Better Brakes Better Bike? 2024 Yamaha MT09 SP first ride

The 2024 Yamaha MT09 is one of my favourite bikes of the year, and now the SP version is here! It costs £1,700 more, but it gets an Ohlins shock, fancier forks, and - most importantly - Brembo Stylema calipers, seen here for the first time on a Yamaha. Are they the biggest upgrade? Are they worth the money? This isn't my full review, but I think I already know the answer…
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[@mattgn39]

You had me at "Straight to Prison."

[@gerryryan2302]

that knob to turn the bike on is of my cooker

[@mattgn39]

I like turtles.

[@otlndsh]

It's so one can turn the heat up.

[@timrodierides]

It does click when you press it in… I think that's the igniter

[@alechopkins6545]

​@@timrodieridespiezo Ignition

[@ChrisSauer-oe5ve]

🤣🤣

[@francisfernandes5370]

Well done again Yamaha! What a bike!

[@coltfrazier6563]

Just put the security deposit on mine, excited is an understatement!

[@timrodierides]

I'm excited for you. It's a belter

[@Matt7R]

Test rode a new MT09 today, bought an SP which is due to be delivered in the next few weeks. Traded my 2019 R6 for it and couldn't believe how much more fun this bike is, it felt so much faster. The ride home on the R6 after was boring and uncomfortable 😂

[@timrodierides]

Yeah, I can imagine the 09 felt far stronger in the midrange!

[@aluisious]

For an R6 to feel faster you have to be going over 60 mph and shifting constantly. Pain in the ass, also you're well aware how deeply uncomfortable it is.

[@stuart6868]

I'm ordering mine on Saturday wooop

[@ferkle1980]

Just ordered one this afternoon to replace my 2019 Street Triple RS. This is going to be a long 3 weeks.

[@timrodierides]

Three weeks isn't too bad! I think you'll enjoy it...

[@mattgn39]

Insert total Recall GIF * 2 Weeks"

[@ferkle1980]

@@timrodierides I got lucky. My dealer had one unaccounted for. The test ride last week with one of these and a 10 had me being indecisive, but getting a 3 week lead time sealed the deal

[@coltfrazier6563]

@@ferkle1980I stumbled across one only a few hours away, they ordered it clear back in March! Lucky me!

[@ferkle1980]

@@coltfrazier6563 lucky!

[@claqyagami6914]

First youtuber I've heard actually pronounce Öhlins correctly.

[@timrodierides]

I don't know why it's so hard! Presuming the Swedish pronounce umlaut letters the same as Germans...

[@claqyagami6914]

@@timrodierides lack of knowledge. Most people have seen the umlauts but have never heard how to pronounce and can't be bothered to look it up. From what other commenters have said, apparently no one says Akrapovic correctly. I only know about umlaut pronunciation because I tried learning Swedish once upon a time.

[@SirMountainpass]

By far the best naked bike at this price point - my next fun machine to replace my current ultra-fast (heavily modified) 2020 SP 😁🔥💯🏁

[@lateralus9244]

It's probably the throttle mapping that's different or less aggressive on certain gears on the XSR.

[@otlndsh]

I am expecting mine this week. And yes, I'd like garlic bread with that please.

[@timrodierides]

A person of taste! Enjoy it when it comes.

[@nikhum322]

The first MT09 with accetable looks, just need a front light transplant. When testing bikes to replace the SDR1290 (gen 3), this was high on the list, but the Monster 937 SP had a more nimble and fun chassi. so that´s what I bought. But, as a long time "liker" of Yamahas, I would have been very happy on a MT09 SP also (aftera face trensplant).

[@1991julez]

As a fellow MT10 owner, I’d like to ask… as a man in the know and with access to these new bikes, do you have any idea if Yamaha will do these updates for the 10? If they do I don’t think I’ll ever move away from one

[@Ni3K]

Base MT09 has fantastic brakes and no keyless bullshit!

[@bazitube390]

and shit suspension.

[@tubejorrit]

@@bazitube390 and shit colors, also brakes are meh

[@willhorsley2105]

Can someone explain the point of keyless ignition?

[@Wollestar]

I have it on my bike. Is it a must have? Maybe not. Do I love it and hate my car for not having it? Absolutely. Key in the pocket, never have to think about it, never need to take it out for refueling. 100% first world problem though

[@mrcintheuk4641]

I believe the point is you don't have to put a key into an ignition switch. The benefit of having keyless ignition is you can search your pockets trying to find the fob and that you need to ensure to keep it in a Faraday bag when not riding to ensure those nasty people with those aerial thingy's don't clone the key.

[@technohamster4783]

If only ot looked as good as a 765rs😉

[@Steve-motorcycles]

@@technohamster4783 really? Isn’t the 765RS the worst looking bike in the triumph line up?

[@technohamster4783]

@@Steve-motorcycles no, I know looks are personal but it's a stunning looking thing👍

[@helgejohan3604]

@@technohamster4783old Street triple (round light) looks great✊🔥

[@Steve-motorcycles]

@@technohamster4783 😬

[@iansmith237]

Or was as good. I love the MT09 and the SP but I just love everything more about the Street Triple. Well, Yamaha gets points for having cruise control as standard.

[@user-hf8ie8mf3n]

Almost a Fawlty Towers joke….😂. Good vid. 👍🤪🏳️‍🌈

[@timrodierides]

Which bit... or the whole video :D

[@user-hf8ie8mf3n]

@@timrodierides Ha. Germany into Poland (paraphrasing), just reminded me of a line from Basil to a German tourist. Sorry 🤭. I’m old.

[@devilmaycry383]

I am waiting for my custom painted MT-07 to sell so i can upgrade to the new MT-09 SP it's refined in every way possible.

[@ChrisSauer-oe5ve]

I pick mine up tomorrow 🥳🏍️💨😎 I also agree with the Garlic Bread 👍

[@DucatiDale]

Very fun bikes but after a year with mine I find it lacking a bit of top end pull a litre bike is on the cards maybe buy one in winter when the deals come alive

[@Dan-56]

More Knobs to twiddle makes everything better 😆😆😆!

[@petersean777]

Get mine in September can't wait 😀

[@timrodierides]

Enjoy it when it comes!

[@BN1960]

Very good to see Yamaha finally upgrading from the Sumitomo calipers to Brembos - it's what experts call "A good move"

[@timrodierides]

Couldn't agree more. This still has rubber brake lines, for what it's worth...

[@ChaseLancaster]

I can’t decide between this and a Street Triple 765 RS. I’d be coming from an XSR700.

[@thorstenkochling4750]

Ha, I am in a similar situation. I have an XSR700 and can't decide between the MT09 (which I have ridden) and the XSR900 (no demo bike available). I am a bit unsure though, I like the XSR. Do you feel it is too slow or why do you want to change?

[@ChaseLancaster]

@@thorstenkochling4750 Nope! I actually only have around 3k miles on it so plenty more life to live with it. I’ve just always wanted a 3 cylinder engine and triumph is soooo nice. But I know I want my next bike to have all the bells and whistles like quick shifter and what not. If I were to go to another Yamaha it would probably be the MT09 SP because it has a little more goodies than the current XSR900s. The only thing that makes me hesitate going to an XSR900 is that it would feel (looks wise) a lot of the same. I think the 700 looks way better than the 900 but that’s my opinion of course.

[@thorstenkochling4750]

@@ChaseLancaster Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the reply!

[@ChaseLancaster]

@@thorstenkochling4750 I’m in no rush bit I expect to have something different next year. Gonna ride the rest of the season on the 700. I was eyeing a street triple and almost bought it but it sold.

[@thorstenkochling4750]

@@ChaseLancaster Yeah, I don't really have an urgent reason to be shopping right now either. The XSR 700 is a nice bike after all. I have never tried a Triumph though and I only hear good things about the Street Triple.

[@clarklimbaugh822]

"An angry badger that's trying to kill your sadness with tuberculosis" 🤣 Well, I'm sold. Unfortunately, the dealerships near me are adding $3000-$4000 in fees on the 2024 standard and the SP 💀

[@amococ2487]

Fees??? What do you mean?

[@masonhanft7158]

​@amococ2487 yes same with me. They added $2500 for shipping and handling, taxes, and something about distribution. I think that is high. I'm in Norfolk, Va

[@amococ2487]

@masonhanft7158 Wow! That is mental! In the UK the price of the new SP is £11,800 (about $15,150) The only "fees" are for registration and road tax that is less than £200. What is the list price on the bike in the US out of interest?

[@alechopkins6545]

Is there parking near the pill box to pull over, look at said pill box and eat garlic bread?

[@Steve-motorcycles]

I’m going to have to get this bike. ❤MT09SP❤️

[@mstelios4259]

Any word if this will come with the automated transmission?

[@johnsteel4719]

Think you went through the 40mph average speed camera at the bottom of Newlands Corner hill at 45mph 😱

[@timrodierides]

I don't think I averaged over 44mph though… fingers crossed I'll be ok!

[@johnsteel4719]

@@timrodierides 🙏

[@TheScortUK]

Ahhhhh 'summer'

[@flexywing]

I tried Garlic bread with my Corn flakes, that doesn't work

[@Wollestar]

Very simple solution: get rid of the corn flakes. Instantly better

[@ferkle1980]

@@flexywing stale corn flakes?

[@flexywing]

@@ferkle1980 Now that would be disgusting

[@Smiller_aim]

how do you compare it to your mt 10? agility, engine and stability?

[@timrodierides]

More agile, less engine, less stable. :D

[@Smiller_aim]

@@timrodierides i think you mean less engine at high range, instead low/medium range how do you feel it?

[@timrodierides]

@@Smiller_aim Yeah the MT09 is super short geared so it feels punchier lower down than the MT10, but once the MT10 clears 6,000rpm it just clears off

[@mrcintheuk4641]

With the deal between Yamaha and CFMoto do you know if the engine is / will be Chinese made now?

[@churchofbrap876]

My guess is their cheaper models like MT03 will be made there

[@timrodierides]

@@churchofbrap876 I don't know - but that sounds about right

[@jamesmccombe1895]

No. The partnership is only to make Yamahas for the domestic Chinese market to avoid the god awful local taxation rules. No Yamaha engines for EUR market made in China.

[@nikhum322]

MT09 SP vs MT09 Monster vs Monster SP Both make the standard models look very over priced, you get a lot fot that extra money, the brakes alone are worth the money,

[@Kai-Lo]

Summer my ass.

[@twist_of_the_wrist]

1:13 get the grinders out...

[@timrodierides]

Yeah... way to ruin a fun harmless bit of road

[@MrWolf2212]

Would you trade in your MT 10 SP for one of those ??

[@timrodierides]

No, I fit my 10 better and it's better for touring...

[@Steve-motorcycles]

@@timrodieridesMT10 is more serious altogether

[@sural89]

best middleweight naked on the market right now, more fun than the street rs and more enjoyable than the ktm 990

[@timrodierides]

Also £1200 cheaper than the KTM!

[@Steve-motorcycles]

@@sural89 I haven’t rode the KTM 990 it’s on my list but the MT09 might be easier to own.

[@petermcgarva7207]

The tachometer is the same crappy design as the Triumph Tiger ? WTF were Yamaha thinking ? Didn’t they read the comments that most people hate it ….

[@tomg6284]

On a bike with that kind of power, who has time to look at the gages. Just give it more power, again and again. 🛬

[@fabiena1787]

There are four different displays on the standard MT-09. One Triumph-crappy and three good ones. Why not doing some homework before posting sh*t ?

[@petermcgarva7207]

@@fabiena1787 because you knucklehead it’s what I saw in the video.

[@thodoris3790]

dude,these roads is not for fast bikes.a bike over 60-70 hp,is usesless.the best bikes for these roads is a bonnevile,or a moto guzzi v7,or something like this

[@dreamcrusher112]

boring. a bike like this can use 70hp by being at half revs...

[@timrodierides]

dude... different people like different things. 165hp is the minimum for the roads in my book ;)

[@DucatiDale]

I’ve a 09 sp and slowly getting bored on roads like this as clarkson said more POWER

[@timrodierides]

@@DucatiDale MT10 time!

[@thodoris3790]

@@DucatiDale well,good luck with the lorry coming against you.these roads sucks

[@fyorbane]

Shame it still looks like a dogs dinner. It is mildly an improvement over the last version but still looks like a 5 year old designed it.

[@timrodierides]

Yeah it's classic Yamaha... I don't think I can speak, seeing as I own an MT10...