The Yamaha R6, as brilliant as it was to ride, was a committed track-focused motorcycle that would test your wrists and back fitness. It wasn’t a comfortable motorcycle to be on, thanks to its low-set clip-ons, rear-set pegs, and a thin seat. You wouldn’t have the same problem with the R9.

Yamaha is finally changing that. It has announced the updated YZF-R3 with a much-needed refresh for MY25. But it’s not all hunky-dory. The YZF-R9 has everything in its arsenal to become the next big thing in the middleweight segment As mentioned,

Fully adjustable KYB suspension comes to the YZF-R9. An all-new set of dedicated suspenders are aboard the R9, featuring a fully adjustable 43mm inverted KYB fork with 4.7 inches of travel, linkage-type shock with 4.6 inches of wheel travel and a remote spring-preload adjuster.

The Yamaha YZF-R9 is the newest entrant in the supersport motorcycle space. The bike sits above the YZF-R7, bridging the gap to the venerable YZF-R1. Here is a detailed image gallery of the bike. The design language of the bike is on the same lines as the rest of the R-series bikes in the Yamaha lineup.