Bag graphics

[Nat Finsness]

The saddlebags are boring! Does anyone know of graphics made for the Tracer GT bags?

i did find a guy Morello in Italy, but there must be another option...

[betoney]

10 minutes ago, Nat Finsness said:

The saddlebags are boring! Does anyone know of graphics made for the Tracer GT bags?

i did find a guy Morello in Italy, but there must be another option...

 

I haven't heard of any graphics kits but have seen some very nice paint jobs and some creative vinyl applications.

[Warchild]

I think the Morello, Italy graphics are just gaudy as hell... way overkill.

I have these for the rear of the bag, mostly a safety item, truth be told. Still look pretty cool:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They also make an option without the "FJR1300" -  just the Tuning fork logo:
 

Yamaha FJR1300 Rear Bag Decals

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These Reflective Rear Bag Decals fit all FJR's through the...

 

[wordsmith]

As an ex-Tracer (x 3) and GT (x 1) owner I have grappled with this.   I rather like the black and tomato red of the Tracer pictured by the OP above in post #1 here.   My approach would be to do a two-tone paint job with the panniers, leaving as-is - seen from from side-on - the outside edges of the lid in what I take to be the OE gloss black, and painting the central dished/ curve-edged/ semi-elliptical portion in tomato red, if you can get a good match. 

I used this style on one of my bikes, having a dark blue central part matching the front fairings, and added a gold metallic 'GT' logo to the panniers too, which nicely chimed with the gold fork.   The finishing touch was a simple gold metallic very narrow pinstripe tape around the edge of the painted central part of each lid (which also neatened the paint line).   I will try to find a pic and if successful will post it here. 

If you wish to bling it up a bit, E Bay has numerous 'YAMAHA' decals and stickers, including some 3-D effect items that could be added, but don't overdo it: IMHO you don't want the panniers looking like a Christmas tree!

LATER EDIT: the pic below is of another of my Tracers.   The OE pannier lids sold on the Australian market are not painted, so in this case I only painted the central part of each lid in a dark gunmetal finish matching the OE tank paintwork, finding a near-perfect rattle-can match in the local hardware store @ about $8.    The gold pinstripe can also be seen.   If I'd been able to find a good match for the dark blue of the OE fairing panels and rear panels I'd have used that, but the search was unsuccessful, so gunmetal it was!

Edited May 11, 2021 by wordsmith

[stevesweetz]

I also just painted the recessed area of the panniers to match the tank.  On yours, doing that the in the red/copper of the side fairings probably makes the most sense.

[Magnum099]

On 5/18/2021 at 1:30 PM, stevesweetz said:

I also just painted the recessed area of the panniers to match the tank.  On yours, doing that the in the red/copper of the side fairings probably makes the most sense.

This looks awesome! I have a 2015 in metallic red, so I would probably be better off having a professional do mine. I think it really enhances the look of the bike. 

[Landor787]

Did any one know by any chance if the side fairings; the ones that have the yamaha badge are backwards compatible?  i like the little difference shape the did from the old one.  Any help; Thanks

Edited April 14, 2022 by Landor787