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    MT09 splutters just after starting [in the morning] and then it goes away? [help!]

    Hey cwill, tnx, in the nicest possible way, your pain is our gain....
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    MT09 LED projector headlights

    OK, sorry again, busy times and I needed to undo a couple of things to get the photos. The quality of the photos not great, my phone camera could be better. The first pic shows the 5mm hex bolt removed from under the instrument cluster. Do this on both sides and the headlight assembly should...
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    MT09 LED projector headlights

    Hi Hooligan, sorry, I've been off the site for a while... give me a day or two, I'll try to put something together. chrs..
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    Clutch difference

    Current bike has slipper/gripper clutch, that's pretty light... Don't know if the 2015 model did..
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    MT09 LED projector headlights

    Hey foureyes, have you tried the adjustment? It certainly had me down too (despite liking all else about the bike) but I now consider them “acceptable”....
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    MT09 LED projector headlights

    Indeed Otter, I also prefer the look of the Tracer headlights too... Oh well, I don’t look it in the eye when riding, so, yeah... Guys & gals, sorry, got it the wrong way around in the above post, the knurled nuts are silver and the adjustment bolts are black. Doh!
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    MT09 LED projector headlights

    Hi all, I did do a forum search but didn’t find a topic on this specifically, but if I've missed it, mods pls merge, tnx... For those that have a 2017 MT09 onwards with the “Optimus Prime” LED projector headlights, you may find, as I did, that they are pretty poor on low beam in unlit areas...
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    Hi from Western Slopes/Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

    Hi JohnD and gussi, thanks for the greetings! gussi, I have a long term motorcycling buddy who now lives near Port Stephens, so If I'm riding up that way I'll be sure to PM you. chrs
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    Hi from Western Slopes/Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia

    Hi all, I’m a long time motorcyclist but new owner of a 2019 MT-09 SP. Looking forward to getting involved with this forum, and possibly catching up with like minded riders sometime... maybe when this mid-winter weather improves! I love the bike, it “Had me at hello...” on the test ride. It’s...


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