slt824 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Hi All, I picked up my new Tracer GT on Friday. These are pretty scarce up here. I picked this one up in London, Ontario. I came from an FJR1300. Loved that bike, but wanted to try something a little different. In the past I have also owned a couple of V-Strom 650's. So far so good with the bike. I haven't been able to really let her go yet until I have a few hundred km on it. A couple of observations. First, I really like the set-up of the bike. Display is awesome, great riding position and it seems like it has more than enough power. The stock seat is painful as you would expect from the standard seats. I did purchase the touring seat from Yamaha. I haven't ridden enough to have an opinion yet, but it's much better than the stock one. I suspect I will change to a Sargent when they become available. I'm also not sure about the stock foot-pegs. I guess coming off an FJR, the larger rubber ones are what I'm used to. There short steel ones might take some getting used to. I look forward to learning about these bikes on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Welcome to the forum @slt824. Yamaha adventure pegs are easy to fit and have a rubber top. Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcsp Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Congrats on the new bike! For the foot pegs, you can also install the FJR-style foot pegs, several of us have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravobravo Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Congrats on your Tracer! My FJ-09 also came from Inglis. I purchased it in February, put it on the road in April, and now have a little over 10,000 km. on the clock. These are fabulous bikes. I have a Sargent seat on mine. Well worth it! Cheers, Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hello, I have a 2016 fj 09 and purchased these rubber foot pegs from amazon. Unfortunately I was not able to test them as I had other things to fix from the previous owner (way to many wire splits and useless add on), the wait for parts coming from japan... all and all as I only purchased the bike a few months ago and the cold weather knocking at our door ill only be able to ride next year. I am sure you will enjoy your new motorcycle and I must say, that bike does look good. Here is the link for the rubber foot pegs (they do come in pairs with all the proper clips). They may not be Yamaha OEM quality, but for the price, doesn't hurt the wallet to give them a try. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01MXIFBTE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gv550 Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Hi slt824, I looked at and sat on your bike at Inglis back in August. I wasn't able to do a deal there because they didn't like my trade in bike so I ended up buying elsewhere. They are very scarce in Canada and I waited over two months, and got the black model. I traded my 900 lb cruiser so this little rocket is a major improvement in performance. 2019 Tracer GT, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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