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I plan on getting the bike and first seeing for myself how i feel before i do anything to it beyond crash protection items.I searched for seats and didn't find any, I didn't put that much effort into the search though, but from what i saw some option for 3rd gen are pretty expensive, I'll see how it all goes, could be a non issue in the end who knows.
But why don't you tell us what you really think instead of mincing words?
The CP3s follow Yamaha's general industrial styling - see the MT10 for an even more extreme example. Will own up to being taken aback upon seeing the rectifier hanging out of the back the first time on an MT09, but overall they're actually ahead in terms of styling for my taste.
Have you seen the XSR900GP? The half-faired look isn't all that inspiring, but there was one at Linex Sandton with a belly pan as well, and it was pretty evocative of an old-world racer.
The worst thing about the Euro 5 breadboxes is once you remove them it looks like you've near gutted the bike. Hate having all that space, especially on a naked where the belly pan - if it exists - doesn't go far enough back to compensate. Ducati somehow gets super stylish aftermarket equipment that fits in that gap; I wish I could get something similar for my S1K.
I think they might have been trying to evoke that single-square headlight look, but they went way too small. A shame. Probably went that way because Suzuki's attempted revival of the chunky rectangular headlights didn't go too well - a shame, really, because the new Katana is one of the better looking bikes on the road.
Secondhand?
There's like a handful of MT09 listed country wide, that's new and used, have never seen a 4th Gen second hand.
Sandton says no stock, Have to wait for next delivery no real eta, just "soon".
It paints a grim picture of how tiny the market is here. Dealers ordering the bare minimum and when it's gone it's gone.
I don't mind the bug eyes too much, at least it is some form of unique identity and fits the attitude of the tank. The aftermarket was much more active in the 90s with styling mods, the twin headlight Powerbronze for the Ducati 900ss comes to mind - now all we see are garish sticker kits, mostly seen on KTMs and S1000RRs.
www.carfind.co.za
www.carfind.co.za
My mistake, and poor form on the part of the dealer.
Yeah Yamaha is sounding a bit **** at this point. Unless it's just a Jo'burg problem and the dealer themselves, which then again brings me to just buy it in Cape Town.
Bikeshop has been selling off a collection of 90s stuff. In one case, they used the landed date of a very old, grey import NSR250 as its year model. Really poor and very likely to have been intentional.
They have a blue new and a blue 2nd hand with Akra exhaust and 6680km for 200k (20k under new)Just buy it in Cape Town and ride it up?
Yamaha MT-09 for sale in Western Cape - Cape Town - Carfind.co.za (ID:7283109)
2025 Yamaha MT-09 - Silver with 0km for sale in Western Cape - Cape Town (ID:7283109)
Yamaha MT-09 for sale in Western Cape - Cape Town - Carfind.co.za (ID:7109606)
2025 Yamaha MT-09 - Blue with 0km for sale in Western Cape - Cape Town (ID:7109606)
I'm sure if you reach out they might have the colour you want on back order too.
Very poor!
Yeah, If i wait for the 2025 model, firstly it doesn't come in the colour i wanted, secondly there are no changes that I know of beyond different colours, thirdly VAT, so it will likely be more expensive cause its a 2025 and VAT increases. So not worth waiting as the Blue is what I would have gotten anyway after Midnight Cyan.
