The Yamaha Tracer 9 is certainly one of the bikes we have a soft spot for, here at Team Throttle. We were fans back when it was still called the Tracer 900, and the same was true when we tested the Tracer 9 in 2022. Over the years, Yamaha hasn’t been sitting still. For the third generation of its popular crossover, the Japanese manufacturer has given the bike a pretty serious makeover.

Most of the changes are on the electronics front. We got our hands on the flagship of the range, the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+. That little plus sign says quite a lot: this bike is absolutely packed with rider aids and clever gadgets. The highlights include KYB electronic suspension, radar technology, adaptive matrix LED headlights and Y-AMT, Yamaha’s “automated manual transmission”. Whether all this technology brings the Tracer 9 to a new level or actually takes some of the fun out of the riding, we set out to discover during a weekend in the Eifel region.

Joining us on that trip was the previous-generation Tracer 9 GT, complete with that two-piece Wall-E dashboard. Park the two bikes side by side and you’ll notice Continue reading →