YAMAHA MT-09 TRACER (2015 - 2018) Review

Suspension is definitely an improvement on the early mto9 I know I have one as well a little basic compared wit the latest kit but not bad . Brakes although reasonable can be improved with braded lines and fresh brake fluid

The cp3 motor is a peach plenty of power everywhere alot of this is down to excellent gearing and a perfect blend of torque and horsepower and it sounds great

Bullet proof engine finish is generally good as long as you look after it .

Running costs are low in fact if your handy with the spanners could be just the cost of consumables brake pads oil filters ect

Compared to the latest kit fairly basic but depends how you like it does what it says on the tin .

When set up for rider only the bike is good. When two riding it gets interesting and top heavy.

Torque and fun for rider ( solo) two up gets twitchy

Some components are lower specked than others.on the bike so so rust with all year round riding and commuting.

Basic servicing is fairly easy to do yourself but things like valve clearance cost a bit at local dealership if you don't have the garage, tools, time and know how.

After market parts most you can use from the mt09 .

Handling spot on goes where you point it, benefits from being built on early mt09 frame and swing arm. Breaks very good plenty of stopping power. Suspension holing up ok at 40k miles

This is where the bike stands out fantastic cross plane triple from Yamaha, plenty of power 3 riding modes so a lot of choice when it comes to maps on the go. Clutches develop a rattle at 30k miles (reminiscent of my old 600 and 900 diversions) nice to see Yamaha still haven’t found a way to make a quiet clutch. Over all a great engine with all the power and torque needed for the daily commute, weekend blast and mile much tour.

So far so good bought with 35k miles on clock for bargain price. As with any bike a British winter will eat it alive, acf50 is your friend here, some rusty bolts and faded header pipes but over all presentable for the miles.

Major service was £200 (Yorkshire prices) all valves within spec at 36k miles. Oil and filter every 6k miles about £50 Tyres are Michelin Road 6 seem to be all good so far but pricey (£300 a pair) Been remapped fuel about 40mpg around town, seen 50 ish mpg on long runs.

Fairy basic now by today’s standards, but was bought to replace my ageing 900 diversion so can’t complain. Abs and traction control3 riding maps Heated gripsLCD screen Newer bike has electronic adjustable suspension.

Comfortable it's an all-round bike. I used for commuting, for touring and for weekend blast i love it every time i can seat on it.

Best part of the bike , the triple engine is addictive, i love it. Torque on the bottom punchy middle of the rev range. It has 3 different engine modes A, B and Standard where A is the strongest and B is the weakest.

Tracer like to corrosion especially on the center stand and some bolts on the side. Built quality is Japanese standard so you can trust in it

It depends if you do a big maintenance sprocket, chain, brake/fluid, filters, sparkplug, oil then it cost a bit more but nothing big. Ofc for the next Years you just have to change the oil+filter that is around 50-80£ if you do it yourself.

Center stand is standard i think, makes it easier to service or park it on it. Optional heated grips just love it. You can't go wrong with any sport touring tyre, don't have to buy the most expensive Michelin PS5, it's just be fine with any other tires too.

Ride and Brakes not as good as the FJR, but then as a new purchase the Tracer would have been about half the price.

Sadly I can't give it 6 out of 5. It's a beaut!

I've owned mostly Yamahas for over 30 years and they have always proven to be 100% reliable. Excellent paint finish and just the odd furring on the fasteners now and then, but keep them clean and they're great.

Not serviced it yet, it's due now. Expecting around £250.

For the price point as new very good value for money. Apart from the engine my favourite part of the bike is the riding position, it suits me perfectly.

On fast roads it is not stable enough. The initial bite of the brakes is ok. But if you brake high speed down, you will see the brakes are weak. For me the seat ist too high even in low position. The handlebar is too wide with the spacey handguards. You will have problems in the town, cause it is simply to wide to push in town.

For me the engine is massivly overrated. It pulls from 3000 on but there is no kick over the whole revband. For me it is simply boring.

Cheap meterials wehrever you look, but very reliable so far.

Depends on how many miles you make. Mpg is ok for the performance.

ABS regulates not exactly fine and so does the traction control. It is spacey enough for two persons. The windscreen generates turbolences , which make the ride loud and nasty.

Key position is a pain, especially at night, could, although I believe later models have now had this moved.

Brilliant allrounder

Best engine in the world

No issues

I'm getting on a bit now but its quite comfy now with the new shock, seat and tyres. I can ride for 4 to 6 hrs without too many ill effects. The much publicised instability at high speed issue was just discernible at higher velocities. However the K-Tech razor shock coupled with Michelin road 5's have eradicated any hint of it.

Stonking!!

The usual Yamaha excellent reliability, some steel fabrications are a bit crap, like No. Plate and rear indicator bracket. Some plastics have cracked. Other finishes and paint are good.

Its very frugal, and the initial purchase price was quite cheap. I have however added a comfort seat as the original is not comfy. I've added a K-Tech razor rear shock as the original was going off by 15k miles and the damping from the K-Tech is plush in comparison. The Michelin road 5's that I run now add a level of confidence not experienced before. Also giving better stability and improving ride quality on their own. I fitted an after market wide screen with an MRA vario attachment with removed much of the wind noise. I've fitted a new chain and sprocket set after about 20k, which is of much better quality than the original; its meatier anyway. Also complimented that with a scottoiler. Put a luggage rack on as well.

Its the best I've ever owned, the heated grips that I had fitted are basically from the super ten and are nuclear hot. As mentioned before Road 5's suit it very well. Fit a scottoiler x -system. I fitted an ermax touring screen with vario deflector. I fitted a K-tech shock with is sublime but I suspect any aftermarket one would be much better than the budget original.

I know that my bike is due for a recall for need brake light switch but not happy dealing with the inconvenience of the local dealer!

It would be a greater bike if it had a turbo! The engine is responsive and goes very well as well as being Economical and reliable!

I have had the engine management light come on twice! The first time it was engine management and the second was a speed sensor fault! The dealer would not even give me a fix date for the first fault so I purchased my own code reader for Yamaha!

Service cost at the dealer are over priced and not fully completed so I buy genuine part and service it my self!

Hand shields are rudimentary and not very effective and so benefit from additional knuckle guards. The bike need a proper rear mud guard or hugger as well as a cover to keep road dirt out of the rear damper. I would like to see both headlight have dipped beam!

Seat is uncomfortable, suspension is rediculously bad. Replace the rear shock absorber ASAP. Forks just about ok after months of trial & error. Screen noise horrendous above 35mph, tried four other screen all no good.

Brilliant

Valve check & service at 24000 milesvery expensive. ie £750.00

OE Equipment works well. OE tyres were disgusting. Michelin Road Pilot5 are brilliant and transform the bike giving absolute confidence they are remarkable nothing previously on any bike over the last 55 years has been so outstanding.

Bike at its best any time, any where, any condition. Need a bigger fuel tank, easy for ten hours riding.

Power delivery in all situations perfect. Throttle a little snatchy until you get used to it.

Quality outstanding value. No problems to report.

Parts and accessories good value for money

Favourite standard feature heated grips and centre stand. Recommend quick shift, speedo healer (7.9% out), auxiliary lights, smart turn system essential, hard panniers from 2020 model.

At its best munching the miles away on any routes, loaded up, on track. A very versatile machine. Never want to stop.

Engine is totally perfect.

Very low compared to the performance

Centre stand Very useful. Recomend a quick shifter retro fitting. Avoid cheep tyres, recommend P5’s.

Unsure if it’s just my proportions but I just can’t get comfortable on this bike at all. The bars are too wide, the seats too uncomfortable and the foot pegs are just in the wrong position completely for long distance touring. The bike wallows and lurches round corners and at times the front doesn’t even feel connected to the rest of the bike.

Sounds ok but far too bad on fuel.

If I could give this bike a true score for quality and reliability it would be into negative figures. Where to start! Corrosion for one, even a well looked after bike will fall apart with rust, everything from the bolts to the brackets age long before their time. The entire rear frame is rotten and every bracket looks as though it’s fallen off a WW2 tank rather than a low mileage 5 year old bike. The oil cooler which sits right behind the front wheel gets so badly pitted it will eventually start leaking coolant which is what happened on mine which resulted in me having to buy a new one from Yamaha at a cost of almost £600 for the part alone. The paint is so thin even taking the bike cover off and on was enough to wear the paint right through. I really didn’t think it was possible to make a new bike in this day and age as badly as Yamaha have done. Yes it’s a very cheap bike but it’s also extremely poorly made and badly designed. If I’d known how badly my bike was going to deteriorate In such a short space of time I would have never considered one. Terrible!

So far in the year and a half of ownership I’ve spend over £2,000 just to stop the bike falling apart with corrosion. Every bracket had to be removed to have the rust shot blasted off and re painted. It’s spent more time in my garage in bits than actually being ridden. What surprises me more than anything is the fuel this bike goes through, think litre sports bike consumption rather than a small triple engine. Don’t expect this to be a sensible tourer as you’ll have to tow an oil refinery behind you with its glutton for fuel.

Useless screen, hand guards are flimsy and not much use.

I found the brakes are good when considering price etc, but unfortunately the suspension leaves a lot to be desired... you have an amazing engine, probably the best 800cc out there but the suspension when you push the bike hard is a shame. Bike wobbles a bit which was disconcerting during a trackday.

Nuff said. The best part of the bike, exhilarating and fun at all levels. Really enjoyed the engine in every way, especially when commuting.

Nothing broke down and all working as it should, especially the sweet engine. However, it’s built to a great price hence as I expected, you have to look after it well to keep furry nuts etc away.

Very reasonable and typical Yamaha reliability. Mechanic said easy bike to work on.

Very good to be fair, with riding modes ABS Traction Control already on the bike. I was also lucky to have an Akrapovic exhaust which I loved. Add heated grips and a slightly taller screen, then voila you have an all rounder for all year no matter how cold it gets.

Ride is great very easy to predict brakes are superb

Best engine I’ve riden and I’ve had a few smooth great power delivery I couldn’t ask for more

Nothing failed so far

Great 45+mpg around town and even better when out on a run

Everything is on this bike I could possibly want traction control ABS and rider modes. I have the factory heated grips which are superb in the winter.

Around 90 min ride time with an aftermarket comfort seat fitted. Dislike that the bike has a weight carry limit, so need to choose between pillion or panniers or top box not all three at once. Can become top heavy when loaded up.

Perky, typical characteristics.

A couple of bolts falling out from the side fairings some where on the roads.

Self servicing is fairly easy.

Mitchellin Road five tyres. Innovv k2 camera system.

Suspension is budget but setting rider sag and playing around with the damping settings improves really things, front fork springs are too soft, but cheap fix. Seat is firm and takes a bit of getting useful but is supportive once you get used to it. Capable of big miles with a comfy riding position and good on fuel. Tractable and powerful engine provides touring or sports bike type fun. Brakes are unremarkable but do the job well.

Superb road bike engine, I would never go back to a four cylinder machine.

Build quality is good and no reliability issues after 13k from new. Difficult to clean with all the little body panels but I prefer riding bikes to cleaning them.

Once out of warranty I do my own servicing which is ok but time consuming removing panels.

Heated grips were a worthwhile addition.

One of the area's which the bike shines is the ride quality and brakes, although being quite a big bike the weight disappears as soon as you pull away and the bikes brakes never feel like they are lacking. If really pushing hard the suspension will start to show itself up but this isn't the sort of bike to be going on track days. The A mode I feel is a complete waste of time as it makes the bikes throttle far too snatchy and impossible to control smoothly. All of the above however is overshadowed by the seat and riding position, the standard seat is beyond painful the riding position for a touring bike feels extremely unnatural due to it being essentially an MT09 and the foot pegs being in the wrong place for all day riding comfort. I bought the low seat which was even worse than the standard seat so had to fork out more to get the standard seat modified to make it more comfortable. Another thing worth mentioning is the height, not a bike for anyone shorter than around 5' 9"

The engine is the best part of the bike, the induction roar and the way it delivers the power is addictive. if it wasn't for this engine the bike would have been a huge flop.

Corrosion! The rust on this bike is beyond belief, entirely my fault for not looking over the bike properly before buying. First off is the rear shock, Yamaha know this is a problem however never recognised it as a factory recall, the bike was fitted with a poor quality shock which rotted quickly. Every single bracket on the bike is completely rusted including the actual rear frame section of the bike. This is my first Yamaha so have no idea if this is common for the finish of their bikes, it will certainly also be my last Yamaha.

Coming from a bike which could do 200 miles on a full tank, fuel consumption was quite a shock. With the bike being advertised as a middle weight sports tourer, it turns out that it's hopeless at long distance touring which is what I bought the bike for. It claims around 160 miles range however even driving like an absolute saint I've seen no where near this figure. The fuel light will be flashing at around 135 miles of very fugal riding, with spirited riding I've managed to empty the tank in around 85 miles. For long distance touring you are realistically looking for a petrol station every 100 miles.

The bike came with the standard Yamaha semi rigid panniers which aren't great but acceptable for commuting or a long weekend away. The riding modes are useful to an extent however as previously mentioned A mode is essentially a useless gimmick. The Screen as many people say is hopeless and a bit of an after thought as is the hand guards which offer very little protection.

Does everything you need can tour all day long

Using the different engine modes is great fun put it into A mode when you want some fun transforms the bike into a missile

Easy to ride, punchy engine and very comfortable

Ultra reliable only outlay is servicing

All good since day one.

The riding position is comfortable. Controls all easy to use however I keep getting the rider modes mixed up.

Once I had replaced the standard seat with a Sargent seat and the screen for an MRA I can go from one fuel stop to the next without a break, which is 150-180 miles. Brakes are adequate, I have had better but no complaints. Would have scored 5 out of 5 if comfort was better as standard

Great engine at fast or slow speeds. Very sporty performance.

No problems with build quality or reliability. All good for a bike in this price range.

Amazed by the MPG on long runs

Equipment is fine, maybe not up to the standard of some adventure tourers (what do you expect at this price) but OK for me.

Out of the box it’s average. Have the bike set up for you and it becomes good. Update the suspension and it's even better.

Peach of an engine. The CP3 motor is the best feature of the bike.

Insurance costs are tasty.

You get good stuff for your money.

Ride quality is good and brakes are very good.

Brilliant engine, great torque, revs and sound.

I'm impressed with the build quality and no corrosion at all, although majority of miles have been dry so far. No breakdowns or part failures either.

Would recommend the optional heated grips, they work very well. Reviews suggest the OEM tyres are not the best but they seem fine so far, will probably try another type suggested by the reviews when the current tyres need replacing so I can test what the difference is.

Suspension better on 2017 than previous

Just fantastic

Absolutely reliable. One owner on forum has done 146000. !

I ride it hard sometimes, but still get about 45mpg

Accessory socket for sat nav, 3 riding modes, 2 traction control, ABS and slipper assist clutch. Sorted

Throttle is garbage. Hunts for rpm all the time. Never rides steady. It blows!

Is very fast.

Brand new brakes stuck. Parts rusting on brand new bike even when taken care of properly.

Too many repairs on a brand new bike.

The quality is very plastic.

Standard suspension on the early bikes like mine is not great on rough roads, same as the early MT-09's. The new ones seem to be very good so they've obviously listened to complaints. My bike came with Andreani fork cartridges and Ohlins shock so is pretty good now it's all set up properly. Brakes are excellent and even the back one works well.

Star of the show, really can do anything and sounds a treat when being revved hard.

Overall the bike is well built and finished. There's odd little things like cheap badges on the fairing side panels that let it down slightly but minor stuff really. Reliability has been 100%, nothings come loose, broken or fallen off. More than can be said for my mates BMW S1000XR that's been recovered twice so far and cost double what the Tracer did.

I do all my own servicing and everything is fairly easy to access on the Tracer and parts are cheap enough. Tyres and chain seem to be lasting well and excellent on fuel consumption averaging 58 to the gallon.

Pretty well equipped as standard. Nice dash with plenty of info even if the full gauge is a crap design showing full until you've done about 110 miles then drops to half full.

(Very) wide handlebars, a twitchy but tameable throttle, neutral yet active sitting position. It takes a while to get fully acquainted and at ease on the Tracer, but once you do, it's all confidence. I've taken it to the track and to twisty roads, where the engine really sings, it's then that you feel it's an adaptation from the MT09. The seat is quite hard, which counters the "sinking in" feeling, but after 2-3 hours, you'll want to take a break for sure.

I'm most definitely not alone in saying this is probably one of the funnest engines on the market. The triple cylinder handles it all, with loads of torque and a huge range, and 115bhp, you won't mind making a detour now and then.

After 17.000km, I have yet to come across any sort of downfall. I must admit I'm quite a maintenance nut, so I leave little room for error.

Nothing particular to report. Yamaha isn't too expensive, so expect no surprises.

The standard Dunlop tires are so-so, I'd recommend getting a set which suits your style from the get-go. I went with the Akrapovic exhaust which Yamaha offers, and I'm still grinning a lot when above 7000 rpm or when downshifting.

Brakes are very good. No doubt. But suspension is a bit to soft. It has awful whine sound in 6th gear around 55mph where you use it the most. Maintaining speed around 25-30mph is not smooth and it somehow judders. On the other hand it is very light, flickable, stable fully loaded two up as well as solo. Because I ride my motorcycle two up TC steps in very often. Especially two up Traction Control is very brutal as it cuts engine off under smooth but hard acceleration and in combination with soft suspension it unsettles the bike and pillion bashes into me from behind.

Engine is pretty much perfect!

Bodywork is a bit flimsy but rest of the bike is well put together. There are gaps between fairing and headlight which are filling with insects and dust.

It is seriously very good on petrol. Bike was designed to do a lot of things without being too expensive and it works.

Again I'm asking why! Why the hell someone decided that there will be only one bar in fuel gauge for the first half of a tank??!! Until you reach half a tank you don't know if you are still full or 3/4 or close to 1/2 tank. This is especially annoying when you ride with friends and you all want to start with full tank. This is also annoying when you wish to avoid fuelling on motorway and plan your stops. That bloody gauge shows average and current fuel consumption but doesn't show how many miles remain to empty tank - very useful feature on touring bikes with fuel range of only 170 miles. You can turn your traction control off but when you stop for petrol or a fag it comes back on again. Screen and half fairing doesn't provide much protection. Handlebars are very wide and have extra 2" on each side past your grips - makes it very difficult to filter through traffic. LED headlights are great, central stand is very handy.

Appalling suspension, too hard on bumps, too wallowy, verging on dangerous on fast sweepers. Brakes ok.

Pretends to be fast, but isn't once you get past the light front end. A 675 would be quicker and better in most situations.

Some furry nuts after a short time, chrome decals would catch on a cloth and try to rip off on the fairing, cheap and tacky.

Cheap on fuel.

Besides the USB port, there is none.

Appalling suspension, brakes ok. Large fast sweepers.... very big wobbles. Not a bike for a back box for sure. Suspension was the worst I've experienced on a bike, either solid and jarring over bumps or squishy and unstable over fast stuff. My 2002 TDM was better.

Pretends to be quick, but isn't really.

Rusty bolts after first spin, but in general not bad. The shiny metallic decals on the fairing were very cheap and would snag on polishing cloths if you weren't careful, pulling away from the plastic. Very cheap and nasty.

Only made the first service before I couldn't take anymore. Got 51 mpg average but the small tank and very silly fuel indicator meant you had to refill every 90 miles or so. There is plenty of room for a bigger tank and they didn't even address it on the GT model, pity.

You have to buy everything. Very basic bike as standard. OE tyres are not good. Wind protection was terrible and overtaking lorries required more care than it should.

The suspension isn't the best but the thing cost me £7k virtually new, so what do you expect. Perfectly acceptable and absolutely fine.

Now this is the gem of the bike. Work the CP3 engine hard and enjoy. Consider getting the map flashed to smooth out the low revs and release the real quality of that tripple that the Eurocrats have hidden behind emissions stupidity. Go to Simon at S-Tec in Newbury. Quality service

Screen won't stay locked but other than that, all is well after 2 years and 5k miles.

Has everything you need from toasty hand warmers (which work really well) through to a great dash with all the info you could want

It rides great. It's not great at anything specifically, but it's really really good at just about everything. It's light and nimble for curvy roads. It's comfortable for long hauls (could use a more padded seat). It's torquey in every RPM range for quick passing on the highway or off the line. There is some room for improvement in the brakes if you're an aggressive rider.

Can I rate it 10 out of 5? This engine is insane in every range. I'd probably kill myself if I had any more power. Why buy bikes with huge heavy engines when you can get so much performance in this small triple package?

So far so good.

The bike as a whole is a great value for the performance and features. I think most of us that bought it were intrigued by the price tag as we looked at other comparable bikes that had been on the market longer with great reputations like the Versys, and V-Strom.

I love the standard 12v outlet for charging phones etc... Obviously ABS is great to have. I like the Yamaha bags that clip right on to the bike and the bottom mounts for them blend right into the passenger pegs, so you can ditch the bags and the bike still looks clean; no wire frame brackets hanging off the sides. The bags are basic in design, and hold almost as much as small carry-on suitcase. I just wish the bags were color-matched or had some kind of design on the sides other than plain matte black.

The chain ought to be "530" to match the engies pover. My chain broke during a long and fast ride on autobahn

Centerstand and gripheat is perfect, but the original panniers are not sufficient enough for long range travel.

Brakes really are very good indeed, change the front fork springs to stop the bike diving under braking and they feel twice as powerful. Stock screen actually works well for me but I changed to a Puig short screen and this is perfect for summer use. Wear ear plugs and use whatever screen you want, can't understand why people don't wear them and then complain about the wind noise caused by the screen!

Torque, economy and overall performance is perfect, 'A' mode is a lot of fun on the move but around town 'standard' is the mode to use.

Build quality is very good overall.

You can easily get over 200 miles out of a tank of petrol before it hits the reserve, I average 62 miles to the gallon and I don't hang about, you don't need to race through the rev range because of the amount of torque available from very low down.

It's all good, fit Yamaha heated grips for the winter they are the best I've used and all controllable through the instrumentation.

Suspension appalling and not fit for purpose. Bike should not be sold with such poor suspension. it doesn't matter where you set the limited adjustment, the bike crashes and jars over bumps. Brakes are adequate. Seat is uncomfortable after 20 miles on a run.

Excellent engine with power everywhere and excellent economy.

Overall construction seems good for the price bar the suspension which is dreadful. Optional heated grips look good on paper but useless in practice as whilst you can barely feel the heat in the left grip, the right ends up almost too hot to touch.

Good on fuel.

Comprehensive dash with fuel computer which offers integration of optional heated grips etc. Power mode switch is brilliant. Standard tyres not great. Did I mention suspension...?

Great seat, very comfortable. Stock windscreen too small.

Great sound, eager engine.

Had to call out RAC due to flat battery a month after purchase.

Figure due to astronomical first service cost.

Fully specced LCD display. It comes with a main stand!

Downsized from a Triumph Tiger 1050. The Tracer puts out the same power in a smaller bike and I find it easier to manage. My wife also says that it comfier as a pillion.

Absolutely ace

One or two fastners are rusting

Looked at a Tiger 800, but this is cheaper, and got better trade in, the difference was about £1100. Economical to run.

For a bike at this price, its excellent, I have done 450 miles in a day, stopping only for food and fuel, really comfortable, relaxed riding position, Does about 180 miles on a tank if ridden normally, a bit less if you're acting the maggot. Handles really well, no bother if you want to go scratching and will wheelie all day if you want. Its a bit flighty at speed, but I quite like that now that Im used to it.

The engine is the best thing about the bike, bags of torque and great fun.

7000 miles done so far, including 3,000 in the Alps, it still looks and rides like new.

Again I cannot fault either the ride quality, or brakes I do ride the bike with spirit on occasions, plus in comfort mode when touring and this bike has never failed to keep me smiling.

Great engine, but I am greedy when it comes to power, and I would always like some more. But I really cannot fault this beauty it really is not lacking in the real world.

I still cannot see how they can build such a high quality bike at this price. So far no signs of any corrosion, but I do not store the bike outside.

Honest I really cannot find anything that disappoints with this bike only time will tell if things change but up to now no problems. During the last trip we normally stopped to top up at around 200 miles just about right before a bit of numb bum

I gave 5 out of 5 and I stick by that, Excellent engine with great power delivery.

cannot believe than can make them for the Money great build quality really solid and feels you with confidence.

Again cannot really find any faults in the equipment, I have the semi hard panniers really easy to put on and take off and I find them big enough but I do travel lightly but they really do suit me

For me the Tracer is a really comfy bike, the riding position is good giving the rider a very good view of what's ahead and for me gives me great confidence to really ride this bike. The brakes are really impressive to. Can't wait to try this bike two up.

Great engine with a great sound. The different modes available to the rider really do make a difference and with plenty of torque and power available there's no need to down shift you can just roll the throttle on and the Tracer just goes and goes.

This Tracer of mine is only 5 months old and covered just 1500 miles, so obviously there are no signs of corrosion and as yet it hasn't broken down or let me down.

With servicing intervals being every 6000 and the big engine valve service being at 24000 for me this is great as I would generally only cover 2000-2500 a year. So for me each year I will be taking it to the supplying dealer for an anual service until the due mileage services need to be done.

My favourite feature of the Tracer for me is the digital dash display. It's display carries so much information for the rider. It's very clear and easy to read with buttons at your fingertips to access other menus and I love the message it displays when you switch off " see you next time"

Have comfort seats fitted and no problems so far

Best of both worlds from a powerful triple

Still too new to fault yet

every 6k service intervals shorter than opposition

I have full Akrapovic and Yamaha spot lights, Yamaha comfort seats, Gilles levers, a Shad rack and 50 litre back box.

Excellent

Sound as a pound

Very reliable.

Cheep as chips

Great

No problems to report. Build quality seems great to me.

You get what you pay for. I only got my licence 14 months ago, so I can only compare to what I've experienced in that time. Comapred to a K8 Bandit the brakes are magnificent and it's as light as a feather. The seat can start to feel a bit uncomfortable after a couple of hours. Suspension is ok. Love the upright ride position.

I just love it. Torque all over the place. No need to carefully select gears like I did on my Bandit. It just goes like stink regardless of gear. Confidence inspiring for overtaking. Didn't think there was much difference in the throttle modes, but I do notice it being a bit snatchy in town or when filtering in A-mode. B-mode is a bit...laggy. But I suppose that's what it's meant to be like. Considering an Akrapovic exhaust to beef up the sound.

Had the bike for nearly 3 months and no issues. I had the throttle stick for a while, but that was down to a poorly-fitted set of heated grips. Not going to blame the bike for that.

I obsessed over the MPG rate when I was running the bike in..."Woo-hoo 80mpg!" But as soon as I was safe to crack it open...who cares about mpg rates?!

The display is comprehensive. Nice knowing what gear you are in. 12v power output is great for attaching a satnav or charging my phone. I think the hand guards are a bit pointless, but I like how they look. Traction control has confidently kept the front end on the road a few times. Standard ABS has also kicked in now and again. To both of these: Thanks for keeping me safe and telling me I'm an idiot. Like I said...the stock screens are rubbish. I took the tall screen as an option and it was hopeless. Was really effective at creating turbulence even at low speed. The standard one does nothing, so I bought a powerbronze touring screen which is a big improvement

Quality parts - adjustable suspension but I'm far to scared to touch anything yet as I don't understand any of it - Would seek out professional help with that when I'm ready - Brakes are outstanding and it stops and doesn't give any concern - The ABS is a great safety net in the Highlands of Scotland with crazy four legged Ninja deer

Love the triple - smooth with a little vibration at 6000rpm but nothing uncomfortable - blinding pick up - linear, predictable power delivery with a top end rush - cracking sound track - The stock exhaust is a bit conservative for my taste but its brand new so I'm a little reluctant to fit an alternative system yet but It's on the diary

Only had it two months so reliability is unproven but NO problems yet - The build quality is excellent - Feels like solid quality parts NO rattily bits.

Unknown at this point but I'm getting 50-60 MPG - I'm still experimenting with all the settings and the engine - addicted to the triple howl

Great electronics package - Some say there's little difference between the power modes but I disagree I like the 'B' mode for wet weather I feel it helps - The clock set-up is just the dogs, excellent clear display with lots of information ( disappointed there's no fuel range information though) - The gear indicator is handy - The seating and luggage layout is practical and comfortable with adjustable riders seat at 6'3" I set it up to max first thing - The LED lighting is very good the headlights are SUPER bright and white clever stuff - The small fairing and hand guards are very clever indeed giving excellent protection I don't know how that works.