Thinking of adding another bike to the stable

MrZ32

2012-10-18 07:22:00 UTC

Well there is a bike that has caught my eye and am test riding it on the weekend... first of all i must state THIS IS NOT TO REPLACE THE SUPER DUKE, ONLY TO SIT ALONGSIDE IT.

normally im not a fan of jap bikes but the one that i have always liked is the Yamaha Mt-01 and they are now quite cheap over here.

Has anyone ever had any experiences with these bikes? Any thoughts?

And dont worry, it would recieve some cosmetic changes to look like this

from here
http://www.retrocycles.de/Sites/MT-01/M ... toshop.htm

what do you think?

Linga

2012-10-18 07:28:00 UTC

I like ten as but have never seen that site!
They are very cool indeed. Do it!

nampus

2012-10-18 10:07:00 UTC

Never rode one, but have week one with the full stage 3 kit, they produce a huge amount of torque!

preey

2012-10-18 11:47:00 UTC

the front light would have to go

Stratkat

2012-10-18 12:12:00 UTC

didnt that bike come from the factory with really low clearance issues? for some reason it didnt sell well at all.

Stratkat

2012-10-18 12:16:00 UTC

i dont think ive ever seen one on the road

TLS_Russ

2012-10-18 16:39:00 UTC

Had a go on one, fooking heavy,slow revving and a clunky gear change is all that stood out, my mates M109R is a much more impressive beast to ride

nampus

2012-10-18 20:35:00 UTC

skip to 1:40 ^^

stalker

2012-10-18 21:37:00 UTC

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MrZ32

2012-10-20 10:24:00 UTC

well... took it for a test ride. it turned out that it had a stage two tune.

loved it. .. slow revving yes but slow definitely not.

the suspension has been sorted out for a guy 5kg heavier than me so the handling was spot on... not as quick a steer as the sd but not slow. .. held a line beautifully. it can definitely corner... give me a bit of time and knee down wouldn't be a problem

I quite enjoy the torque sports thing. .. hopefully it will be mine shortly

preey

2012-10-20 19:09:00 UTC

so go on them whats it going to cost to change the seat unit and put the stumpy pipe and all the bling on it ?

AGRO!

2012-10-21 06:35:00 UTC

I was thinking of buying a MTO1 a couple of years ago but I ended up with the SD instead.
I had a ride on one of these yesterday with a big 50HP it was a lot of fun.
After the ride got back on the SD and it felt like it had 200HP LOL!!
Would I by one mmm Yes! But I would have to get rid of the number 7

MrZ32

2012-10-21 22:50:00 UTC

gotta admit that is one pretty bike. but why ditch the 7?

oh and I have an fz1 headlight, it already has akra pipes as well as the standard ones so I should able to sell them and get roughly enough to get the custom underslung pipe done.

only thing that will cost me money is the belly plan and wheels

AGRO!

2012-10-22 03:58:00 UTC

MRZ the MTO1 will look great once you have it done.
How long do you think it will take you to get it all sorted?
Why ditch the 7 well it looks like a race bike with the numbers but with only 50HP it just seems to me
a little to over the top but aparently you can just take the rear seat cover off and the seat is the same shape
without the numbers.

nampus

2012-10-22 04:28:00 UTC

Mrz, congrats on the new bike!
About the guzzi: great looking machine! Shame they fitted the first model with a plastic tank, the chrome would crack making it look horrible. The 2nd gen bike got a proper chromed tank.

AGRO!

2012-10-22 04:45:00 UTC

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nampus

2012-10-22 07:42:00 UTC

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fatbob

2012-10-22 12:03:00 UTC

The Yam looks nice , particularly the pic you put up
the moto guzzi on the other hand is one ugly piece of shite....easily the worst Ive seen for a while..

jambox

2012-10-22 16:38:00 UTC

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AGRO!

2012-10-23 04:55:00 UTC

The Guzzi looks better in the flesh.
I think put a bikini fairing on the front take off the rear seat cowl and it would look great.
The other thing is that I thought it looked crap until I had a ride But the thing I liked is that
its one of those bike that you don't have to do MK10 everywhere to have fun.

AGRO!

2012-10-23 05:03:00 UTC

I like this baby also!

Bert

2012-10-23 07:00:00 UTC

Something completly different... any news on the ?

MrZ32

2012-11-01 08:43:00 UTC

well, stay tuned.. you should see a nice little development with the velocity stacks very shortly. They will not be that cheap to make due to them being redesigned to flow flawlessly and be bomb proof all at the same time. Pics should show up within the week.

As for this topic, as the saying goes... a picture is worth a thousand words.

definately not a superduke but I absolutely love it. Always wanted a harley but never wanted the handling issues of lack of lean angle... this i can get knee down on while sounding like a harley... and the torque!!! its just a whole different ball game

oh and i thought the superduke sounded like thunder but this bike sounds like the world is going to end

preey

2012-11-01 11:38:00 UTC

1st job bin them pipes
enjoy

MrZ32

2012-11-01 12:33:00 UTC

first cab off the rank is exams and dvs.. they are getting close. then the pipes... although they are growing on me

preey

2012-11-01 12:48:00 UTC

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AGRO!

2012-11-01 21:25:00 UTC

You could just about use those mufflers for storage