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General => General => Topic started by: locksmith on 11 June 2013, 06:19:02 pm
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Looks cheap enough?
http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/mt/mt-09.aspx?view=media&mode=colours#http://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/product_assets/2014/MT09/2014-Yamaha-MT-09-EU-Blazing-Orange-Studio-002.jpg?width=910&quality=75|ymeGallery1|Blazing Orange||nulltext (http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/mt/mt-09.aspx?view=media&mode=colours#http://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/product_assets/2014/MT09/2014-Yamaha-MT-09-EU-Blazing-Orange-Studio-002.jpg?width=910&quality=75|ymeGallery1|Blazing Orange||nulltext)
(http://cdn.yamaha-motor.eu/product_assets/2014/MT09/2014-Yamaha-MT-09-EU-Deep-Armor-Studio-001.jpg?width=910&quality=75)
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Oooh, I like the look of that! Its a Street bike crossed with a thug!
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MMM, me like!
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14L fuel tank?
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I like the looks. Light weight at 188kg wet. £6799. The exhaust/can doesn't look like a dogs dinner either which is hard to achieve these days given the amount of silencing/cat converter etc. According to MCN its adjustable up front for rebound, rear is preload and rebound.
They were doing well up to the 14l fuel tank. 12l to leave a a little leaway @50mpg = 132 miles.
Seat looks a little thin too.
Hopefully a faired version with a bigger tank and fully adjustable suspension will be next.
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Looks excellent bar the 14 litre tank. Why do they keep doing this? Haven't they looked at the solid kicking the VFR1200 has had for the last 3 years over tank size and realised titchy tanks are f. irritating?
And who'd buy a naked Fazer 8 now that this is here?
I'm praying they do a Crossplane Fazer 1100 in the same vein.
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I really like it. :)
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give it another 6 or even 7 litres in the fuel tank add another 50 bhp and I'd be interested ! looks ok but no substance !
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Really, a 14l tank?
Woopeee
If thats all you can complain about then it looks like job done for Yam.
"Preposterous......where is there on there that will facilitate my sat nav. I mean, come on. That looks like exactly the kind of bike I'd like to cross Germany on yet theres absolutely nowhere to stick my party lederhosen."
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Yamaha always seem to be able to come up with something different. It'll be really interesting to see how that triple engine pans out.
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I like it ;)
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Triple engine could be a winner. I would test one to compare against my street triple.
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I assume they are going to drop the MT-03 then and replace it with this? Even if they don't good luck selling the MT-03 stock with its higher price. http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/street/mt-03.aspx (http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/street/mt-03.aspx)
It looks like they have tried to meet in the middle of the MT-03 and the MT-01 but been a little to reserved. Needs a bigger tank and a little more power maybe? 1 litre would have probably been ideal.
With the future R1 and R6 engines touted to be triples maybe they should have developed them and detuned the engines and put them in a range of MT bikes much like they did with the fazers?
All that aside I could still be tempted with one :)
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if its anything like triumph triple engines, probably the best road bike engine ever , they could be successful. But.....lets wait and see eh ?
the Z750 looked the part but performed less satisfactorily.Given the " logic" of the fazer 8 concept ...who knows what could happen??
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looks nice, a 14L tank is ok on what is a street bike and ridden at the speed limits should give a range of 140+, ok I know that's not going to happen.
Does any one know what MT stands for? when the BT 1100 and the MT-01 first came out I'm sure I read it was "big twin" & "mega twin" ?
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If that was the case it now probably stands for Mega Triple
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I have to say it reminds me of this
(http://classic-motorbikes.net/images/gallery/12036.jpg)
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Needs a bigger tank and a little more power maybe? 1 litre would have probably been ideal.
With the future R1 and R6 engines touted to be triples maybe they should have developed them and detuned the engines and put them in a range of MT bikes much like they did with the fazers?
All that aside I could still be tempted with one :)
give it another 6 or even 7 litres in the fuel tank add another 50 bhp and I'd be interested ! looks ok but no substance !
Its the first of a few new bikes coming out. Expect a larger cc one later.
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Small fuel tank, 0 aerodinamics, no place for luggage. Why??
They should make a half faired version with a proper tail.
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Looks like fun though :)
Wonder what it would be like as a communter,,,,, :evil
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Haha Raymy you said exactly what I was thinking just in a much more funny way.
I would be all over this if I could afford it, I'd even consider selling my lederhosen to help pay for the deposit.
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Expect a larger cc one later.
Cancel that, in MCN Yamaha Europe boss says the triple will just be the 850cc.
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The biggest selling bikes in Europe are naked middleweight bikes like the Kawasaki Z800 and this is aimed directly at them. I have a sneaking suspicion it will be a superb bike to ride, nimble, torquey and quick enough, but it's not a Fazer 1000 replacement. I was really surprised to hear the Fazer 8 will sell alongside though. I presume they'll can it when the MT gets faired (it's coming apparently).
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looks like all the other eurobikes.
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£600 cheaper than the MT-3 too.
Looks good and I know at least one person that will drool over it (not me). The yammy XS750 that I took my test on was a lovely triple so lets hope they have done a good job with the new engine.
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To me it looks like the bike has a blacker frame here, which looks better. Trick of the light or the Americans get a different colour.
(http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/7752/mt09black.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/843/mt09black.jpg/)
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/06/yamaha-unveils-2014-fz-09-850-triple/ (http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2013/06/yamaha-unveils-2014-fz-09-850-triple/)
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Wins an award for bike most in need of a tail tidy, can't work out why the indicators are so far away from the rest of rear lights. Also the front would be better with LED indicators in the mirrors BUT it is well priced and the engine should be a peach so those niggles are quickly forgotten.
Still waiting for the big bang triple R1 I guess......
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I was looking at the 2011 Blade the other day and that has the same rear light and bizarre spindle holding the number plate on. I'll bet it's a legal requirement.
It is a cracking price, but it looks a bit small for a larger chap. It's one of the reasons I like the Gen 1. It's big.
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It features in MCN this week. No tests but a big write up. It is focused entirely on competing with street triple/Z800 sales. AND in my book Yam are doing the right thing. Its where big sales are, and they need cash with so much of its range expensive ,ageing over 1000cc bikes which , adventure bikes apart aint selling too well.Thei rprice does seem right, and let sjust watch Triumph cut their prices ...the street triple initially was only just over £5k...now its £6999 !
I have a few niggles- dont like the exhaust at all, and the frame looks ugly where it locates the top of the engine. The US model looks much better in black.Its a small tank, but it will have good mpg and these bikes are all about urban and B road action, so no need for big tank range.
All in all I reckon its well worth a look at for this sector.
I was though looking forward to a more fazer type orientated bike...maybe next year ??
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Now doesn't this look a lot better.
And its got Black wheels.
1000cc V Twin.
More pics available, just ask.
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It doesn't look better to me, but then I don't have an emotional attachment to it.
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Just looking again at the picture and the MT does have a passing resemblance to a v max !...the fake air scoops on side of tank are remeniscent of the big lad...
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Italians been playing with photoshop.
http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/yamaha-mt-dm-850-concept-luca-bar-design/ (http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/yamaha-mt-dm-850-concept-luca-bar-design/)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img542/8448/3ozp.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/3ozp.jpg/)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img542/7348/qck7.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/qck7.jpg/)
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pity it's not in the shops until September, don't think I'd have all that money sat there doing nowt if we have another bad winter?
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It's not too bad looking, but it's also nothing special. Not doing it for me.