2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Review [12 Sport

Here, there, everywhere. That is the underlying motto of Sport Touring. In recent years, Yamaha has leaned on its middleweight Tracer family of motorcycles for precisely that, repurposing the lively triple-cylinder CP3 engine and frame of its spirited MT-09 lineup for touring duty, decked out with long-distance fixings—luggage, creature comforts, and helpful rider aids. It’s a tale of promises kept with the 2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+, where one of the best values in the segment sweetens the pot with high-tech features and refinements without breaking the bank.

A short list of goodies comes to the flagship Tracer 9 GT+ (hence the new “+”), but the Iwata factory took care too not to upset its core strengths of handling or performance; the engine, frame, and semi-active KYB suspension are untouched. 2024 is about slathering the Tracer in tech that was once exclusive to premium-priced touring machines, starting with a new radar unit that facilitates adaptive cruise control (ACC) and a first for the motorcycle industry—Radar-Linked Unified Braking. The up/down quickshifter’s programming is massaged and adjusted via a shiny TFT display, and a few other tweaks come into the fold.

We headed to Boise to sample the new Tracer 9 GT+ on winding Rocky Mountain roads, through a bit of daily-grind traffic, and took in a few highway slogs—you know, the type of stuff that any sport-tourer would do in a single day’s ride. Now, we’ll hit you with the Fast Facts.

Photography by Joseph Augustin

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2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Specs

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2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ Price: $16,499 MSRP