Yamaha MT-09 deliveries to commence from May, 2016

Yamaha expanded its performance motorcycle portfolio by launching the new MT-09 street bike at the 2016 Auto Expo in the presence of Bollywood star John Abraham. The Yamaha MT-09 has been priced at Rs 10.2 lakh ex-showroom Delhi with deliveries of the bike starting from May, 2016 onwards. The above news regarding the delivery dates was shared by Yamaha officials to ZigWheels at the launch of the new Yamaha Saluto RX 110cc commuter motorcycle. The Yamaha MT-09 will make its way to the Indian market via the CBU route and is the cheapest motorcycle in the CBU portfolio of the Japanese two-wheeler giant. Also Read: Yamaha Saluto RX launched in India

Talking about competition, nearest rivals for the Yamaha MT-09 are the Triumph Street Triple (locally assembled) and the Kawasaki Z800 (CBU from Thailand) which have been priced very competitively in the Indian market. The Yamaha MT-09 is a street oriented performance bike and adopts styling similar to the MT-07 with a petite headlamp and a chiselled fuel tank with minimum use of body panels. Special attention has been given to make the riding posture comfortable and upright with a wide handle bar and mildly rear-set footpegs. The motorcycle employs a die cast aluminium diamond type frame and swingarm to keep weight low while providing apt amount of stiffness.

The Yamaha MT-09 is powered by an 850cc, triple-cylinder, liquid-cooled motor producing 115PS at 10,000rpm and 87.5Nm at 8,500rpm. The powerplant is mated to a 6-speed transmission. It also sports a traction control system with two different riding modes while ABS is optional. The bike employs a USD front forks and monoshock unit at the back while braking is done by disc brakes.