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    Handlebar muffs

    Have any of you guys fitted muffs to your bike and if so how do they look. I left house at 5am this morning and by the time I got to work the backs of my fingers were sore with the cold. I am going to buy oxford heated grips, but in my experience with them on my Versys you still get sore tips of...
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    what colour

    Nice paint job
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    How much is your bike worth?

    No, it was not wind noise when I tried the tracer, it actually felt like turbulence shaking my head from both sides. I usually wear ear plugs when commuting to work as I have to wear them in my workplace.
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    How much is your bike worth?

    I tried a tracer, but dealer wanted £1,800 to change, probably went up a bit since then as well, as the value of my bike seems to have fallen since then. I have a few things happening this summer, new grandchild , sons wedding, sons stag trip to Budapest, Tenerife holiday, so I don't really...
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    How much is your bike worth?

    I took my bike out for spin today to heat up chain, as I was going to clean and oil it. I stuck the soft panniers on to the bike, just to see how they looked alongside the top box . I am thinking my bike is worth more to me than any trade in or private sale and am thinking of just spending a...
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    As most if not all of you are Guys do any of your partners ride

    Not as much as she used to, but we have been married 30 years now, so I suppose it has to be expected.
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    Bike before the MT09.....?

    Last bike before mt09 was a versys650, now looking at maybe moving back to a versys but the 1000 version, or a Suzuki gsx1250fa, not sure yet
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    lift stands

    I have the abba stand with the mt09 adaptors, they are a wee bit intimidating the first few times you use them, but tbh honest By the time you faff around sliding the parts into the proper position, you would have been quicker just using paddock stands on the back of the bike, so that's what I...
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    How much is your bike worth?

    That makes the book prices quoted to me as crap then, he said £4000 to £4500 for a 15 plate bike, so if I had high mleage that would mean it would be worth £4000, which is only £200 more than you were offered last year.
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    How much is your bike worth?

    I am taking it out on Sat morning, if I really like it I will try and get trade in price down to £1k. If not, no problem as can still keep my bike
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    How much is your bike worth?

    How much ? maybe not as much as you think I went into my local Kawasaki dealership and was browsing the used bikes, the owner started speaking to me and asked how much I thought my 2015 plate was worth in a trade in towards the bike I was sitting on. ( suzuki gsx1250) I told him I was offered...
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    Is this a good trade in price from 2015 09. to 2016 09 tracer

    What screen did you go for and what bike did you come from?. I am still going to have a think about it, but tbh I was hoping that the demo ride would make me want to buy it instantly, as my demo of the mt09 did last year. maybe it was because the Tracer is really just my bike but is set up for...
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    Is this a good trade in price from 2015 09. to 2016 09 tracer

    I finally had a demo of bike today, I really liked the way the I felt when sitting on the bike, ie when stopped at lights etc and I felt that the sitting position on bike when riding was comfortable. The one thing I did not like, was the wind that I felt when doing a mere 60 mph, I can only...
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    Is this a good trade in price from 2015 09. to 2016 09 tracer

    ok thanks for your instructions, advice and permission your instruction to not buy it, simply because I do not carry a pillion your advice that, in your opinion the tracer is kind of flat compared to the mt-09, and your permission to " go on if you like to spend money for some plastics" also...
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    Is this a good trade in price from 2015 09. to 2016 09 tracer

    I was referring to mtorcycleboy saying that if i find it boring then I will regret it. I cannot see how it can be tbh as it is basically an mt09 with fairings on. Anyways, I am night shift weekend so will have a think about it, maybe demo it on Tuesday and if I like it, put in a cheeky £1200...
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    Is this a good trade in price from 2015 09. to 2016 09 tracer

    Thanks for the reply, I will not be carrying a pillion as the wife does not like bikes and there is no chance that she will go on the back. I will of course take it for a test run first if I decide to take it any further. I heard that the tracer is de-tuned a little but is it now boring?, as...
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    Is this a good trade in price from 2015 09. to 2016 09 tracer

    Hi, bought my 09 ABS brand new March last year. I am happy with bike, but tbh , I had not long had it when I started wondering if I should have went for the tracer as it had a few things different on it that I quite liked the look of. I saw a 2016 09 tracer on the website of my local Yamaha...
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    just a couple of photo's

    Is it any good though, I am planning on going on a 2 day run and don't fancy going 90 mph with the current fly screen that I have on it now
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    just a couple of photo's

    What screen is that?. I have a small fly screen, but even at 50mph the wind hits you right in the chest, I was looking for something that throws the wind up a bit.
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    New radiator guard on

    New radiator guard on, with blue mesh guards Looks good and hopefully will save radiator from future damage


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