For 2018, the Yamaha FZ-09 becomes the MT-09, following the same worldwide protocol as the other FZ models. MT stands for Master of Torque, but there is much more to the 2018 Yamaha MT-09 than a torquey inline-3 motor.

Although the new MT-09 is no different from the exiting FZ-09, it still gives us an opportunity to rediscover this underappreciated naked sport motorcycle.

1. If you’re a typical street bike rider and do most of your riding in the real world, the 2018 Yamaha MT-09 lacks for nothing. This model is perhaps sometimes overlooked on the showroom floor as its brilliant MT-10 liter-class sibling overshadows it.
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