RIDE REVIEW I 2022 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT
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the GT. Use the rear
brake only and you'll feel
the front lever depress
slightly—I would have
much preferred a tradi-
tional non-linked system.
The GT now comes
with a six-axis IMU that
feeds information to the ECU on
the bike's bank angle and throttle
position, along with brake pressure
and suspension stroke. The GT
has thus now formally joined the
tech revolution started almost a de-
cade ago, when Aprilia brought out
the first IMU (and didn't tell anyone
about it) on the 2013 RSV4.
One of the IMU's main talking
partners is the Suspension Control
Unit, part of the new KYB Actimatic
Damping System (KADS). The
KYB fork and shock are
not the most advanced
suspension units out
there, with preload and
compression on the fork
and rebound only on
the shock available for
electronic adjustment.
Preload on both front and rear is
adjusted manually via the nut on
top of the fork and the hand knob
for the rear.
There're only two settings for
the KADS, meaning you won't get
lost in the myriad of settings that
can be found on something like the
Ohlins Smart 2.0 system found on
a Ducati Panigale V4. A1 for sports
riding and A2 for a softer ride is all
you've got, which is a good thing
because, it's all you need.
Yamaha has
retained a very
sporty side to the
Tracer GT, despite
increasing its
touring capability.
