RIDE REVIEW I 2024 YAMAHA TRACER 9 GT+
P76
(Right) The GT+
offers a good mix of
sport and comfort.
(Below) The new
seven-inch full-
color TFT dash is
now one-piece, full
of information and
easy to read.
Hopping on the GT+, I was most anxious to try
the adaptive cruise control, but unfortunately time
wasn't on our side. Yamaha invited the press to
Boise, Idaho, for a quick one-day ride to get our
first taste of the bike, but the wonderful twisty
mountain roads in a rather large group of motor
-
cycles being ridden at a spirited pace isn't a great
environment for testing cruise control. That will
come another day; we already have a long-term
test lined up with the GT+. However, we do have
experience with adaptive cruise control on other
motorcycles, and the technology is very cool, so
we're anxious to give Yamaha's system a thor
-
ough test in the following weeks.
I did, however, get to play with almost every-
thing related to GT+'s new electronics, like the
three fixed (preset) integrated ride modes that
combine engine, rider aids and suspension all
in one. Yamaha says this was done to simplify
things for the rider while making adjustments
on the fly. In Sport mode, you get the spiciest
power setting combined with the least amount
of TCS, SCS and LIF intervention with the stiffest
(A-1) suspension settings. In Street mode, you
get slightly less engine spice, a bit more interven
-
tion, and the softer (A-2) of the two suspension
choices. In Rain mode, you get the mellowest of
everything. Custom mode lets you choose the
level of power and interventions and suspension
settings (A-1 or A-2) you want. You can't adjust
suspension damping independently with the GT+,
but you can tweak preload (manually).
