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In fairness most manufactures sell auxilliary lights now as they are a common mod that people do themselves, so they jumped in to make a bit more cash as an optional extra. You haven't mentioned if you've tried adjusting the lights either - as above, with these style lights they are often set a...

The remap is probably the "problem" then. K&N and Akra means a higher airflow, so fuel is ramped up to match. I still wouldn't have expected MPG to drop that low though.

I was quite shocked how quiet it is when I joined a few months ago. The MT's are fairly popular bikes so I expected more of a busy forum, but there seems to be only one or two posts a day if lucky. I'm popping in a few of my own projects anyway just to keep a history, but would be good if the...

That does sound very low. I have the Tracer so longer tank range of course, but that shouldn't be any different for the mpg. I easily get over 50mpg whatever way I ride it. It's one of the things I like about these engines, very economical even when going for it. Is that when you properly...

Have seen a couple of posts on this, but none recently and not ones that have been what I'm after, so I'm going to mod a stock can myself and see what the result is like. So I saw this mod which looks really good at turning the stock exhaust into pretty much a straight through pipe, but for me...

I've used the Keis heated glove liners before and they are pretty good. https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/101456 The nice thing with liners rather than the actual heated glove, is you could use them in summer or winter gloves and if the gloves wear out and you want...

Where do you keep the ash-tray? Seriously though, it's an accessory socket, aimed to be used for charging phones and powering sat-navs, nothing with a high power requirement. It may take a higher fuse and be ok for just really short uses, but I wouldn't risk it if Yamaha decided it should be a...

No the engine braking is disabled, that's one of the reasons for the reflash. To be honest I think 'engine braking' is the wrong term for it in the software, it actually stops the injectors from being turned completely off when the throttle is 'off'. You still get engine braking but not that...

So flashed the ECU last night and got out on it today for a test ride. The flash went fine, no issues and took around 5 minutes. I used the 'unrestricted' map first to get a feel for what it can do. So with this one, it's based on the stock fueling but extends the 100% fueling out to what...

Having researched a lot of the options of reflashing the ECU, including the usual Power Commander add-ons which I've used in the past, I've finally decided to get the FTECU harness that allows reflashing the ECU at home straight off the laptop. The reason I went for this is my alternative...

Yeah I got a bit of a shock joining a few months ago and for such a popular bike hardly anyone seems to comment. I think the likes of Facebook etc is seeing the demise of forums somewhat, a few I go on are much quieter the last year or so. Anyway, hi there Shark :)

It may well be, would make sense I guess as they already have the signal, but doesn't really impact how the gearing affects the change in speed/acceleration, only whether you'd need to account for the correction. If off the ABS then it wont matter, if off the gearbox it'll read incorrect...

I think the speedo might be off the gearbox, because in the reflash tools there's options to adjust the speedo for sprocket changes for this reason. In terms of 'how do they know', because it's a long established practice and you can calculate it all from simple ratios. Also, simply think...

No it wont increase top speed at all. It may increase the 'theoretical top speed' but the drop in torque you get from the smaller sprocket means the engine won't have the power to pull the bike any faster than before. In fact the drop in torque could be frustrating when cruising at speed and...

No responses so assume no one knows (or cares ;)), but in the meantime I emailed them to ask what the situation is with it. In case anyone in the future see's this and wants to know, the kit they sell does not include the fuel maps for the Tracer, it's only the hardware to tune the bike. You...

Yeah I was just posting specifically on these in case anyone was interested in them rather than changing to other makes (there's loads of other threads on those). I really like the look of the stock guards, but was frustrated that they are really cosmetic only. These inserts make them work but...

After living with the Tracer for a few months now, I'd decided the hand guards are form over function - they look the part, but offer little wind protection and make the bars very wide for filtering. I do like hand guards (especially with heated grips) so came to the decision to either remove...

You can buy anti-glare screen protectors. Search on eBay and there's loads.

I've been reading about the ECU flashes at S-Tec and Woolich etc, and wondering if anyone has used the Woolich Racing box to reflash their own bike. https://www.woolichracing.co.uk/products/yamaha/mt-09-tracer/2016/520/2015-2016-mt-09-tracer-log-box-d-can-package.aspx Having looked more into...

If buying a helmet online, I would highly recommend sportsbikeshop - bought a few helmets from them and the service has always been first rate and they offer a returns service even if you simply don't like the fit (the visor sticker must remain on though), so at least you're not stuck with an...