First Look: Yamaha FJ-09 Sport Tourer

Back in March, we told you that it looked liked Yamaha had a new entry-level sport tourer in the works. We've got some pictures of Yamaha's next bike, and it's not quite what we and others thought it was going to be.

This much we know: Yamaha had applied for a U.S. trademark for the FJ-09 name this past spring. And Yamaha had made indications that it would use the FZ-09's 847cc triple to power future bikes (a move that despite a few misgivings about the FZ-09, we heartily endorse).

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What we Know About the Yamaha FJ-09

Now comes word that Yamaha has filed for the release of a bike in Europe and other markets that will be called the MT-09. Along with that, there's this: the California Air Resources Board has approved a bike called the FJ-09 for sale in California.

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And guess what: there's also pictures, which were possibly leaked when word got out of the bike's European release. Here you have it: