I have been using the same Sedici Tank Bag on many different motorcycles over many years but, unfortunately, it was irreparably damaged on my most recent trip up to Smoky Mountains. So I set out to find a new bag that would suit my needs and landed on the Cortech Super 2.0 10L Tank Bag ($99.99 on Amazon).
The bag is secured by 8 very strong magnets and has a security strap connector on the front for further protection from loss.
The tank bag is expandable. In it's unexpanded position, as shown, the bag is a convenient 5 liters. When expanded, the volume is increased to 10 liters.
The map window is removable. Removing the map window when not needed will lessen the wear and tear...and scratches that inevitably arise.
The bag is not waterproof, but comes with a rain cover that is enclosed in a forward pocketed compartment.
Overall, the Cortech Super 2.0 Tank Bag fits my 2019 Yamaha Tracer 900 perfectly. It's rugged and I look forward to using it on my next track.
See my review of the Cortech Super 2.0 Tank Bag on my YouTube Channel:
After seven weeks and 2,700 miles, I decided to invest in a touring screen for the 2019 Yamaha Tracer 900. It was really the North Carolina Trip last week and the 1,200 Interstate miles that pushing me in the direction of a touring screen. On any other roads, the stock screen is fine. On the highways, riding in excess of 70 mph, the stock screen wasn't really much protection from the buffeting from high profile vehicles and high winds.
While there are a number of options for touring screens, I'd previously modified my 2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT with the Puig Touring Windscreen that worked out very well and that's the direction I went on the 2019 Tracer. The screen was $135.84 at Revzilla.
Similar to my Versys experience, the new screen comes with all necessary hardware consisting of grommets, sleeves, bolts and bolt covers.
The measurement metrics are as follows:
As the photos show, the Puig Touring Screen provides much better coverage. It adds 3-1/8" inches in width over the Stock screen. The Puig Low and High settings add 4-1/2" inches each over the Stock screen Low and High settings, respectively. If normal ride is the Stock High setting, which was my case on Interstates, the Puig Low setting of 59-5/8" inches adds 2-3/4" inches over the Stock High Setting pf 56-7/8". Therefore, I found the Puig Low setting to correct the buffeting problem at highway speeds that I was expecting.
The Puig did not interfer with the handle bar and the stock hand guards at either the high or low setting.
The Puig itself did not flex at high speeds. However, the motorcycle's mount assembly did, in fact, show flex apparently from the additional wind resistance of the screen. The screen is mounted on a plate with four metal screws (3mm hex key) into four well nuts. That plate is part of the contact and adjustment assembly that has two bump stops on the top. See the photo below. The flex that I'm seeing is essentially built into the wind screen assembly.
Whether it's strong enough to hold up to the higher wind resistance of the larger Puig Screen is questionable. However, I'm not seeing any information in reviews and on the Tracer 900 forum that indicates that owners have had the problem. So I'll just move on and keep an keen eye to the start of any degrading or fracture of that screen assembly.
Below is a link to a video on our YouTube Channel covering our installation of the Puig Touring Screen.
For the first time in all the years I've been visiting the Tail of the Dragon, I actually stayed overnight at the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort. Normally I stay at Iron Horse in Stecoah, but that place has just gotten crowded and overpriced. Deals Gap was a simple, but very pleasant experience at a very reasonable price of $74.
Of course, they put me in the room with the Tree of Shame right on my doorstep. It didn't turn out to be the omen that I thought it might.
Calderwood Dam off in the distance at the Overlook near the north end of the Dragon Tail.
