wordsmith Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) I have just 'discovered' this bike, and wonder if anyone here has one, or has ridden one, and if so with what opinions and conclusions. I understand that the SP is not (or has not been) imported into the USA and Canada. From some early reading and on-line reviews and test-rides from the UK it appears to be an upgraded MT-09 (FJ-09), with different headlight 'styling' at the front, an attractive paint job, a ghastly-looking rear fender/ plate carrier, and seriously upgraded suspension comprising a fully-adjustable KYB fork and OHLINS rear shock. Of greater interest to me - with my wonky stiff knees, hips, and ankles - is the seat-height of only 820mm (vs the even more helpful 804mm of my BMW R9T). Keenly-priced, tho' more day-ride/ sports oriented than (say) the Tracer GT. I'd be very interested in any comments, links to any other reviews or posts, etc. Wordsmith Edited August 19, 2020 by wordsmith Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member roadrash83 Posted August 16, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 16, 2020 Good to hear from you wordsmith! just typed in Yamaha MT09 SP and many reviews turned up and the reviews that I looked at all seemed very positive. I sure wish that flat seat was on my GT. Happy hunting🦘 1 He who dies with the most toys wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tktplz Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 hours ago, wordsmith said: I have just 'discovered' this bike, and wonder if anyone here has one, or has ridden one, and if so with what opinions and conclusions. I understand that the SP is not (or has not been) imported into the USA and Canada. From some early reading and on-line reviews and test-rides from the UK it appear to be an upgraded MT-09 (FJ-09), with different headlight 'styling' at the front, an attractive paint job, a ghastly-looking rear fender/ plate carrier, and seriously upgraded suspension comprising a fully-adjustable KYB fork and OHLINS rear shock. Of greater interest to me - with my wonky stiff knees, hips, and ankles - is the seat-height of only 820mm (vs the helpful 804mm of my BMW R9T). Keenly-priced, tho' more day-ride/ sports oriented than (say) the Tracer GT. I'd be very interested in any comments, links to any other reviews or posts, etc. Wordsmith That looks a lot like our FZ09 here in the states besides the KYB and the Ohlins. Ain't no fun when the rabbit gets the gun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthAu Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I feel with the mt09 the base model and upgrading the suspension is a better choice. The MT10, I'd rather the sp model. The semi active ohlins setup is great and worth the extra. It all comes down to the individual. Ride them both and decide from there. Is the sp right for you, or could you have a better ride buying and upgrading the stock variant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted August 16, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, StealthAu said: I feel with the mt09 the base model and upgrading the suspension is a better choice. The MT10, I'd rather the sp model. The semi active ohlins setup is great and worth the extra. Completely agree. The MT-10 SP is a beautiful machine, well worth the $$$. ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, StealthAu said: I feel with the mt09 the base model and upgrading the suspension is a better choice. Is the sp right for you, or could you have a better ride buying and upgrading the stock variant. Good points, which I must say I had begun to consider - thank you! Prices here are AUD$15999 for the SP or AUD$14249 for the 'standard' MT-09, a difference of AUD$1750. When I had a very serious both-ends K-TECH upgrade to the suspension of my late Tracer 900 GT it cost me a very well-spent $2100. Should the SP's already upgraded suspension not be quite up to scratch out-of-the-box I reckon my suspension guru could tweak it for very little. But the cost difference does also include gold vs black fork (I much prefer the gold) plus some other minor embellishments such as stitching on the SP seat, SP decals on wheel rims, fancy and (IMHO) quite tasty paint job, and so on. But alas, the SP version has that fugly rear fender/ plate/ light carrier - the very first thing to go! So should I be interested in proceeding I think the extra relatively few $$$s for the SP would be the better buy, especially as there's a new one advertised in a dealership here @ AUD$14636! Edited August 16, 2020 by wordsmith 2 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthAu Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 +$400 over the base model makes it an easy decision. That's awesome value with the ohlins shock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdavis Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Wordy, you need to get with the FaceBook kiddies. MT09 Australia will tell you all you need from the owners. BTW, a fellow rider I know had a Nine T, and sold it for a Tracer. First run was the Silo ride, and it had to be shipped down from Townsville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 5 hours ago, jdavis said: Wordy, you need to get with the FaceBook kiddies. MT09 Australia will tell you all you need from the owners. BTW, a fellow rider I know had a Nine T, and sold it for a Tracer. First run was the Silo ride, and it had to be shipped down from Townsville. Don't have FB in this home, jd - fed-up with continuous attempted scams. 4 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripletrouble Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 22 hours ago, StealthAu said: I feel with the mt09 the base model and upgrading the suspension is a better choice. The MT10, I'd rather the sp model. The semi active ohlins setup is great and worth the extra. It all comes down to the individual. Ride them both and decide from there. Is the sp right for you, or could you have a better ride buying and upgrading the stock variant. The sp forks are better than stock gt, but that’s not saying much. They are still just ok ish. UpgradIng your gt forks, and a shock built for you ( not ohlins with stock weight spring )is money better spent. MT10...It’s a bit ott power wise, unless your one of those who can ride @ WOT on an 09. It also drinks fuel with no regard to your wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripletrouble Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 11:23 AM, wordsmith said: Of greater interest to me - with my wonky stiff knees, hips, and ankles - is the seat-height of only 820mm Wordsmith Here you go, right up your street... https://youtu.be/i2D2fP6yBzU 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted August 17, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted August 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Tripletrouble said: Here you go, right up your street... https://youtu.be/i2D2fP6yBzU 70mph w/ a CR125 2-Stroke motor!! 👍 I want one! ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripletrouble Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 26 minutes ago, betoney said: 70mph w/ a CR125 2-Stroke motor!! 👍 I want one! Check out his other vids, very English, a complete nutter who builds stuff in his shed that would make health and safety inspectors heads spin round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 3 hours ago, betoney said: 70mph w/ a CR125 2-Stroke motor!! 👍 I want one! I want two - one for me, one for the missus! 1 Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 13 hours ago, jdavis said: Wordy, you need to get with the FaceBook kiddies. MT09 Australia will tell you all you need from the owners. BTW, a fellow rider I know had a Nine T, and sold it for a Tracer. First run was the Silo ride, and it had to be shipped down from Townsville. I very much wish that I could get back on a GT, but I simply cannot. A tip to all you youngsters out there - DO NOT GET OLD!! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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