Skidood Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hey all, picking up my brand new 900 GT in 2 days! I'm a returning rider, last bike was 25 years ago, a 1985 Yamaha Virago. Look forward to being a member of the "community"! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontheroad Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Welcome there are a great bunch of people on here with some good knowledge on the Tracer.I bought a FJ-09 in the summer and this forum had all the answers I was looking for. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerrychuck Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Welcome from the Prairies (Moose Jaw, SK). I picked my new GT up a couple of weeks ago, and it is now patiently waiting in my hangar for spring riding weather. I'm also waiting, but not as patiently. So....I can't give you any useful info whatsoever! We'll have to compare first ride impressions when we get the chance! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSandikci Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hello, welcome to the forum. I'm also quite new here but as i investigate there is too much information on our lovely machines. I think you'll like it Enjoy 🖐️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidood Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 8 hours ago, gerrychuck said: Welcome from the Prairies (Moose Jaw, SK). I picked my new GT up a couple of weeks ago, and it is now patiently waiting in my hangar for spring riding weather. I'm also waiting, but not as patiently. So....I can't give you any useful info whatsoever! We'll have to compare first ride impressions when we get the chance! For sure! Moose Jaw seems like a good riding destination, BTW! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hi @Skidood Welcome to the forum and great choice on your first bike back. I'm in Cambridge, ON. Which dealership did you get your new GT at and what model year did you get? Cheers, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member knyte Posted December 8, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted December 8, 2020 Heya @Skidood - you came to the right place for friendly, technical discussions and information. Some great photos and videos too from all over the world. 2015 FJ-09 / FJR touring bags / oil plug mod / Evotech rad guard / SW Motech bash plate / VStream touring windshield / Seat Concepts: Sport Touring / Vcyclenut ABS rings (speedo correction) / Cosmo RAM mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightBeSasquatch Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 The longest two days of your life, you're in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidood Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 6 hours ago, rlambke19 said: Hi @Skidood Welcome to the forum and great choice on your first bike back. I'm in Cambridge, ON. Which dealership did you get your new GT at and what model year did you get? Cheers, Rob Hi Rob, it was Ready Honda in Mississauga, they are a car dealer but also have a powersports division. There are about 35 new bikes on the floor there, none used, all different makes and models, they had 4 900 GTs, one of them had the red/white/grey color scheme, and they are closing up next summer so there may be some good deals to be had. They have a WHOLE bunch of white Ninja 250's. At least I think they are 250's. I bought a new silver/blue/gold GT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidood Posted December 8, 2020 Author Share Posted December 8, 2020 6 hours ago, MightBeSasquatch said: The longest two days of your life, you're in them. Lol, yeah I am getting pretty excited! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick123 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 (edited) Welcome aboard and congratulation on you new ride. Another one from Mississauga here. Got mine back in October after having 13 V Stroms in the last 10 years. Already put 5000km on it 😄 and so far so good. I hope you got a good deal. Usually Ready Honda have pretty high prices. They have few 3-4 years old new bikes on the floor... Edited December 9, 2020 by Rick123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidood Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, Rick123 said: Welcome aboard and congratulation on you new ride. Another one from Mississauga here. Got mine back in October after having 13 V Stroms in the last 10 years. Already put 5000km on it 😄 and so far so good. I hope you got a good deal. Usually Ready Honda have pretty high prices. They have few 3-4 years old new bikes on the floor... Hey, wow, another "Mississaugan"...yeah I got a decent deal, I think..$1100 off the MSRP plus they waved the $850 "PDI charge". I didn't know some of those bikes there are used, you can't really tell, they didn't have signs on any of them. 13 V-Stroms in the last 10 years??? Wow. Wow...my take is that those are well-reviewed bikes so since you're happy with the GT, I'm even more happy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick123 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, Skidood said: Hey, wow, another "Mississaugan"...yeah I got a decent deal, I think..$1100 off the MSRP plus they waved the $850 "PDI charge". I didn't know some of those bikes there are used, you can't really tell, they didn't have signs on any of them. 13 V-Stroms in the last 10 years??? Wow. Wow...my take is that those are well-reviewed bikes so since you're happy with the GT, I'm even more happy now. I'm glad to hear that. V Stroms are great bikes but this year way overpriced on the used market (I never buy new). I had to get next one since I rode my 2017 650XT for over 40000km in one year. Yes, overpriced to the point that I found 2017 FJ cheaper than any of 2017 or 18 V Strom 650. So to me it was obvious choice at this point. Btw I said 3-4 years old NEW bikes and my is "only" FJ09 (not GT). My riding buddy got his GT a year ago and after 23000km still very happy about it. Edited December 9, 2020 by Rick123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WKE002 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Congrats on getting back, my last bike a Honda C70 was in 1982 and last 3 years only start to get itch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 14 hours ago, Skidood said: I didn't know some of those bikes there are used, you can't really tell, they didn't have signs on any of them. I think he meant that the 3-4 year old bikes are new, old stock - meaning they haven't been able to sell them. Might have something to do with why they are going out of business. I haven't heard great things about Ready Powersports - I tried calling them once about a bike and they weren't very helpful. Didn't they start out as a Honda car dealership? Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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