Yamaha drops a couple bikes and adds a new one, check it out!

[@2hotFL]

Real shame about the FJR1300.

[@juliancrooks3031]

I wish Yamaha would bring back the star line. They were good cruisers

[@macmclemore]

No one bought them. No motorcycle company is in the business of killing off good selling bikes.

[@gerardmeyers9061]

Nice job Phil ! I Love my 22 FJR. I am really disappointed they discontinued it. Recently rode the tracer at a demo day and it is no FJR. I rode the Super Tenere also and I prefer that over the tracer as well. The XSR 900 was a blast to ride. That bike really surprised me.

[@nicholaskalogris9985]

Love the styling of the R Series!

[@nicnadu0515]

I really appreciate that they are still making things like the ttr125 the same as they have for the last 25 years or so. Good quality bikes perfect as they are

[@tripacer8259]

I would LOVE to see a new Star Venture TC with the V-4 engine from the V-Max.

[@Jacob99174]

GD, this guy spitting 1,000’s of facts in seconds 😂😂😂

[@michellatour150]

Small mistake at 6:25, the YZ450FX has a 5-speed transmission, not 6. (but different from the MX version as it's a wide-ratio, same as the WR450F)

[@winduncan9818]

Yamaha is selling hundreds of thousands if not millions of scooters in Asia. Their really popular. Where Kawasaki seems to ignore the market and Suzuki has a few. It's 90% Honda/Yamaha scooters here in Thailand. I think a tracer 7 would do well.

[@marvinbanka7592]

Yamaha used to be my favorite brand in the 70's and 80's. With no FJ 1300 in the line up they have nothing of interest.

[@billgraham4630]

They still need a touring bike i have the starventure tc and absolutely love it !

[@tripacer8259]

Me too, got to admit I do wonder what a V-4 from the V-Max would do with it! haha

[@rogerthat1553]

I rode a Super Tenere 1200 a decade ago at the demo days and I was telling Yamaha they need to use this engine in other models like a cruiser (crickets) it would make a nice torquey 100 HP 600lbs machine.

[@nigeleast-jg7yv]

I looove my super Tenere. Never gonna sell it

[@vv5179]

Except for the off road line, those are some U G L Y looking motorcycles.

[@kd350]

Gone are the clean lines of the '03 Z1000 and the '09 FZ6 S2 (non R). Even my Versys X gets lauded comments on its looks. The new bikes: so many hoses and wires, previously my complaint with Suzuki. The MT 7 and 9 look unfinished. There's no excuse. Even the R9 is like eww!!! 3.4 gallons? Light goes on in 90 miles. My 300X goes THREE HUNDRED MILES. You think these bikes look bad now? Wait a year and have a look at their rotted pot metal exhausts!

[@michaelskinner896]

Agreed. Most of those were truly ugly.

[@howardp924]

I am a Yamaha fan. Currently have a 2016 FJR ES. 2014 R1, and a 2011 VMax. I have owned many other Yamahas in the past. They just haven’t made anything recently to get me into the showroom. How about a new FJR with a state of the art electronics package or a new Tenere with a smooth 1200 triple and state of the art electronics. Same feelings toward Honda. Not a Suzuki Or Kawasaki fan but they are surpassing Yamaha and Honda. My last couple of bikes were BMWs and KTMs. Have not experienced any reliability issues with either brand. When Yamaha and Yamaha steep up their program I’ll be back.

[@mototechsam3051]

I'm a motorcycle enthusiasts since 11yrs old and almost 65 now can't believe yamaha .I had a xsr900 a 22 MT10 a Tenere 700 and only got rid of it as T7 was to small n power bought a Africa twin 1100 and hadn't owned a Honda since the 80s was hoping yamaha would build a bike to compete with the Honda but guessing not .

[@user-pp2tl9dz1w]

Please use punctuation so we don’t have guess where your sentences begin and end.

[@bcuzicancuellar5478]

Is the 2025 Tracer 9 coming in the Y-AMT?

[@TheBluesking17]

No real touring bike, and dropped the FJ 1300.. Not a good year!

[@walterfechter8080]

I wish Yamaha wouldn't have dropped The Raider from its production line-up. I know three guys who own Raiders. One being a guy who owns a Harley too. They love 'em!

[@mldiode]

$4000. Price reduction on the Tracer 9! That’s allot! Previous owners just got a big depreciation hit! That triple engine is fantastic!

[@joeln6861]

That's because the old versions were Tracer 9 GT or GT+ with more options on them than this more basic Tracer 9. In the US, we did not get the tracer 9 before, only the GT and GT+- I know because I was considering one, but the GT+ that I could get was pricier than the Tiger 900GT. I ended up buying the Tiger 900 GT instead, but always liked the Tracer a bit better, but it was about 2K more. My tiger already has heated grips though.

[@mikeskidmore6754]

In Europe there is also a Tracer 700 Rally and a 700 Low .

[@ThreeBikeMike]

I’ve got an XT250, a T7 and so glad I bought an FRJ during 2024 because there is talk every year it will go away.

[@jimbroen]

I find it interesting that in the touring category they only have the Tracer 9 for significantly less money that last years GT+. If I understand correctly, last years version has the fancy electronically adjustable suspension, radar cruise control and whatnot. Could this be because they have a significant inventory of unsold 2024 machines? I live in Alberta Canada and my local Yamaha dealers don't seem to have many of the Tracers sitting on their showroom floors. There are two Harley dealers here and one of them is sitting on a rather large inventory of very expensive 2023 and 2024 models. I'm retired and during the summer I do 300 km trips for lunch once or twice a week. The only Japanese touring bikes I regularly see in the wild are Goldwings. Otherwise at least %50 of what I see are the large HD touring models. Perhaps I'm getting a skewed picture of bike ownership though. The majority of bike owners probably have jobs and don't have the luxury of riding hundreds of kilometers for a soup and sandwich on a Tuesday. What I see on the highways may not match up with what is sitting in peoples garages.

[@michaelskinner896]

True, it may not. But, in the US (at least in the SW) about all I see on the roads are the big HD cruisers as well. In Phoenix, it's about 70% HD's and 30% sport crotch rockets. On rare occasions I'll see some sort of dual-sport, or GS. I don't know about the rest of the US with respect to bike choice, but I suspect that it's just about as monolithic as Phoenix. Kind of sad really. I get upset sometimes when I see how many bikes Europe gets compared to the US, but I can also see perhaps why the manufacturers discontinue models that just don't sell very well here. A shame really. We also don't have any general publicly accessible motorcycle trade show, like EICMA, or Motorcycle Live.

[@jimbroen]

@@michaelskinner896 I read somewhere that Europeans buy a little under 3 million motorcycles a year, Americans under 600,000 a year and Canadians under 60,000 a year. I understand why a manufacturer would choose not to import all their models to Canada when they would only sell a few of the less popular machines. Here it's very common for new bikes from the previous two model years to sit on showroom floors unsold from when they arrived in the country. I do think that our roads are better suited to the large touring machines than most other places in the world so I get why they are so popular. The eight or nine hundred pound touring machine is definitely a North American thing.

[@michaelskinner896]

@@jimbroen True that! I didn't realize that Canada's take rate was only about 60K. I would've thought it was much more than that. Interesting. Maybe the shorter riding season?

[@jimbroen]

@@michaelskinner896 With 10% of America's population, Canadians buy about 10% as many new motorcycles. Like the US, I would venture that most Canadian motorcycle purchases are for recreational purposes. I know several people who own machines that are rarely ridden. The weather doesn't help.

[@michaelskinner896]

@@jimbroen Yes, that makes sense

[@robdavis4209]

WR300R?

[@donalddday7741]

amazing how prices go up income goes down in America

[@maximus431]

I have been a Yamaha die hard for 50 years and currently have a 2020 star venture and love it. It’s time to trade it in but I guess it’s going to be a Honda,Yamaha is making less and less product every year

[@tripacer8259]

Seems like they forgot about us.....

[@LTLT900]

You don't have to guess, you obviously already know!

[@mowman7777]

Still no WR450 dual sport.

[@Jungleland33]

The loss of the STen 1200 has been a big deal in Europe for 2 years. It was a legendary tourer ( as was the FJ 13). I suspect the Euro 5 compliance is to blame sadly. The R1 is sadly gone here too. Sad times.

[@dwightbernheimer331]

Where's the New VMAX that's all over social media and KZbin😂😂😂😂😂

[@ronwest7930]

Sell an enduro version of the 250x with an electric start. Maybe a 300 version or larger also.

[@markhall3434]

Sheesh, was hoping they'd finally come out with their announced 2025 WR700F Super Moto.. Need to know how much it would weigh.. hoping for 300 ish pounds and NOT Tenere 400+. Probably a fishing exercise to assess interest. Love my '23 XSR900, future legendary!

[@martinj2843]

Unfortunately bikes are way to expensive now, I’m in Australia and a ktm 300 is $17000 that’s a lot of money to drag down a mountain lol

[@jeffhicks1008]

I sure wish Yamaha would offer a 450 supermoto using the WR 450 chassis and engine, it would be the best selling bike on the market, but for some reason they won't come out with one!

[@robertfrank886]

I’m not in the market for a new MC at this time, but unfortunately, there’s quite literally nothing in the Yamaha line that interests me.

[@mikegetsi1731]

Bro, if you put on a slight Canadian accent, you would sound just like Jordan Peterson.

[@user-se7vt5ow4e]

Come on Yamaha wake up and give us a WR400R! Kawasaki and Honda both have a 300, Suzuki even has come out with an updated DR400 yet the WRR is nowhere to be found?

[@ltsradio]

Yamaha, PLEASE bring back the T-MAX scooter to North America. If we did something to make you mad, Were SORRY.

[@JoshThomas-b8d]

If Yamaha wants me to buy a new bike they need to put a button on the YZ250X!!!!!!!!!!!

[@GeorgeBracht]

Yamaha is getting out of sleds too I guess they are focusing on the marine business

[@williamdavis4511]

Sorry yammy,RIP....

[@LeighDouglas-r1j]

Your sources on line are incorrect

[@martinj2843]

Xt 250 looks like it’s Chinese 😂

[@BrianSmith-ql5nj]

Xt250 and yz r3 are the only ones i like. All others are ugly and overpriced.

[@Ghostdog4]

Bland looking lineup. Great bikes all but they have no Snap in their appearance

[@kd350]

Gone are the clean lines of the '03 Z1000 and the '09 FZ6 S2 (non R). Even my Versys X gets lauded comments on its looks. The new bikes: so many hoses and wires, previously my complaint with Suzuki. The MT 7 and 9 look unfinished. There's no excuse. Even the R9 is like eww!!! 3.4 gallons? Light goes on in 90 miles. My 300X goes THREE HUNDRED MILES. You think these bikes look bad now? Wait a year and have a look at their rotted pot metal exhausts!

[@davidgearardo1788]

I’ve always been a function over form guy, but even with that mindset Yamaha is getting out of control with the ugly button. FFS

[@marktarascio4766]

Seat heights on MX bike 38in the average inseam is 36 whos riding these ?

[@hokogan]

Proper sag is 100-110mm, so MX bikes squat a good 4 inches just by sitting on them.

[@ronwest7930]

They settle a bit. The price you pay for suspension travel.

[@johnschofield9496]

DANG! Most of these street bikes are just plain butt ugly !!!

[@jlrutube1312]

Gosh! the naked type Yamaha bikes are so incredibly ugly. (Although the MTO7 isn't TOO bad) They really need to keep their engines covered up. Yamaha has such great bikes. They have great performance and great reliability. But the looks of some of those models are absolutely horrible. Especially the left side of the motors. It's just an unruly mess of wires and cables and hoses and pipes and stuff. It looks like a dog ate a bunch of metal and hoses and cables and threw up all over a motorcycle frame and so the company just spray painted it all black in the hopes no one will notice. Believe me, I noticed. YUK!

[@salazam]

All naked bikes are ugly. What I don't get are the wings on the R1. They look silly to me. Especially on an the otherwise best looking literbike of the japanese lineup.

[@marktarascio4766]

I agree Idont know who is designing these but just stop ! In 2020 during the pandemic I went to by a sport bike. The Yamaha dealer had MT09 that he showed me, asked me why I wouldnt buy it I said it was ugly ,he agreed ! Got a GSXR 750 instead.😊

[@dippinggainsreviews1955]

I think a lot of people would agree with you. I felt the same way for a while but I saw the MT09 at the dealership and took it for a test ride, wound up falling in love with the bike but couldn’t come to a deal. I think they are more attractive in person than they are in pictures for sure. Wound up going with an FZ6R anyway.

[@salazam]

@@marktarascio4766 Hell yeah. Gixxerbro! I mean I get the appeal for smaller bikes... it's kinda retro but modern in a streetfighter fashion... but they make naked literbikes or like you said, the MT09. What's the point of that? The wind is going to rip you right off of the bike if you go anywhere near its potential.

[@kd350]

Gone are the clean lines of the '03 Z1000 and the '09 FZ6 S2 (non R). Even my Versys X gets lauded comments on its looks. The new bikes: so many hoses and wires, previously my complaint with Suzuki. The MT 7 and 9 look unfinished. There's no excuse. Even the R9 is like eww!!! 3.4 gallons? Light goes on in 90 miles. My 300X goes THREE HUNDRED MILES. You think these bikes look bad now? Wait a year and have a look at their rotted pot metal exhausts!

[@eddybuckhalt8657]

What an exciting video! NOT!

[@GreggBennett-j3p]

Damn. Motorcycles got dull and ugly.

[@Sustrii]

this ai channels are a plague, google, end this shit

[@cruisinwithphil]

@@Sustrii Wait, you think the 8-10 hours I put into making this video was done by AI? Well aren’t you special….

[@Sustrii]

​@@cruisinwithphil2:23 "front wheel now has disc brakes" the tt-r 125l has that set up since day one (year 2000) maybe with 20 hours of research will be less mistakes like that one

[@cruisinwithphil]

@@Sustrii Wasn't a mistake. What I meant was that in comparison to the other trail bikes I had discussed so far that have drum brakes in the front, this one has disc. It wasn't intended to indicate a change on that particular bike, but a comparison with the bikes already discussed.

[@kd350]

@@cruisinwithphil Definitely done with Phil with a Pulse.