Bike of the day: Yamaha Tracer 900

You won’t get more touring motorcycle for less

Bike of the day: Yamaha Tracer 900

TAKE the recipe for Yamaha’s MT-09: big torque, big laughs, great value. Throw in comfortable two-up touring potential.

What have you got? One of the best value all-round capable motorcycles there is, AKA the Tracer 900.

This one’s even better value than usual, at £7,895, £1,300 less than Yamaha’s current list price, simply because it’s a pre-registered 2017 model.

And this Yamaha Tracer 900 for sale comes with the peace-of-mind of buying from a dealer.

It’s offered by Crescent Yamaha in Bournemouth, Dorset, under manufacturer’s warrantee until September 2019.

How it’s described:

  • 1 OWNER FROM NEW (PRE REG)
  • BALANCE OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2019
  • ALL 3 KEYS BOOKS PAPERWORK
  • DATATAG MASTER SECURITY MARKED
  • Y.I.S.S IGNITION SECURITY
  • TRACTION CONTROL
  • RIDER MODES
  • ABS BRAKES
  • ADJSTABLE SCREEN HEIGHT
  • ADJUSTABLE SEAT HEIGHT

What we think:

You don't need a 240kg motorcycle to go touring. Yamaha's new MT-09 Tracer is proof of it.

At a claimed 214kg fully fuelled, it's barely heavier than a middleweight but comfortable and roomy enough to cross continents with a pillion and a load of luggage.

It's the sports touring edition of the naked MT-09, which has proved hugely successful for Yamaha. So successful that Yamaha could have been sure of selling a few thousand more just by putting a fairing and tall screen on it. But the Tracer is so much more than that…

Read our full review of the Yamaha Tracer 900 here.

Check out the Yamaha Tracer 900 for sale here.