Hello,
As you can probably tell I'm a full-blown newbie to this forum, and to the MT-09. I've wanted one for years but am finally setting out to purchase one. I was told by the dealership that all 2016 and onwards models come standard with ABS, as I do a lot of daily riding in rain and on...
I know the Tracer is aimed at the 50+ age group, just wondering am I the only one going against the grain. I brought the bike brand new for my 30th Birthday present to myself to replace my old and battered FZS600
I get that it is tailored for the older rider, but I have had a lot of fun in the...
Hi all, new to the forums but I thought i'd share my experience with the dreaded tracer high speed wobble that some, but not all experience.
I generally ride 2-up, often with luggage as we do a lot of touring and suffered problems with the factory setup resulting in a vague front end under hard...
Well next week marks the 1st Anniversary of my purchase of my 2015 Tracer.
I got it with about 800 miles on the clock and I have clocked up another 4000 since then.
This is my first Yamaha, I have owned Hondas since 1970 (Still have a 1998 Blackbird) and have also tried a Triumph(955 Tiger)...
Not being able to just near £100 for the Yamaha (Gilles) chain adjuster block, I picked these billet one up on Ebay for £35, arrived in a couple of days and fitted this morning. I think they look a lot nice than the OE ones, and seem to be a lot more sturdy. I also added a nice new stainless...
Hello everyone !
Reporting as a new proud owner of matte gray 2016 MT 09.
For some time following this forum. I wanted this bike when it came out in 2013, in the meantime I was the owner of Ducati Monster 796 ABS and although I really liked the bike, that was not it. Ducs have a great sound...
Having now got my Tracer and enjoying it very much I can't help noticing how much vibration I get through my hands. Ive always suffered a bit with numbness in the hands like most people but seem to get a lot more on the Tracer. Is there anything you can buy like special gloves or grips that...
Went to Squires cafe on sunday where a lot of mt09 owners turned up,and got talking to 2 guys rob and not sure of the other lads name but they raced them and had a lot of knowledge and done a lot too there bikes, it was really nice to chat and they put me right on my suspension,and a few tips on...
Hey up, Just thought id share this , I put a pair of bridgestone s20 evos on, on Saturday what a difference , rear spring 2 from max, tightened the front .its a different handling bike its a lot more uncomfortable with being harder but its great handling im 14 half stone wife 12st :rolleyes:
Ordered a comfort seat set for the Tracer, received it last night and stuck them on.
First impressions are that the seat is a lot firmer. I previously had my standard seat on the higher of the two settings, but with the comfort seat it felt like I was sitting on a hard cushion on my standard...
Hi everyone .
A quick introduction .
Just got my new Tracer yesterday . Previous bikes here in Japan include 2 Honda Blackbirds ,Sportster and Suzuiki Intruder.
Had my first real ride today on some pretty hairy twisties.Very different to the Blackbird but am looking forward to getting to know...
just wanted to say hello to everyone as yesterday at the age of 62 went and bought a new mt09 abs and should get it a week today. have had bikes since I was 13 yrs old including s4 monsters, sp2, zx6r, fz1n and a heck of a lot more. thought a year ago id give up biking but its always there in...
I know this has been talked about a lot and there is already a lot of good info on the subject here on the forums but I found this today and I'm going to give it a try...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBPheLrnHVo
Basically he weighs about 200lbs and has his suspension set to:
Front Preload...
Is there still 69 threads running on how the bike cant be ridden without a remap since i got pissed off?
I only got my little phone so i cant be arsed to look....
i got a lot of spare time up here Richie so i thought id pop back in for a bit :)
hmmm, just for fun ive got some lens tinting film in from china. this is mainly to do car lights as i get asked for it a lot. i thought id have a go at a MT rear lens cos theres a lot of tricky angles in there.......
so heres the rear light tinted in light smoke the last 2 in bloody dark...
try letting some air out your rear tyre , as advised by jhs racing , i'm now running 36 psi front & rear . & now it feels a lot better , jhs also tweeked the suspension , now it's spot on !