how many different new bikes are there? The big 4 makes about 80, plus Triumph,BMW,Ktm,Guzzi,Aprilia plus some others; there must be over 200 new models to choose from. our lovely little MT07 is a whizzy back-lane bike, she isn't a tourer, a trackday nor a sports bike. She is quiet enough not...
I've got an old car rear-view mirror and check the oil by sitting on the bike to make it level and holding the mirror so I can see the oil level window
I tried the STR, for me 5'10 it was a tight fit. (you know, like when you try on a pair of jeans at a sale but realise that walking would be out of the question, let alone bending!)
Michelin Pilot Road. pressures way too high on delivery, I reduced them to 33 and 36 as in the manual but the front seems very rough on an uneven road, as though the tyre ought to be softer? (perhaps I'm spoilt coming from an XT600 armchair on two wheels)
MT07 red abs. ordered 24/4 collected on 30/4 from Yamaha dealer in Agen, Lot et Garonne. It replaces a 1994 XT600E. My shortlist included a Bonnie, Guzzi Classic, possibly the SV650 and this MT-03.
It seems to me that Yamaha are being the most creative of the bike manufacturers. Some of...
hi there. When I was riding my XT600 drivers saw me coming, now with the MT-07, either they haven't seen me or they think it is a small bike, perhaps a 125. This was really obvious, even though I was going at about the same speeds (running in). I think I might get some of those LED...