2021 Yamaha MT 09 SP First Ride Review

Yamaha knocked it out of the park in 2014 when it introduced its sporty and versatile MT-09, a revision of the bike that had been known as the FZ-09 in North American markets.

Yamaha continued to improve the machine with various upgrades throughout its first two generations, leading up to a significant 2021 overhaul that brought a larger-displacement 890cc inline-triple engine with YZF-R1 superbike-derived electronics and an all-new chassis.

The venerable MT-09 was transformed, significantly better in every aspect, with a much-improved grin-per-mile factor as we covered in our first ride review of the 2021 model.

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Seen a guy on YouTube who "isn't economy focused" and was getting 52mph on his MT-09 despite this fact. So it seems reasonable to me that one might get 57 mpg or so if the cruise control is set and riding the bike at a reasonable speed. That is nearly as good of an mpg figure as a Triumph Trident 660. The MT-09 is such an amazing bike! 👍👍