halminator Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thought I'd jump on and say hi. Just picked this 2016 up last weekend and already have benefited from joining this forum. One of the main reasons for buying this bike was for my wife and I to enjoy two up weekend getaways. My wife being a nervous pillion, I added the 50L OEM top case straight away as it had the biggest back support I could find. I didn't like the style of the Yamaha rear carrier and much preferred the look of the later model carrier. Thanks to a helpful post in here I went ahead and got the dealer to order me one in. I think they asked me a total of 8 times whether I was sure I wanted the later model carrier and thought I was nuts. I then found another post explaining how to modify the locks so they all work off the ignition key. To have one key operate the bike and all luggage is outstanding. Added bonus is now my wife thinks I'm a genius!! Needless to say, my wife now loves the bike and we are looking forward to weekend escapes! Cheers, Hal 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member knyte Posted May 31, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted May 31, 2021 That's awesome, man. Congrats, and welcome. Looking forward to some ride reports! 1 2015 FJ-09 / FJR touring bags / oil plug mod / Evotech rad guard / SW Motech bash plate / VStream touring windshield / Seat Concepts: Sport Touring / Vcyclenut ABS rings (speedo correction) / Cosmo RAM mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Very noice indeed, halminator. Happy wife, happy life! 😃 1 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halminator Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 26 minutes ago, wordsmith said: Very noice indeed, halminator. Happy wife, happy life! 😃 Cheers Wordsmith. I saw a write up you did on painting your cases and I fear this will be an activity in my very near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, halminator said: Cheers Wordsmith. I saw a write up you did on painting your cases and I fear this will be an activity in my very near future! Only the lid cases, and even at that only the centre recessed part - but it did smarten them up a bit. Your wife may suggest pink - I'd go for silver to chime with the adjacent silver painted bits nearby. The blue, although very nice, might be hard to match... whatever, good luck, and enjoy the bike.! 1 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootsandboots Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Welcome to the forum! Beautiful bike, you’re going to love it more and more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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