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Yamaha Tracer packed for travel
15 August 2024
Yamaha Tracer packed for travel
If you’re looking to go on a tour or two, Yamaha has some good news.
You can now journey in more comfort and convenience without needing to dip your hand into you pocket for key accessories. There’s an offer as well as adventure on the horizon!
The world of motorcycle touring has changed rapidly over the last two decades or so.
When it came to any sort of long distance travelling, bigger was always better.
Bikes like Honda’s Goldwing and the Pan European come to mind. Lots of luggage, lots of comfort and lots of miles.
As the adventure bikes such as the big GS from BMW, Ducati’s Multistrada as well as mighty machines from pretty much every major manufacturer in the segment came to the market, the opportunities to travel to far flung places with less weight and more dynamism was taken up enthusiastically.
Making light of things
Meanwhile the traditional tourers were beginning to get extraordinarily sophisticated.
TFT screens, reverse gears, central locking for the bike and its luggage were all becoming the norm on the flagships offered by traditional manufacturers such as Harley-Davidson and Indian.
Taking all that tech, marrying it to the idea of road touring and making it significantly lighter and more accessible than either the heavy old school bikes and the tall new ones was Yamaha’s big idea.
That idea was, and still is, a winner. It did, after all, bring us the Tracer.
The bike’s triple cylinder cross-planed crank engine and a chassis that evolved from the Delta Box frames of old, first appeared on the MT-09. This, as you’ll know, has proven a big hit on the naked sports bike scene.
The Tracer range, meanwhile has grown to include the original standard 900, a GT model (pictured left) which comes with luggage and a GT+ model which is so technology rich that it’s putting some of the bigger tourers to shame.
The A2 class now has the Tracer 700. This bike has a parallel twin engine, which also appears across the Yamaha range in other categories. It too is also available in a GT spec.
All of the range being offered from Yamaha are now third generation machines.
Package trip
Accessories for the Tracer range are, naturally, designed to enhance the touring experience.
A high screen, topbox with an optional pillion-friendly backrest, a USB charging socket and the comfort seat, are all available as add-on pieces.
You can buy the lot as a Travel Pack. It’s a package, which, sold separately, would set you back some €1,250. Now though, you can pick up all Tracer 900GT models through Yamaha dealers here in Ireland, with a Travel Pack included at no extra charge. You do, of course, also get to keep hold of all the original parts.
