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    DIY cheap as chips luggage.

    I was on a three day trip to complete the Irish Photo Rally a few weeks ago and one of my OEM panniers jumped ship after I'd hit a huge pothole. It was totally destroyed. I've never been ever-so-happy with the OEM stuff. They look pretty but they're not very water resistant and I find the OEM...
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    Side stand

    I've just gone through the lowering exercise. Dropped front and rear by 18mm. I can now totally 'flat-foot' with an ever-so-slight bend in the knee. I'm getting on a bit now.....73 in a few weeks time and I feel a bit more at ease these days with a good firm footing. The side stand was fine...
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    PowerBronze Hand Guards

    I have a DIY solution. Cost me £14 on Ebay for 2 pieces of smoke grey polycarbonate sheet. The seller cut it to the size and shape I wanted free of charge. It bends and retains its shape easily. Very strong! It's made a world of difference. Much, much warmer and drier.
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    Lockdown or road trips

    I live in a very quiet rural area. It'd be easy for me to take the Tracer out just for a spin but, for the reasons stated above, I dont. But, I do own 6 acres of field which surrounds my house. I took my KLR 650 onto the lower part of the field a few days ago to give it a try-out on grass. I...
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    Wanted

    What's wrong with yours? I created my own problem back in 2016 when I bought my Tracer. I noticed a small leak coming out of one connecting tube. I put a new jubilee clip on the the rubber hose and tightened. The leak didn't go. Tightened more and the leak got worse. Took the clip and hose off...
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    Heavy clutch?

    + 1 Yes, email them and they'll send you a request quickly. They seem pretty much on-the-ball.
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    Heavy clutch?

    See my pic above. Mine is installed with the fulcrum pin at the bottom.
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    Heavy clutch?

    Not at all. It does add a few inches to the cable but nothing that cant be easily accommodated with a little re-routeing. Well worth it for me with reduced capability in my wrist strength and movement. It's a well engineered piece of kit.
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    Heavy clutch?

    Yes, the short option. There's video on the fitting of the things but it's really pretty easy if you're half way mechanically minded. It is a bit fiddly and you obviously end up with a few inches more of cable. Worth it though. If you open that link and contact the Indian folks you'll find 'em...
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    Heavy clutch?

    I thought about the R1 thing option. When I looked into it, it seemed the effort reduction would be around 10% + -. I was looking for a bit more. Falling off a five foot retaining wall which resulted in this..... I'm getting on a bit in years and don't heal quite like I used too so, this has...
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    Heavy clutch?

    Here's a link. The costs are on there in Indian Rupees and they give you the exact exchange rate. They accept PayPal and I paid €43,50 which included postage. I ordered on a Monday and it arrived on Thursday of the following week. (8 working days) (Rural Ireland) I was really suffering with my...
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    Heavy clutch?

    When I first bought my Tracer I found the clutch a little on the heavy side but, nothing I couldn't live with. Until.....June 2019, one week before I was set to head off to Austria with some mates....I fell off a wall and busted my left wrist up good and proper. Half a year later my wrist's not...
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    All the gear but........

    I hope your panniers are better than the next-to-useless ones that I have for my 2015 MKI Tracer.:rolleyes:
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    Tracer 900/GT 900 manual

    Excellent. Thanks!
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    Frame Sliders

    Hi, I've just looked at the Fehling products for the MT-09 and to be honest, they look as if they'd be better than the protectors I've fitted. I've had a slow speed topple from my bike and the sliders that I fitted took a bit of a hit but stopped any damage to the bike's bodywork except for a...


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