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Apr 5, 2022 · Covering everything from commuting to pillion comfort and touring, our long-term review of the 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT includes spec and performance.
Jan 5, 2022 · The 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT got a major update, earning the highly capable and fully equipped sport-tourer Rider's 2021 Motorcycle of the Year award.
- That Triple!
- Curb Weight Is Still Around 500 Pounds
- It Has The Seating Position of An Adv But The Handling of A Sport-Tourer
- New Semi-Active Suspension Provides A Magic-Carpet Ride
- Its R1-Derived, Imu-Enabled Electronics Are High Tech
- It Has Cruise Control, Heated Grips, and A Quickshifter
- Larger Saddlebags Hold A Full-Face Helmet in Each Side
- I’m Seeing Double
- Rider and Passenger Comfort Are Improved
- It Costs More, But It’S Worth It
In a world full of parallel-Twins, V-Twins and inline-Fours, an inline-Triple marches to a different drummer. It produces good low- to midrange torque as well as a top-end rush, and its sound is truly unique. The Tracer 9 GT gets the larger 890cc CP3 (Cross Plane 3-cylinder) Triple from the MT-09, which is lighter (by 3.7 pounds), more fuel efficie...
Traditional sport-tourers like the Yamaha FJR1300, BMW R 1250 RT, and Kawasaki Concours 14 have curb weights well over 600 pounds. Yamaha’s claimed curb weight (without the saddlebags) is 485 pounds. When we tested the 2020 Yamaha Tracer 900 GT, it made 102 horsepower at the rear wheel. With the 43cc bump in displacement, the Tracer 9 GT probably m...
Greg’s Gear: Helmet:Scorpion EXO-R1 Air Jacket: Scorpion Optima Gloves: Scorpion Havoc Pants: Scorpion Covert Pro Jeans Boots: Sidi Gavia Gore-Tex The Tracer 9 GT has an upright seating position that’s more akin to an adventure tourer than the sportier ergonomics on many sport-tourers. Being able to sit up straight with no weight on the rider’s wri...
Semi-active suspension, where sensors on the fork, shock, and elsewhere on the bike provide input to a suspension control unit that adjusts damping in real time, has been around for a while. On the Tracer 9 GT, the KYB Actimatic Damping System (KADS) electronically adjusts compression and rebound damping in the fork and rebound damping in the rear ...
The Tracer 900 GT was equipped with throttle-by-wire, multiple modes to adjust throttle response and power, multi-mode traction control, and ABS. In addition to its new semi-active suspension, the Tracer 9 GT has a more comprehensive suite of electronic rider aids derived from the YZF-R1 sportbike. Data from a 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)...
These features were standard on the Tracer 900 GT, and all are appreciated. Cruise control works at speeds above 31 mph in 4th, 5th, and 6th gears, and set speed can be increased in 1-mph increments (with a short button press) or continuously (long press). In addition to upshifts, the quickshifter now provides clutchless downshifts with an auto-bli...
The saddlebags on the Tracer 900 GT held 22 liters each. Larger saddlebags on the Tracer 9 GT hold 30 liters each, which is large enough for a full-face helmet. The bags can be left unlocked for convenient access, locked for security, or removed to carry them into a hotel room or to lighten the load for apex strafing. The lock barrels can be a litt...
Yamaha has given the Tracer 9 GT a unique dual-panel TFT display, with each screen measuring 3.5 inches. The speedometer, tachometer, gear indicator, and other functions are on the left panel. The right panel has a grid of four smaller displays that can be customized to show the rider’s preferred info, even if the information is also shown on the l...
Yamaha upgraded the rider’s seat with higher-quality cover material and added color-matched stitching. The dual-height rider’s seat can be set at 31.9 or 32.5 inches. To suit riders of different body types or preferences, the bars and footpegs can be adjusted. Rotating the bar-riser clamps allows the handlebar to be moved up 4mm and forward 9mm, an...
The Tracer 9 GT’s many upgrades have raised the price to $14,899, which is $1,900 more than last year’s Tracer 900 GT. For those who are cross-shopping, BMW’s F 900 XR (with Select and Premium Packages but no saddlebags) is $15,045 and Kawasaki’s Versys 1000 SE LT+ costs $18,199. More expensive, yes, but still competitively priced and no important ...
Nov 29, 2023 · Read our long-term Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ review here on MCN - find out what the flagship adventure tourer is like to live with day-to-day.
Sep 11, 2021 · 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT Review: With an upgraded engine and new chassis, the Tracer is a better sport-touring motorcycle than ever.
Nov 17, 2020 · At the top of the Tracer range is the new GT model that is now the highest spec machine in the Yamaha sports touring line up. It features all the updates as the stock bike, with a host of touring specific additions to make long-distance riding substantially more comfortable.
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Nov 23, 2023 · It’s two bikes in one; Forget the headline tech; the single most impressive thing about the Tracer 9 GT+ is how broad its range of abilities is.
