Oh no bazza950..... I know you talk about the earlier model but here's my 2cents worth.
A 900gt landed in a local dealer a few weeks ago, 7klms on the clock, red, €14800 euro. I thought about it too. no improvement in the seat even though riders are complaining since the first model.( fancy Yamaha upgraded seat is £300stg- probably €500 for us over here). 110kph ( 66mph?) at 4500rpm seems a little more frantic that a CT. Plenty of reports on the forums about the electronic suspension being still basic. Quickshifter not performing correctly at casual riding. strange unnecessary corner lighting. It does'nt seem as well built as a CT to me ( it is good value though) I could not live with the cable going to the Lambda sensor on the manifold being cable tied to the bottom rad hose and the whole thing exposed to the front tyre with no mud guard worth talking about, just no. The panniers are tilted at a funny angle, makes a otherwise nice bike look frumpy. Too much searching when I look down at the clocks, left or right, left or right. Brakes are just ok, no great bite.
Went to the NEC in December to see it but it was'nt there, real bad start, kinda had a negative feeling back then from that, poor show Yamaha.
These are just my opinions, hope I don't upset any owners.
Tom
