Just taken an mt09 for a spin.

[blackcabbie]

That's what I thought. If you buy this bike without a test ride there is a good chance you may not like it

[Skippernick]

MCN have tested it against the same bikes.

They say the yam and the mv are shit basically.

How can two reviews from different sides of the Atlantic be so different.

I've seen one private review on a YouTube test ride (British) and he said ignore what MCN say about the MT-09, they're lying :eek

Wow isn't that funny, that means the Triumph won, imagine a Triumph winning in MCN it happens every bloody week. I bet MCN are on a retainer.
Even Fast Bikes mag who love Triumph have said this is a great bike.

[Phil]

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MCN have tested it against the same bikes.

They say the yam and the mv are shit basically.

How can two reviews from different sides of the Atlantic be so different.

I've seen one private review on a YouTube test ride (British) and he said ignore what MCN say about the MT-09, they're lying :eek

Wow isn't that funny, that means the Triumph won, imagine a Triumph winning in MCN it happens every bloody week. I bet MCN are on a retainer.
Even Fast Bikes mag who love Triumph have said this is a great bike.
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My thoughts entirely. I wonder how many times they mentioned the throttle response in total.
On the Street Triple I had a few years ago the suspension was bad over bumps, hardly any give in the forks at all at speed and a thack in the seat as well. No doubt the ST would be better around a track, but thats not what the MT09 is for. I think thats all the MCN testers who race a bit are interested in.