THE SWEET SPOT
The sweet spot is where everything doesn’t just work, it comes together in a way that feels right. In motorcycles, that’s the Yamaha MT-09SP.
Can you buy cheaper or lighter or faster? Sure. Can you get all of that in one package? That’s what I mean when I say sweet spot; this is a motorcycle which goes hard, isn’t heavy, looks good and doesn’t cost too much. What other bike gives you 119 horsepower, 93Nm of torque in a naked package weighing in at just 190kg, has trick suspension and costs just $17,299?
Yeah, I couldn’t think of much, either.
THE UPDATES
Yamaha isn’t resting on the laurels of the MT range’s success. Despite excellent sales since the introduction of the MT bikes, regular updates across the range of models have made them some of the most successful nakeds this century. Over 250,000 MT models have been sold.
Aimed squarely at people who might otherwise consider a European sporty machine, the MT-09SP needs to offer style, technology, great handling and, of course, decent performance. So Yamaha added a few more horses and six
