said no not limited, they couldn't test it so was up to me to find someone with a dyno to show that it was, I did this as thinking now something might possibly be wrong with my bike only to have my speed limiting suspicions confirmed. Yamaha's response - yes all tracers are limited. A bit of a backflip from Yamaha but has anyone tested or had their bike on a dyno to confirm wether it is or isn't - perhaps my bike is a bit "Special". Thanks Kelpie
February 1, 20178 yr Yes, they are limited over here in Aus, mate. Easily fixed though with an ECU tune.
February 1, 20178 yr Author Thanks Chamelion, much appreciated, not special then. Not sure who does ECU tunes my way so will live with it for a while at least, its not something I need to do to enjoy the ride.
February 1, 20178 yr They are in the UK in 5th and 6th apparently. To i think about 145 or somewhere there, i was told. Reflash see's them hitting uh... only a few MPH more.
February 2, 20178 yr I had my top end limit removed when I had my flash done by 2WheelDyno, but I've only had it up that fast once, trying to get out of a bad situation. Anyone know what the top end for this bike is without the limiter?
February 2, 20178 yr I had my top end limit removed when I had my flash done by 2WheelDyno, but I've only had it up that fast once, trying to get out of a bad situation. Anyone know what the top end for this bike is without the limiter? Approx. 114-115mph.
February 2, 20178 yr I had my top end limit removed when I had my flash done by 2WheelDyno, but I've only had it up that fast once, trying to get out of a bad situation. Anyone know what the top end for this bike is without the limiter? Approx. 114-115mph. hmmm, I thought that was the top speed with the limiter.... Found this chart on CycleWorld's website - why would they put a limiter on if top speed is only 2mph faster?
February 2, 20178 yr 115 mph indicated is where the speed limiter stops my bike from accelerating. Considering that you can hit 115 mph in 4th gear, I would bet that the transmission will get you to the 140-150 mph range top speed. Anybody tried a top speed run without the limiter? '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA
February 2, 20178 yr I had my top end limit removed when I had my flash done by 2WheelDyno, but I've only had it up that fast once, trying to get out of a bad situation. Anyone know what the top end for this bike is without the limiter? hit the red line in 4th gear and was indicating 138mph on a UK bike, no ECU flash not tried to go faster - regularly hit indicated 120mph - beyond that there is too much windblast for comfort I've seen some Europeans claim 233kph which is 145mph This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is.
February 2, 20178 yr Found this chart on CycleWorld's website Gotta love that 0-60 time of 2.9 sec. That is 0.2 sec quicker than a Tesla P85D that costs about $100K. The 1/4-mile time will drop quite a bit without a speed limiter. 2015 red FJ-09: Cal Sci screen, Sargent seat, ECU flash, slider combo, cruise, Rizoma bars, Matts forks, JRi shock, slipper clutch
February 3, 20178 yr Found this chart on CycleWorld's website Gotta love that 0-60 time of 2.9 sec. That is 0.2 sec quicker than a Tesla P85D that costs about $100K. The 1/4-mile time will drop quite a bit without a speed limiter. Hmmm... not really. A low E.T. comes predominately from a good 60' time. That in turn comes from light weight and brute power; getting the mass moving from a dead stop. The MPH would likely go up noticeably without the USA 'speed limiter' as MPH is measured in the last 66' of a 1/4 mile drag strip. Rule of thumb: The first 1/8 mile will be an indicator of the E.T., the last 1/8 mile will be an indicator of MPH. You can make a perfect pass, get completely off the throttle in the last couple hundred feet (coasting) and it will have very little impact on the E.T., but MPH will plummet. Keep Asheville weird!
February 3, 20178 yr I had my top end limit removed when I had my flash done by 2WheelDyno, but I've only had it up that fast once, trying to get out of a bad situation. Anyone know what the top end for this bike is without the limiter? Approx. 114-115mph. Nah its not. They're restricted in 5th n 6th in the UK and thats at 140mph. The unrestricted bikes with a flash will do a few more mph ontop of that.
February 3, 20178 yr I think 2wdw said on the dyno they had one up in the range of 160s Speed in gears here: http://fj-09.org/thread/4780/rev-limit-top-speed-gear Almost certainly wind resistance etc. would prevent you from hitting redline in 6th. (Speed on dyno doesn't reflect wind resistance...)
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