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Their petrol motorbikes are absolutely wonderful machines, I can't wait for their transition into electric!

• xgbi 5y ago
  I'm not so sure, the engines are great but they cheap out on suspensions lately. I had an MT09 Tracer that was wobbly as f. in curves and on stright lines at high speed. The rear shock was just too loose. Same for the MT07 since 2014.
  • jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 5y ago
    I've heard a lot of complaints about the wobbly MT09 Tracer at high (>160km/h) speeds. I've also heard it was only on the first models, and due to the hand guards having bad aerodynamics. AFAIK it's solvable with aftermarket (or no) hand guards.
  • squarefoot 5y ago
    I've had both Yamaha and Honda motorcycles in the past, and all of them had extremely poor suspensions. My Honda XLV1000 fell multiple times from the stand because how soft the suspension became after only 6 months even after tuning it for maximum force. I'm surely a contributing factor for being overweight, but they should be anyway approved for 2 people, and swapping the suspensions with aftermarket quality ones always solves the problem. Looks like many Japanese made bikes share this problem; they're fantastic, but their suspension system is definitely not on par.
  • erikbye 5y ago
    Try MT09 SP.