Another one on a modern Fazer

[BBROWN1664]

I have finally gone and got one. 2016 MT09 Tracer. Needs a bit of a clean and one or two minor things fixing but it was a bargain and had to be had.


I nearly went for this one though. 2017 with just 500 mile son the clock!
2017 YAMAHA TRACER 900 BLUE with 564 miles - Used Motorbikes Dealer: Macclesfield & Donington Park: The Superbike Factory

[Trebus]

Have often considered a Tracer. Not without the standard Yamaha suspension inadequacies as I understand. Shock change and fork springs probably required.

Let us know how you get on and obviously we need pictures

[BBROWN1664]

I did about 120 miles after picking it up and had previously been riding a 23 year old Tiger 900i and a 23 year old FZS600. Compared to them the ONLY thing i could find wrong was the seat. It gets uncomfortable for me after an hour so a Bagster seat has been ordered already. I have not played with or checked the suspension settings yet but it seemed fine to me. Maybe one of the previous owners has done something with this already. It has the standard screen on it which didn't cause me any issues either. The engine and brakes are superb. This really is the modern FZS to me. It is light and nimble but is quick and handles well. Just like the original FZS600.

I did try sitting on the Tracer 700 and found it too small for me.

[Dave48]

I bought a  new2016 Tracer 700 for the then bargain price of £6300 OTR.
This has proved to be the best all-rounder I have ever owned.
Regarding Yamahas "basic" suspension-this has not been an issue for me nor my wife as we have a combined weight of 18 stone in old money speak.
Solo the rear suspension is fine for me on lowest setting whereas 2 up we set to position 3.
Having spoken  with a local suspension guru with many years experience he assures me that even some new bikes from other "quality" makers like Triumph and BMW come with barely adequate standard components and is a classic example of the bean counters getting the final say rather than the engineers!
I would be very annoyed to hand over £10-£20 grand and then find handling issues requiring more expense.
IMO you can't go far wrong with either the CP2 700 twin or the CP3 900 triple. The 2016/17 models are in abundant supply as many were bought on PCP deals before the present economic downturn.
I shan't be trading mine in for anything else as it does what it says on the tin for us anyway.

[BBROWN1664]

I tried sitting on the 700 but found it a bit small. Probably fine compared to the FZS600 but the main bike i had been riding before buying the 900 was a Tiger 900 so used to the bigger bikes.