2025 Yamaha Tracer 9 Preview
Big changes are coming to Yamaha’s road-touring segment for 2025, as the Tracer 9 becomes a four-bike range
For 2025 the CP3 Yamaha sports touring range will encompass the Tracer 9, Tracer 9 GT, Tracer 9 GT Y-AMT, and Tracer 9 GT + which will only be available in Y-AMT trim for the UK market.
All four of the new models will be on display on the Yamaha stand (2C20, Hall 2) at Motorcycle Live, when the UK pricing for each bike will be announced.
What’s new with the Tracer 9
New variants there may be, a new engine there isn’t, as at the heart of all four Tracer 9 models remains the same torque-rich and silky smooth inline three-cylinder powerplant. That 890cc CP3 engine delivers 117bhp and 68lb ft of torque at a heady 7,000rpm.
One big mechanical change for the Tracer 9 is the news that for 2025 it will become one of the new models to gain the Y-AMT automated manual transmission. Following on from the MT-09 Y-AMT we have already ridden and reviewed here, and the recently announced MT-07 Y-AMT, the addition means riders can ignore the clutch and the gear lever, and instead shift using the buttons or allow the bike to decide when to switch ratios. Y-AMT will be landing on the Tracer 9 GT Y-AMT and the Tracer 9 GT+ will only be available in the UK as a Y-AMT model.
Visually speaking, the new Tracer 9 is a very different-looking bike to the outgoing generation, with a new front fairing carrying multi-element LED headlights within a more aggressive-looking front end. Honed in a wind tunnel, the new bodywork is claimed to optimise airflow around the rider and passenger. Further enhancing comfort is the addition of a manually adjustable screen on the standard model (50mm through ten steps), while the GT and GT+ variants gain an electronically operated screen with a total of 100mm of adjustment.
Beneath the new fairing is a frame that features a revised steering angle for the handlebars, something that is claimed to reduce the minimum turning circle from 3.1m to 2.9m. Further chassis changes come in the form of a revised subframe, which is 150g lighter and 50mm longer than the previous bikes. The update allows for a more generous and roomy pillion seat on all 2025 Tracer 9 models, while the rider seat has been reshaped and is now flatter, with more padding across the board. The minimum seat height for the bike rises slightly to 845mm as a result, although Yamaha claims that the standover has been reduced as a result of the reshaped seat.
The SpinForged wheels of the bike have also been updated for 2025, with rigidity being optimised for 2025 thanks to a different thickness rim. OEM tyres for the four versions of the Tracer 9 come in the form of Bridgestone Battlax T32 sport Touring hoops, which Yamaha states have been designed specifically with the bike in mind. The new tyres help to shave off 200g at the front and 300g at the rear of the bike, and together help to provide the bike with a wet weight of 212kg - 1kg less than the claimed wet weight of the outgoing Tracer 9.
The rest of the changes to the Tracer 9 take place beneath the skin, with a raft of electronic updates arriving to ensure this is the most technologically advanced of the family to date. Headlining the tech updates is the inclusion of hill hold control on the Tracer 9 GT and GT + models (the first Yamaha bikes to gain the system), while every 2025 Tracer 9 will gain an updated 7-inch TFT dash which on the GT and GT+ bikes will come with Bluetooth connectivity.
Riders opting for the top-spec Tracer 9 GT+, which will only be available as a Y-AMT-equipped bike in the UK market, will also get updated radar systems and features. The changes should make the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), Blind Spot Detection (BSD), and the radar-linked Unified Brake System (UBS) more accurate than before. On top of these updates, the Tracer 9 GT, GT Y-AMT, and GT+ all come equipped with Yamaha’s Smart Key (keyless ignition) and central locking.
2025 Tracer 9 variants and highlights
Tracer 9
- New 7-inch TFT
- New Switchgear
- New Styling
- Cornering headlights
- Emergency braking lights
Tracer 9 GT | as above plus:
- Yamaha Matrix LED headlight technology
- KADS electronically controlled suspension
- Electrically adjustable windscreen
- Heated grips
- SmartKey
- Bluetooth connectivity
Tracer 9 GT Y-AMT | as above plus:
- Y-AMT (automated manual transmission)
- Vehicle hold control
- Unified brake system
Tracer 9 GT + | as above plus:
- Y-AMT (automated manual transmission)
- Adaptive cruise control
- 30-litre hard side cases - central locking
- Blindspot detection
- Backlit switchgear
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- High Endurance DID chain
Simon (AKA Toad) has been working within the motorcycle industry for more than twelve years, and a member of the motorcyclist family since birth. Growing up around British-built single and twins, it was inevitable that a life on two wheels was on the cards, from a very early age!
