Yamaha releases an R9 teaser. October 9, 2024 is the announcement date | GTAMotorcycle.com

Yamaha releases an R9 teaser. October 9, 2024 is the announcement date

They've been cooking this for so long it BETTER be good
 
Is anyone expecting anything other than an MT-09 with R7 bodywork?
I mean... that is what I'm expecting. I dunno why just slapping plastic on the MT-09 would take... TEN years? (four if you count from the last update)
 
I mean... that is what I'm expecting. I dunno why just slapping plastic on the MT-09 would take... TEN years? (four if you count from the last update)
10 years it was likely going to have an inline 4 in it still, imo.
 
I am not at all convinced Yamaha cares enough if the R9 is/was class eligible for anything in order to sell it
 
I guess this will stimy the North America release of the XSR900GP.
They missed some nostalgia market by not calling this the FZR900
 
It's pretty cheap for Yamaha to make multiple variations and certify them for sale when, to the emissions regulators, they're all the same under the skin and the decorations outside don't matter. There's no reason Yamaha couldn't sell this in parallel with the XSR900GP.
 
This is on my short-list for my next bike; just have to see how spicy it ends up being.
 

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