Motorcycle specifications Yamaha850 MT-09 Sport Tracker 2016 Street dirt

After giving its MT-09 Street Rally version a makeover, Yamaha is back with a Sport Tracker version. This time, the styling is clearly influenced by the world of Dirt Track, with a pinch of Scrambler for spirit. Another exercise in personalization, to add a little cream to the bubbly roadster that is the MT-09.

the use of aluminum and carbon components gives the Sport Tracker a unique look tinged with the spirit of competition. The look is well thought-out, and without overturning the machine's identity, it reinforces its Dark Side. The bike features a short carbon front mudguard with aluminum mounting, and a number plate in the same metal. Located at the front, it accentuates the motocross look. The side plates, like the handlebar bar, are cut from aluminum to accentuate the Scrambler look.
The angular tank features knee grips, while the two-tone seat is in brown leather and black Alcantara. These elements, along with the new wide footrests, give the rider the right position and feel for acceleration, braking and cornering. In this respect, the 3-legged 850 cm3 is convincing. Available from 4,000 rpm, full of enthusiasm and a ball of nerves to match, the CP3 receives traction control reinforcements for 2016. Just the thing to curb over-optimistic excesses of bravado. TCS offers two levels of intervention, minimum (1) or maximum (2), and the option of disconnecting it.

Yamaha also plays with color: the frame is black, as is the engine; the head cover and rims are bronze-coated, while the forks are strikingly gold-coated. Finally, it's a shame that the Akrapovic exhaust is optional. Its upright position perfectly suits the Street Scrambler orientation (nothing to do with the Voxan of the same name).

A tumultuous machine, but a short career. The Sport Tracker is due to bow out in mid-2016.

mT-09 Sport Tracker features:

- 2-stage, deactivatable traction control
- Dirt Tracker/Street Scrambler look
- Aluminum front number plate
- Short carbon front mudguard with aluminum dropouts
- Aluminum side number plate
- Slim, flat two-tone black/brown saddle
- Knee grips
- Wide footrests
- Solid-cut handlebar bar
- Matte black frame and engine, matte bronze rims
- Optional Akrapovic muffler

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