If you’re on a good twisty mountain climb or some big sweeping corners it starts really running pure and powerful at 7,000 rpm and up. It becomes the bike it was designed to be at aggressive revs. Just send it and you won’t be able to believe the amount of fun you’ll be having. You’ll be screaming into your helmet with joy. I do! I lent mine to my mate and he rode it hard and looooved it so much he went out and bought one the next day. It’s crazy fun and I beat my mate three times in a row over The Macquarie Pass, south of Sydney and he was on a BMW S1000RR and he can truly ride. The MT-09 is so nimble and quick too. The review was excellent but you need to ride this bike MUCH, MUCH harder and rev MUCH higher than this review to get the full experience. Ring it out!
Cheers brother and thanks for adding feedback for others! Unfortunately dont have the best roads to really push the bike hard, hoping to start adding track day reviews where bike will be pushed a lot more. Just working out how I can convince manufacturers to lend me bikes for the track 😂
Personally around 600 I'd go with honda cbr650r. Great fun, though not really suited to long ride as a few pains after an hour or so for me. Alternatively if you want a workhorse around that cc the v strom 650 is seriously capable. Not a particularly sexy bike but I've put over 35k miles on mine in 2 years.
You mentioned about the seat. That isn't the standard seat on the bike you tested. That is the seat from the MT09 Street Rally and Street Tracker. It's far flatter and taller than standard. I fitted one on my MT09 as I found it more comfortable over a long distance. Good review ☺
That CP3 engine is a beast. Keeps up with 1litre bikes .the only thing I don't like is how they are jumping up in price since 2016, the sp is a few grand more ,it's good but it's not 10k good .
Great video mate enjoyed this ! The blue is a lovely colour the fluro yellow is my fave ! Not much wind protection there ! A feature I hated was the kill / start switch
Hi Tom, another very good review, thank you! As I stated before, I really like yamaha's 3zyl. engine. The MT09 looks great (blue and also black version), since I slightly prefer the retro style bikes I would chose the xsr900 from yamaha, which got the same engine and also the same frame (as far as I know). Kawa offers similar "sibling bikes" z900 - z900rs and as you know I'm riding the rs version. Not sure about it but I think from yamaha one gets a little more for the money (e.g. quickshifter) than from kawa (?) - however, I guess its more a matter of taste.... By the way do you know the service intervals yamaha is specifiing? Kawa wants the bike every 6000km for service, which are pretty short intervals and I'm not really happy with that. I only have to disagree with one thing you said: I would NEVER keep the number plate as it is with the mt09... :-)) probably I would somehow mount it at the side of the swingarm... greetings, christopher
Thanks Chris! Not sure on the service intervals but I thought most were oil and filter around the 4-5k mile mark? Quick shifter is good... not sure if you have tried one before but it's a wonderful thing to have.
Haha just noticed what you had said about number plate. Yeah I might be alone in liking what they have done on the design there as someone else commented similar :)
Great Review - Love the look of this... was considering an MT 07 (with a custom paint job) - in all honesty still have no idea what I will be getting!!
nice bike! does it have a beginner's mode? i think it does have a 3 different riding mode if i'm not mistaken. thanks for this video showing my fave mt-09
Yeah it does have rider modes. Though I would say as a beginner to think of the rider mode as as maybe 1% of a safety net so it doesnt give you a false sense of security :)
Can I ask when you did this test ride? Laguna didn't have a MT09 demonstrator earlier in the year and I ended up going to A2 Bikes in Gravesend to test one. Rode the SP and preferred it to the Street Triple RS, such a fun bike to ride!
Cant remember the date but was towards the end if April. Both awesome bikes I think and it's just individual preferences between them. Met a guy the other day picking up his MT09
The bike looks great sir, I LOVE that color scheme. Thanks for the review. Watching from the U.S. Be sure to head to my channel and check out the review I did comparing the MT-07 vs. the MT-09 👍🏼 Let me know what you think of the video.
I have tried many bikes in the last month. I'm 6 foot and the MT-07 was to small. The MT-09 is a good fit for me at 180lbs. I also like the KTM Duke 790. I went with the FJ-09 with longer control arm for more control and higher ajustable seat and other upgrades...
Ah, I wondered where the fellow Kent bikers were at on youtube. Looking at an 09 in the blue colour scheme almost makes me regret ordering the SP instead of the base model, but if the suspension on the base model 09 is anything like the 07 I've been riding, I'll sacrifice pretty colours for better suspension every time.
In the USA our plates are quite a bit smaller, that said, everyone here does fender eliminator kits , so if you don't want to look like everyone else, you leave it stock, and actually mod things that matter like a better seat, mirror extenders if you are tall like me bar end mirrors are useless since they sit too low and I happen to like the look of the stock. Radiator cover, sliders if you are into that, and if you really want to spend the money suspension upgrade which has to be both front and back which is not cheap. Here you might be wasting your money getting a loud exhaust since you will be getting pulled over just because cops hate sport bikes, without they might not even see you since they can't hear you coming, and that "loud pipes save lives"bullshit is just that bullshit, I have seen bikes with loud pipes scare drivers into swerving into their lane and take them down rather than notice them....
Not sure of the rules in the US but when a new bike is sold here the most rear part of the bike has to be the number plate. All regulation size etc. Most bikes get a tail tidy as a result. I do quite like the way Yamaha have embraced the rules a bit here and designed something a little different. With regards to 'loud pipes save lives' I think there is a happy medium ground. My daily is very quiet with stock and I notice a difference riding other bikes, especially when filtering where I think it makes a big difference to being spotted sooner. Stock on the MT09 sounds fine for being heard though I think, an exhaust change would be more preference
Over the two seats I think I preferred the mt 07 however you can get a comfort seat for the mt 09 which I tried out on the mt 10 which was pretty good. Unfortunately I wasnt overly impressed with mt 09 though I'm pretty sure that's because I rode the street triple rs before it and the mt 10 after it. The street triple is a much better bike in my opinion and the mt 10 is just mental. As a result the mt 09 kinda got lost a bit for me when thinking about bikes.
Maidstone.... Extremely local to me. Was this bike from Lagunas by any chance 😉? Edit: Just got to the end of the video and you gave a shout out to Lagunas😂
@@VisibleUsername0 I'd recommend having a go on a street triple rs too when you're in. I havent seen any deals but I'm guessing they might have some coming up on 2019 stock. I personally preferred the street triple over the mt09 however wasnt the sp that I rode.
If you’re on a good twisty mountain climb or some big sweeping corners it starts really running pure and powerful at 7,000 rpm and up. It becomes the bike it was designed to be at aggressive revs. Just send it and you won’t be able to believe the amount of fun you’ll be having. You’ll be screaming into your helmet with joy. I do! I lent mine to my mate and he rode it hard and looooved it so much he went out and bought one the next day. It’s crazy fun and I beat my mate three times in a row over The Macquarie Pass, south of Sydney and he was on a BMW S1000RR and he can truly ride. The MT-09 is so nimble and quick too. The review was excellent but you need to ride this bike MUCH, MUCH harder and rev MUCH higher than this review to get the full experience. Ring it out!
Yeah I think most go for a tail tidy, I quite like it when a manufacturer makes more of an effort with it though rather than just hanging something horrible off the back that everyone is going to change anyway
@Just J yes the quickshifter is definitely something everyone could use. I have a 2015 fz09 and I like how raw it is without any electronics but I wouldn't mind a quickshifter
As much as I admire these so called big bikes, I've come to realise what is the point when you can only go 70mph maximum? Unless of course you're an idiot breaking the law every time. In my honest opinion anything above 125cc( some just too slow and weak on motorways) will do the job more than enough if commuting is your primary concern.
I see your point though excess power available does make travelling more comfortable. Most cars I've had have a top speed in the 150mph mark. Never took the cars to that as spend my time on UK roads where it's not only illegal but more importantly it woudnt be safe. Motorway traffic tends to cruise at 70-85 which bigger engine cars are more comfortable with than lower vehicles that max out at that speed. Completely the same with bikes. I ride a 650cc bike as my daily and cover 25-30k miles a year. It's ok though I know I would be more comfortable on a bigger capacity bike. My speed wouldnt change, would just be comfort.
I was slightly disappointed with the mt10. Probably going to buy a 2020 or 2021 mt09 next spring. I like the look better. Going to test one out next weekend, the dealer has to put it together.
CEO of not wanting to feel the torque
If you’re on a good twisty mountain climb or some big sweeping corners it starts really running pure and powerful at 7,000 rpm and up. It becomes the bike it was designed to be at aggressive revs. Just send it and you won’t be able to believe the amount of fun you’ll be having. You’ll be screaming into your helmet with joy. I do! I lent mine to my mate and he rode it hard and looooved it so much he went out and bought one the next day. It’s crazy fun and I beat my mate three times in a row over The Macquarie Pass, south of Sydney and he was on a BMW S1000RR and he can truly ride. The MT-09 is so nimble and quick too. The review was excellent but you need to ride this bike MUCH, MUCH harder and rev MUCH higher than this review to get the full experience. Ring it out!
Cheers brother and thanks for adding feedback for others! Unfortunately dont have the best roads to really push the bike hard, hoping to start adding track day reviews where bike will be pushed a lot more. Just working out how I can convince manufacturers to lend me bikes for the track 😂
TommyBarnezTV Godspeed dear bro. Have fun, big hug mate. Luv and respect
Love this bike
Currently could just afford mt25.
Looking forward, if and when money could afford, would love to upgrade to this one
I also ride MT-09 in Japan. It is a good bike!
Nice! And greetings from UK!
Absolutely hate the mudguard plate holder. Looks like a reading lamp!
😂 I quite like it 😂 I think it's better than the standard hanging a big number plate off for regulations that everyone will get a tail tidy for
amazing image quality of this 4k thanku for the video man !
Thanks!
Great review as usual,but which 600cc would you say is the best on the uk market
Personally around 600 I'd go with honda cbr650r. Great fun, though not really suited to long ride as a few pains after an hour or so for me. Alternatively if you want a workhorse around that cc the v strom 650 is seriously capable. Not a particularly sexy bike but I've put over 35k miles on mine in 2 years.
@@TommyBarnezTV I will check the v strom out and thanks for the reply ride safe
You mentioned about the seat.
That isn't the standard seat on the bike you tested.
That is the seat from the MT09 Street Rally and Street Tracker.
It's far flatter and taller than standard.
I fitted one on my MT09 as I found it more comfortable over a long distance.
Good review ☺
Thanks for feedback and good to know! Though how did you find it more comfy for long distance, felt hard to me 😂
I did a 1200 mile trip to Germany on it last year, no numb arse ☺
@@davidcracknell2008 😂
If Yammy would put the 09 engine in the first gen 07, add modes and abs- you’d have the perfect motorcycle.
dammmm
1100 ccm in the 09
What a beast. Lovely. Thanks for the review.
Thanks!
Do the uk models have that weird on off throttle due to emission/fuel restrictions as in the us?
That CP3 engine is a beast. Keeps up with 1litre bikes .the only thing I don't like is how they are jumping up in price since 2016, the sp is a few grand more ,it's good but it's not 10k good .
I've not tried the SP unfortunately however at that price point I cant imagine it would be better than the street triple rs.
Great video mate enjoyed this ! The blue is a lovely colour the fluro yellow is my fave ! Not much wind protection there ! A feature I hated was the kill / start switch
Cheers mate glad you liked, yeah I think I prefer the fluo colour scheme too
Hi Tom, another very good review, thank you! As I stated before, I really like yamaha's 3zyl. engine. The MT09 looks great (blue and also black version), since I slightly prefer the retro style bikes I would chose the xsr900 from yamaha, which got the same engine and also the same frame (as far as I know). Kawa offers similar "sibling bikes" z900 - z900rs and as you know I'm riding the rs version. Not sure about it but I think from yamaha one gets a little more for the money (e.g. quickshifter) than from kawa (?) - however, I guess its more a matter of taste....
By the way do you know the service intervals yamaha is specifiing? Kawa wants the bike every 6000km for service, which are pretty short intervals and I'm not really happy with that.
I only have to disagree with one thing you said: I would NEVER keep the number plate as it is with the mt09... :-)) probably I would somehow mount it at the side of the swingarm...
greetings, christopher
Thanks Chris! Not sure on the service intervals but I thought most were oil and filter around the 4-5k mile mark? Quick shifter is good... not sure if you have tried one before but it's a wonderful thing to have.
Haha just noticed what you had said about number plate. Yeah I might be alone in liking what they have done on the design there as someone else commented similar :)
Great Review - Love the look of this... was considering an MT 07 (with a custom paint job) - in all honesty still have no idea what I will be getting!!
Exciting times picking your first bike :) test a few out and see what feels right
YOU WILL REGRET NOT GETTING THE MT09 BIG TIME.
nice bike! does it have a beginner's mode? i think it does have a 3 different riding mode if i'm not mistaken. thanks for this video showing my fave mt-09
Yeah it does have rider modes. Though I would say as a beginner to think of the rider mode as as maybe 1% of a safety net so it doesnt give you a false sense of security :)
Good review Tommy...Thanks for uploading!
Thanks, glad you liked :)
Great vid. Your torque talk taught me tons.
Nice 😂
@Aaron O'Donoghue Boormo Boormo is my favourite commenter... a pun for almost every video
Nice review. The seat doesn't look standard, though. I think it's the flat seat. Which is slightly higher than the standard one.
Possibly, I thought it was standard at the time though I may be wrong
The bike of my dreams. I just love it.
Can I ask when you did this test ride? Laguna didn't have a MT09 demonstrator earlier in the year and I ended up going to A2 Bikes in Gravesend to test one. Rode the SP and preferred it to the Street Triple RS, such a fun bike to ride!
Cant remember the date but was towards the end if April. Both awesome bikes I think and it's just individual preferences between them. Met a guy the other day picking up his MT09
Which should I get? This or xsr 900?
Great vid.... I have a Tracer GT and love it
i'm deciding between the two. Hmmmm
This blue or the ice flou color?
Never mind. You answered my question. I got the ice fluo, but that blue was also nice.
I really like the ice fluo. The mt10 I took out was ice fluo and looked great
The bike looks great sir, I LOVE that color scheme. Thanks for the review. Watching from the U.S.
Be sure to head to my channel and check out the review I did comparing the MT-07 vs. the MT-09 👍🏼 Let me know what you think of the video.
Also, jealous of your 600 subscribers 🤣
I have tried many bikes in the last month. I'm 6 foot and the MT-07 was to small. The MT-09 is a good fit for me at 180lbs. I also like the KTM Duke 790. I went with the FJ-09 with longer control arm for more control and higher ajustable seat and other upgrades...
Unfortunately the headlight is shite... Plus my SP has only done 700 miles and the starter switch and solenoid have already needed replacing.
Ah, I wondered where the fellow Kent bikers were at on youtube. Looking at an 09 in the blue colour scheme almost makes me regret ordering the SP instead of the base model, but if the suspension on the base model 09 is anything like the 07 I've been riding, I'll sacrifice pretty colours for better suspension every time.
Nice, welcome to the channel! From what I've heard the SP is a lot better, I'm sure you'll love it
Would this be a good present for a three year old?
Go for the MT15 lol
Good review! Slap a windscreen on it and she’s good to go.
Havent tried out the windscreens but I'm sure would be a great addition
All nice and naked for me
In the USA our plates are quite a bit smaller, that said, everyone here does fender eliminator kits , so if you don't want to look like everyone else, you leave it stock, and actually mod things that matter like a better seat, mirror extenders if you are tall like me bar end mirrors are useless since they sit too low and I happen to like the look of the stock. Radiator cover, sliders if you are into that, and if you really want to spend the money suspension upgrade which has to be both front and back which is not cheap. Here you might be wasting your money getting a loud exhaust since you will be getting pulled over just because cops hate sport bikes, without they might not even see you since they can't hear you coming, and that "loud pipes save lives"bullshit is just that bullshit, I have seen bikes with loud pipes scare drivers into swerving into their lane and take them down rather than notice them....
Not sure of the rules in the US but when a new bike is sold here the most rear part of the bike has to be the number plate. All regulation size etc. Most bikes get a tail tidy as a result. I do quite like the way Yamaha have embraced the rules a bit here and designed something a little different.
With regards to 'loud pipes save lives' I think there is a happy medium ground. My daily is very quiet with stock and I notice a difference riding other bikes, especially when filtering where I think it makes a big difference to being spotted sooner. Stock on the MT09 sounds fine for being heard though I think, an exhaust change would be more preference
That's interesting. I saw a review where a guy told that he likes this sit more compare to MT07
Over the two seats I think I preferred the mt 07 however you can get a comfort seat for the mt 09 which I tried out on the mt 10 which was pretty good.
Unfortunately I wasnt overly impressed with mt 09 though I'm pretty sure that's because I rode the street triple rs before it and the mt 10 after it. The street triple is a much better bike in my opinion and the mt 10 is just mental. As a result the mt 09 kinda got lost a bit for me when thinking about bikes.
@@TommyBarnezTV are you talking about the custom seat or that a Yamaha option?
@@TommyBarnezTV thanks for all the reviews by the way! They are comprehensive enough)
@@eduardstreltsov3961 yamaha option. Think it's called the comfort seat if I can remember right
@@eduardstreltsov3961 cheers man! Looking forward to getting more up, weather has been naff here. Got loads lined up when it picks up a bit
Nice video.... good review.... your new subscriber!
Thanks! And welcome :)
Maidstone.... Extremely local to me. Was this bike from Lagunas by any chance 😉?
Edit: Just got to the end of the video and you gave a shout out to Lagunas😂
Haha, yeah lagunas have been great. In there lots and they sort me out the bikes for reviews
TommyBarnezTV - Currently looking at an 09-SP myself. Will defo have to pop in there. Got my 07 a few years back from them... They’re 10/10 in there!
@@VisibleUsername0 I'd recommend having a go on a street triple rs too when you're in. I havent seen any deals but I'm guessing they might have some coming up on 2019 stock. I personally preferred the street triple over the mt09 however wasnt the sp that I rode.
what are the tires
Is it good for tall people I'm 6'3
Yeah i think you'd be OK
I called the bike the PrainMantis cause of look of lights
I think the sv650 looks better but my money would still go to the mt07/09
But that v twin....
wring that throttle mate .........
Where is this bikes happy rev range?
Theres pretty good torque throughout the range, 4-9k feels good from what I remember
@@TommyBarnezTV Thanks man. Looking at getting one in the next couple of months. Hard to find them in all black in Australia though.
If you’re on a good twisty mountain climb or some big sweeping corners it starts really running pure and powerful at 7,000 rpm and up. It becomes the bike it was designed to be at aggressive revs. Just send it and you won’t be able to believe the amount of fun you’ll be having. You’ll be screaming into your helmet with joy. I do! I lent mine to my mate and he rode it hard and looooved it so much he went out and bought one the next day. It’s crazy fun and I beat my mate three times in a row over The Macquarie Pass, south of Sydney and he was on a BMW S1000RR and he can truly ride. The MT-09 is so nimble and quick too. The review was excellent but you need to ride this bike MUCH, MUCH harder and rev MUCH higher than this review to get the full experience. Ring it out!
Yamaha the best bikes!
Not a fan of that license plate holder. Like the look of the bare tire in the back
Yeah I think most go for a tail tidy, I quite like it when a manufacturer makes more of an effort with it though rather than just hanging something horrible off the back that everyone is going to change anyway
@Just J yes the quickshifter is definitely something everyone could use. I have a 2015 fz09 and I like how raw it is without any electronics but I wouldn't mind a quickshifter
Rides superbike. Goes 35mph the whole time. God damn the british
It's not a superbike
(joke)
@@dale-fi1fi then what is it ? It's pretty powerful enough to be categorised in superbike territory.
@@10daysAgo hyper naked is what type of bike they are an yeah they do keep up with super bikes I want one!!
@@dale-fi1fi thanks for the information bro 😁👩❤️💋👨
0o0o 69k views cheeky
Did you say you’d keep that plate how it is and that it looks alright😫😫😫 errrr what a Mingin guy 🤮 nice vid tho!
Haha, yep I did 😂 I prefer it to what most manufacturers do with it hanging far off the back. Thanks for feedback 😁
TommyBarnezTV yeh I agree it’s better than it hanging right out but you just can’t beat a good old tail tidy 👌🏽
Your gripes are due to the fact that you really haven’t spent a long time with this bike.
I average 55mpg on my 2017 bike if anyone wants know. I do about 150 miles a week mix of motorway and town
Great info, thanks for adding
Good mpg that
As much as I admire these so called big bikes, I've come to realise what is the point when you can only go 70mph maximum? Unless of course you're an idiot breaking the law every time. In my honest opinion anything above 125cc( some just too slow and weak on motorways) will do the job more than enough if commuting is your primary concern.
I see your point though excess power available does make travelling more comfortable. Most cars I've had have a top speed in the 150mph mark. Never took the cars to that as spend my time on UK roads where it's not only illegal but more importantly it woudnt be safe. Motorway traffic tends to cruise at 70-85 which bigger engine cars are more comfortable with than lower vehicles that max out at that speed. Completely the same with bikes. I ride a 650cc bike as my daily and cover 25-30k miles a year. It's ok though I know I would be more comfortable on a bigger capacity bike. My speed wouldnt change, would just be comfort.
Not a fan of the 09, worst bike in the MT range IMO. The 07 handles better and is more fun. The MT10 however is sublime which is why I bought one :)
Nice, haven't had a go on the MT07 but have tried out the MT10 which was awesome
I was slightly disappointed with the mt10. Probably going to buy a 2020 or 2021 mt09 next spring. I like the look better. Going to test one out next weekend, the dealer has to put it together.