Michiel900GT Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 (edited) More than 5 weeks after the delivery of my new GT, the panniers have finally arrived. I noticed that with the panniers, Yamaha delivers a set of transparent protective stickers which are to be placed on the body of the motor. Unfortunately, the sticker set was not complete. I will give the dealer a call on Monday, but I was wondering how necessary the stickers are. I do not drive with the panniers very often and having stickers on the bodywork is not something I really look forward to. The stickers may start to peel off in the future or just become ugly by sun and weather. On the other hand, if they are really necessary to prevent scratches I might have to put them on the bike anyway. I am wondering how many GT riders have those stickers on their bikes. And how well they stick, or how bad the scratching of the body work is without them. Edited September 29, 2019 by Michiel900GT Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel5 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Supplied with my bike, never fitted them and don't see the point? No damage to my bike without them! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel900GT Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 Ok, good to hear. I hope other 900 GT owners have the same experience. Also, I’ve read in the pannier manual that a top case shouldn’t be used when you have the panniers installed.....That was a bit of a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugie Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 The stickers are meant for the FJR not Tracer as it has painted body panels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel5 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 3 hours ago, bugie said: The stickers are meant for the FJR not Tracer as it has painted body panels Makes sense although they have same mounting as fjr the lids are smaller so they are meant for gt😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel5 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Michiel900GT said: Ok, good to hear. I hope other 900 GT owners have the same experience. Also, I’ve read in the pannier manual that a top case shouldn’t be used when you have the panniers installed.....That was a bit of a surprise. The same is said for fjr you could always ignore it, I do😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel900GT Posted September 30, 2019 Author Share Posted September 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, nigel5 said: Makes sense although they have same mounting as fjr the lids are smaller so they are meant for gt😂 After having a second look at the pannier manual, I saw it was indeed the FJR manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugie Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Michiel900GT said: After having a second look at the pannier manual, I saw it was indeed the FJR manual. The back of the pannier is identical to the GT. The lid of the fjr panniers are just round giving them the much needed extra space Edited September 30, 2019 by bugie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel900GT Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 Thank you all for the replies! I’ll just leave those stickers for what they are. Might be looking for the FJR panniers though. If they fit the GT but have more space they might be more useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mingo Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I found those clear decals in the panniers and couldn't figure out where to stick them, never received a manual for the panniers. Anyone has any pics to share? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 12 minutes ago, mingo said: I found those clear decals in the panniers and couldn't figure out where to stick them, never received a manual for the panniers. Anyone has any pics to share? On 9/30/2019 at 12:31 PM, bugie said: The stickers are meant for the FJR not Tracer as it has painted body panels No application on the Tracer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebruv Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 On 9/30/2019 at 2:01 PM, Michiel900GT said: Ok, good to hear. I hope other 900 GT owners have the same experience. Also, I’ve read in the pannier manual that a top case shouldn’t be used when you have the panniers installed.....That was a bit of a surprise. In the original brochure for the Tracer it was recommended by Yamaha not to fit a top box, this was either because of the weak shock or a top box could act as an airbrake causing the bike to squat at the rear end at speed, but in Yamaha's accessory catalogue they sell the rack and top box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy01 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 I had the Yamaha rack and 50L top box fitted by the dealer before I collected the bike. They work fine with the panniers. And there’s no issue at high speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colorider Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 12:05 PM, littlebruv said: In the original brochure for the Tracer it was recommended by Yamaha not to fit a top box, this was either because of the weak shock or a top box could act as an airbrake causing the bike to squat at the rear end at speed, but in Yamaha's accessory catalogue they sell the rack and top box Usually it’s a liability issue on fitting the tail trunk and many manufacturers have the same warning. And again, usually it’s not an issue unless you foolishly overload the tail trunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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