Actually, in the face of such a stern lecture, I'll come out and say it.U whiners... ;-)
Yamaha have had the same steel barend weights on all bikes for some decades now, so what's new.
If your brake rotors rust you have some options, pick the one you fancy the most:
A. Ride more and brake harder and they'll stay shiny.
B. Paint your rotors and park your ride.
The MT07 is low priced all right but still made in Japan, when Honda, KTM, HD etc. rely on other less developed countries for their budget bike offerings.
The MT07 engine is a gem, it looks good, weight is right (>20 kg less than all other competing Japs), price was pretty good at least last year.
The budget rear shock, linkage and steel swing is nothing to write home about, but it still kind of works for normal riding. The alternative Street Triple cost 40% ! more than the MT07 in Sweden
Yamaha haven't been uncooperative, as such, they've just given up without fixing anything, saying they couldn't find anything wrong, and are basically saying take it to the dealer, who I've already said are ignoring any requests for warranty inspections.hi all/Sdrio
the latest post suggests to me that perhaps Sdrio has got a bad un, it does happen in any product that from time to time one finished item has many issues, I would however be more concerned that the customer services both at the dealership and Yam are not cooperating.
I have had our C4 piccaso from new [2014 new model] and I am back and to from the dealership with electrical issues that are intermittent, however to be fair to them they have taken the time to look at it each time and done what ever they do. this is what I would expect from any dealership especially big ones like in with your problem Sdrio .
but as I am yet to pick my MT up I sympathise with Sdrio and hope to god mine will be ok
4 days and waiting
Somewhat had the same experience with a Kawasaki Z750 (had stalling issue when releasing the throttle while shifting). It was gone for months, but they couldn't find anything. So in the end I was left with the bike and they (Kawasaki, dealer was very good) didn't do anything for me.Yamaha haven't been uncooperative, as such, they've just given up without fixing anything, saying they couldn't find anything wrong, and are basically saying take it to the dealer, who I've already said are ignoring any requests for warranty inspections.
To be honest I've spent so much time and agro trying to sort this, I have given up. I just use it to go to work and back, and when I've got some money I'll trade it in for something else. It won't be a Yamaha, of course.
And30ers - my clutch judders and slips when the bike is cold. I've taken it back twice. The first time they did a service, and seemed surprised when I asked if they'd checked the clutch. The mechanic then gave me some bullshit about how it was common in Yamaha cross plane technology bikes, and an oil change was the cure, which it wasn't. I took it back again, it went to Yamaha for 6 weeks, and came back still stalling and as far as I know the dealer didn't even mention the clutch problem to them.
I've sent the dealer 4 emails asking them to look at the clutch again, they haven't replied to any of them.
The result is that I have to be careful not to let the revs drop when I pull away, to avoid stalling, but I have to pull away gently, or the clutch will slip.
Forgive me for ranting, but I have a seriously defective bike, and the warranty hasn't been worth the paper it's written on.
Replacing springs is 3rd and last option, no point if you are using incorrect MA-spec oil and/or incorrect pressure plate clearance. Replacing oil is dead simple, you don't need to open the motor for that. Checking clearance is more work and MUST be done before start thinking about other springs. I strongly beleive the springs are hard enough, but you might want them to be harder than the average rider.Hi And30ers,
I have been thinking about that - not that I'm an expert at all, but I did wonder if stronger springs would help.
About checking etc, I suspect nobody has even looked at it. The first time I took it back to Motorcycle store they mistakenly thought I'd booked it in for a service, so probably did nothing, and the second time it went straight to Yamaha, and when I got it back and it still did it, I asked if they had checked it, they knew nothing about it.
Ref oil - it has whatever the dealer and Yamaha put in it. It has had the oil changed 3 times now, with just under 6,000 miles on the clock. I haven't done anything myself.
I might look at changing the clutch myself though, maybe put a heavy duty one in?
No disrespect, and I appreciate your input, but none of that means anything to me - it's the kind of thing the people who sold it to me should be checking. I can change the oil, but I'd have no clue how to check the clearance.Replacing springs is 3rd and last option, no point if you are using incorrect MA-spec oil and incorrect pressure plate clearance. Replacing oil is dead simple, you don't need to open the motor for that. Checking clearance is more work and MUST be done before start thinking about other springs. I strongly beleive the springs are hard enough, but you might want them to be harder than the average rider.
Use only MA2 oil, nothing else. Not MA1. Not MA. And for sure not MB, but that's pretty obvious for any mechanic.