Supporting Member piotrek Posted October 16, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted October 16, 2021 8 hours ago, 3banger said: ... ordered. Gambling it will fit a 2016 FJ-09... Would certainly appreciate the feedback... 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Trottier Posted October 16, 2021 Share Posted October 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Clegg78 said: Just dropped 8 orders off @ the post office, and I just had 3 parts on the printer fail at the same time (Experimental/Beta hot end I've been testing for a big mfg - it cracked in half and let hot rubber TPU just squirt all over, a wiring bracket, and a fan) on the printer (I designed the printer from scratch, so I know how to fix it fast). Been a busy couple days! But still hammering out product Was one them coming to canada for Mark Trottier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted October 16, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted October 16, 2021 1 hour ago, piotrek said: Would certainly appreciate the feedback... 🙂 I have one coming for my '15 FJ, I will post up my impressions when I get a chance in about a week. 1 2 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted October 16, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 12:55 PM, Clegg78 said: So I have people helping me with testing fitment on 15-17 FJ/MT/FZ09's and getting specs and pics from the 2021 bikes.... hope to have solutions for those as well soon. Joe, I will get to it later this morning but only because a job scheduled for today got cancelled. I've been swamped and feel guilty I've not replied... Gotta get my 4 hours of shut eye now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted October 17, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted October 17, 2021 Well Joe, I installed your kit and it worked for both the stock 2015 seat and my custom Sargent saddle. I haven't ridden it yet but I will tomorrow and report back on how it worked with my Sargent. Now bear in mind my Sargent never gave me issues sliding into the tank as it was already customized with a raised nose. It is now higher in front the thickness of your spacer and then some. This caused an even larger gap under the saddle at each side which I addressed by fitting neoprene foam rubber to fill the gaps to keep air and water from entering under the saddle. I also fitted a firm rubber pad between the OEM plastic tank protector and the nose of the saddle to fill that gap, which also served to really firm up and help support the front of the seat. I've had an piece of 60 mil EPDM under the gap between the two saddles to act as a "gutter" to shed water out the sides rather than ingress under them. FYI, I have a Cycle Guys fitted expanding tail bag on the pillion saddle, if you wondered what that is. It adds cushion and raises the pillion for more leg room too. Sorry about the orientation of some of my photos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clegg78 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 3 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said: Well Joe, I installed your kit and it worked for both the stock 2015 seat and my custom Sargent saddle. I haven't ridden it yet but I will tomorrow and report back on how it worked with my Sargent. Now bear in mind my Sargent never gave me issues sliding into the tank as it was already customized with a raised nose. It is now higher in front the thickness of your spacer and then some. This caused an even larger gap under the saddle at each side which I addressed by fitting neoprene foam rubber to fill the gaps to keep air and water from entering under the saddle. I also fitted a firm rubber pad between the OEM plastic tank protector and the nose of the saddle to fill that gap, which also served to really firm up and help support the front of the seat. I've had an piece of 60 mil EPDM under the gap between the two saddles to act as a "gutter" to shed water out the sides rather than ingress under them. FYI, I have a Cycle Guys fitted expanding tail bag on the pillion saddle, if you wondered what that is. It adds cushion and raises the pillion for more leg room too. Sorry about the orientation of some of my photos. That's great to hear!! all the looking I've been doing shows the seat pan and seat base to be largely the same between the bikes so this is an awesome confirmation. I have one other member doing a test for me as well and since I cant see it in person I want at least 2 people to confirm before I sell them as such, but this is an awesome first step! I really appreciate it! I also just recieved the data on the '21 T9 and am working on designs over the next few days. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member 2and3cylinders Posted October 17, 2021 Premium Member Share Posted October 17, 2021 No problem Of course I went above and beyond to ensure cleanliness, secure fit and weather sealing. I'm confident the 15 + OEM saddles will work. It's good that a Sargent adapts as well, I just hope in my case where I had them raise the nose above their norm, that my usual seating positions now do not scrunch my lil fellas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, 2and3cylinders said: Well Joe, I installed your kit and it worked for both the stock 2015 seat and my custom Sargent saddle. I haven't ridden it yet but I will tomorrow and report back on how it worked with my Sargent. Now bear in mind my Sargent never gave me issues sliding into the tank as it was already customized with a raised nose. It is now higher in front the thickness of your spacer and then some. This caused an even larger gap under the saddle at each side which I addressed by fitting neoprene foam rubber to fill the gaps to keep air and water from entering under the saddle. I also fitted a firm rubber pad between the OEM plastic tank protector and the nose of the saddle to fill that gap, which also served to really firm up and help support the front of the seat. I've had an piece of 60 mil EPDM under the gap between the two saddles to act as a "gutter" to shed water out the sides rather than ingress under them. FYI, I have a Cycle Guys fitted expanding tail bag on the pillion saddle, if you wondered what that is. It adds cushion and raises the pillion for more leg room too. Sorry about the orientation of some of my photos. Looking at your pics fair warning, on your Sargent seat the left rear post mount has a white circle around it. It's about to break through the seat pan. Mine's coming back from Sargent with a new pan and foam changes. Their plastic is inferior to OEM my OEM seat isn't doing that. I'm going to try to come up with a way to spread the weight so those rubber bumpers aren't holding all the weight. Edited October 17, 2021 by peteinpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clegg78 Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 So this is a silly question here - Does anyone know where one can purchase or find a Tracer 9 service manual? Looking for some torque specs and also assembly/disassembly info With that said - I received a trove of info from @tclhb and @2NDCHILDHOOD regarding the T9... Yamaha changed a ton for the seat mounting and this will be an interesting remote design project I am working on some prototype parts now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member 2NDCHILDHOOD Posted October 17, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted October 17, 2021 I have a service manual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodman Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 8:21 AM, Clegg78 said: I'd be willing to send a set to someone with a 15-17 to verify fitment for me. Also for anyone with a Tracer 9 as the forward mount is different on the 9, if they could take detailed measurements for me, I'd also make a version for that. I just shipped my first handful of orders of these yesterday and have a few more to ship out today. I installed your slope kit and it works great! Thanks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clegg78 Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Rodman said: I installed your slope kit and it works great! Thanks so much! Sweet! Thanks! And real progress was made today on 2021 T9's... I am printing prototype parts now! Edited October 18, 2021 by Clegg78 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3banger Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 I can confirm they fit a 2016 FJ-09. I mounted my seat spacers to the frame under the plastic height adjustor. I run mine in the high position since I’m 6’1”. Simple and easy install, thanks for developing these parts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamespz03 Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Just ordered mine today. I'm looking forward to installing this and seeing the difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Installed on 2020 GT. Painless installation. Amazing what a difference this minor change in elevation does! No more sliding forward! Great job! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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