Yamaha MT-09 vs YZF R6 | SUPERSPORT or HYPER NAKED?

Today I compare the Yamaha MT-09 Hyper Naked bike to the Yamaha YZF R6 Super Sport bike!
The Yamaha R6 is a racing styling motorcycle designed for performance, while the Yamaha MT-09 is more geared towards comfort with a sporty side. In todays video I compare back to back the Yamaha MT09 and Yamaha R6 to see which bike is better and to find out what makes each bike so good!

The Yamaha MT09 is a great bike with a comfortable riding position and a relaxed riding feel. Suspension absorbs bumps well and it takes turns with ease. Also the MT09 has more low end torque which means wheelies can happen in 1st and 2nd gear all day long!

Riding the Yamaha R6 back to back with the MT09 I did notice a huge difference. The suspension is much stiffer and I felt bumps way more. And taking faster turns, the R6 did seem much easier to go through the turns at a quicker speed. It felt like it wanted to just keep going faster. The R6 lacks a ton of bottom end power and that is noticeable while getting under way. But I felt the top end just wanted to keep ripping till redline! The MT09 falls a bit flat in higher RPM, while the R6 just pulls.

In our small 1sr and 2nd gear drag race between the MT09 and YZF R6, there was a substantial difference. When both bikes were in the same gear (2nd) the MT09 pulls ahead super quick. At the end of the runway the R6 started gaining on the MT09. But we ran out of space. With the R6 in 1st comparing it to 2nd on the MT09, they were nearly neck and neck.

Yamaha MT-09 vs. YZF R6 | SUPERSPORT or HYPER NAKED?

Both bikes seemed pretty comfortable as far as seating position. A bit more upright on the MT09 with less weight on your arms. The R6 you're leaning forward a bit more with extra weight on your arms. I was actually equally comfortable on both bikes in all honesty. The MT09 seat felt like I kept sliding forward just a bit, while the R6 seat felt flatter. So the r6 seat is more comfortable, but the MT09 arm position is more comfortable.

Overall Yamaha makes fantastic bikes in every single segment. I love my R6 and do prefer the race style bikes for the track and mountain road trips I do. And I'll sacrifice some of the daily riding comfort to gain that extra performance. If you're not looking to take your bike to the track and have more commuting miles planned, the MT09's adding comfort and usable torque will be much appreciated.

While my YZF R6 is a 2007 model year, it's pretty much the same as a 2020 R6 in the sense of it being a sportbike from Yamaha. The 2020 MT09 is pretty much the same as the previous years FZ09 as well.

So I'm using these two bikes more to compare the naked style upright sportbike to the super sport race style street bike.

Thanks to my friend Cameron for lending the bike!! And he said I could do some wheelie s ;)
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