YAMAHA TRACER 900

Prior to casting a leg over the tall seat of the Tracer, I was expecting reminders of a similar bike from Yamaha’s history – the TDM850. Aside from being of a similar capacity (the twin cylinder TDM was 849cc, actually 2cc larger than the Tracer triple), the styling and purpose of the bikes seemed to run close parallels, what with a reasonably tall seat height, semi-adventure bike styling, 17-inch wheels, etc.

And first impressions confirmed that thought as, much like that original TDM that I rode nigh on 30 years ago, the Tracer has near perfect ergonomics, certainly for my