fr499y 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Well its the new motorcycle by Yamaha which houses the newly developed 850cc three cylinder engine. On pictures and paper this bike looks stunning. A lovely middle weight triple engined motorcycle, with 115BHP and 64ft lb torque. Its light at only 188KG wet. Quick overviewThe bike itself kind of looks unfinished at the front ( you'll need to see one to understand what i mean ) but put that aside and its a good looking bit of kit. Its feels small and nimble when you sit on it, the bars are nice and wide and the clocks are easy to see. The seats like a plank but then again its a new bike and i weigh as much as a chicken!The BikeSuspension & HandlingNot much to say, the bike felt perfectly setup for the middle weight rider. The handling of the bike was spot on. A very flick-able bike, stable on dual carriageways and very nimble around town and the back roads.BrakesThe bike uses a pair of twin pot radial mounted calipers, with twin 298 mm discs on the front and a single 245 mm disc on the back. Enough power to stop you with a single finger ( wouldn't recommend trying it though ) EngineThe bike has three power modes. A, STD, B. these can be changed on the fly as long as your not using the throttle, so can be altered whilst rolling, slowing down off the throttle or standing still. To me, this is where they went wrong. B mode is the only mode that i can say gives you a nice ride. Its smooth with great throttle response. Yes its what Suzuki would call a wet mode, so the power is slightly lower and the throttle is less snatchy. B seems to allow you to ride the bike how its meant to be ridden, you can slow down and gradually open the throttle, smooth without any snatchiness or hesitation.Then comes the A mode, the so called sport mode. This is what lets the bike down. You do get the full power of the bike, and with that comes brilliant acceleration BUT a very very snatchy throttle. As you would expect, this makes it very difficult to ride around town, traffic or simply pulling off from the lights. I found whilst using A and STD mode the bike would feel like it was going to die whilst pulling off, Giving the bike more throttle helped but it did make you feel like your at a drag strip waiting for the green light.With all that being said, the MT-09 in B mode makes for a brilliant ride. A Quick, nimble bike that will certainly give triumph a run for its money! I would recommend this as an alternative to Triumph's Street Triple 675, but not the Speed Triple 1050.Image copyright Yamaha Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dick65 0 Posted September 30, 2013 don't forget Yamaha have history for building triples I hope other models will be forthcoming Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fr499y 0 Posted September 30, 2013 If it didn't have the electronics for the different power modes, it would be perfect. Little things like that seriously let down a good bike. Yes there is already talk about new triple models, one that might be a tourer/enduro style as its a very slim engine that could easily fit into a frame built for a parallel twin. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dick65 0 Posted September 30, 2013 its a new model so things should get ironed out by next year news of a tourer sounds interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madsod 0 Posted September 30, 2013 I like the look of that and the sound of 3 pots is so nice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haveugot1 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Nice looking bike. Would like one for local use and the busa for long days out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stue11 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Yamaha are crap only kidding nice right up Matt and i do like the look of that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fr499y 0 Posted September 30, 2013 Im just randomly taking bikes for a ride out trying to take out a Ducati, but there a bit funny with it :S They didn't seem too fussed when i owned a Ducati :roll:Next year i will be taking out the new V-strom 1000 :)and if i can sweet talk the local Ducati dealer, a hyperstrada Share this post Link to post Share on other sites