At £6799, Yamaha's three-cylinder MT-09 promises super naked thrills and supersport speed, but at a budget commuter price. But how close is it really to any of them?
To find out, we put it through a multi-disciplined test against typical examples of each, around town, down motorways, along backroads and even on track.
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