Suzuki Bandit 650 2005 vs. Yamaha MT-09 2014
Suzuki Bandit 650 2005
Yamaha MT-09 2014
Technical Specifications Suzuki Bandit 650 2005 compared to Yamaha MT-09 2014
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
Suzuki Bandit 650 2005
Some twisty stages become wonderful special stages. It is reassuring to know that you don't need a GSX-R 1000 for 15,000 euros to have a good time in the Winkelwerk. There was a lot of shifting, late braking and early acceleration. It was just a nice little race among friends.
Yamaha MT-09 2014
The Yamaha MT-09 did not need to be reinvented for the coming season - it already was extremely well done almost four years ago. Instead, the Japanese focus on fine-tuning and adding practical, contemporary gimmicks such as traction control and automatic shifting. Due to the Euro4 standard, however, the engine management has been changed once again and offers an emphatically powerful but well controllable power delivery in standard mode; the power explosion of the first generation is now no longer offered even by the sharper A mode. The biggest change, recognisable at first glance, is the, in my opinion, extremely successful design with the more aggressive front and the newly designed rear. All in all, an even snazzier naked bike that was clearly built for the fun of motorcycling.