Returning to the fold

[b1k3rdude]

• First thing I noticed was the vague feeling you get from the front end at speed, like it wanted to wash out all the time,
  
• then there was that seat, 30 to 40 miles was all it took to get really uncomfortable with numb bum syndrome,
  
• the rear suspension was far too hard and was jolting over bumps
  
• the exhaust was a one piece job so an after market exhaust would set you back 1200 quid.
  
• The throttle response was far too aggressive with that on off feeling you get with so many modern bikes so rolling on the power out of corners was virtually impossible whichever power mode you had on.
  
• The build quality wasn't the usual Yamaha standard probably due to the knock down price of 8 grand.
  
• The fuel guage was a joke too.
  
• Yamaha have addressed the faults with the Tracer
  
• Traded it for a Kawasaki sx thou which was a lot better all round bike but wasn't any where near as comfortable as a Fazer.
  

• Yeah I noticed that, and this was on a 2019 tracer 9 GT no less, so Yamaha haven't fixed that. So what is the fix for this?
  
• Arse! pardon the pun - is there no seat then for this bike that will mostly remedy that?
  
• hmm well got me the 900 GT I test rode didn't seem that hard, not as hard as my FZS1000 but not as plush as my GSF1250.
  
• I remember the dealer saying something about this I thought surely not, but then a quick search online confirms it.
  
• This can be tuned out via a ECU remap.
  
• No surprise there.
  
• How so..?
  
• Yeah but from what year and on..?
  
• Interesting, do you still have the Z1000SX..? and did you do anything with the seat on that..?