Back in July, 2022, we took a look at some spy photos that showed Yamaha testing a new radar adaptive cruise control system on the 2023 Tracer 9 GT. Since it’s seemingly now the era of top-of-the-range sport touring machines with variations of this feature installed, it’s a move that absolutely made sense. While Team Blue wasn’t the first OEM to implement such technology, it was also clearly keen to not get left out in the cold.
Sure enough, in November, 2022, the 2023 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ officially made its worldwide debut at EICMA. The adaptive cruise control we’d previously had a peek at was revealed to offer four different following distance options, all displayed on the 7-inch TFT dash for the rider to choose from. Cornering and passing assist, a new Unified Braking System that utilizes input from the ACC and the six-axis IMU, KYB semi-active suspension—all these features and more indicate that the flagship Tracer 9 GT+ is intended to be far greater than the sum of its parts.
