Yamaha knocked it out of the park in 2014 when it introduced its sporty and versatile MT-09, a revision of the bike that had been known as the FZ-09 in North American markets.
Yamaha continued to improve the machine with various upgrades throughout its first two generations, leading up to a significant 2021 overhaul that brought a larger-displacement 890cc inline-triple engine with YZF-R1 superbike-derived electronics and an all-new chassis.
The venerable MT-09 was transformed, significantly better in every aspect, with a much-improved grin-per-mile factor as we covered in our first ride review of the 2021 model.
