Yamaha MT-09
Every consumable spec for the Yamaha MT-09, each fact sourced, dated, and shown with the source it came from. US-market reference — verify against your owner's manual.
naked triple · 2014–present · 889cc CP3 inline-triple (847cc 2014–20)
Sold as the FZ-09 in the US 2014–2017; renamed MT-09 for 2018.
Trims & editions
- MT-09 SP (2018–present) — shares this sheet's pads/chain/battery/fluids through the 2023 model year; from the 2024 restyle, the SP adds Brembo Stylema front calipers (a hardware split from this bike's ADVICS calipers). SPLIT, see yamaha-mt09-sp
Spec plate
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- Yamaha MT-09 2021 Owner's Manual (EU) Specifications section, p.10-1 (opens in new tab)
“API service SG type or higher, JASO standard MA”
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- Yamaha MT-09 2021 Owner's Manual (EU) Specifications section, p.10-1 (opens in new tab)
“SAE viscosity: 10W-40”
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- Yamaha MT-09 2021 Owner's Manual (EU) Specifications section, p.10-1 (opens in new tab)
“Capacity (oil change): 2.80 L (2.96 US qt, 2.46 Imp.qt); Capacity (with filter removal): 3.20 L (3.38 US qt, 2.82 Imp.qt)”
We list the manual's 'with filter change' figure — not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. On small engines that difference is a 25% overfill.
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- HiFlofiltro online catalogue HF204/HF205 application lists (opens in new tab)
“FZ-09 (USA)1RCUSA14-17; MT-09 (ABS)1RC,2DR 14-20 → HF204. MT-09 (MTN890) 21-22 / B7N 23 / BME 24-25 / 26 → HF205”
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- HiFlofiltro online catalogue HFA4921 application list and HFA4925 application list — Yamaha MT-09/FZ-09 rows (opens in new tab)
“FZ-09 (USA)1RCUSA14-17; MT-09 (ABS)1RC,2DR 14-20 → HFA4921 (OEM 1RC-14451-00). MT-09 (MTN890) 21-22 / B7N 23; MT-09 SP (MTN890D) 21-22 / BAM 23 → HFA4925 (OEM B7N-14451-01)”
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- Yamaha MT-09 2021 Owner's Manual (EU) Checking the spark plugs, p.8-9 (opens in new tab)
“NGK/LMAR9A-9; Spark plug gap: 0.8–0.9 mm (0.031–0.035 in)”
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- EBC Brakes US Motorcycle Catalogue #304 FRONT: YAMAHA — FZ-09/MT-09/MT-09 SP/FJ-09 rows (opens in new tab)
“FZ-09 2014-2017 FA252*/FA252HH*; MT-09 MTN 890 2018-2023 FA252*/FA252HH*; MT-09 SP MTN 890D 2021-2024 FA252*/FA252HH*; FJ-09 2015-2016 FA252*/FA252HH*”
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- EBC Brakes US Motorcycle Catalogue #304 REAR: YAMAHA — FZ-09/MT-09/MT-09 SP section (opens in new tab)
“2014-2015 Yamaha FZ-09 FA174HH; 2018-2021 Yamaha MT-09 FA174HH; 2021 Yamaha MT-09 SP FA174HH”
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- Yamaha MT-09 2021 Owner's Manual (EU) Brake fluid section (opens in new tab)
“Refill with the same type of brake fluid. Adding a brake fluid other than DOT 4 may result in a harmful chemical reaction.”
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- JT Sprockets Application Guide 2024 Application Guide — Road, Yamaha 850cc/889cc, FZ-09/MT-09/FJ-09 rows (opens in new tab)
“FZ-09 E,EC,F,FC,G,GC 1RC USA 14-16 JTF1591 16T JTR1876 45T 525 110; MT-09 (MTN850 A) 1RC,2SC 14-20 JTF1591 16T JTR1876 45T 525 110; MT-09 (MTN890) 21-22 / BME 24 JTF1591 16T JTR1877 45T 525 110”
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- Yuasa Battery Application Guide 2026 Motorcycle Applications — Yamaha — FZ-09/MT09/FJ-09 rows (opens in new tab)
“FZ-09 '14-'17 ... YTZ10S; MT09 '18-'24 ... YTZ10S; FJ-09 '15-'17 ... YTZ10S”
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- Yamaha MT-09 2021 Owner's Manual (EU) Coolant section, p.8-13 (opens in new tab)
“YAMALUBE coolant. If genuine Yamaha coolant is not available, use an ethylene glycol antifreeze containing corrosion inhibitors for aluminum engines and mix with distilled water at a 1:1 ratio.”
+2 sources, quotes
- MT09/MT09A owner's manual, Specifications (847cc first gen) manual 838966, p.102; models MT09/MT09A (opens in new tab)
“Front: "120/70 ZR17M/C (58W)", Tubeless (BRIDGESTONE/S20F or DUNLOP/D214F). Rear: "180/55 ZR17M/C (73W)", Tubeless (BRIDGESTONE/S20R or DUNLOP/D214).”
- MT-09 (MTN890) 2021 owner's manual, Specifications (889cc gen) manual 2812767, p.100; MTN890M/MTN890 2021 (opens in new tab)
“Front: "120/70ZR17M/C (58W)", Tubeless, BRIDGESTONE/BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S22F. Rear: "180/55ZR17M/C (73W)", Tubeless, BRIDGESTONE/BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S22R.”
- Yamaha Motor Malta MT-09 (Y-AMT) specs sheet, current 890cc gen Chassis table; wet-weight row covers 'Standard 6-speed manual: 193 kg; Y-AMT: 196 kg' (opens in new tab)
“Front tyre: "120/70ZR17M/C (58W) Tubeless"; Rear tyre: "180/55ZR17M/C (73W) Tubeless"”
Oil capacities are the manufacturer's with-filter-change figure, not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. Always verify against your own owner's manual before you turn a wrench — this is educational reference, not a repair procedure.
Service intervals
| Years | Oil & filter |
|---|---|
| 2021–present | 6,000 mi / 12 mo |
Street, track, mixed
Street
- We list the manual's 'with filter change' figure — not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. On small engines that difference is a 25% overfill.
- Pads fit calipers, not bikes. That's why one shape number covers a Hayabusa and a V-Strom — and why the same bike model can change shape mid-generation. We resolve pads by caliper and year.
Track
- After track days, shorten your oil change. How much is genuinely unsettled — manufacturers say 'adjust to your use,' not a number. Used-oil analysis is the only rigorous answer.
- A street-legal sintered or EPFA-class pad is the manufacturer-sanctioned track-day choice. Full race compounds are for when the pad is the limiting factor — and yours isn't yet.
- RBF-class fluid buys you ~80°C more fade margin when fresh — and gives most of it back within a year as it absorbs moisture. It's a consumable you change more often, not an upgrade you install once.
- For the street: silicate-free motorcycle coolant (Honda's manuals explain why — silicates chew water-pump seals). For the track: check your org's rules — most ban ethylene glycol outright; pro racing allows water only.
- Prepping the bike itself for the track? What to fit first and what can wait is on Unstocked's track bike prep guide (opens in new tab).
Mixed
Run the street specs above, then shorten the oil interval after track days — how much is genuinely unsettled, so used-oil analysis is the honest guide. If your organisation tech-inspects coolant, check its rules before a session.
Upgrade path for the Yamaha MT-09
This sheet is what goes in the Yamaha MT-09 and how to service it. What to bolt on — levers, rearsets, exhaust, suspension, and the order to do it in — is Unstocked's half of the same bike.
Yamaha MT-09 build sheet on unstocked.bike → (opens in new tab) Draft your own parts list in the build composer (opens in new tab)
Maintenance jobs & what they cost
Oil & filter change
Beginner-safeParts — Oil spec JASO MA · API SG · Viscosity 10W-40 · Oil capacity with filter 3.2 L · drain 2.8 L · dry total not published · Oil filter OEM 5GH-13440-90 · HiFlo HF205
Tools — torque wrench, oil filter wrench, drain pan, funnel, new sealing washer (if your bike uses one)
Dealer oil-change quotes run $90–130 (Harley outliers $180–280 excluded); independent-shop average is closer to $56. DIY consumables run $30–60, saving roughly $40–120 per change with tooling paid back in 2–3 changes. Sourced: CostHack / Trak Powersports / J.D. Power, aggregated in docs/research/demand-competition.md.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer.
Front brake pads
Experience neededParts — Front brake pads EBC FA252HH (HH) axial 4-pot · 1 set
Tools — torque wrench, hex/Allen key set (caliper mounting bolts), C-clamp or piston-retraction tool, wire brush, brake cleaner
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: a 0.5–1 hr front-pad swap at the same dealer shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus a $30–60 OEM/aftermarket pad set. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer.
Chain & sprocket kit
Experience neededParts — Chain & sprockets 525 · 110 links · 16/45T
Tools — torque wrench, chain breaker / riveting tool, angle grinder or chain-link sizing tool, rear paddock stand, chain alignment tool
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: a full chain-and-sprocket swap (wheel off, alignment, torque-critical rear axle) runs several labor hours at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus an $80–150 520/525/530 kit. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer.
Brake fluid flush
Experience neededParts — Brake fluid DOT 4
Tools — torque wrench (bleeder and banjo bolts), vacuum brake bleeder or speed bleeders, clear tubing and catch bottle, syringe, fresh DOT-spec fluid, sealed bottle
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: roughly 1 hr of bleed/flush labor at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus fluid. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer.
Tires
Experience neededParts — Tires 120/70ZR17M/C (58W) Tubeless · 180/55ZR17M/C (73W) Tubeless
Tools — front and rear paddock stands, bead breaker and tire spoons (or a mounting machine), static wheel balancer and weights, valve-core tool and new valve stems, torque wrench (axle nuts)
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: mount-and-balance labor per wheel at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md — carry-in wheels at the low end, on-bike swaps at the high end; the tires themselves are extra. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer.
Coolant flush
Experience neededParts — Coolant YAMALUBE coolant; if unavailable, an ethylene glycol antifreeze containing corrosion inhibitors for aluminum engines, mixed with distilled water at a 1:1 ratio
Tools — torque wrench (drain bolt), drain pan, funnel, coolant hydrometer or refractometer, distilled water (if mixing concentrate)
Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: roughly 1 hr of coolant-flush labor at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus coolant. Verify locally before quoting.
Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer.
Notes & corrections
Coverage gaps
Where the catalogues run out. Flagged in the open, never guessed at.
Oil spec: 2014–2020 (847cc FZ-09 / MT-09 generations) not yet pinned to a first-party manual
TOSPEC research
Yamaha's JASO MA / API SG boilerplate has been consistent across this era's related models (R1, R6, R7, MT-07); likely identical but unconfirmed.
Viscosity: The manual excerpt reviewed showed only the single 10W-40 recommendation, not a multi-grade temperature chart
TOSPEC research
Other Yamaha sportbikes of this era (R1, R6, R7) publish a wider allowed range; not confirmed either way for the 889cc MT-09.
Viscosity: 2014–2020 (847cc generations) not yet mapped
TOSPEC research
Oil capacity: 2014–2020 (847cc generations) not yet mapped
TOSPEC research
The 889cc engine arrived for 2021; do not carry this capacity backward to the 847cc bikes.
Spark plugs: 2014–2020 (847cc generations) not yet mapped
TOSPEC research
889cc CP3 inline-triple (847cc 2014–20); count of 3 follows the engine's own documented cylinder count.
Front brake pads: MT-09 SP trim adds an Öhlins rear shock (2018, 2021+); from the 2024 restyle it also adds Brembo Stylema front calipers — a confirmed hardware split from this bike's ADVICS calipers. The SP now has its own sheet: yamaha-mt09-sp.
TOSPEC research / unstocked-web MT-09 generation notes
EBC's catalogue (Feb 2024 edition) still lists the SP (MTN890D) 2021–2024 on the same FA252HH shape as this bike through 2018-2023 — no front-caliper split confirmed in that catalogue edition, though press first-rides confirm the 2024+ Stylema hardware change independently. See yamaha-mt09-sp for the SP's full pad-shape history and the 2024+ conflict.
Front brake pads: 2025+ MT-09 / MT-09 SP (with optional Y-AMT) not yet listed in this catalogue edition
TOSPEC research
Rear brake pads: 2016–2017 and 2022–present not independently confirmed
TOSPEC research
FA174HH is directly attested for both the leading (2014-2015) and trailing (2018-2021) edges of this range on the same rear caliper family; the middle/later years are reasonably assumed identical but unconfirmed.
Brake fluid: 2014–2020 (847cc generations) not yet mapped
TOSPEC research
DOT 4 is near-universal for this era of Yamaha models; likely identical but unconfirmed.
Coolant: 2014–2020 (847cc generations) not yet mapped
TOSPEC research
Service intervals: 2014–2020 (847cc generations) not yet mapped
TOSPEC research
Research notes
Context from the research trail — how a fact was pinned down.
Oil filter: Retailer OEM cross-refs for the HF205-equivalent filter (World of Powersports, Padgett's Motorcycles, and current 2021–2023-tagged Yamalube kit bundles on Amazon) tag the part as 5GH-13440-80-00, not -90
retailer parts listings
5GH-13440-80-00 was the original-assignment number for the 889cc-generation filter; Yamaha's OEM supersession chain has since replaced it with 5GH-13440-90-00 (which itself supersedes -80 and the earlier -61/-60 numbers used on the 847cc generation). Both are the same physical cartridge under Yamaha's running-change numbering — -90 is what ships today under an OEM order, -80 is what period-tagged retailer listings and kits still show. HF205 (the aftermarket cross) is unaffected either way.
Air filter: 2024–present (restyle generation) not yet confirmed with a distinct HiFlo listing
TOSPEC research
Tires: Research notes, tire-size wave (adversarially verified)
TOSPEC research
Sizes unchanged across all three generations: 2014-2020 (847cc), 2021-2023 (889cc), 2024+ (889cc redesign) - verified at 2014, 2021, and current model. First-gen manual writes the size with a space ("120/70 ZR17M/C (58W)"); later documents write "120/70ZR17M/C (58W)" - same designation.
Service intervals: The US owner's manual instead specifies 4,000 mi / 6 months for the same interval
TOSPEC research (maintenanceschedule.com, citing the US-market Yamaha owner's manual)
A market-specific difference, not a data error — confirm against a verified US-market manual before publishing a US-facing figure; the value recorded here is the EU/UK manual's own interval, directly verified.
DIY & your warranty
Doing this yourself won't void your factory warranty. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act bars a manufacturer or dealer from voiding your warranty just because you — not the dealer — did routine maintenance. To deny a claim they must prove the specific work caused the specific defect. Use spec-compliant parts and fluids, and keep your receipts.
FTC on the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act · Full guide: dealer or DIY?
Guides for this bike
Yamaha MT-09 maintenance FAQ
How much oil does the Yamaha MT-09 take?
About 3.2 litres with a filter change — the manufacturer's with-filter figure, not the larger dry-rebuild number that circulates online. Confirm against your owner's manual.
What oil does the Yamaha MT-09 need?
It calls for 10W-40, JASO MA, API SG. A wet clutch means the JASO class matters — don't substitute an energy-conserving car oil.
What brake pads fit the Yamaha MT-09?
The front caliper (axial 4-pot) takes EBC shape FA252HH. Pads are resolved by caliper and year, not by model name, so verify your caliper before you order.
How often does the Yamaha MT-09 need an oil change?
Every 6,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first, per the manufacturer's schedule. Shorten it after track days — used-oil analysis is the only rigorous answer to how much.