I find people either love the look or hate it. That means Yamaha have done an excellent job. I personally love it.

This is the funniest review I have seen from this man. Well done that man. Nice yam.

Why do bike reviews need to be earnest, stodgy or boring… they bloody don’t 😀 You did it again Tim, clearly this is a must try bike, they sorted everything and then some. I still want a Street Triple but I will try the MT.

Great sound and beautiful video! What a wonderful day there, wherever you were! Looks almost animated, those puffy clouds and gorgeous blue skies! Nice job man. I like the bike, through a leg over it the other day. You have a great sense of humor as well. Can you tell I enjoyed your footage? Thanks for sharing in the way you do!

Thanks for reminding us to change our sheets 😂

Fantastic review Tim, really enjoyed hearing your humor and opinions!

keep doing what you're doing. love the review

Loving this channel and some proper decent funny content

First time I’ve seen your reviews. Absolutely loved it. Some terrible jokes and some that actually made me laugh out loud but more important really informative about the bike . I will definitely be watching more reviews. Great job

Incredibly well put together review. Loved it!

MASSIVE props to Yamaha for raiding their Pantone library and matching their wheels to Tims Tee shirt.

Great fun review 👍

great review Tim, the bike looks a hoot😄

such a great review 👏 I'm testing this bike very soon..😮

Really enjoyable review! Thanks a lot 👍👍

The best do everything bike. I am waiting for R9 based on this platform. 😊

I love this bike picking mine up 14 June can't wait

The completely unnecessary comment about my bed sheets made me subscribe. Congrats!

I love Tim’s jokey dicking about approach without the macho sexism of the 44 teeth boys. Love Yamaha’s had lots but couldn’t have one of these over an STR which are gorgeous & have lots of beautiful detail. They just feel special

My kind of humour and a great review 😁

i received mine 2 may and i love alot mate

Just finished test riding the MT09 and ordered the SP for good measure. The review is exactly what I felt, riding the bike. Indicators take 15 min to get adjusted to. The video does not transport the sound from the intake at all. You're doing 50 in 2nd and you think, coming from more powerful bikes, you're doing 85. Best bike for the street with a linear and fun torque curve. Engine is a blast and in this bike is exactly what you can use legally. Did not feel underpowered. My current bike has 190 bhp... What I didn't like: howling 6th gear, engaging 1st gear from neutral is loud and kinda violent. Clutch engagement is not THAT pecise. Suspension is average, as to be expected. Other than that: Totally recommend that bike. My current bike is a 2022 Hayabusa.

Tim, I had about an hour test ride yesterday on this same bike in this colour scheme (which is the one I would choose for myself ! ;) :) :D ). I agree with most of what you said, love this bike, love the power delivery, love the sound, love the agile handing. Didn't love the fairy hard seat, which also to me felt a bit too canted forward for my liking. This is an awesome bike, but getting back on my MT10 (with sorted, modified rear shock (and forks lowered in the yokes)), felt very different, but overall, I think is the bike I would choose (though obvs, I'm not impartial). I absolutely loved the MT09 and think it's great for a couple of hours, but wouldn't want to tour on one of even go out for the whole day on one!! It's an amazing bike, super fun and would buy one, if it wasn't for the existence of the MT10 (even though, yes, it makes the MT10 feel a bit ponderous in the handling (which I've helped fix with my suspension mods)). "My" MT10 soaks up the bumps far better, steers nearly as well, has better traction on poor surfaces and can be ridden hard, ALL DAY!! (and that top end is to die for, where the 09 fades away). For the price the MT09 is fantastic, but I have doubts as per above (my mate has the 2023 SP model, loves it and HAS toured on it and agrees that he ends the day in pain, but mostly without regrets... ;) :) :D . Keep up the good work, more bike reviews should be like this!!! :D

I love my gen3, but after watching this I wish I had held in to my RC390 until the 2024! Still love it my Gen3 though 👌

Great review. Funny and very informative. I ride a Street Triple R. Absolutely love it……….but…….I’m so tempted to get the SP. I’ve liked the MT for a while now. I tested the 2021, and liked it. Gonna have to pop on to my local Yamaha dealer and have a look i think.

Great review just ordered one. Get it in a few days. Was planning on the SP but with delays in UK hitting September I couldn’t be bothered waiting. Suspension wise it’s definitely fine if you’re not on the heavier side, I opted for the comfort seat because why not. I also opted for the cyan, I’ll be honest my plan was going for the stealthy black model but damn in person that cyan looks amazing and with the new grey it goes way better than Gen 3

Great Video, Tim. I'm trying to decide between one of these and the Monster 937 you reviewed a while back. I want a bike that will be light, handle well, will enable me to confidently overtake and have a compliant ride, any pointers between the two would be great. I'm not a mad hooligan rider though do like to make progress and, many thanks Guy

Good review, first video iv seen of yours, i shall be subcribeing 👍

You can set the rpm limit for the quickshifter up and down as well.

Very detailed review. Awesome bike. I was gonna go for one, but KTM has an amazing deal on their new, but 2023, DUKE 890r. Im still waiting for delivery.

Great review TR, more fun than a Ducati Monster 937 ?

The gen4 SP to succeed my brilliant (optimized and very fast) 2020 SP. Looking forward again to many modification projects coming (weight down, power up / optimised fuelling / get rid of the stock limitations, lose the stock exhaust, tail and battery, upgrade to braided steel bake lines, ...) 😎✌💥🏁

I’m almost afraid to ask Tim; is it even funner than the MT10😅?

The MJ reference makes me think of his cover of Yellow Magic Orchestra's Behind the Mask. It's worth checking out the video. More a case of what do you love? So 0% on the Duke 990 over 2 years and free Tech Pack or one of these? 4 years warranty on the Duke 990?

Great video. I live in Japan. You asked, "I've fallen off the back, how did that happen?" In Japanese is, "Ushiro kara ochichata, dou yatte kou nattano kana?" I fight with my Japanese wife in Japanese for 30 years! Going to get a MT-09 and my son is going to get a MT-07. The MT-09 is half the price here in Japan than in the UK.

Switch gear looks great

Love the engine and needed a tourer so just got the Tracer 9 GT+ 🥰

Hi! I have a question. Between this MT09 2024 & the current XSR900 (not the GP), which one has more aggressive ergonomic riding position? Or which is more relaxed? Up right position or more relaxed position is very important to know for me. Thank you.

Thanks for the thoughtful & entertaining review! One question…. More giggles than a Tuono V4?

what a great bike ..if i was in the market id go all in on the xsr gp

Comparing this to your MT-10, which is more comfy for a taller rider?

Excellent review and entertaining as always! No idea if it is correct though Google Translate says "後ろから落ちたんだけど、どうしてそうなったの"

Whats it like in the rain? Live in NI and its wet 99% of the time.

Why does it have red lines going across the tft

Why is still dont hv sp version to see

“That cyclist prob gonna report me… bout time”.. love it..great review, what appeared to be awesome bike..💪🤙

Bring this color scheme to the GT+, Yamaha. +5 points for matching t-shirt 😅

Mt10 v mt09- I’m wanting to upgrade to one of these. I ve test rode both and I love the speed of the 10 but coming off a super moto I’ve still got that hooligan mindset. I occasionally have pillions for leisurely rides. The price point is a big one for me and side I’m interested in the SP models I’d be looking at older mt10Sp whereas, I could probably stretch to get the 2024 09 SP. I like the idea of having the big grown up bike and wouldn’t want to regret getting the 09. It’s a tough descision!

This or Monster??

Well, I did buy a GS XD. But I am still interested in this bike. Not this year, and probably not next year. But in two years, as a nice second fun bike. I kind of see myself there to be honest. Or if the whole GS experience should not go as planned for some reason, the Tracer still exist. Or I could probably get a T7 and a MT09 for less than a GS right? Decissions, decissions XD. But for the moment I will enjoy my GS 😀

Love it but that horizontal space toilet underneath it needs to go.

Great review Tim, thanks. I think this is top of my list to replace my Speed Twin 1200 which, whilst a good bike, just isn’t giving me the fun I crave…. Sounds like it will be ideal for me - mostly B/A roads around me, but with the ability to tour around France a couple of times a year. Oh, and btw, 背中から落ちたんだけど、どうしてそうなったの？

TFT screen is tiny, with a massive black border. Why? Got to give it to BMW and Ducati - screen leave everyone else way behind.

Nipple of joy 😅😊

do you have to subscribe/pay garmin to use the sat nav?

So Mt10 or Mt09?

Tim Would you choose mt09 or the ducati monster ? The price of new Mt 09 you can have second hand Ducati that would have lost the first initial depreciation

I love the new look but the turn signal could have been better positioned...

i have a 2018 MT10 SP and i am seriously thinking about selling it and getting the new MT09 SP. i am up in Cumbria

It's obviously a great bike sounds nice to , but I just don't like the looks , I looked at the mt10 to replace my aprilla tuono factory and just thought I know it's going to be great but it's just the looks I just can't do it , so I'll keep my old aprilla ❤

Hey Tim, What is more fun? This or the Ducati Streetfighter v2? I own a Yamaha MT-09 SP and think about an upgrade. Greetings from Germany

Did you intentionally match your shirt to the wheels?

Maybe it’s just creased but the seat looks like it has a small rip at the 1:39 mark. If it’s creased then that’s a pretty sloppy job by Yamaha.

Clocks are nice. Thats abit it

Very nice likely all the bike you’d ever need albeit with 🤮 coloured wheels which are a deal breaker for me. Thanks Tim Rodie AKA the ultimate air brake…….😊

Excellent informative review with a sense of humour thrown in 🙂👍

i love this bike i love Yamaha and... this bike (like so many other Yamahas) would be FAR BETTER..... when Yamaha finally understands HEADLIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT this "form over function" decade-plus-long design flaw has gone on long enough these bikes CANNOT BE SEEN during the day by oncoming traffic have USELESS HEADLIGHTS when ridden at night IRRESPONSIBLE... no other word .... but, YOU TIM, and this channel... ARE AWESOME .... i'll get off my soapbox now

Nice review. Or get the tracer 9GT+ :)

Had mine 5 days. Absolutely love it but needs an exhaust and flash ASAP. Has a really bad dead spot in 2nd gear

I test rode one a week ago and I agree with your comments, but the one I took out had, had it's suspension setup and it made a huge difference to the bike, but I'd have the SP, I'd even replace my 23 mt10 with one, fooking fantastic fun bike 👌👌 getting the suspension setup correctly for your weight makes a massive difference to the riding enjoyment of any bike.... get your mt10sp setup Tim and then you can stop moaning about how the suspension feels meh

What is your height in cm please ?

Looks much better now, my favorite is the XSR900 and the gp. Looking forward to seeing the R9 too.

My brain says buy this, but my heart says buy a Tuono V4 for the engine howl and looks.

Steel gas tank. I'm able to stick my magnetic Nelson rigg to my 24 mt09

The owners manual for it shows the same gear ratios as the gen3. You would think someone would actually pick that up rather than just requote yamaha's marketing.

193kg? What’s middleweight about that? My Speed Triple 1200 is 196kg wet.

It's marmite on the looks. That's exactly why I ended up with the XSR900.

I could never get on with the riding position with these, the Street Triple feels so much more purposeful when you're on it. Sounds like the new one is a lot better.

Hate the looks and colours.

Taking your comment about the looks a step farther…..if Yamaha would do a collaboration and paint it up in Iron Man colors……🤪….. ok, so it’s off to the local paint shop 😆! 背中から落ちてしまい、お尻が痛いです！😱 Senaka kara ochite shimai, oshirigaitaidesu! 😱

Triumph should take note, electronics and dashboard layout is much better on the new MT09.

Triumph Street Triple 765 R ... all the way every day , now & forever !!!

Aluminum, not ium

KTM 990 Duke >>>

Nah. I like the idea of one of these but I don’t have the self control. I know I would push too hard in the bends and kill myself dead.

I have a z900, a quickshifter would be an excellent option. I looked at the mt09, but at the time I got a better deal on the Kwak. Both bikes are great. Although the z900 seems to be getting left behind a little now.

I wish I could appreciate Yamaha's aesthetic, because on paper, they make maybe the perfect bike for me - but it's so hideously ugly, that I'm not even considering it for my next bike. I hate the headlight on this bike, the day glo teal rims look cheap and tacky to me (kudos on finding a matching t shirt, btw!), and unfortunately, yes, I'm that shallow. It especially sucks because there's a Yamaha dealer literally a 5 minute walk away from my house. I'm glad they exist, though, because they push the other manufacturers to do better!

In before the anti Yamaha headlight club shows up in the comments

So you like it, then. Still pig ugly…and that’s objective fact, let’s be honest. And the pillion seat is next to useless and no decent front mudguard. Those things said, what a bike. For the mullah I reckon it just about trumps the Street Triple on riding dynamics and usability. The electronics suite is better, too. Then there’s the sound, build quality (assuming Yamaha still make this in Japan) and some nice design touches. As you say, better bike than the MT-10, and a host of other naked out there. Would I buy one? If I could change the boat race and lose the heinously ugly exhaust, then a deffo’ yes. But I can’t; so I won’t.

One day Yamaha will wake up and realize most of its potential customers are not youngsters now and don’t want power ranger colors that went out of fashion decades ago.

RS Street triple kicks it's arse in every way. More power .. Better looking .. Better exhaust .. Build quality.. I love Yamaha, but this bike is so ugly.