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    Ride from Nieuwegein around Nijmegen and back to Vianen, NL.

    Tracer ride NL, 8 April 2018 Took a ride on Sunday with a couple of other Tracer riders: Some great "dike" roads and even some hills (in NL) :) from Nieuwegein around Nijmegen and back to Vianen, NL. Looking forward to our next ride on 3rd June starting in Oosterhout, and hopefully we...
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    Happy New year 2018

    Wishing everybody on this forum a happy and safe new year, have fun.....
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    New 2018 Tracer 900

    They will be releasing the new Tracer 900 next year, with a few upgrades. Official: Yamaha Tracer 900 and Tracer 900GT | EICMA 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDm9Z2DX8rY
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    Riding through the winter

    Do any of you guys ride through the winter what do you do to keep your baby in good condition? Unlike many other people my tracer is mainly for commuting. My commute is 45 mins mainly main road, the road is very flat (Holland :) ) with only a couple of slight bends It's very open to the wind...
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    Pilot road 5, michelins new touring tyre.

    saw this on michelin's facebook site, they will be bringing out the Pilot road 5 (didn't see a date though). Now let's see how I can extend the life of the OEM tyre (until these come out). Michelin used to be the best tyre in the wet, I've ridden on the Pilot road, PR2, PR3 & PR4 and...
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    Are 3 wheels better than 2?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERpQ6_NQGPM The new Yamaha 3 wheeler The only way I can see this catching on is if you can ride it without a bike license.
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    Riding in Europe, rules.

    Here are some of the riding rules in Europe (compiled by FEMA): Riding abroad – FEMA The one that surprised me was that reflective stickers for your helmet are not compulsary for foreigners in France (up until now I was lead to believe that they were). If there are any other rules that are...
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    12V hardwiring for GPS

    I will be wiring up my GPS on my 09 Tracer sometime soon and was wondering how other people have done this. Is there an ideal tap off point on the Tracer? I can of course connect it directly to the battery but I was wondering if there were any convenient auxillary connections (maybe wired...
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    Where you stayed with your bike in Europe

    Here's a thread to review B&B's, camp sites or hotels IN EUROPE where you have stayed whilst riding, please state the location (country/town/region) and try to write the positives and the negatives and try to give a rough price indication. A link to the website (if available ) would be handy as...
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    GPS routes and routeplanner sites

    I was wondering if you guys/gals know of any websites where I might find some routes for my GPS. I have a Garmin 550 Sat-Nav which I use for riding routes through area's less known to me, I often pull a route off a site and modify it for my own use. GPS tracks is the one I use the most in...
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    Happy Birthday Steve

    Happy Birthday Steve4658 , hope you had a great day ? ???????
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    Show us your Bike(s).

    As the title says, show us your bike(s) ;) Just post pics of your bike.
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    What made you laugh today?

    Post anything that made you laugh, whether it's a pic, a joke or just a situation..... This one tickled me:
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    Can I fit my FZ6 rack to the tracer 900

    I'm hoping that someone can help me out, I have just ordered a Tracer with a rack (standaard from the accessories page). I was wondering if any one had any experience of mounting another plate or using some kind of adaptor to make a (FZ6) yamaha top box fit it. This is the rack I have on the...
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    Like button.

    I'm only a visitor here (at the mo), as an owner of the FZ-6 (maybe a tracer later) I'm used to the sister FZ6-Forum. On this forum I can like a post but all I see is a thumbsup, on the FZ6 forum you can also see who liked your post (their name can be seen under the post). Not sure if there is a...
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    New member from the Netherlands

    New forum member from the Netherlands, originally from UK but moved over here about 20 years ago now. I have owned a FZ6 for 10 years (and 143000Km's) but am looking into possibly buying a Tracer, I'll be taking one out for a spin on Thursday. might be asking some newbie questions on this forum...


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