Yamaha MT-09 2024 vs. Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 2017

Yamaha MT-09 2024

Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 2017
Overview - Yamaha MT-09 2024 vs Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 2017

Yamaha MT-09 2024

Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 2017
Technical Specifications Yamaha MT-09 2024 compared to Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 2017
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
Yamaha MT-09 2024

Yes, Yamaha has produced a really leiwandes bike. All the criticisms of its predecessor have been successfully revised without neutering the wild and playful nature of the MT-09. The fourth generation is more mature, more precise and more polished, rides more neutrally and is more stable without losing its light-footedness. A marvellous bike that currently offers an almost unbeatable price-performance ratio thanks to many detail improvements and has now even become really pretty. The Yamaha dealers won't be able to save themselves from orders after test rides. Let's hope that availability is guaranteed, because the new MT-09 is the definition of the word "direct hit"!
Yamaha XSR900 Abarth 2017

Basically, it hardly matters whether I think the Yamaha XSR900 Abarth is good or bad - the first 95 of the 695 units worldwide were sold out within 20 minutes. So there's no need to worry about the remaining 600. Nevertheless, it should be mentioned that the Abarth version looks enormously good with the carbon fairings front and rear, the Akrapovic exhaust and the suede saddle. The low handlebars are not as comfortable as the conventional XSR900, but fit perfectly with this stylish appearance. The engine, chassis and brakes work just like on the normal XSR900 - in other words, extremely sporty and wonderfully rideable.