Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Review - Episode 2 - video Dailymotion

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00:25 - Hey folks, we just got done riding Yamaha's 2024

00:29 Tracer 9 GT Plus.

00:32 This is a middleweight plus size sport touring bike

00:35 from the tuning fork brand out of Japan.

00:38 Now this particular 2024 Tracer 9 GT benefits

00:43 from a couple really nice upgrades

00:46 that we've been asking for a while now.

00:48 Number one, that new seven inch color TFT dash.

00:52 Wow, that thing is beautiful.

00:55 It's nice and bright, it's nice and crisp.

00:58 It's complimented with another thing

01:00 that was much needed on this Tracer 9 GT Plus

01:04 is upgraded switch gear, yes!

01:07 The upgraded switch gear not only looks much better,

01:10 but it has much improved tactile feel.

01:14 It's also backlit, so when you're riding after dark,

01:17 you can actually see the labels on the switch gear.

01:22 It's really nice.

01:23 I like that Yamaha incorporated

01:25 a joystick light control device

01:27 that allows you to manipulate the functions

01:31 inside the menu navigation.

01:34 Menu navigation is pretty slick.

01:35 It's really easy to figure out the settings on the bike.

01:38 As always, when this motorcycle got its MT09 based upgrades

01:42 in 2021, it now has full electronic adjustability

01:47 in terms of power mode, tracks control, slide control,

01:52 wheelie control, Yamaha Motor calls it lift control,

01:54 but you can tweak all the settings

01:56 to the way you want the bike to be able to be ridden.

02:00 Another important feature this bike now has

02:03 is adaptive cruise control.

02:04 That's right, we have radar powered cruise control.

02:08 Now, adaptive cruise control is very similar

02:11 to the high-end cruise control systems

02:13 you get in your modern four wheel vehicle.

02:16 It uses radar hardware in the nose of the bike,

02:20 which sends radar waves to the vehicle in front

02:24 and is able to gauge its distance from that vehicle.

02:28 And it allows the vehicle, your vehicle, your motorcycle

02:31 to speed up or slow down based on the distance

02:34 of that vehicle.

02:35 It's a really handy feature.

02:37 It works really well.

02:38 There's a nice, easy to use adjustment button

02:41 on the switch gear, which allows you to tweak the range.

02:46 So if you wanna have a shorter following distance

02:49 to the vehicle ahead, you can.

02:51 And if you wanna have more spacing,

02:52 you can have more spacing too.

02:54 There's four levels of adjustment, really easy to use,

02:57 really slick system.

02:58 Good job, Yamaha.

03:00 Now, another cool feature that that radar hardware supports

03:05 is radar assisted linked braking.

03:08 I know it's kind of sounds crazy.

03:09 I was like, what?

03:11 What that does is when you're manipulating

03:13 either the brake pedal or the brake lever

03:16 and the radar senses a vehicle approaching

03:19 and the closing distance exceeds a predetermined threshold,

03:22 the vehicle will actually give you a little bit

03:24 of extra brake pressure to help slow the bike down.

03:28 Really neat.

03:29 As always, this vehicle continues to have linked brakes.

03:32 So if you operate the front brake lever,

03:35 it automatically adds a little bit of brake power

03:38 to the back brake and vice versa.

03:42 Yamaha also upgraded the brakes too on this bike

03:44 by fitting a larger diameter rear brake disc.

03:48 We really didn't ever complain about the stopping power

03:51 on the previous version,

03:53 but we're always a fan of powerful brakes.

03:55 So a bigger diameter rotor is another nice plus

03:58 for this bike.

04:00 A couple other little tweaks.

04:02 This bike now has a new seat cover

04:04 for the rider and passenger and this new color way,

04:08 which looks really awesome.

04:10 As always, the 890 cc CP3 inline three engine

04:15 that debuted for the 2021 model, we love this engine.

04:19 It sounds just like a Triumph.

04:21 It sounds really good, it's smooth.

04:24 It has very little vibration

04:28 and the vibration's where you want it.

04:29 It's a really nice power train.

04:31 The quick shifter on the predecessor of this bike,

04:35 it was never really of our favorite.

04:36 It was a little bit slow.

04:38 It just lagged a little bit.

04:39 It was nice obviously to have,

04:41 but it just wasn't really top notch.

04:43 Well, this third generation quick shifter,

04:46 it's a lot better.

04:48 Now it allows you to actually upshift

04:50 while you're on the throttle

04:52 and you can downshift on the throttle too.

04:54 It's just more seamless.

04:59 It's just faster.

05:00 It feels more racy in a good way.

05:03 So another good job to Yamaha.

05:05 Overall, there's a lot to like

05:06 about this 2024 Tracer 9 GT Plus.

05:10 If you already are an existing 2021

05:13 and new Tracer 9 GT Plus customer,

05:16 I don't know if the new dash

05:18 and the radar powered adaptive cruise control

05:21 is really significant enough

05:23 for you to plunk down $16,500 for a new 2024 model.

05:28 But if you're someone out there

05:30 who wants a really feature rich sport touring bike

05:34 that's comfortable, has good character,

05:37 has a lot of bells and whistles,

05:38 isn't too large, isn't too small,

05:41 you know, at 890 CCs,

05:43 it's a very manageable motorcycle.

05:46 It weighs right over 500 pounds,

05:48 but it's a lot smaller in dimensions

05:50 than other liter and above style sport touring bikes.

05:54 Obviously this isn't the bike you want to take cross country

05:58 to ride to Sturgis or anything like that.

06:00 But for urban, urban tours,

06:03 in short, weekend getaways,

06:04 where you're gonna be gone, you know, a night or two,

06:06 this bike is totally capable for that.

06:09 And that's really where it slots in.

06:11 Well, folks, make sure to surf on over

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06:14 That's where all of our content lives.

06:16 We have a couple thousand words

06:18 on the variations of this CP3 engine platform

06:22 from the MT-09, XSR900, and et cetera.

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06:33 And we'll see you in the next episode.

06:34 Thanks for riding with us.

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Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Review - Episode 2

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