2019 Tracer 900GT

[davidfbmw]

I’ve just bought a Tracer 900GT
Just wondered what they were like as a bike and anything I need to know or worth doing
It’s a 2019 bike and has had suspension sorted with new cartridges up front and ktech razorr at the rear
Seems a cheap and good buy at 4.5K

 

[siddo]

Lol. Bit late to be researching it now.

 

[davidfbmw]

Lol. Bit late to be researching it now.

Not really as I haven’t collected it yet lol
No deposit either as it’s thru a work colleague
I said I’d have it at what the dealer as offered as trade in so can’t really lose
Also was asking for useful info

Lol. Bit late to be researching it now.

 

[nerg nail]

For me on a 15 plate, a truly awful machine absolutely hated it which was made all the worse because i thought it would be the ONE. The engine was not at fault infact it was very good the problem was the complete package. Got rid of it so quickly (I'd have swopped for almost anything ) and swopped it for a xsr700 but i suspect any of the mt07 platform would have been better it is beautiful platform.
Hopefully your slightly later model with upgraded suspension will be a winner.

 

[adventuredon]

gets very good online video reviews

 

[Watty100]

A mate has one of that vintage. He loves it, apart from the screen, complains of too much buffeting and noise.
He's tried several aftermarket screens and some of those MRA type screen extenders, with mixed results. Still not happy though.
On the plus side, nothing has gone wrong, it carries a passenger well and he's happy with the OE suspension so yours should be a peach with those upgrades.

 

[wessie]

For me on a 15 plate, a truly awful machine absolutely hated it which was made all the worse because i thought it would be the ONE. The engine was not at fault infact it was very good the problem was the complete package. Got rid of it so quickly (I'd have swopped for almost anything ) and swopped it for a xsr700 but i suspect any of the mt07 platform would have been better it is beautiful platform.
Hopefully your slightly later model with upgraded suspension will be a winner.

I had a 2015 bike, the very first one when they came out from the Cheltenham dealer. It wasn't that bad but was vastly improved after changing the nasty OE tyres for some nice Avon Storm 2.

C3 engine is superb.

Screen: fit a spoiler like the Puig one as I do not think things got much better by 2019

Ultimately, I really liked the Tracer. Until I rode a R1200RS, which I owned for 7 years until my hips said no to the riding position

 

[richardbd]

I was away over the weekend with a biker mate on a 900GT. His instruments conked out in the rain - apparently a well-known fault caused by the design of the console, with purpose-built ridges for the rain to accumulate and seals made out of rice paper.

Otherwise, an excellent bike - as long as you don't want to know stuff like how fast you're going, how much fuel you've got, what gear you're in and other such trivialities...

 

[Schtum]

I’ve just bought a Tracer 900GT
Just wondered what they were like as a bike and anything I need to know or worth doing
It’s a 2019 bike and has had suspension sorted with new cartridges up front and ktech razorr at the rear
Seems a cheap and good buy at 4.5K

If it's as snatchy on and off the throttle as my 2106 MT-09 was, have it properly mapped on a dyno. Apart from the benefits of more progressive throttle action, mine now makes 117 hp / 65 lbs-ft at the rear wheel.

 

[davidfbmw]

I was away over the weekend with a biker mate on a 900GT. His instruments conked out in the rain - apparently a well-known fault caused by the design of the console, with purpose-built ridges for the rain to accumulate and seals made out of rice paper.

Otherwise, an excellent bike - as long as you don't want to know stuff like how fast you're going, how much fuel you've got, what gear you're in and other such trivialities...

Will keep eye on that then

 

[the woodster]

Things I've read in many, many reviews and the experiences of a bikermate who has owned each generation up to GT+ and now has a R1300RS :

OEM tyres
screen
suspension
seat
fuelling

Others have commented on some of these issues and it sounds as though the suspension is sorted as long as it is sprung to your weight etc.

 

[davidfbmw]

If it's as snatchy on and off the throttle as my 2106 MT-09 was, have it properly mapped on a dyno. Apart from the benefits of more progressive throttle action, mine now makes 117 hp / 65 lbs-ft at the rear wheel.

What’s the norm at rear wheel
I’m toying with an Akra and dna air filter and then a remap

Things I've read in many, many reviews and the experiences of a bikermate who has owned each generation up to GT+ and now has a R1300RS :

OEM tyres
screen
suspension
seat
fuelling

Others have commented on some of these issues and it sounds as though the suspension is sorted as long as it is sprung to your weight etc.

yes I’ve been reading about the seat
The lad I’m buying it off as changed to a smaller screen so see how I get on
Also put a smaller one on my 1250gsa and prefer it
Not heard of fuelling g issues but I’m tempted with a remap if I like it enough lol

 

[Schtum]

What’s the norm at rear wheel
I’m toying with an Akra and dna air filter and then a remap

yes I’ve been reading about the seat
The lad I’m buying it off as changed to a smaller screen so see how I get on
Also put a smaller one on my 1250gsa and prefer it
Not heard of fuelling g issues but I’m tempted with a remap if I like it enough lol

I don't know but 117 is usually quoted as BHP at the crank. Mine has the Yamaha Akrapovič and I removed the cat' from it, a very easy job, prior to the dyno session.

 

[wessie]

re. the seat, I put a Bagster Diva on my 2015 Tracer. Excellent seat. Customised with Bulltex foam upgrade.

 

[davidfbmw]

I don't know but 117 is usually quoted as BHP at the crank. Mine has the Yamaha Akrapovič and I removed the cat' from it, a very easy job, prior to the dyno session.

Thought Yamaha quoted at the crank so a decent increase then
I thought they were around 115

 

[glenn2926]

I don't know but 117 is usually quoted as BHP at the crank. Mine has the Yamaha Akrapovič and I removed the cat' from it, a very easy job, prior to the dyno session.

Doesn’t BHP mean Brake Horse Power? As in power at the brake disc/drum.

 

[wessie]

Doesn’t BHP mean Brake Horse Power? As in power at the brake disc/drum.

no, it is named after the measuring device for engine power

"the "Brake" Name: The term comes from a brake dynamometer, an instrument used to apply a braking load to the engine's output shaft to measure its torque and rotational speed"

"Calculation: BHP is calculated by multiplying engine torque by RPM and dividing by a constant"

 

[glenn2926]

no, it is named after the measuring device for engine power

"the "Brake" Name: The term comes from a brake dynamometer, an instrument used to apply a braking load to the engine's output shaft to measure its torque and rotational speed"

"Calculation: BHP is calculated by multiplying engine torque by RPM and dividing by a constant"

I wondered why we used to see HP and BHP both shown. There was also a difference in that BHP was always lower than HP.
Just out of interest where does the new PS fit in?

 

[placebo]

I have a 24 Tracer 9 with K Tech linear fork springs and valves, and YA581 Ohlins shock. An MRA screen with spoiler is much better than the stock item and the seats are like rock so we use Airhawks. It's a brilliant bike, fabulous engine, great handling and easy to manage. Throttle response is fine and other owners who have had remaps which delete closed loop say that fuel consumption goes up quite a bit, but they apparently go like stink afterwards (no pun intended). It's the best bike I've ever owned and if I were to change it would be for another.

 

[davidfbmw]

I have a 24 Tracer 9 with K Tech linear fork springs and valves, and YA581 Ohlins shock. An MRA screen with spoiler is much better than the stock item and the seats are like rock so we use Airhawks. It's a brilliant bike, fabulous engine, great handling and easy to manage. Throttle response is fine and other owners who have had remaps which delete closed loop say that fuel consumption goes up quite a bit, but they apparently go like stink afterwards (no pun intended). It's the best bike I've ever owned and if I were to change it would be for another.

Thanks
Will be keeping my 1250gsa so this will be a play thing