Yamaha MT09 Review | One Year of Ownership 

You make the mt09 look like a grom

When he stood up next to the bike it really caught me off guard, the bike looked so tiny lool

Is this the mini version of the MT 09?

Spot on review. Love the mods you’ve made, sounds and looks great!

It was this review that resulted in the purchase of my MT 09. And it doesn’t disappoint. Best bang for your buck!

Great review, thanks so much, enjoy your channel. Really considering this for next year!

One of the best and honest ownership review....☺

Yay, it's Kuringai Chase near where I live. Great to see a reviewer from the Down-under.

Great review! I am waiting to see if there might be an update version for 2019.

best MT09 review ive seen. You've helped me make up my mind on getting an MT09 as an affordable / zippy / comfortable urban bike to compliment my better equipped touring Aprilia Caponord 1200. Safe riding dude & thanks for the vid.

Great mod mate! Thank you for sharing. 👍

Please make a video of you riding a honda grom.. that would be incredible.

What an incredible and well rounded video thanks for it bro

Great review...I may be getting one soon

Been doing extensive research to reassure that this is the bike and man this review was what I needed to watch. Great job and you earned a new sub.

Great looking and sounding bike with those mods! Nice review tall man

Excellent review mate , love this bike

very useful review and real practical use of a bike. thank you

Great review. Thanks!

Woooooooow😳 what a great review. Suscbrubed👍🏾. MT07 was recommend, but this bike will suit me better by the looks of things. Its now down to pice between this and the Triumph Street triple.

Good solid review. Looking for something lighter and a good all around bike and it certainly seems the MT-09 is in that sweet spot. Thanks for taking the time to do the review. Cheers!

Great video bro 👍🏻

I am just about to buy an MT09 and also in Sydney. You answered a lot of the questions I had. I subscribed. See you on the road mate. 🤙

Nice man love this bike looking at getting one. Thanks mate

Great review spot on

I so want one of these. Black looks good on it!

thank you for video, really enjoyed it!

Great video mate...nice info about hte bike

Bless you for making this video.

Good Vid,from a year of testing,was looking at 2015 model not now.Cheers.

This was really helpful thanks

love that road!

I have the xsr700 and I absolutely love it. It's a lot like the Mt-07. My next bike will be the MT-09. That MT-09 motor is a beast. Thanks for the video.

Great review agree with your MT09 comments. The dash rev counter is hard to see and I did notice the rear a bit bouncy. On my 2017 MT09 I did get the dealer to tighten up the front forks again that was because I could do with losting a few kilos myself. Have recent purchased the new MT09SP the suspension is well sort with kyb front forks and the ohlins rear suspension unit, the speedo head is still the same rev counter numbers not fully visible and I am not a tall person.

Another 👌 production

I've had my white '17 09 for almost a year now and holy crap am I in love. The bike is so versatile like you said. The other day I took a sharp corner and leaned so low I scraped my shoe, the straightened up and power wheelie'd outa there 😁

Good honest review of a good honest bike. Cheers ;) ps, I bet you could never get a screen tall enough for you lol

Thanks helpful review. Tfs

Great bikes test rode one fell in love with it but my only complaint was the rear shock so I went and bought the SP and OMG she’s my baby

Thank you, good info. Especially that of being able to keep it on 3rd gear. 👍

Great video!

Nice review man. I'm thinking of upgrading from my 07. Cheers and thanks. C.

hey mate, well done, really loved the commentary. herro

I really enjoy your vibe.

Awesome video! Exactly the info I have been looking for :) I am currently riding an R3 and wanting to upgrade. I am not an aggressive rider but I do want something that can take me on the highway for extended rides to get to the fun coastal rides in my region. I was fearful of buying the wrong bike but I think now I know what bike to buy. No doubt there are other capable options out there but with your detailed review I am decided. I especially like your "normal" road riding (lol) and not wringing the guts out of the engine (lol). I watch videos all the time to get an idea for certain bike's performance on the highway but most videos show the bike from 0-200km speed tests with most riding done in the 150's plus.... not my riding style and impossible to gauge the everyday performance of the bike and the relevant tach reading to speed and gear position. Thanks again for the awesome video!

Great review.

Great vid, thanks mate.

Thank you for the video, Thumbs up. Sounds like the MT-09Sp is the way to go.

We need 'WeNeedASaga' back in our lives

Nice video. Your review helped me pick the 2017 version which I've had for a few months. We share local playgrounds, I'm getting a Nitron shock and stiffer fork springs (on the boat), happy to give you a go if you are interested in a budget upgrade.

awesome review! i'm also saving p for the mt 09, i heard someone say that the ohlins suspension on the SP version is night and day in comparison. but i havent ridden them myself. all i know is i'm riding the mt 07 in my license class and its too small for me tbh. so cant wait to try out the mt 09 once i get the license :P

I switched out the shock after 6kkm, should've done it the second it came. Got a Wilbers 640 for 420€ and it completely transformed the bike

Well done mate, an honest review of a great bike for the real world, every day rider. Would you be kind enough to share some info on your helmet intercom system, the sound quality is very impressive.

Good information

Great real life review.

Hello. Did you notice a loss of any low-end power, or any flat spots in the torque curve at all, after the installation - or removal of the baffle - of your Akrapovic Titanium? I have the same bike (2019), and really like this exhaust. Thanks for your time and videos. They are very informative and helpful.

Great to see my home town. Take it up the old road next time.

Cool vid,good information,

Hi mate, great vid. I watched your GSXS review as well, just wondering how you would compare MT09 and GSXS 1000? I was looking at getting XSR900 or GSXS 1000. Be interested to heat your opinion on them Ps subscribed! Cheers

I have the 2016 mt09 and love everything about the bike except suspension. it is horrible and does not give you confidence to throw the bike into a corner. So far the bike has a full akra carbon system and woolich flash + tune. next mod is forks and rear shock. your review is spot on as well mate.

Nice review, MT09 is a great bike, and I also tryed the Triump street triple Rs . But after trying the KTM 790 duke I was sold. With out doubt the best of the 3 IMO. 790 duke is just awesome to ride..

Great video man, I love my 2017. You’ve got Rizoma indicators on the front, which ones do you have on the rear?

Look so lovely bike😍

I was looking to get an Mt09 but decided to go toward a duke 790, which in the states comes out this fall or next year. The good thing about that is the Duke 790 R will be coming so i will go for that one instead of the regular 790. My buddy will be getting the MT09 though because i told him i was perhaps looking to get one.

Great Review! I've tried to find these radiator guards set but without success .... Any idea where I can find these? Thank you!

Good review. Any excessive vibration in the upper rev band?

Such a sweet ride, almost picked up the FZ-09 last year but found a hell of a deal on a "new" '14 Honda VFR800 Deluxe in red for $6700, couldn't pass it up. I'll eventually get the FZ or XSR900 someday...

I’m a MT09 (2017) and surprised you didn’t mention the snappy throttle in A Mode... anyway I had a flash done in Brisbane and it bloody perfect now.

the all black one looks the best! i prefer the CRT exhaust made by SC project

Great review and i guess a good all round bike. Any chance of doing a review on the new CB1000R ???

Wow, the bike looks like a min-bike compared to you, over 2m in height?

I have a 2016 XSR900, and it is basically the same bike in a different skin. Lovely bit of kit. Easy to mod, maintain. Only downside is that the space under the seat is non-existent, and the swing arm scratches away where your right boot rubs on it. Also, one has to flash the ECU after a full exhaust mod. I have the IXIL SX1, and have not reflashed it yet!

Miss you dude

that was a nice review, did you miss out any changes you made on the bike other than what you mentioned ? Also you did not change the handlebar and mirrors on yours like i've seen others do on mt09.

About the rear shock. You do not want to try to stiff it up by increasing preload on the spring, that ultimately doenst make it any stiffer it just becomes more of a pogo stick(which can be dangerous in extreme cases). The right preload is needed for proper sag depending on driver weight. What you can do is increase compression or/and stiffer spring.

has the same lean angle as r6 so if u scrappin peg u killin it bro

THANK YOU. good video

Another softer option to the bikes you mentioned is perhaps the Aprillia Shiver 900 - I tried one and was quite impressed, which was quite a supprise. Had a bit more character than the other bikes you mentioned (exception being the KTM - which I haven't ridden). It doesn't seem to get much press coverage.

Good positive rap Dude

I hear the rear suspension comment often. Just wondering how hard you actually have to push before it becomes an issue? I.e. What level of a rider do you have to be and how hard do you have to push it to find its limits? Will a new rider notice it immediately? Will an intermediate rider find it pushing their limits? Will a good rider find it on every corner? THanks.

Nice review. Given you like to tour, did you consider the Tracer version? And do you think the SP versions are worth it for the MT-09 and the MT-09 Tracer? Cheers!

Great review. Jeez, you’re a tall bloke. You make that bike look tiny. I’m jealous, I’m 5,6 and cuts about 80% of bikes out for me.

Great review, looking at the MT09-SP for when I get my fulls - also, isn't West Head an 80 zone? ;) haha

I had a CB500F before the 2017 MT 09 and it had a larger fuel tank and chunkier indicator lights which would definitely improve this bike. Also the fuel gauge is not particularly accurate as it stays full for ages then quickly reduces the bars. Apart from that I'm really happy with it for all the reasons you stated. I would like to say it is also very comfortable and the fuel economy is excellent. Great vid as usual!

I'm getting 200-230km per tank without even hitting the low fuel light. Never comes out of A mode and I'm not being nice to it.

Nice machine !

Enjoyed your honest review. Can you give me the base line price for a new mt09 in Australia. Thanks

Imagine how he would look next to a Grom

very nice review... also, could you please tell me what is the model of that akra exhaust? thank you

HEATED GRIPS!!!! You live in Australia!!!!!

nice looking z125!

How did the Akra exhaust affect your fuel economy? Any fuel controller installed or ecu reflash?

Hi there, one question once the back rear rack its removed is there any noticeable holes? I am asking this question as apparently you need to drill holes into the plastic to fit the rack and how hard is to remove the back rack once initially installed.

At last someone tall people do a review with this bike.

Did Yamaha address the rear shock problem on the 2018 or 19 model? Can't find any 2017 in B.C Canada so looking at newer models

Great video, wow u a giant!

I'm getting one of these for commuting and keeping my R6 for the twisties!

I got the same bike, same colour and same shit on it, but 10.400 KM's right now. My new tires are the Road 5 Model from Michelin, a touring sport tire. I think it's better as the Bridgestone Batlax S20 from Yamaha. Best things in my opinion are the Akrapovic exhaust and the heating grips espacially in spring and autumn. Quickshifter needs 5.000 rpm and warm engine to work smooth. The one from Triumph at the Street Triple RS works smoother in any conditions. No problems with the rear suspension since i've made it two clicks harder. Stable in fast corners. The plateholder is also changed at my bike. I don't like the one from Yamaha, looks not good. Now it's mounted directly under the rear-light and looks pretty much cooler. Good ride from Germany the Merkel State of confusion... ;)

Please help - - I want a mt09 2017 lime green but concern on the suspension issues so also considering the mt09sp 2018 but unfortunately they don’t come in lime green . If I buy a 2017 and upgraded will be worth it or do you recommend compromise in the COLORS and get a mt09 sp 2018 ??? Please help

What maintenance have you done via oil changes tuneup stuff like that and what’s the running cost of that?