edgarjessop12 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Hi, I have just bought a Yamaha lower rider seat............. only just this minuet fitted it, have not tried it yet as bike still off the road for winter. It " looks" NO lower than the standard seat. Has anyone got one on their 900 GT, and if so is there any difference.? ? Cheers Edgar Jessop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted February 19, 2019 Supporting Member Share Posted February 19, 2019 8 hours ago, edgarjessop12 said: Hi, I have just bought a Yamaha lower rider seat............. only just this minuet fitted it, have not tried it yet as bike still off the road for winter. It " looks" NO lower than the standard seat. Has anyone got one on their 900 GT, and if so is there any difference.? ? Cheers Edgar Jessop. Regardless of looks, how much lower is it when measured side by side on a workbench with the oem seat? 1 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarjessop12 Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hi, I did put it next to the standard seat on the work bench, and tried to measure them both, there was no difference !!!!!!! just a very very tiny bit narrower in the middle of the seat, so I will just have to see when I ride it. To be honest I did wonder before I bought it, as the stock seat is thin, and you cannot sit on a board hahaha. Just want to get the bike lower, have already fitted a lowering kit. It is because I am an old fart now, and have just sold my Honda FireBlade, and Kawasaki Ninja ZZR 1400 sports. but think I have done well as 73 now. And LOVE the Tracer 900 GT............if it was a little lower would love it more. Cheers Edgar Jessop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luma46 Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Anyone checked if there is a lowering link available for this bike? This is what I did on couple of my previous bikes that felt too high for me. Mind you, GT doesn't have much ground clearance for lowering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgarjessop12 Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Yamaha do a 15mm lowering kit, but it is a cheap looking thing. I fitted a Lust Racing 20mm lowering kit ,it is much better made as well, carbon steel and CNC machined with a power coated finish. I them dropped the front forks 8mm . SPOT ON brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Russell Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thanks for the info on the lowering kit. I have Yamaha 15mm installed. Balance comfort level still seems marginal with 28" seam. I'll look at dropping the front forks next. Maybe 5mm. Thanks for the input on the lowering seat. Probably won't buy that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suu Kyi Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) I haven't tried the lower seat but have tried the Yamaha lowering kit and yes it did lower the bike noticeably as the front forks are also lowered to keep the bike level. On the downside it made it harder to hoist the bike onto the centre-stand, remembering that the bike being lower you have further to lift and also the angle of the stand has been altered. In terms of height; in standard form I can only just flat-foot so wasn't really an issue for me but being harder to get onto the centre-stand was so didn't have the lowering kit installed on the new bike. I find the standard seat quite comfortable actually so no need to change. Edited February 14, 2020 by Suu Kyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holderfjr Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 A video on YouTube, the guy put the Yamaha lowering links and he had not problem with kickstand or center stand. An earlier post said it made it difficult, video shows no Problem. Clarification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGP61 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 3 hours ago, Holderfjr said: A video on YouTube, the guy put the Yamaha lowering links and he had not problem with kickstand or center stand. An earlier post said it made it difficult, video shows no Problem. Clarification? A previous bike (Yamaha XJ900 Diversion) I owened had been lowered 25mm and was much more difficult to get up onto the centre stand and was much easier when I fitted the standard dogbones. It also changed the angle the bike sat at when on the side stand and made it a bit too upright on some surfaces. It was a heavy bugger of a bike at about 250KG. The light weight of the Tracer might not have the same issue with a lowering kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGP61 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/19/2019 at 10:50 AM, edgarjessop12 said: if it was a little lower would love it more. I think I have seen a 30mm lowering kit listed on e-bay that might make the wee bit of a difference for you. Although I might be worried about the ground clearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike A Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Can't help on the lowering, however if you're having a difficult time raising your bike on the center stand, just drive the bike rear wheel on a small piece of plywood (1/2" thick or so) or whatever so that the back wheel is sitting on that and your center stand clears the wood. Just a little makes a difference. Not too easy to travel with but handy in the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Heli ATP Posted February 26, 2022 Supporting Member Share Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) I added a lowering link from T-Rex Racing to my '17 FJ-09. Definitely made it a tad more difficult to raise on the center stand. T-Rex sells an adjustable side-stand if desired. I had my stock side stand shortened and beefed up with a steel rod inside the hollow tube, and now selling the adjustable one. Side-stand for sale T-Rex Edited February 26, 2022 by Heli ATP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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