Seat slope discomfort reduced ... why couldn't Yamaha have done this? | 2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Much as I like the 2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT, I was never a fan of the seat. It is sloped too much at the back so that if sitting there you roll or slide forward, squashing you-know-what. That would make anyone grumpy! Someone on the Tracer Forum came up with a great solution executed on his 3-D printer and I got one of the kits installed in this video. However, in my case, instead of being a 15 minute job it took a few hours when all was said and done, thanks to a poor Yamaha fastener. Changing that was the other part of this DIY modification!
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Grumpy Goat
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Great video and on the high position it looks very nice. As I am 6.1ft I wouldn't have any problem. You got my like.
With the stuck hex bolt, what you could do if there is a large enough 'flange' is use a Dremel or brute force with a screwdriver and hammer to make a slot for a flathead screwdriver to sit in, then angle the screwdriver and give it a few knocks with a hammer, starting gentle. The rapidly applied force should be enough to break and binding. Hope this helps in the future! Great video and will be doing this mod as soon as I pick mine up tomorrow!
I actually took my mt09 seat to a motor trimmer to get it reworked. should get it back sometime this week.
On the stuck button head screws: use a cold chisel to loosen them. You wan to first make a small groove to get some grab for the chisel. Then with the chisel, tap the grove counter-clockwise to loosen the screw. It's very easy to do. Both my screws were seized enough to strip out the 4mm Allen sockets. I replace mine with M6 20mm Phillips screws with 1 washer. I also used blue thread-lock on new screws.
Wow, this video is a huge help. Thank you! I love this bike and the only thing I didn't like was the seat position, but now I believe this problem will be fixed. I've already ordered it, I'll install it soon.
Glad to have helped via the video. The shims alone are a help but for me it does not totally cure the problem. The addition of the cover on top helps a bit more and is probably as good as it’s going to get.
@@GrumpyGoat okay, You have this in another video, right?
@@carvalhonj Of course.
@@GrumpyGoat Did the modification help?
@@merson812 I assume you watched the video. 😏 Can you elaborate on your question?
I noticed this when I first sat on one. I thought I could put up with it, trying to push me forward. It felt strange and awkward. Then, I found the solution. I sit further forward. It feels so much more controlable, and the bike handles better, more relaxed, and planted.
I agree that if you give in and sit forward towards the tank then the slope is not as bad, but if you are taller with longer legs or if you ride all day (long distance) then you need to move around in the saddle and then the slope at the rear of the seat pushed you forward as you "roll downhill" towards the tank. The shim kit makes it much more bearable, although the seat is by no means made perfect. I was able to last during my all-day rides to Arkansas and Missouri earlier this year because of the shims.
great video, Grumpy Goat! I will apply this solution too. This bike has really not comfortable seat. I already modified the saddle adding material to avoid pain in the ass, literally. I guess this further mod will help me as well.
Thanks for sharing!
Hi There Grumpy Goat
Just for your information although you may already be aware, the new tracer 9 uses a rubber type infill to close the gap when the seat is in the lower position. It may just fit your bike.
Very Best Regards
Tony
Thanks for the tip Tony. I will have to look into that since I believe that it is definitely needed on the Tracer 900 GT.
Thanks for your review. I’m looking forward to trying this when the version for the ‘21 model is released
Please be sure to let us know how that worked out. The seat for the 21 is even more curved than mine.
I will. I have been working with the developer as a secondary source of information.
Great video. Thanks for doing it. Are you from Srilanka?
No, not from Sri Lanka.
Sargent, Corbin, are you listening? This a repeated issue.
Yamaha has still not solved it. Seems like no one there is listening after so many years 🤯
The weird headlamp is another totally illogical fixture as well. Not sure what those engineers were thinking!!
Thanks for the comment. It never ceases to amaze me how big corporations fail to act on feedback in actual *user / owner" forums on the Internet, instead choosing to listen to moto-journalists whose reviews are always positive (since there is a clear conflict of interest). Yes there is a lot of garbage and disparate opinions on some forums *but* the smart manufacturer should be able to sift the wheat from the chaff and incorporate improvements accordingly.
Does it work for tracer 7 2022 also or only for this model?
Don’t know. You’d have to ask the guy who manufactured it with a 3D printer. He’s in the Tracer 9/900 forum at www.tracer900.net/forum/17-tracer-900-gt-discussions/
Did this mod increase reach to the ground?
Not that you’d be able to tell without a measuring tape and even then it is minuscule.
@@GrumpyGoat Thanks!