Originally launched in 2014, the Yamaha MT-09 was hailed as the one of the best values in the upright sportbike class. The 2021 Yamaha MT-09 hopes to achieve that title again, with an all-new 890cc CP3 engine, robust chassis and IMU-supported electronics. Photos by Joseph Agustin. Yamaha’s tuning fork was nearly pitch-perfect when it released the MT-09 in 2014. With its brilliant CP3 in-line triple…
Never forget that epic adventure! Don't Miss Stories on Motorcycle.com Picture it: you’re having the motorcycle adventure of a lifetime; you’re somewhere new, traveling down roads and paths you’ve never seen before, and just around every bend is a view more picturesque than the last. The scenery is gorgeous, the roads (or trails) are twisty, and you and your motorcycle…
Some suggested Triumph’s shot at a four-cylinder 600 sportbike should’ve been included in last week’s “Ten Worst Motorcycles of the Modern Era.” I think that’s way too harsh an assessment, but in any case, Triumph’s 2001 TT600 and the various inline Fours that followed it never quite got traction in the marketplace, and left the building after the 2006 Speed…