number feel substantially higher
thanks to the motor's ability to
rip up the rev range quickly.
As always, the emissions
regulators have taken a bite out
of the MT's engine performance,
but it's not as severe a drop as
you might see in a four-cylinder
supernaked. Between 3000-
5000 rpm, the performance of
the '09's triple starts to dip, but
it surges back by 6000 rpm—
something I've noted repeat
-
edly with modern bikes. It's the
you'll notice about the gearbox
itself because the ratios them-
selves haven't changed, it's just
that you get into the next one
faster than before.
Matched to renamed riding
modes of Street, Sport, Rain and
two Custom modes, you can
make the 117 hp MT as violent
or as docile as you like. The
three-cylinder is one of Yama
-
ha's great engines, with stupid
amounts of performance that
make that sub-120 horsepower
The revised riding position,
thanks to the new bar, tank, and
seat, makes for a sportier ride.
There wasn't a lot wrong with
the 2023 MT in terms of overall
hardware, and thus, the 890cc
inline three-cylinder motor re-
mains unchanged, but it is mat-
ed to a heavily revised gearbox
that runs six drive dogs instead
of five, enabling smoother, faster
gearshifts via the up and down
Yamaha quickshifter. That's all
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