Is Yamaha MT09 the BEST Triple on the Market?

[@BikerTorque]

So are we right? Is there a better triple on the market? If so what is it, comment below

[@MarianChicu]

nah, you're not right. Yes there is a better triple :P. It's the Street Triple and you know it. Smoother, faster, better sounding, and also better looking :)

[@BikerTorque]

@@MarianChicu yeah we do love the Street Triple…but got to say it’s a close call, the MT09 is an awesome bike.

[@ScottieKnoxville]

Umm………. Triumph……….SPEED Triple….. What does this do better ?

[@BikerTorque]

@@ScottieKnoxville Speed Triple wasn’t for me, preferred the Street. I personally have found every Speed Triple I’ve ridden a bit top heavy.

[@motorcyclemichael2182]

Dave’s triple at Wendys! 😋

[@Justdigit2]

I own one... 47 years old.... Didn't drove for 12 years. After 500 meters I was very confident. I really love this bike.... THE BEST!! The aggressive looks.... Hey it's a naked Hooligan bike...

[@BikerTorque]

It certainly is a hooligan bike

[@ThrottleDownunder]

Best review channel on the internet. High quality imagery with thoughts and opinions from male and female and different generations from true riders with no egos. There is no competition. Well done @bikertorque

[@BikerTorque]

Wow, thanks Rob, not sure we deserve a wrap like that, but I will say, still having fun producing the channel.

[@ElToaleo]

I own a 2024 MT-09, I think it's pretty sweet. Things that I had to change: The seat is too hard for long rides; fixed it with the Yamaha aftermarket comfort seat. The sound of the bike isn't thrilling, I changed that with an aftermarket exhaust. Also the fancy indicator switch is annoying: it sometimes auto-cancels and sometimes doesn't meaning I occasionally end up accidently turning it back on again. If they had a separate button to cancel it it would save us from having to check the screen to see if it's on or off. Good points are: good power throughout the rev range without noticeable heat. The riding position is a bit forward but not so much that there is weight on your wrists.

[@BikerTorque]

Glad it’s not just us with that indicator switch

[@jasperMT09]

Nice video, reminds me why I bought one haha, mine arrives in somewhere between now and 2 weeks, in blue cant wait.

[@BikerTorque]

Nice one, enjoy that power plant.

[@hachewie]

Only ridden 2015 Tracer. What an engine. SOOOOOO GOOOOOD!. I wanted the bike but wifey had other things to say about it.

[@BikerTorque]

These new generation triples are next level Chewie. Loved the Tracer also

[@WalterJohnson-er7bt]

I feel some people confuse beauty with performance or just don’t have a MT09. I personally think the 3rd generation is best looking. Having ridden a couple Triumph, KTM, plus a couple other competitors, in my opinion you’re not going to beat the MT09!!

[@BikerTorque]

So I definitely think that the MT09 is up their with the Street Triple, maybe even a touch better in terms of performance…but…looks just don’t do it for me sorry. I still have one though.

[@bigstepperMT09]

Great vid. Nice review. And I LOVE MY FUCKING MT09 2024 !

[@BikerTorque]

Nice one. Which colour do you have

[@bigstepperMT09]

@@BikerTorque went with the Icon Blue.

[@andrewprice1189]

I considered the sp model last year, ended up with the street triple 765 RS Moto 2. The best most fun bike I've ever had in my 40 years riding. As you soon it's just fugly. Front looks like iron man

[@BikerTorque]

Pretty much the conclusion we came to when we review the Street Triple, although we had the RS version.

[@SludgedB]

Superb - the new drinking game

[@BikerTorque]

Bloody hell, you’d be hammered in no time.

[@ElToaleo]

My understanding of the backslip regulator is that it stops engine breaking locking up the back wheel. I am not sure if it only works in conjunction with the quick shifter or works with the clutch as well.

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks

[@user-hf8ie8mf3n]

Y’all are fun, great stuff. I personally love and own a couple Yamaha triples, and once had two original fz09s. 👍🤪🏳️‍🌈

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks for sharing, happy to hear you like the channel. Which Yamaha triples do you have? XS?

[@user-hf8ie8mf3n]

@@BikerTorque I have an xsr900 (2016) and a Tracer 900 gt (2020), both heavily mod’d. Had a ‘14 and ‘16 fz 09. My tracer is basically an 09 with cruise and bigger tank. Very stripped down version of the model. Cheers. ✌🏼 Oh, and I had two mt10’s as well. 😵‍💫

[@bullegal]

I would love a Jota too but I will just have to settle for my 79 XS 750 triple

[@BikerTorque]

Nice one. I think everyone should have a triple in their garage at some point.

[@waynecameron4911]

It would be great if all manufacturers of naked bikes put a decent two up seat on them like was the norm from the 60's to the 90's. The UJM motorcycles were great all rounders until the tail in the air insect look started which places the pillion in a ridiculous position

[@BikerTorque]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@HW-kf7hi]

Better road engine than street triple and although people criticise the looks the front end of street triple is no looker either, everyone has just got used to it after the same look for soo long and stopped talking about it. In the early days it also had it's critics on the looks front.

[@BikerTorque]

I’d agree with that, not a fan of the Street Triples looks either, but it’s also a great bike

[@halrichard1969]

If i end up buying this bike, the very first thing I will do is change out that hideous Master Break Cylinder resavoir for the MT-10 version. Most mechanicals the same. I cant see a problem with a swap.

[@BikerTorque]

Let’s us know if that works

[@RoadsOfOz]

The bike has all the great running gear, but OMG!, it is let down by its looks. The front end looks too small compared to the rest of the bike. It reminds me of when people would cheaply repair a crashed sports bike and call it a street fighter. But at least Yamaha has its bases covered with other models using this fantastic motor.

[@BikerTorque]

Yep a looker it certainly isn’t. Cracking bike to ride though

[@KonaCommuterMotorcycles]

I own a 2024 MT-09. A couple of gripes.... in the west it throws muck all over the place (like your back). It's far to easy to change riding modes accidentally. Greetings from Australia

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks for sharing

[@IndyMotoRider]

For the moment...possibly. After the R9 drops, it will be the best triple on the market.

[@BikerTorque]

Maybe, is it the same engine?

[@JoeStanek-vu7rl]

​@@BikerTorqueit's exactly the same engine.

[@HonestKeyboard1771]

shot in the dark, but what is the jacket is Teagan wearing? The bike, aesthetically looks like my cup of tea, except I'm always a sucker for a circular front headlight and I wonder if there's a way to change it out. Thanks for the review!

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks for watching, not sure which model of jacket it is but it is by Merla Moto. Great local Aussie company, we have no affiliation with them, Tegan just loved the jacket. I reckon a round headlight would look better.

[@HonestKeyboard1771]

@@BikerTorque Just seeing your response now, but thank you!

[@whatsstefon]

They finally caught up to Harley and put self cancelling indicators on the bike. :D The seat is definitely looking aggressive and out of context with the bike. The bike overall has unusual proportions, looking like a transformer but one of the ugly ones that isn't popular and gets left on the selves in the shops. It's 100% not a bike I'd look back at as I walk away and be proud to own.

[@BikerTorque]

Lol Stef, but it is a bike you’d think “bloody hell I could loose my licence on this thing” while you are riding it.

[@whatsstefon]

@@BikerTorqueit looks like a bike I would probably do some very sketchy things on.

[@robertbieganski8143]

Anyway...Quality of the Street Triple is better ..😊

[@BikerTorque]

Quality wise I’d say it’s pretty even, both quality bikes.

[@paulhope3401]

You sure the QS only works from 3rd gear and up? That doesn't sound right... QS works in all gears on my gen3.

[@BikerTorque]

Cruise COntrol, not QS, pretty sure we said cruise control.

[@richardcerritelli9657]

Will the mt-10 offer the automatic that's what I'm waiting to find out.

[@BikerTorque]

Not sure, time will tell.

[@JoeStanek-vu7rl]

@@richardcerritelli9657 I highly doubt it considering R1 can no longer be sold in Europe, I can not imagine Yamaha continuing to build CP4 engines just for America and Australia.

[@richardcerritelli9657]

@@JoeStanek-vu7rl damn I wish it would that thing would be fun to ride an automatic I'm getting tired of Shifting Gears with all the traffic we have in the states

[@anonymzs]

How many bikes have a 160,000km/20 year warranty? 🤔

[@BikerTorque]

Not many I’d say

[@valebliz]

Better engine? Maybe not, but the 765 RS is a better motorcycle imo.

[@paulhope3401]

For me the 765 is a better track bike, no question. I do prefer the MT09 for the street though.

[@BikerTorque]

Think I need to ride a Street Triple RS again, either way both great bikes

[@BikerTorque]

Still think the MT09 would be great on track

[@paulhope3401]

@BikerTorque It is very good on track... what I mean is it could just be better there if it had a more peaky power delivery, the top end surge you get with a more race orientated engine just prior to changing gear is what brings the lap times right down. The CP3 power curve is fairly flat at the top of of the rpm range... even when tuned, only a slightly hotter cam and maybe also shorter stroke but wider bore to allow higher peak rpm could change that... in which case it would lose some torque at the lower end of the rev range, which would make it not as optimal on the street.

[@littleKing90s]

Brutale Dragster 800

[@BikerTorque]

Haven’t ridden one of those yet, but if we do we will let you know

[@jimbo-me2sp]

8 and half my arse 😂 at least 9 minimum

[@BikerTorque]

lol, nope 8.5 it is. Thanks for watching

[@Alex_mkII]

Triumph make the best triples. Plus, this thing is offensively ugly

[@BikerTorque]

Agree that it certainly isn’t the prettiest triple on the market, but that engine, for me is a tad better than the Triumph Street Triple, but seriously only just. Both incredible bikes.

[@ferrisnox]

Have to disagree. The Triumph triples are too busy and have an annoying vibration through bars and pegs. Yamaha doesn't have that, plus it has way more torque down low. The CP3 is maybe the perfect street engine.

[@douglasalexander4348]

My Triumph ST doesn’t have that vibration, my Yamaha tracer has ? Yams got more immediate grunt, but the Triumphs more composed and fluid at any speed. Yam for the mad days, Triumph for every day slow or fast. Lucky us to have such a great choice, brilliant or brilliant.

[@BikerTorque]

@@ferrisnoxmust admit didn’t notice many vibrations on the Street Trple, from memory, although it was about 12 months ago when we had it

[@iansmith237]

I tried out a last gen MT-09 and thought it was pretty fantastic. Then I tried a Street Triple 765R and was completely blown away by it. So I ended up buying an RS. I just find so much about the Street Triples to be better that the couple things the Yamaha do better (more torque and coming equipped with cruise control) aren't enough to make up for it.

[@MrRadialdrift]

I can't think of an uglier bike on the market right now. It confuses me how this went through a design process and came out looking so awful.

[@Justdigit2]

Oh man so glad tastes are different. It looks very good.

[@BikerTorque]

New BMW 1300GSA I reckon could top it in the ugly stakes, but agree, not a great looker, but on the other hand it's an incredible bike to ride.