Ten reasons why the 2024 Yamaha MT-09 could be all the bike you ever need | Long-term test | MCN

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Road Tester, Carl Stevens talks us through life with Yamaha's 2024 MT-09 naked triple. Read more about the bike here: www.motorcycle...
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What's your favourite generation of Yamaha MT-09? Let us know below 👇

[@MrTrick.]

That'll be the R9. Come on Yamaha, get on with it.

[@creedm3040]

ps Carl did a great job! Best!

[@churchofbrap876]

In person, it's a much nicer looking bike than in photos. And such a great bike to ride!

[@alanhall7213]

I think that my Gen2 is the best looking. The cyclopes front end of the Gen3 has been improved with the latest version but, I still prefer the second generation. With the Gen2 the fueling / snatchy throttle of the first generation had been resolved and there was an improvement to the front fork but I agree that the suspension is still a little floaty. I played with the rear preload which helped a little. Then again if you look at it as a less extreme naked the Gen2 is still a lot of fun. The (up-only) quickshifter works very well if adjusted properly and the CP3 engine is one of the best out there. The seat on the earlier models is awful but can be replaced with a comfort seat (if manufacturers make a comfort seat why do they offer the naff version?) Hope my comments at least help anyone looking at a used Gen 2...

[@dodgeskitz87]

keen for gen 5. Waiting on a speed limiter like the mt10 has.

[@Justdigit2]

I own this bike after riding for the last in 12 years.... Its a gem.... Feeling realy confident at the first 500meter...

[@adiohead]

I'm hoping Yamaha bring out an updated XSR900 for next year with better looks and maybe an SP version like the MT-09.

[@britfrog]

the exhaust is sooo fugly

[@Hennes003]

Yes I agree but they make pretty nice aftermarket once

[@devilmaycry383]

Upgraded to the new 2024 MT-09 SP from a gen 1 MT-07. The bike is so much fun to ride with it feeling planted and smooth, and that CP3 engine sound projecting out of the acoustics is a sensation to listen to.

[@alexm6340]

Actually don't think the new one looks *that* bad to be honest. Especially in SP colours.

[@thinkdunson]

saying the headlights are bad is a pretty big hit, to me. the way i look at it, if they don't illuminate the road very well, then that's a pretty good indication that they're not shining in anyone's eyes very well either. meaning you're not showing up as brightly in their mirrors. and it makes a huge difference with how often people will pull out in front of you on the highway.

[@denisg4288]

I would love to know what budget you guys have to modify your long termers

[@hby7768]

I like how it looks but after test riding it on track, I prefer the 990 duke

[@cesarsaurasilva6637]

Why didn't you include the final question as usual? "would you buy it?"

[@Xlac]

Too old for the XSR 900 at 29 years old. 49 years old here and been riding the XSR 900 on long days just fine 😀

[@paulcummings8611]

I'm 72 and ride my xsr 900.

[@tonykordakis5814]

@@paulcummings8611 it’s the new gp there talking about

[@philipheron3429]

Great review by the young lad ,knows what he,s talking about .Had an MT 10 , great bike but the looks made me get rid in the end . Would love that xsr900gp in my garage . Great format Neevesy , really watchable 🏁🏍️🇮🇲

[@_Archambaud]

My next bike was between this and street twin,triumphs mess up of the update means its the mt09 for me

[@rsq72]

2 very different bikes! How did the mess up the street twin update, and why not a street triple?

[@murraytrimmer228]

I own a 2024 tracer. I've ridden the earlier models of MT09 range, and I love it. My question still stands. How do manufacturers get it so wrong on the first model?

[@Focke190]

XSR900 for me

[@jeremyrousselet6392]

Same, got the Legend blue 23 and it’s the best bike I’ve ridden

[@JustForRita]

MT's are like herpes in Australia, everyones got them. Would prefer a sportsbike over comfort

[@YourFault]

Why I bought the GSA smh. Maybe some day…

[@matthew3136]

I am not a fan of the pre wrecked front end look.

[@bryansuperduke1290r]

Who’s Alcoholic Chris!😂

[@ogofog9120]

Couldn’t live with those looks especially compared to a Street Triple 765, Triumph’s much nicer finish too …

[@moto-hornet-750]

2025 YAMAHA YZF-R9 ❤❤

[@paulhope3401]

Speakers? I never thought I'd see that on a Yamaha... especially a middleweight naked.

[@Druezy]

They aren't speakers, they are just openings so you get more induction noise. I'm so surprised by this error from them!

[@martinhughes9769]

Too much plastic looks for me is a big thing this isn't a looker , front end is an appalling design ,, I wouldn't buy one on looks alone,

[@wwfww]

Awesome bike but that exhaust is hideous!

[@randyfolkner9496]

I looked long and hard at the '24 mt-09 and ultimately wound up buying the '24 tracer 9gt+ Probably both would be a solid choice....

[@3fingeredfrank]

They got everything right with the exception of the looks.

[@WojciechKalka]

Exactly and it's s no go for the looks

[@churchofbrap876]

@@WojciechKalka looks way better in person, especially with a tail tidy and bar end mirrors.

[@MartinHelin]

Great fun to ride but easily one of the ugliest motorcycles ever made

[@churchofbrap876]

@@MartinHelin can't afford one can ya 😂. I love the look of my SP!

[@MartinHelin]

@@churchofbrap876 It’s one of the more affordable motorcycles so money is not the issue! It’s great that you love the look of yours but the MT range of bikes are generally considered to be the ugliest bikes on the market. Just read the comments mate

[@splodge5714]

Urgh, it's sure not a looker. Give me a Street Triple RS over this.

[@hiddendragon415]

Street Triple RS is better on a track. MT09 much better on the road.

[@ferkle1980]

@@hiddendragon415 confirmed. I’ve recently swapped a street triple rs to an mt09sp and on the road the mt is vastly more comfortable. While the street would be better on track, for that 1% of my riding life, and my level of riding talent, I don’t think I’ll miss that extra sharpness. I’m certainly not out chasing 10ths

[@churchofbrap876]

Thus will be bike of the year. My 2024 SP is the best bike I've owned to date.

[@KirkKreifels]

I thought it was the only bike I'd ever need... Then I quickly discovered it wasn't a good match for my personality. Welcome the ZX-4RR 🚀

[@martinmackye9865]

The judge dredd styling just makes it an impossible choice for me. I've tried very hard to look past.... cannot.

[@matt13579]

Xsr900

[@metaomicron72]

"I am the law!"

[@Achilles22]

Yes I,Agree😂

[@paultaeza6054]

I have the xsr900 it’s a keeper!

[@jeremyrousselet6392]

@@paultaeza6054agree

[@mojothejester9889]

Would be interesting to hear how he fares with two up riding on the tracer 9 GT+. I do two up riding and not enough reviewers mention it

[@CS-pl8fc]

I know most people replace their exhaust, but my god. They couldnt at least paint that thing?

[@abladerunner831]

It looks like a Zebra thats had its guts ripped open by a hyena... its hideous

[@jonathanmasterson3100]

Like Carl says, I just couldn’t buy a bike I don’t like the look of… hoping the R9 comes up trumps in that department

[@Fernando90054]

Fantastic bike, considering what it costs and what is offered, it’s an excellent proposition. Unfortunately, I can’t connect with its looks, and happens the same with the MT10. This assertion is valid for the KTM Dukes, also. Although the XSR 900 GP…is a serious option. Great video, with a complete experience description of the positives and the not so positive aspects of the machine. This video content is really useful and informative. Thank you!

[@tarnishedsquid2967]

I have a 23 xsr 900. This is one of the best motors on the market in my opinion.

[@jeremyrousselet6392]

100% à XSR with the MT 10 engine would be awesome

[@kitborlangsuchiang8333]

Mt09 is like a good girl without looks. Well i want both. So a skip for me

[@gsxrkz]

Could never buy this bike knowing there's a SUZUKI g s x s1000 out there with that legendary motor, Perhaps the best motor any motorcycle has ever received.SORRY YAMAHA .

Strange comment about the gen 1, gen 2 bikes . Besides the cheap shock and fork internals, they are amazing bikes.

[@abymathew295]

Its a perfect bike....except that headlight..🤢🤢🤢🤢🤢

[@rolan2dr]

But looks hideous. Deal breaker. You have to like how your bike looks.

[@EJK1965]

I have a suspicion that Stevens is actually a bit thick. I like him, but he is quite thick......

[@fifthpint4571]

Ducati refusing to implement cruise control on the Supersport 950 feels almost spiteful. It’s such a mystery to me.

[@LowQualityPigeon]

Am i the only one who actually likes how the bike looks? I hear people absolutely hate this bike because of its looks everywhere. But I personally find it pretty modern looking and it looks fine honestly.

[@morley3810]

I don't love it, but it's fine. I think if I owned one it would actually grow on me.

[@RobertJones-pm3zk]

I think it looks nice as well

[@orionswitness]

Each to their own , in my opinion the 23 model Versys 650 in gold looks much better than this kitchen bench top look .

[@Honkomedes]

i like the front of the mt09 a lot. especially compared to the street triple where the headlight is to far away from the forks. i have ridden both bikes for half a day. i thought it it would make it easier to decide which one i like more. But now i want both :D. And i have to say after riding the 765 i absolutely understand why it is part of the super sport comparisons.

[@dreamcrusher112]

gen 2 and this gen are good looking imo

[@trippyrides5674]

Nice presentation, but I question the rating of aftermarket tires/accessories as part of the review. Keep up the good work!

[@musguelha14]

Yeah, makes absolutely no sense. "The thing I like about this bike is the tires that don't come on it".

[@goldie6579]

Only thing that turns me off is the small tank and range

[@tonykordakis5814]

I’ve managed 185 plus on a tank

[@dreamcrusher112]

these guys yap on about the bars but you compare this to any other naked and it is so upright it feels like my tracer. My f900r is so much further forward and lower i had to get risers and its still way more aggresive. striple is waaaay different, feels like you are over the headlight.

[@BenjiiBee]

Hopefully the Gen 5 MT09 Has Apple Carplay/Android Auto with a smaller bezels on the screen. Loving they Grey/Cyan paint scheme on the Gen 4. Looks better than the Gen 3 but the Gen 2 has my heart

[@queenslander954]

And the camshafts are brilliantly robust & will last for ever.

[@EvendimataE]

i dont like the frame and the tank. the frame is ordinary and the fuel tank is ugly....i think

[@topperharley6731]

I've got the original 2015 MT09, & while it's a great commuter bike I've never been happy out on the open road with it, & that's even after changing & tuning suspension, changing brakes & changing the Bars to get it lower over the front end, to be honest the only thing I haven't changed is the frame...... But that engine dose have some great pulling power & its reliable 70k & it never misses a beat.,

I have a 2015 and I found flatter bars , the later 2018 comfort seat, Gsxr 600 rear shock and k tech fork springs sorted it to near perfect. Great bike.

[@Valorsphere]

Man ever since i bought my first bike (mt03) ive always wanted an mt09 and the 2020 was the one that looked super cool to me, i love those head lights, and yesterday i finally bought one, and now i see in every videos they say they arnt any food until the 2021 one :/

[@Jim-hm7fb]

You might or might not like how it looks but either way nobody can deny its a mess, Exhaust and front mudguard are horrible and none of the main parts gel with each other.

[@shershot]

Love the xsr700

[@bebop2599]

Are there any annoying high-frequency vibrations?

[@dreamcrusher112]

mine is older and it is super smooth. pegs vibrate when chain needs adjusting.

[@tapgloves1556]

Just picked up mine yesterday. Very happy about it. Love this icon blue!

[@TheDaktins]

What would you recommend guys between 2024 Yamaha mt-09 vs Triumph trident 660? I really like the trident but I haven't ridden the mt-09. I am curious which bike is the most fun to drive? Which handles better and has the most available torque?

[@davidboydarnott417]

I heard Yamaha are debuting Electric Technology in the MT-07 and MT-09 chassis, have you heard anything similar?

[@stevenelliott5403]

I found the riding position too sporty and uncomfortable, the MT10 was much better for me

[@SonriseSunset]

All GPS software is wonky. Ever get to your destination, then put in for directions back where you started from and its a completely different route than you came? Happens all the time, in fact you can count on it.ever miss a turn and the GPS re-directs you....wonder why it doesn't just doesn't just simply tell you to make a U-turn or turn your around? I rest my case.

[@kugangles9860]

Yamaha should have given the standard exhaust of the MT10 to the 09. That heap of unfinished metal called a muffler looks horrid.

[@stevec6427]

Id have one if it weren't for the Tracer 9GT being so good.

[@krzysztofdziekiewicz4006]

Superduke 1290r is the one, definitely not MT09!

[@MotoLopez1k]

I’ll take the 2024 GSX S1000 thank you! 😉

[@kugangles9860]

The Suzuki is more of a match up to the MT10 which in that case I'm going with the MT10.

[@mosca3289]

Wish they’d change the colours.

[@JohnSmith-cs7jg]

All you need is a Honda Blackbird.

[@Druezy]

It doesn't have speakers, they are grilles for induction noise. Come on guys, expect more from you especially with such a controversial thing! This is from the MCN website! By Ben Purvis “The new MT-09’s sound is further amplified by a revised airbox featuring two newly designed air-intake ducts, which accentuate the high frequency sounds while maintaining a linear throttle response. “This sound is then emphasized, especially at higher speed and revs, by the introduction of a new acoustic amplifier grille on top of the bike, delivering the CP3’s vibrant note directly to the rider.” "There are no speakers though. Those grilles are the visible exits of a convoluted passage that leads directly to an opening in the top of the airbox, allowing the noise from the intake to be channeled out, directing it straight up through the grilles towards the rider without increasing outright volume."

[@dougalmanzar]

Sounds( no pun intended 😊) like speakers to me 😉

[@Druezy]

@@dougalmanzar "A speaker is a device that converts electrical signals into sound waves."

[@dougalmanzar]

@@Druezy so…they aren’t speakers yet do exactly what speakers -amplify sound 🔊 ! Brilliant! 🤣😂

[@Druezy]

@dougalmanzar What a dumb thing to say. I'm sure you use a sword to cut your steak too? Apparently all exhausts are speakers by your logic.

[@dougalmanzar]

@@Druezy so absorbed in your nonsensical rant that you didn’t realize you were being made fun of 🤣😂 🤡 💯

[@josebermudez1600]

Guy in the left: Talks... Guy in the right: mmmm, yeah... So fucking annoying!

[@neevesybikes]

Mmm, yeah…

[@antw3565]

Ugliest exhaust ever?

[@stefanhansen5882]

6:08 Speakers for engine sounds? If so, I find that utterly silly.

[@churchofbrap876]

@@stefanhansen5882 there are sound limits now with exhaust systems, so Yamaha is getting creative with providing some additional sound to the rider. It actually works.

[@stefanhansen5882]

@@churchofbrap876 I know. I find it funny and silly.

[@somatyk]

SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES. And how is it that literally any video you guys make never gets any feedback? Like ever. Isn't anyone interested in your viewer's opinions? Your video elements, however well shot get pumped onto KZbin and forgotten about. You are supposed to be the bastion. We buy the paper. We read the paper. And yet you insist on shunting out the digital aspect with seemingly no understanding of how it works. If Bennetts had a paper guys, they'd eat your lunch. Ride off. Then come back. And then drink your pints.

[@David-m7f3g]

Great review! Waht Metzeler tyres are these?

[@homersimpson2963]

Roadtec 02

[@plumcrazyswede]

This is a really good bike indeed. And a good example of why you should never go test ride new bikes at the dealers. I rode a new MT-09 AMT this weekend at it was a cool experience. It's the first time I've been able to ride a sports naked. I'm 6´8" or 203cm and quite heavy, so I've mostly ridden cruisers and ADV. But the most amazing thing this thing gave me was that the bike almost disappeared under me. Since the front is super short, I didn't see any part of the bike in my field of view, and the handling and responsiveness of the suspension was so intuitive. It actually felt like I was flying for real. Really cool feeling. And now I need a MT-09 in my life...

[@Nomad-Drifter]

Looks amazing! Just not the blue wheels! I’d just spray them black!

[@TrulyUniqueOne]

I commute in to London five days a week and have mt07's and 09's trying to race me all the time they are annoying and sound shite

[@pmanning431]

I have 2017 MT-09. Love it. Its pretty wild. But probably get a bigger bike for Touring. Kawasaki SX 1000

[@creedm3040]

Awesome video! Garage wood!!!! I'm definitely remembering that. 🤣 Actually I like the looks. And I think it's a very approachable bike for around town and commutes. I would definitely get the SP version. 2024 version is my favorite. Best!

[@SteveMuir]

Love the comments on the tyres since I just put them on my VFR 800. , !4 litres sort it rules it out in some parts of Australia. Especially if you are used to 21 litres on the VFR,

[@denist1593]

i had the Tracer 9 2024, amazing engine ,handling , very sharp! I chose the Tracer coz the mt09 was small for me ,but im sure that mt09 is amazing bike too !

[@darrenwhite8875]

The MT-09 is the kind of bike I'd buy to ride at night... 'cause that way when I turn around to look at it, I wouldn't be able to see it and ruin the experience!.

[@Secularworld60]

In my old age of 29 “really old” 😂😂 michael may have lost his youthfulness but not his sense of humour , good one old fart 👍🏻

[@rabbychan]

How hard is it to understand that they need to bring back 2020 looks? ffs

[@BamBamSalerno]

I can never watch your vids, you’re the only one that doesn’t have subtitles. Why???

[@classicraceruk1337]

Headlight is bad? Try a 6 volt system like my old BSA M21 had!!!

[@foodtuub]

yep 14 model started with very ordinary suspension some dodgey low throttle mapping and a screen really added something but was somehow a good bike , so I'm glad it evolved sooo nicely

[@primarqo]

Why is that young boy saying so many inaccuracies?

[@dreamcrusher112]

29 lol not young at all.

[@primarqo]

@@dreamcrusher112 29 is very young, and most people at this age still haven't fully matured.

[@mwng5186]

the future of bike testing is in good hands...great vid fellas...

[@Robsventures]

Fantastic bike Best in class Can’t be beaten as a complete packaged road bike

[@MrRGM10]

Would be nice now to make a comparison to triumph 765 rs

[@Barak600]

The video image quality is amazing guys well done!

[@1990-t1j]

I wanted a Mk1 when it came out, but I never got one.

[@classicraceruk1337]

PMSL Yamaha keep phoning, I keep hanging up!!!

[@Motografs]

Love these vids, great job, chaps!

[@kaykay8686]

Awesome video! Well done! Keep'em coming please!!

[@ZT-wz8yy]

Guy is hanging off the bike like if it was Toprak, where speed limit is probably 40mph... 😅

[@kwakithailand]

Isn't Toprak's head lower than his arse, though?

[@hks071]

Always wonder why there isn't a r9

[@murraytrimmer228]

How do these large motorcycle manufactueres, with all the technology and knowledge at their fingertips, make a bike so badly, like the MT09's first bike? Then it takes years to get it right?

Clearly you’ve never ridden one, I have an early bike and it’s brilliant, my favourite bike out of a stable of 7 bikes including a Gsxr1000 and a Panigale.

[@daimonmt]

The first generation always looks bad in hindsight. However, at the time of launch, it's always at the cutting edge. Also, people have a budget. That is why Ducati looks nice but costs so much, if all bikes looked and were amazing, no one would afford them.

[@murraytrimmer228]

Sorry. I'm talking about the handling. It wasn't good, for the first few models.

[@markwilkes5619]

What screen is that?

[@_authentlc_]

love this subtle sense of humor )

[@SandyOlivia-j1t]

359 Howe Track

[@igor240898433]

"You've never been old enough to use a tank bag" 😂 Great review btw!