Missing long travel suspension...

295566

295566

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HadesOmega said:
Ah I just rode my KLR650 couple days ago always fun to take a ride and so utilitarian :) It's wide, comfortable, torquey, loud, oil guzzler, and feels like your riding a couch. Still gives me the feels when riding :) It needs a new topend big time though it's goes through so much oil :(

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dude I fucking LOVE that paint scheme. Does your hair grow itself into a mullet everytime you ride it? :laughing
 
R3DS!X

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stangmx13 said:
im so confused by this

the mods would make sense if it had tires suitable for some dirt. but it doesnt. I can't imagine that bike is better at anything on asphalt compared to the original.
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I bet it has a easier time jumping curbs and dealing with the shitty pothole filled streets.
 
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rcb78

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Have you done any work to your suspension? As a fellow SV owner, an adjustable shock and cartridges go a long way when it comes to screwed up city roads. Soft for street duty, then tighten it up for weekend play dates.
 
SVsick50

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rcb78 said:
Have you done any work to your suspension? As a fellow SV owner, an adjustable shock and cartridges go a long way when it comes to screwed up city roads. Soft for street duty, then tighten it up for weekend play dates.
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The rear has a Gixxer shock and I did RaceTech springs and new oil upfront. I had the 1st Gen back in ‘04 and I learned nearly everything to learn about these bikes! Fortunately, it’s not the bike - I actually quite love the SV. I actually just like sitting up much taller. There’s a strange comfort in being perched high and upright. I’m going to keep my SV for at least a few years. But hey, more than likely, I’m going for a very upright and nimble bike, something with bags. I’m getting way old :laughing I’m thinking in the DL and Versys category. :)
 
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ontherearwheel

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Funny, the guy over at CRS called it a long travel suspension and 45 mm of sag was right because of that. You cant have a tall bike without longer forks, longer forks more travel.

Compared to my 04 r1......the tracer is indeed long travel suspension.
 
kuksul08

kuksul08

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I need to see some of these Oakland pot holes and rough roads that require massive suspension travel. I've ridden some of the most fucked up roads ever on my VStrom, Concours, or ST1300 and they handle it just fine in supreme comfort.
 
RightCoastBias

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ontherearwheel said:
Funny, the guy over at CRS called it a long travel suspension and 45 mm of sag was right because of that. You cant have a tall bike without longer forks, longer forks more travel.

Compared to my 04 r1......the tracer is indeed long travel suspension.
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2004 R1 has 4.7" in the front and 5.1" in the rear.

2019 Tracer GT is 5.4" in the front and 5.1" in the rear.

Not much of a difference, regardless of CRS or your sag setting.
 
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ontherearwheel

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RightCoastBias said:
2004 R1 has 4.7" in the front and 5.1" in the rear.

2019 Tracer GT is 5.4" in the front and 5.1" in the rear.

Not much of a difference, regardless of CRS or your sag setting.
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The rear on a Tracer is 5.6 inches, get it right. It still longer and it does matter no matter what you say.

You know, your kind is why I really don’t like posting on BARF. There were other requirements mentioned that the bikes suggested didn’t meet.
 
ScorpioVI

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SVsick50 said:
I recall back to having my KLR and XR650L and how fun, comfortable and tall both were. Maybe something for a future purchase or trade up. The adventure/touring style middleweights are so sick. :ride
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I'm selling my KTM 990. :teeth
 
RightCoastBias

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ontherearwheel said:
The rear on a Tracer is 5.6 inches, get it right. It still longer and it does matter no matter what you say.

You know, your kind is why I really don’t like posting on BARF. There were other requirements mentioned that the bikes suggested didn’t meet.
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Haha, okay. Feel free not to post because someone raised a problem with your suggestion.

Regardless, the bike isn't what most anyone would consider "long travel suspension" even if it's longer travel suspension than most sport bikes.

The OP citied a KLR and XR650 as bikes whose suspension he missed, they're around 8"-9" IIRC.

I think the Tracer 900 is a great bike, you, nor it are of issue with me. Just ain't what it ain't.

Edit: other folks brought up bikes similar to the Tracer, and were also "called out" for their lack or travel. Don't think anyone else got too upset.
 
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stan23

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Dion, get yourself a 2017+ 701 or 2019 SMCR!

It's like having SV power in a 330lb supermoto bike. Actually I think the motor is smoother than the SV twin.
 
SVsick50

SVsick50

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stan23 said:
Dion, get yourself a 2017+ 701 or 2019 SMCR!

It's like having SV power in a 330lb supermoto bike. Actually I think the motor is smoother than the SV twin.
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Yeaaaah, but I kinda need something for two up and longer distance chill rides which more than likely it’s gonna be an old fart bike, eventually. Heck, I just put a top case on my SV - looks so geeky but oh so handy. If you see me shopping for a modular helmet, take me out in back of the shed.
 
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