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RIDE REVIEW I 2022 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT P88 thing easily except for the time, which is jammed right down the bottom left of the screens. It would have been nice if you could customize what you saw on the dash and where, although I sus- pect that would have added a few extra bucks to the bottom line. Yamaha's given you plenty of options with which to customize the ride posi- tion of the new GT. I only had time for a seat height change from 31.9 inches to 32.5, but you can alter the handlebar position by 9mm forward or 4mm up- wards by rotating the clamps, and you can change the footpeg position 14mm up and 4mm rearwards. This should mean riders from just above five feet tall to 6'5" can find a ride position they find comfortable. The jury is out on the new aes- thetic, but it does pack LED lights and separate cornering lights that operate once you're going three mph or more with seven degrees of lean angle. It's an odd-looking bike, but I figure you're not looking at it while you're riding and the ride is a good one indeed, so I can live with the looks. One of my favorite features is the hand lever, so you can adjust the screen on the fly. Why all manufacturers who have bikes with big screens don't have this is feature is beyond me. There're lots of great features that come standard on the GT that many others will make you pay for—cruise control, heated grips, 12V power sock- et, twin 30L side bags, the cornering lights and quickshifter, the list goes on. Yamaha's given you a hell of a lot of bike for the money with the new GT. These features are backed up by a damn good ride experience, one that's vastly improved to what it was in 2020. CN SPECIFICATIONS 2022 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT ($14,899) ENGINE Inline 3-cylinder VALVETRAIN DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder DISPLACEMENT 890cc BORE X STROKE 78 x 62.1mm COMPRESSION RATIO 11.5:1 COOLING SYSTEM Liquid FUEL SYSTEM Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection EXHAUST 3 into 1 CLUTCH Wet, multi-plate TRANSMISSION 6-speed FRAME Die-cast aluminum FRONT SUSPENSION KYB semi-active 41mm fork, USD, fully adjustable REAR SUSPENSION KYB semi-active shock, rebound damping, preload adjustable FRONT WHEEL 17 x 3.5 in. REAR WHEEL 17 x 5.5 in. FRONT TIRE 120/70 ZR17 REAR TIRE 180/55 ZR17 FRONT BRAKE Twin 298mm floating discs, 4-piston radial-mount calipers, Cornering ABS REAR BRAKE Single 245mm disc, 2-piston sliding caliper, Cornering ABS RAKE 25° TRAIL 4.3 in. SEAT HEIGHT 32.5 in. WHEELBASE 56.3 in. WEIGHT (DRY, CLAIMED) 485 lbs. FUEL CAPACITY 5.0 gal. COLORS Liquid metal, Redline