Yamaha MT
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Sweet special: This is a Yamaha MT-03. Yep. Looks brilliant.
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Sweet special: This is a Yamaha MT-03. Yep. Looks brilliant. Check out this super sweet MT-03 special dirt-tracker. Built by German custom house Kingston Customs the bike is essentially the same MT-03 in terms of engine and major components but what KC has done has really made a difference. The special gets semi-knobbly tyres, a…
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Launch ride: 2017 Yamaha MT-09
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Revamped for 2017, the new MT-09 remains true to its values… WORDS: John Milbank, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Yamaha What each of us can afford to pay for a bike is invariably subjective. What some might consider a bargain price, others might well struggle with. But there can be no argument, surely,…
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Intermot show: Here’s the 2017 Yamaha MT-10SP! Yeah, an SP version!
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Yamaha has launched its new MT-10SP for 2017 with the bike getting as raft of higher-spec bits that are basically taken straight from the firm’s R1-M. The big naked is getting the track bike’s Öhlins Electronic Racing Suspension (ERS), Thin Film Transistor (TFT) instrumentation and dedicated colouring (which will help it stand out from the…
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2017 Yamaha MT-07 goes white, blue and funky grey for 2017. Pictures here
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In the Hyper Naked class for 2017, Yamaha’s ever-popular MT-07 is getting THREE new colours which will run alongside the continuing Night Fluo scheme. The news colours are: Tech Black, Yamaha Blue and Compeition White. Along with the updated Night Fluo scheme, here they are:
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Video: AWESOME Yamaha MT-09 full-on Adventure bike being spanked!
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Check out this awesome video of a Yamaha MT-09 turned into a full-on Adventure bike being put through its paces in Japan! The video is for the launch of a new range of clothing in the Japanese home market and the rider is Jun Mitsuhashi, multiple Dakar competitor over the years. The video itself is…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – part two FIRST VIDEO REVIEW
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – part two FIRST VIDEO REVIEW. Here’s the world’s first on board riding review from the £6,299 Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700 world launch in Italy. The latest addition to the Yamaha MT family is based around the firm’s MT-07, 75bhp motor but gets a 50mm longer swingarm…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: First impressions
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Editor Tony Carter is out in Italy on the world launch of the Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700. He’s sending through live updates: First impression is great all rounder, at £6299, it will sell loads. It is very capable, and on Michelin Pilot Road 4 tyres, smooth and predictable. Brakes are predictable and progressive, but not loads of…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – first ride incoming
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer 700: World Launch report – first ride incoming. We’re about to get underway with the world launch, first ride on the Yamaha Tracer 700. Our editor, TC, is out in Italy to try the bike out for the first time. The new Tracer 700 is based around the MT-07’s 75bhp engine, comes…
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer: World Launch report – part one
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Yamaha MT-07 Tracer: World Launch report – part one. We’re at the world launch of Yamaha’s new Tracer 700 – we’re in Italy right now at the official presentation of the new model and we’re going to be riding it tomorrow. The latest addition to the Tracer range is going on sale from next month…
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Video: A few Spanish corners on the Yamaha MT-10
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Here’s a nice little video of a few corners with Yamaha’s new MT-10, the R1-powered big naked 2016 model. Not much more to say about this other than it’s the sort of video that has no yabbering on but in a few corners tells you a bit about how the bike goes about its business…
