mt09 tracer

[stupidbutkeen]

I called into yamaha dealer to have a quick look on wedensday to have a looksy as you do.
I wanted to look at a mt09 that i had planned to think about buying at the end of this year.
I saw a x demo tracer for 1.5k under list in red with 485 miles on the clock and although I didnt realy think anything of it, I went home and talked to the wife and give the man maths as you do

Well.... the wife turned round and said ...you have only been into bikes for 15 months... past your test 14 months ago and in time your on your 5th bike
Why do you need another bike when you bought a daytona less than 4 months ago

Well a touch of man maths and lots of drunken agrueing/huffing....... the wife said ok but this is the last for at least a couple years and the best bit....Here is 2.5k towards the deposit



So on thursday I went to buy said red 2015 red tracer with 485 miles on the clock and I arrive at 10am in the good morn and the bike is sold.

Bummer...what do I do I cant after all the huffing go home with no bike so i ask,,,What do you have in tracers for the same ungodly cheap price as the red one was
They said nothing....but wait...we have just less than 2 weeks ago reg a new demo...it has 45 miles on it and its matt grey but its 7.5k
Noooooo I dont have 7.5k i have 7k says I Wait 1 sec says he.....a lot more than 1 sec later and I have agreed to buy a 2 week old matt grey tacer with 45 miles on the clock for the grand total of 7.2k with 2 free services


Ask me am I proud.....maybe a little bit lol

Tomorrow is a nie overnight trip to donegal which should do the run in miles.



Shall post the pics tomorrow when its light and i get them onto the lappy

[stupidbutkeen]

I a change is as good as a rest type of person lol

[stupidbutkeen]

CaptainSlow said:

Nice choice. What were the other bikes?

well I started on a honda lead scooter for a week, went to a cbf125 for 6 weeks while i went for the direct access, past the test and the same day bought a box eye fazer, had for 2 months then bought a new xj6f, Had for 6 months and 10k miles going round scotland twice and Ireland twice and the lake district etc then changed for a daytona 600.

now ive the tracer and the daytona to play with .

[stupidbutkeen]

I find the bike fits me well, so well that I have planned on doing the round Ireland ironbutt in a couple weeks time with a few others.

I can see how it may not suit everyone but I dont think any bike could do that and for those the bike suits then its a great bike to do a few jobs. Its fast enough, playful enough and comfy enough to do well 95% of the time and ok the other 5%.
Average over 50mpg while playing and more when just cruising along. Will lift the front in 3rd gear and pulls from low revs all the way up the band. Light weight makes it flickable and the engine is a totaly unexpected livly little thing.

I do not notice the snatchyness that others have said on the mt09 but I have a 2016 model that that problem has been mapped out of I read. Tyres could be better but thats not a huge problem to fix.

[stupidbutkeen]

Bit of a update now its oming up 3 months with the tracer.
Well its a great bike.
In its 1st week with me I broke it in by doing a IronButt challange and went right around Ireland in under 24 hours.
That was a nice 850 mile run + 65 extra getting to the start/finish point and home afterwards.
It has also taken me on a 4 day,1000 mile trip to Scotland.
The bike has been faultless in the 2900 miles in my ownership.

So far I have got a top box/rack for it, a rad cover,givi engine cage and the heated grips so I am sowly getting it were i want it but its a deffo keeper.