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Messages - midden
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« on: 11 October 2023, 10:05:35 am »
Welcome to the Tracer owners club. Mine is not a GT btu has all the paniers and box on a 2016 MT-09 Tracer.
If the GT is like mine, a Bagster seat will be a great improvemnet.
Other than this morning the seat has been fairly comfortable. I've been playing around with the preload setting which can make quite a difference to comfort
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« on: 09 October 2023, 06:57:40 pm »
Just bought a tracer 9GT and become a 3 bike owner Happy to say I still only have one bum albeit a big one
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« on: 07 June 2023, 03:59:05 am »
You didn't have dash cam and I suspect the other car didn't either so your pictures put you ahead of him I presume at the time, you acquired this person's name and insurance details in which case if there must have been an incident. your damage was on the rear of the car so that again puts you ahead of him Have a beer and let the insurance and legal department deal with it
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« on: 01 May 2023, 08:01:37 pm »
Not sure whether you've been told but the way to check for brakes binding is with wheel off the ground, actuate the brakes hard for approx 4 seconds release and immediately try to spin the wheel if they are binding there will momentarily be resistance. Best to have hold of the wheel before releasing the brake
I wouldn't and don't use red rubber because 1. it would attract crap to stick 2. according to my Yam dealer, too much can have a negative impact on the seals and should only be used sparingly to help initial installation and whether or not that is the case 3. the brake fluid lubricates the piston anyway.
Before removing the pads i push both pistons fully in then remove pads and clean the caliper with a tooth brush. put a spanner between the slot and then a wedge between the spanner and one of the pistons so that I can pump one piston out at a time to clean.
Once cleaned if they are still binding a bleed may finish the job
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« on: 01 May 2023, 07:04:28 pm »
Or look out for a secondhand set if you do come to do it again. I seem to recall a set on here being sold a while back
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« on: 01 May 2023, 04:14:28 pm »
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« on: 30 April 2023, 07:32:13 pm »
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« on: 30 April 2023, 07:26:46 pm »
Yes, I thought about that but the downsides on these sets are that you will probably never need 80% of those shims. Also, if you watch DeWoodys video, he basically needed a lot of the same shims and in the other video it was the same (the Hotcam set didn't have everything he needed because it only supplies three of the same).
Having now read everything (mostly forum discussions) I could find on this subject, my conclusion is this: My engine is not in immediate danger but basically all of my valves are on the tight side and could really use a re-shimming which could also improve performance and increase gas mileage.
Seems a lot of wasted time and effort if knowing some valves are out of tolerance, you're not going to reset them. The way I see it is having the shim kit solves the problem of leaving it apart for any length of time on your drive. Also if as you say the kit only supplies 3 of each size well how lucky you've identified that only three of the valves are out. As for probably never needing 80% of the kit, you have another option which is to take the bike to the shop pay them to make the adjustments for a small fortune more than the kit would cost you.
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« on: 15 April 2023, 03:53:58 am »
Silly me, and lacking experience to comment really but isn't it a bit overkill for a track day
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« on: 02 April 2023, 06:37:56 am »
As I understand, the problem is the corrosion between mixed metals and not the loctite.
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« on: 20 March 2023, 12:55:15 pm »
I wa sat in the motor car at the traffic lights waiting for green, the driver in front must have had his foot on the brake pedal the whole time waiting. When he pulled away, I was blind
Yes that is very annoying and inconsiderate and I have noticed that the LED ones are supper bright - even the normal LED rear lights are almost as bright as fog lights. Whilst on the subject of stupid light designs, there seems to be trend appearing of rear lights spanning the whole of the back of the car in a long strip. I just think that if it ends up with most cars like that when on a motorway the whole road in front will just appear as a solid red block with no means or aids for your eyes to separate the cars you are looking at. Which is not good for judging the road ahead.
Oh they're awful and highlight a benefit to having those who don't switch on their lights believing/insisting they are already on. Any thoughts on the led strip indicators which roll on like KIT
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« on: 19 February 2023, 07:32:36 pm »
Fuel goes off very quickly these days,if you leave your bike with petrol in the system for more than a few weeks you're going to get trouble with any bike.
I've never had a problem, even after a year. I must be the lucky one Do the float bowls empty when engine's run with fuel tap turned off?
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« on: 17 January 2023, 04:32:00 am »
Have you seen those bikes which have a light that shines a green image of bike on the road ahead? You could fit one of those.
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« on: 09 January 2023, 08:30:01 pm »
If you want to spend a few extra quid, they're ok, however I had one on my FZ6, but the rubber wore down over time.
When I replaced it with a stock version, there wasn't a noticeable change in the noise.
How many chains run on that sprocket for it to wear down?
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« on: 09 January 2023, 08:26:13 pm »
Did you go somewhere?
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« on: 11 December 2022, 06:40:51 pm »
Thanks for all the replies, it's much appreciated. Tried starting the bike yesterday and she started then immediately cut out. Tested the battery off, running and after running for a while and it's ok. Later on same day tried starting her again and she started with a lot of revs. I'll look at the side stand switch and kill switch and try the starter motor too and the ignition barrel as that is getting a bit stiff and clunky. I'll also check the fuel tap and line under the tank. Again thanks a lot and hopefully I'll get it sorted.
Side stand switch can easily be "tested" by putting the bike on the centre stand instead and see if it still misbehaves with the side stand up.
use a screwdriver to push the pin out
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« on: 10 December 2022, 10:06:55 am »
Sounds like Google tracking, I've Been into pubs before only to later to be asked by my phone to rate my experience.
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« on: 01 December 2022, 09:46:14 am »
Nice tea towel
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« on: 14 November 2022, 10:58:17 am »
as darcy showed - it can e done - just remember it is all in the prep work- and if you need to pull the engine apart it will need done again as it will crack on mating surfaces -- yes im back again as finally got a new laptop after the dog decided to knock a drink over the old one - really missing riding a fazer
That's Mr Darcy to you
Did you mean to write That's Mr Darrsi to you
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« on: 12 November 2022, 06:23:05 am »
Don't question why just buy and take any flack later. Just make sure it's a worthy purchase
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« on: 07 November 2022, 05:35:51 am »
It was less of an issue on the Boxeye, but effects all the 600 and the FZ6Nut rarely fell off completely on the 98,99 models as they had a damper and plate in the sprocket cover which stopped it. Late 2000 to 2003 did not have this damper and plate. All fazer 600 seats are interchangeable, but the later ones from 2000 to 2003 had more foam in the seat making it more comfortable
So is the added thickness on of the nut purely to prevent it coming fully off, it can still come undone?
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« on: 05 November 2022, 08:21:45 am »
Mtread - Things haven't changed then with the trucks. Probably worse now with more Euro trucks about but will stick to my 2nd/3rd gear approach when filtering between them so am ready for a quick "twist n gone". In my experience, tends to be worse on the south side going north - queuing for the tunnels. Lorries, cars, vans change lanes suddenly as they see the lane on the inside/outside gaining a 2 yard advantage. PS welcome back to Sarfend
The righthand tunnel has better filtering lane
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« on: 23 October 2022, 01:00:03 am »
I think left side makes more sense (most people get on-off bikes and horses from that side), but right is not too bad either, as long as one standard is set globally.
The British rode horses on the left, because it allowed the rider to wield a sword with their right hand. We exported this to the British Empire and many of those countries still follow our practice.
The Americans used the right hand side because, when they used wagons for transport, the driver would sit on the left such that, if two wagons were passing each other, the drivers could easily look down to their left and check the wheels weren't going to clash. Also they would sit on the left rear horse, because that meant that they could use the driving whip on the horses on the left or the right of the team without having to reach across.
Supposedly Europe drives on the right because Napoleon was left handed, so he made everyone else follow him after he conquered much of Europe, but there's no actual documentary proof of this.
The last European country to change from left to right was Iceland in 1968. These days it would be prohibitively expensive to change over a modern, industrialised country from left to right hand traffic.
Much cheaper to tape a pointy arrow to the windscreen (childhood memory)
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« on: 23 October 2022, 12:55:02 am »
Different sides of driving in different countries are among the clearest examples of how stupid human race is.
I think left side makes more sense (most people get on-off bikes and horses from that side), but right is not too bad either, as long as one standard is set globally.
So you're that one sitting on the fence wondering whether or not to jump on the horse
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