New Yamaha Tracer 9 GT Honest Review 

Really enjoyed your review. It confirms my correct purchase of Tracer9 last week. I am a Yamaha fan boy because they have the best engines and features for the price. Yamaha have the best engines. Traded my Yamaha XSR900 in for this touring Tracer 9 GT because my bike usage has changed. Before the XSR900 I had a Yamaha MT10 Decided against buying the new mt10 because it is extremely ugly and my last bike was too hard on fuel and the fuel gage was useless. What a bad combination. Happy with my Tracer 9 decision

Bardzo ciekawie się ogląda to review. Mam Tracera 09 czwarty rok, więc znamy się całkiem nieźle. Nie mam wersji GT, ale swoją wersję podstawową solidnie doposażyłem we wszystko, co było mi do szczęścia potrzebne. Wibracji przy starcie nie odczuwam, chociaż i tak nie uważam, że silnik pracuje gładko w dolnym zakresie. Siodło jest faktycznie szerokie. Ja mam tylko 169 cm i zamówiłem sobie fabrycznie obniżone zawieszenie, ale przez to, że trzeba szeroko rozstawiać nogi (również przez niezbyt fortunnie umieszczone podnóżki dokładnie w linii, w której chciałbym postawić nogę na podłożu), to ledwie dosięgam do ziemi. Podzielony wyświetlacz ma 1 zaletę. Pośrodku dobrze się wkomponowuje smartfon na standardowych holderach, montowanych do kierownicy, i niczego nie zasłania. Moje review Tracera 09 robione tuż po zakupie znajdziesz na YT gdybyś był zainteresowany (po polsku).

Great review!!! Exactly what I wanted to learn about it. Love the comparo with other big name brands makes me feel like I am making the right decision. Thank you!

Good review, the only thing i found with your review in the complaint compartment was the seat. I find stock seats are not for permanent use. I believe most riders like myself always buy an aftermarket seat. All in all a good review for a motorcycle that i am interested in buying. The Multistrada V2 is another bike i was thinking of as well as the price and very low horsepower is a serious turn off for the price. Yes, the BMW X1000XR is a beast!!! Love the XR! Thanks for the review brother.

That "scuba goggle" instrument display! :) Keeping my V Strom...

The seat can be upgraded for a comfort seat or even for comfort heated seat from Yamaha accessories catalog and is not expensive. Same with windshield, easy to swap for a touring version. worth to say the difference between 9 and 9GT is not just the semi-active suspension and cornering lights but also quickshifter and panniers. So the price difference between 9 and 9GT is not so high. Just panniers are like 1000 euros when purchased separately and that KYB Semi-active suspension is probably quite expensive. So the price is totally okay for GT upgrade for those who wants use the bike for long trips. Non GT, the 9 version is a bargain. Powerful engine, 6 axis IMU, ride-by-wire throttle, extensive traction control protections, cruise control and optional quickshifter for 200 euro extra is way to go for someone who is looking for best deal on the market.

I have the 2020 model and I am 184cm (6' 1"), the only problem is the turbulence created by the windshield. I got a touring Puig shield, much better but still some buffeting. I added a cheap $25 flap deflector bought on amazon, and now, it's perfect on the lower setting.

As always very detailed review !! 👌

Hello my name is George I would like to buy a bike I am between the f900xr and the tracer 9 gt which one do you suggest

Great review! I was wondering, what do you think about Triumph Tiger 900 (GT/GT Pro, non Rally)? Could you make a review video with it in future? Cheers and keep it up with these great videos!

The windshield, the 2 small screens instead of one big beautiful screen. I will wait for the next generation to have those 2 things fixed.

Liked your review very much, thanks. And thank you for noting the clutch chatter. I just picked up a 2021 Tracer GT and I thought that the clutch issue was my particular bike and not others. I was going to buy a V4S, but that bike drinks a lot of fuel. The Tracer GT in my opinion is no Multistrada, but it does do what it is designed for very well. Thanks again.

Hi my friend. I am 1,82m tall, but I feel very uncomfortable with the seating position... My knees hurt... I have the foot pegs at the lowest position and the seat at the hi, but I still feel uncomfortable! I am thinking about changing the seat with another, more comfortable... I tend to slide forwards... 😭What do you suggest me doing? Should I try to get the foot pegs at the hi position and the seat at the lowest? I feel that this would hurt my knees more... 😭

Dziękuję :) Adam.

What a wonderful presentation! So you think that it's not worth spending the extra 2500 euros for the spaspention and the quick shifter? (I don't care about the side laguages) ... The spaspention experience is about the same with the plain model?

I had the original Yamaha FJ09 and I have to say the looks of this bike have been destroyed. I loved how the original bike looked, but this new bike…..well….. I would choose the BMW on looks alone.

So according to the weather, I'm waiting for the NIKEN 💪😉

Very good review. The only real concern might be the stability at higher speeds. What is your opinion about it? Thanks.

Informative review! Thanks. Just wondering - if compared to a much older bike - Superduke GT? Also, Im just 1.65m height. I guess Id be on one leg at a traffic stop - unless I get a narrow seat?

thank you very much! great review! since the windscreen is useless, perhaps MT09 is a better deal? Love to hear your opinion

Nice video. Believe that the Tracer 9 gt is 220kg with fuel but also with the side cases. So without the cases is even lighter.

Fajnie, rzeczowo przedstawiony motocykl. Będę śledził Twoje poczynania. Btw. Czy kiedyś pod tym nickiem nie udzielałeś się na forum PBC?

That's a sharp looking bike. If I get one, it will be the color of the one in this video. Is it grey? Or is it green?

I'm a T9 gt 2021 owner... and man...u hit the target! that is... complete bike for the road...funny! the seat is a nightmare sometimes but I can assure that your ass become get used to after 2000/3000km

Excelent!

Wien ze to moze dziwne zestawienie ale wybrałbyś tracer 9, nie gt, czy africe twin 1100? Mam 188 wzrostu i 90% jazdy po utwardzonych drogach, duzo w mieście. Pozdrawiam

You will always choose the S1000XR over the Tracer why? Because it’s faster

Has anyone found a narrower saddle for this bike?

My gosh. It’s a shame for this bike to miss on a few seemingly small items. The seat, windscreen and the lights. Ugh.

Tak, nawet poprzednia generacja Tracera wibrowała przy przejściu przez pewien pułap niskich obrotów (mam, potwierdzam). Później już jest miodzio.

One thing I just HATE onany vehicle is friggen GOLD.....AGHHHH! WHY is on so much stuff?? It is SO cheesy looking!! When I bought my Z71 Chevy truck the FIRST thing I did was to peel off the stickers and the very next thing was to remove the gold bowtie badge and paint it satin black with a rattle can..but with motorcycle forks? Maybe wrap them?

How does this bike cope with 2 up touring with full luggage?

can we expect a review of the 2021 ktm super adventure s?

Is it good for tall people? something like 1.91m

I am 1.68 meters tall, does it fit me tracer ?

It needs a good set of clocks

This is and the Africa twin 1100l are bikes if if I die on I'll be happy

How is the build quality of the 2021 tracer 9 gt

I think the clutch is just a bit of chatter

Latest Yamaha designs with their weird pirate lights and all have been so bad that they make me want to pull my eye balls out of their sockets and shoot myself just to kill the memories of them 🤮 But that CP3 motor.. 😍 That would be an absolute dream in some Tiger 900 styled 19" front wheel bike with bit more ground clearance.. Give us that and Android Auto capable TFT and we have a winner 🙂

The previous version looked better in my opinion

I own an f900xr in BMW’s top trim and all the extras. I also test rode the BMW s1000xr and it is an absolutely fantastic motorcycle. I did not and would not consider a Yamaha tracer 9gt for the following reasons. 1.) The motorcycle is a bargain basement budget built motorcycle. 2.) The budget brakes are inferior to the Brembo on the BMWs in initial and progressive stopping power and overall quality and feel. 3.) It doesn’t have steal braided brake lines. 4.) It doesn’t have have electronically adjustable preload rear suspension. 5.) The small tft screens are the worse I’ve ever seen. 6.)The tracer doesn’t have a gps system from the factory. 7.) It also doesn’t have Bluetooth capabilities. 8.) The bags can’t fit a full face helmet and they also look stupid like the rest of the bike. 9.) The design of the bike looks like the designers were confused and just decided to merge two styles of bike together. 10.) The engine being in between a 2 and a 4 just make its lack the torque of a twin and the power of a 4. Saying that the tracer (with a claimed 117 hp) is closer to the s1000xr (with a claimed 165 hp) than the f900xr (with a claimed 105hp) is ridiculous. To pretend the f900xr is slow because it makes 12 less hp but not to say the tracer is slow when compared to the s1000xr when it has like 50 less hp is also ridiculous. If it came down to riding a bargain basement Yamaha or nothing I would just give up riding motorcycles. Yamaha did not and cannot (it seems) make a better motorcycle than BMW’s XR line but instead relies on marketing to make up for the obvious inferiority of both the bikes and the brand. The Yamaha has a little more hp than the f900xr (at a much higher rpm) because it has an extra cylinder, semi active suspension in the front and not just in the rear like the f900xr and a gallon more fuel capacity. That’s it. Everything else the BMW wins in. Better electronics, higher torque at a lower rpm, better fuel efficiency, lighter weight, far superior fit and finish, superior radial mounted Brembo brakes front and rear, far and away more superior TFT screen with gps and Garmin ready gps mount installed from the factory, superior controls, superior handling and ground clearance, more suspension travel, better lean angle and BMW any given years is number one or two premium vehicle brand in the world so you know your riding luxury.

the dash is deal breaker for me, ugly s hell.