2025 Kawasaki Z900 vs Yamaha MT-09 ┃ Huge Upgrade, But Does It Have What It Takes to Beat the MT?

[@SecondGearYT]

As for the price, you can grab the Z900 for $9,999, while the MT-09 will set you back $10,799

[@AlexMe89]

cheaper and 1 more cyl, there is no comparison

[@santiagomoralesgarcia1802]

​@@AlexMe89MT 09 is less heavier and has better fuel comsuption

[@vikaaskapoor5144]

Sir, Please Compare 2025 vs 2024 Yamaha R7, is there any major change between old and new ? Humble Request Sir Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@GuitarGuy650]

​@@santiagomoralesgarcia1802 less weight is what makes it a wheelie liability. And marginally better fuel consumption is a moot point with naked bikes.

[@optikforlife]

​@@santiagomoralesgarcia1802did u watch the video? Z has better consumption

[@BlackArroToons]

Both cool bikes and no doubt both fun to ride. Thanks for the details on them side by side.

[@rosslee2243]

Ohhh man finally the z900 is now worth the upgrade! I'm still riding on the solid and fun Z800 ❤

[@ehlyver4906]

tested both the 2024 z900 and the new mt 09 they are both really nice and powerful, but the mt 09 is more comfortable with its sitting position, more tech and very easy to maneuver ( 20 kilos lighter) i was hoping for a better upgrade for the new z900 but kawasaki is too lazy to just threw some tech and call it a day hence i ordered the new mt 09

[@darielsabay1391]

My most important factor in selcting next to horsepower is engine smoothness so id go with Z900

[@ehiggins7476]

You’re correct about rider’s triangle

[@Fred-mv8fx]

I'm half surprised any of the other Japanese manufacturers are still in business considering Yamaha is the only one of them that has done any innovation in the past 10 years. Kawasaki plays catch up while Honda and Suzuki are apparently happy where they're at.

[@--Boris--]

exactly my opinion. I ordered the SP version

[@raysen623]

Now it's time to by a Z900. Well equipped bike with beautiful design.

[@สกุลเพชรจิตรแสวง-ข9ฎ]

MT09 so disgusting and bad design.

[@bikerbeliever8169]

The sound of that 4 cylinder is so much better than the triple.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

It's like comparing female vocalists. You like one. They like another.

[@bikerbeliever8169]

@exothermal.sprocket the three cylinder just sounds like a drunk karaoke girl that only thinks she can sing good tho......

[@barba_4xel]

Great video. Will pick it up as soon as it gets here in Mexico!

[@maldridge7630]

Please dont just pick it up...we in Austin TX have a serious problem with that. Why not just buy it like the rest of us 🤔

[@AD0904]

Compression z900 2025 vs triumph Street triple 765 rs 2024 plz

[@Syphertek]

This is definitely going to be a hard choice! I am loving the redesign on both of these models. I am wondering with full bolt ons + tune if the Z will not make up the weight difference to HP disadvantage. There is one error I found in the video though that I wanted to point out for our short kings. The seat height is not 830 MM on new model. It is still at 31.9 inches or roughly 810 MM. You can go to Kawasaki main site and lists it there under specs - details.

[@ehiggins7476]

That motor is a whole different animal after full exhaust and tune. This Z it’s gonna be a home run

[@SomewhereInside]

The seat height isn’t 810mm. It was 830mm and believe it may or may not have dropped to 820mm

[@TheFatBeaRr]

Z900 all way ❤

[@wrider4669]

Top vídeo 🔥

[@A.P-___-...-989]

Can you review the 2025 RSV4 Factory Because 2025 model is strong than 2024 model 2025 model is have 220 hp and use new brembo hypure calipers

[@eladlevi9607]

Great video as always! Could you please make one for the newest Aprilia RS660 2025 and Aprilia RS660 Factory and the Panigale V2?

[@radicalkonrad765]

Different class

[@eladlevi9607]

@ Didn’t mean a comparison between the two. I meant a video of each versus the their older generation.

[@wndmhs5761]

Next ; mt10 2025 vs cb1000r 2025 vs s1000r 2025

[@jonathanmangayun]

Can you do 2025 ducati v4s vs bmw m1000rr 2025 please

[@feee224]

Can you do a 125cc battle (Z125 vs MT125 vs Duke125 vs Tuono125) ? plss

[@Mr_Glenn]

I'd take either of them.

[@hafizzabas]

Both bike are great. Choose based on ur riding style & personality.

[@Li63n.He42H3l]

Love your videos as always❤ But how do you think about MT-09 Chasis Cracked problems? It happened alot to MT-09 & Tracer 9GT, seems like Yamaha quality is getting badly especially this chasis just 1.7mm 🧐

[@maldridge7630]

My Yamaha: Although I own a 2021 Yamaha MT09SP (the very first of the new gen3 in our city in Sep 2021), but it took a couple years of hard work and modifications to make it work right. Not to mention all those recalls due to poor connectivity. Every time I ride it in the rain or wash it, the cruise control is inoperative for a few days or if I unscrew the O2 sensor, clean it and screw it back in. Not to mention the wire harness connections to the O2 sensor were both prone to moisture damage and corrosion. I had to take a bicycle tire tube, cut it into pieces and place them on those connection points with plenty of dielectric grease to fix that problem (have to carry a tube of the grease because you never know). This took 2 years of trouble shooting. The shift lever was poorly designed, had to remove it, have it cut, extend by 1/2 inch, re-welded at 25° lower angle to stop the embarrassing false neutrals 🙄 simply adjusting the angle could not work due to a very poor-untested design. Not to mention the unstable and excruciatingly uncomfortable saddle which never sits solid. Front turn signals keep popping out and are a pain to re-attach. This is a serious R&D problem. Headlight on MT09 is lame, super lame, almost as thought they are deliberately discouraging night time riding or perhaps helping the oligarchy in their population control agenda 🤬To correct the poor lighting, after much research and pain-in-the-neck, I finally installed additional driving lights. The brights or flash switch is by the thumb; this can be very, very dangerous (corrected in the 2024 model). By the time you find the switch with your thumb, you may already be either in the ICU or Pearly Gates. My Kawasaki: I bought the very first in our city of the 1000SX Ninja in 2020 the first year of its launch (Feb 2020 - week before Covid lock-down). 99% PROBLEM FREE (except for a small connectivity issue). Rode it through, rain, snow, terrible storms, no trouble at all! Shifter lever super nice to adjust and most satisfactory. It is so good, so very good, that it is boring. However, I did have to apply dielectric grease to every connection I came across, especially every single fuse in the fuse box to fix a TFT clock resetting issue, but this is because of low grade materials and poor connectivity which requires user upkeep (every manufacturer is guilty of this these days). Kawasaki's headlights are amazing, simply awesome, right out of the box! Kawasaki would've been my first choice because it just works, everything always just works!

[@Li63n.He42H3l]

@ Wow!!! Thanks for the effort you gave. This feedback from you is really important for everyone!!!

[@annon-ski7985]

Nice bikes but both are a tough sell next to the new 2025 hornet 1000.

[@AW8UK]

CB1000 Hornet lacks IMU ...unlike thsee 2 bikes....I accept this won't matter to anyone who feels they can outperform an IMU equipped bike.

[@rohithgadde1267]

It would be really nice to see the SE version being compared to the SP version.

[@miguelvera2721]

can you do a video about zontes 703RR

[@packet_01]

Does the 2025 mt09 only come with the automatic transmission?

[@CC-xu2yz]

lol

[@exothermal.sprocket]

In the USA it's manual only. In other countries the automatic is also available.

[@Assalamualaikum-r9e]

Now i'm using zx6r, can i switch to z900? is it an upgrade or downgrade?

[@gdvadventours5512]

Just replace that handle bar with a naked style bar you'll be fine

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Z for a streetable bike, boat loads more torque. Power to weight ratio, the ZX will be a tad better at the very top screaming RPM, but that only matters with drag races or track. Z will feel much stronger everywhere, much more comfortable as well. Don't forget the IMU and cruise.

[@magde11111]

Do these two and the honda cb1000hornet in one video if you can

[@little-sheep]

グラフィックが格好いい！その上、凄くわかりやすかったです。

[@danangprabowo610]

the mt sounds great

[@ricksanchez4140]

Next Video Honda Hornet 1000 vs. Nobody, because price/power unbeatable

[@cr0p_dustin]

I'll probably get flak for this, but if the cb1000 hornet just had cruise control, I'd be sold. I want cruise control so bad. I use it in my car constantly, and I have a throttle lock on my bike... But it just isn't the same. I love everything about the hornet but that

[@EvilVirax]

Yeah, that bike gonna be unbeatable. Actually, I really want to get one, especially the SP version. That's gonna kill the market with big naked bikes...

[@dilly2023]

When does it come to us market?

[@amococ2487]

​@@dilly2023Not due to be released in the US 😬

[@exothermal.sprocket]

No word about the Hornet coming to the USA, or the 750 Hornet for that matter. Z900 has more technology in it, if that matters. IMU, cruise, etc.

[@radicalkonrad765]

MT09 anyday. And that's coming from someone with a *cough* better street triple

[@antongolovatiy1316]

Z900 is my choise

[@paparj1076]

4 cylinder > overpriced 3 cylinder all day

[@simonking4832]

Z900 for the 17 litre tank .👍

[@juangonzalez-rw1cr]

Z9000❤❤❤❤❤

[@pitchforkpeasant6219]

💚💚💚💚

[@exothermal.sprocket]

9,000 cc? That's a big motor. 😄

[@ori2425]

Z900 is 470ish pounds compared to 425 for the MT. Different weight classes, and truth be told, 470 pounds is too damn heavy for that class. The Z900 will only cruise on a highway better. It will be worse at everything else, gotta get that weight off if they want to compete.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Too heavy compared to what? It's around the same weight as 1L naked bikes. Big deal. It's not like you're carrying the Z up and down stairs.

[@ori2425]

​@@exothermal.sprocketOk enjoy your 50 extra pounds, you are paying extra for it. If I have to explain why 50 pounds is such a significant weight difference for a bike... Kawasaki is 3-4 years behind everybody

[@ori2425]

@exothermal.sprocket Compared to everything in its class. You want an extra 50 pounds, Kawasaki will have no problem selling it to you. The z900 has been worst in class for years now.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@ori2425 According to YOU. But who are YOU, and how do you quantify this supposed massive weight penalty? By quantify, I mean explain various ways and means that this is such a horrible thing? Does it make the bike slow? Does it make it threatening to move around a garage, a parking lot? Does the weight become unwieldy to you, are you a small lightweight person? Does the weight cause the road to get damaged? Does the weight make the motorcycle absolutely miserable to steer or navigate down the highway? You have to explain why it's terrible, worst, nasty (whatever words you want to use) and simply comparing it to others is not good enough. It has more power and torque than others, by the way. So acceleration and speed aren't a problem. And if you think they are, how do you quantify a second here or there, a couple of miles per hour here or there?

[@BabuvlogsTN57]

Babu vlogs tn57 😮❤🎉

[@TheBlueink2010]

Z900 más bonita que la 09 en esta nueva version

[@MarcoTernavasio-pv3ec]

I think she did it times ago!

[@dilly2023]

I like the way the mt09 looks from the front

[@Kierowca_Odpowiedzialny]

YAMAHA MT09 KING 😎😎😎

[@alejandropaniaguacelis216]

Z 900

[@rudyvargas5847]

MT All day. 40lbs is a big difference. Keep that extra cylinder, the CP3 sounds so much better. Buddy of mine has a 24Z900 and although the 25 will have better electronics than the 24 still doesn’t compare to the MT. After riding my 24MT he regretted getting the Z900. It just feels so light at higher speeds but planted at the same time. The z900 just didn’t have that fun factor once I rode it.

[@Snotroggel453]

The mt is definetly more fun and engaging riding through the city and heavy traffic, but the z900 looks so much better and sexier. And with a full exhaust and tune nothing beats that screaming scratchy 4cil.

[@rudyvargas5847]

@ the looks thing is subjective not everyone will ever agree on one thing but that’s good means we all get choices. I do love the sound of a screaming 4 but same for a triple they are not that far apart once both are tuned and get an exhaust. That’s the great thing about motorcycles, we can all relate and randomly meet at a local bike spot and start talking like we’ve been friends for a long time because of our connection to riding motorcycles.

[@BobbyDully__P]

At least the Z900 doesn't have frame issues unlike the MT09s that keep snapping and cracking. I'd rather have more weight and a strong chassis

[@MotoWolf-LA]

That’s why I mentioned on my previous comment it’s great that we all have different choices. At the end of the day no bike is perfect. We all do our research good and bad about bikes and decide. What’s good for me may not be good for the guy next to me and vice versa. But I will say that I’m glad that at the end of the day we all share a passion for these machines and we can meet up randomly at a local spot and have something in common and strike up a conversation that never gets old. Ride safe my friend and enjoy your Z900. I know I’ll be enjoying my MT09 ✌️

[@whatnever]

why is Z so much heavier? i guess its the frame, but it cant be only the frame?

[@SecondGearYT]

It has a bigger tank, larger engine, and more cylinders too.

[@_AnanasIEgenJuice_]

Its so much heavier because its a budget bike.

[@mariusdinescu9828]

​@@_AnanasIEgenJuice_ "budget bike"you say but the mt 09 frame still broken 😂

[@rapatopelosines]

​@@mariusdinescu9828 True, I have seen some MT09 Gen 3 with cracked or broken chassis. I have one and I'm already thinking about getting rid of it.

[@motorman7130]

Just change the exhaust to titanium shorty.

[@grayf3861]

do cfmoto 800nk please

[@The123el]

Mt win

[@nate9479]

213KG?!?

[@SecondGearYT]

Yep, it's definitely the heaviest in the class. I think the closest one is the GSX8S at 202 kg.

[@nate9479]

@@SecondGearYT wild

[@ehiggins7476]

Four cylinder, heavier casing, crankshaft, cams, heads valves and an extra cylinder. Adds up quick. I assume the frame has to be heavier

[@nate9479]

@@ehiggins7476 assume there’s at least 25 different bikes with better stats that have bigger engines that weigh at least 10kg less, i am not hating tho, i have a seriously light bike and i hate highways because a duke 390 gets blown in the wind like a windsock, I’d actually prefer this over mine but I’m just amazed that it weighs so much

[@ehiggins7476]

@ I personally ride 1000SX, 515is pounds. Yes you feel the weight on fast transitions compared to my 350 pound Svartpilen 701 but other than that bike feels pretty solid and agile enough for a road bike

[@KenyMylankca]

nah. mt is better

[@LordofTreasure]

My Yard mower can easy beat the mt09 😂

[@Strungrat]

Not really surprising that the bike with the bigger motor makes more power.

[@queenslander954]

🤣. Kawasaki has only had 8 years to sort it out.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

They were more sorted than the Yamaha until 2021.

[@jonnelmichaelpangilinan9268]

Why is that the mt 09 has better sounds even though has triple cylinder than z900 with 4 cylinder 🤣😂

[@amococ2487]

Because triples sound better than inline 4s

[@omaralejandrovirgenpulido3087]

What do you mean by finally beat the mt?

[@kcsbk]

25 years of frame and the 30 years engine of Kawasaki....ha...ha...ha

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Both were designed in 2017. Try again.

[@aalandk]

z900 better

[@imrejuhasz3907]

🤮

[@davidlagno7717]

The way this was presented seems like a very biased review

[@veganism_is_superior]

z900 is crap

[@greggiohugo6569]

Estética..precio.potencia..4 cilindros..❤z900

[@angshumansarmah6626]

ST765RS is the best in this category

[@amococ2487]

Round a track. Definitely. On the road the MT is more fun to ride