Yamaha Tracer 900


The Yamaha Tracer 900 is a sport touring motorcycle first offered in 2015. The 3-cylinder crossplane engine comes from the MT-09.

Design and development

The technology of the Tracer 900 comes directly from the MT-09, adding a partial fairing and windscreen, a bigger fuel tank, handguards, centerstand, a 12-volt power socket, on/off switchable traction control, revised fuel map, and three riding modes. It also gains a dash, which is very similar to the XT1200Z Super Ténéré. The Tracer 900 utilises LEDs for the headlights, tail lights, brake lights, but not the indicators. The handlebars are significantly higher and wider, and are closer to the rider due to the seat being further forward, and the handlebars being further back than the MT-09, making for a much more upright riding position. The rear subframe is bigger and more robust and incorporates factory supports for lateral cases. The suspension has stiffer springs and more damping and preload than the MT-09.
The FJ-09 variant is electronically limited in its performance to an indicated.

Model name

The bike was launched in 2015 as the "MT-09 Tracer" in most markets, and as the "FJ-09" in North America. From 2016, the bike was renamed to "Tracer 900" in Europe, the same year the Tracer 700 was introduced in Europe, based on the MT-07. In Japan, South America, Australia, and New Zealand, it has continued with the original name of "MT-09 Tracer." Starting from the 2019 model year in the United States, it was renamed to Tracer 900.

2017 model

Starting in 2017, the Tracer 900/FJ-09 gained the three-mode adjustable traction control and new assist-and-slipper clutch unit found on the XSR900 and FZ-09/MT-09 siblings.

2019 Tracer 900 GT

Starting in 2019, Yamaha offers an up-spec model called the "Tracer 900 GT," which includes the same engine, frame, and body design as the standard Tracer, but with factory saddlebags as standard, cruise control, an updated full-color TFT dash based on the unit from the Yamaha R1, and a new windscreen design that can be adjusted with one hand while riding, instead of the older two knob system designed to be adjusted from a stop.