Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2011 vs. Yamaha MT-09 2016
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2011
Yamaha MT-09 2016
Overview - Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2011 vs Yamaha MT-09 2016
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2011
Yamaha MT-09 2016
Technical Specifications Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2011 compared to Yamaha MT-09 2016
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2011
Many victorious years in international motorbike racing have made the GSX-R1000 superbike a legend - and a somewhat grey model. Real innovations or even revolutions are a long time ago, and the last updates were limited to visual upgrades, such as the MotoGP Replica paint scheme. It may look fresh and snappy, but in the segment of racers that have now advanced to technologically advanced and correspondingly expensive hyper-sports bikes, the GSX-R now looks like a slightly greying prototype. It still rides well, fast and harmoniously, you can just tell it's mature - and that's meant in a positive way. Nevertheless, we are already waiting for the next generation.
Yamaha MT-09 2016
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.
