Why so many Tracers for sale

[Dave48]

The reason they have so many coming up is that there were so many sold.  And then there's the riders who want the next big thing so they buy at the start of the season and sell at the end.  Tracer was the best selling bike in the UK and in Europe as far as I can get info, and rightly so, it is the next gen Fazer.  BTW, cos I have been looking most mags and reviews rate the 700 higher in all forms.  How weird is that

According to Yamaha many purchasers of the MT09 Tracer were in the 50+ age group. These tend to be the ones with cash to spare(children grown, mortgage well on the way to being paid-& sometimes in receipt of inheritance money,matured annuities etc) So this age group is more likely to trade in after 2 years for the next "experience". The Tracer 700 is aimed more at a younger age group-dont think for a minute that its 74bhp(quoted) output makes this a "poor mans" Tracer 900.
Its a different market segment. The other factor is the number of bikes sold on PCP which means a considerable number will be traded in after 36 months.
New bikes are set to increase in price in 2017 so having a good selection of low mileage one-owner bikes in showrooms can only be good for the customer who avoids the new-bike depreciation incurred by first owner.
The Tracer 700 is a seriously good bike for "real world" riding & @ £6299 has to be a bargain compared to some other bikes.