Hi All,
I'm new to the Yamaha brand so I'm spamming all the MT-09 forums to get the inside scoop moving forward. The MT-09 is the the 5th bike I've owned in the past ~25 years.
I started with an NSR250R in asia (terrible first bike, but was a hoot), then when I moved to the USA (Texas) I bought a 2001 GSXR 750 and rode that for ~2 years. Moved on to a 2007 Triumph Daytona 675 and rode the piss out of it all over the US, covered about 40 states and put ~70k miles on it before selling it in 2014. I went through 1 stator, 2 R/R, and 2 coolant temp sensors on the 675 but other than that it was pretty much the perfect bike. Oh and it's SO EASY to work on.
I didn't ride much from 2012 to 2016 due to work and what not, but bit the bug again and went with a low risk high reward option... Bought a 1998 VFR800 Fi for $2k. Rode that for about 5k miles in the past 5 years which brings us to me purchasing the new MT-09.
Reason for buying the MT-09 is just because I've fallen in love with triples based on my experience with the 675. I love the power delivery character, the slimmer profile, and on the MT-09 particularly I love how spacious the engine layout seems to be. Hoping that it's a breeze to work on. I considered going for the Street Triple instead but the cost and lack of tech (in comparison to the MT-09) made that a second choice pretty quick. The other option was the Trident 660, which I think looks cool as hell... but same on the tech side and I felt like I'd miss the amount of power I've become used to.
Anyway long story short, I plan on commuting on the MT-09 quite a lot and putting on massive miles on touring trips come spring/summer months.
Priority list for aftermarket goodies are:
- Front windscreen to keep the wind off of my body during winter riding
- Luggage (tank bag first, likely SW Motech). I have an old cortech magnetic bag which will work for now though. I'd like some sort of mounted rear saddlebag setup, really like the SW Motech stuff but pricey.....
- Undertail white LED lighting, purely for visibility.
- Some kind of rear hugger just to keep that back end a bit cleaner
One of my first tours:
Looking forward to interacting with y'all here and absorbing as well as sharing info in the future.
I'm new to the Yamaha brand so I'm spamming all the MT-09 forums to get the inside scoop moving forward. The MT-09 is the the 5th bike I've owned in the past ~25 years.
I started with an NSR250R in asia (terrible first bike, but was a hoot), then when I moved to the USA (Texas) I bought a 2001 GSXR 750 and rode that for ~2 years. Moved on to a 2007 Triumph Daytona 675 and rode the piss out of it all over the US, covered about 40 states and put ~70k miles on it before selling it in 2014. I went through 1 stator, 2 R/R, and 2 coolant temp sensors on the 675 but other than that it was pretty much the perfect bike. Oh and it's SO EASY to work on.
I didn't ride much from 2012 to 2016 due to work and what not, but bit the bug again and went with a low risk high reward option... Bought a 1998 VFR800 Fi for $2k. Rode that for about 5k miles in the past 5 years which brings us to me purchasing the new MT-09.
Reason for buying the MT-09 is just because I've fallen in love with triples based on my experience with the 675. I love the power delivery character, the slimmer profile, and on the MT-09 particularly I love how spacious the engine layout seems to be. Hoping that it's a breeze to work on. I considered going for the Street Triple instead but the cost and lack of tech (in comparison to the MT-09) made that a second choice pretty quick. The other option was the Trident 660, which I think looks cool as hell... but same on the tech side and I felt like I'd miss the amount of power I've become used to.
Anyway long story short, I plan on commuting on the MT-09 quite a lot and putting on massive miles on touring trips come spring/summer months.
Priority list for aftermarket goodies are:
- Front windscreen to keep the wind off of my body during winter riding
- Luggage (tank bag first, likely SW Motech). I have an old cortech magnetic bag which will work for now though. I'd like some sort of mounted rear saddlebag setup, really like the SW Motech stuff but pricey.....
- Undertail white LED lighting, purely for visibility.
- Some kind of rear hugger just to keep that back end a bit cleaner
One of my first tours:
675 Tours TX, CO and WY
As some of you know, i took a trip on my trusty 675 this past summer (last week :P). Here's a little write up of that trip, including some photos i...
advrider.com
Looking forward to interacting with y'all here and absorbing as well as sharing info in the future.