Motorcycle.com has unearthed trademark documents that seem to hint at a high-performance touring version of a Yamaha FZ/FJ platform.
According to Motorcycle.com, Yamaha has applied for a trademark for a motorcycle or scooter named the Tracer GT. There’s nothing new about the Tracer name; Yamaha has used it for motorcycles and snowmobiles in the past, and currently uses for the European version of the FJ-09, as well as a sport tourer based on the FZ-07.
Will one of these models receive upgrades that make it worthy of the GT label, or will Yamaha take another model in its line and build a sport tourer off it? We’re sure to find out in the next few weeks. High-performance sport tourers seem to be gaining a bit of steam, with the Ducati Supersport and the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT coming on the market in the past couple years. Will a Yamaha entry be the first Japanese challenger?
During the Yamaha Demo Days, I asked the rep about this, and he claimed that Yamaha is bringing the Tracer 700 to Canada this fall (2017). I hope it’s true.
Yes.
I thought the FJ-09 was a sports touring bike. Maybe Yamaha will finally add cruise control and call it the Tracer GT
I ride a Honda CTX, stripped the plastic and bobbed the fenders. new skins and paint, cool lighting. cruiser sit with sport bike look. get a lot of positive comment…
That would be nice to see, David! Got a link to some pictures?
A true sport-touring version of FZ-10 makes total sense to compete against Multistrada, Super Duke GT and BMW S1000XR, a growing segment it seems. I figured it was merely a question of time before they’d start leveraging that FZ10 platform. People love that engine and trust Yamaha’s first in class reliability, properly done that bike could be a hit I’m pretty sure, in Europe at least and likely here too.
That’s the bike I want actually, let’s just hope Yamaha will import it here (how cruel it would be not to…) and won’t make it repulsive looking like the current FZ-10
…And of course Honda will wake up at some point later 😉
That would be lovely indeed, but with the FZ-10 already pushing $16k, I wonder how they’d keep the price reasonable.
I’m expecting an ADV version of the FZ-07 coming down the pipe soon.
When I asked about it at the February MC show I was told “be patient” – maybe that’s what they’ll hang the name on ?
My money is for a new FJ10 (or whatever they call it) to be announced at the next Milan show. Just because it makes sense.
Tracer 700 already exists, wouldn’t they call an ADV «Tenere» or something?
I’ve heard the “be patient” line for almost two years now. And now I’m not interested. I’ve moved on.