![]() ![]() Speaking of the windshield: while you could only adjust the previous one when stationary, you can now do it while riding. ![]() The far-down fairing combined with the large windshield and the tank that extends wide across your legs at the top: I didn’t see any rain, but I think the Tracer can keep you surprisingly dry. As far as I’m concerned, only the rear light and the number plate holder should go back to the drawing board. The Tracer 900’s bombastic handguards have been traded for less over the top ones, and the slim LED turn signals add refinement. Fresh, sharp and sporty, perfectly translating the character of the bike. Also the looks were actually already passé two years after its introduction.įortunately, the new looks of the Tracer 9 improved a lot. After our test with its predecessor, I was completely convinced with what the Japanese had presented me – except for some detail criticism. We haven’t ridden either competitor, and to be honest another model is a lot higher on our wishlist: after a very convincing week with the Triumph Trident 660, we are very curious about its sports tourer brother, the Tiger Sport 660.īut back to the order of the day: the Yamaha Tracer 9. Just in time, because in 2021 a third mid-class triple sports tourer suddenly showed up: the Triumph Tiger 850 Sport. ![]() In addition to a welcome facelift and two zeros less on its identity card, the new Yamaha Tracer 9 was also thoroughly overhauled underneath its fairings. In 2020 Yamaha unveiled the successor to the Tracer 900. That list of three was short-lived, because production of the Tiger Sport stopped in 2016. In 2007, the Triumph Tiger 1050 Sport was launched, and that was really your only option until two new models hit the scene in 2015: the Yamaha MT-09 Tracer (renamed Tracer 900 in 2017) and the MV Agusta Turismo Veloce. Fans of triples who were looking for a mid-class sports tourer in recent years, didn’t have much choice. ![]()
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