Dream garage bike No1 Yamaha MT-10

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I keep watching videos of these and looking at pictures. I absolutely love these bikes! if my numbers roll in, one of these is first on the list! This is the preferred model!

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I like them them too. A neighbour has the SP model which looks trick.
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Does it turn into a robot if you get the sequence of button presses on the handlebar switches right?

I'm sure it's a very good bike, but the looks are not for me.
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That cooler looks a bit vulnerable! Riding position looks ok though. I'd say that's a :thumbup:
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The looks were obviously designed by a committee, after a long sesh in the boozer :obscene-birdiedoublered:
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Fabulous bike. Arguably the best bike I've ever ridden.
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weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:07 am Fabulous bike. Arguably the best bike I've ever ridden.
Serious question - why don't you own one?
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:19 am
weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:07 am Fabulous bike. Arguably the best bike I've ever ridden.
Serious question - why don't you own one?
Tricky one to answer, it's generally boiled down to cost and options of finance. I rode Trickys and loved it.
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If I were after something a little sportier and not for the commute, a big yes from me.....
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Just had a look at how much they cost, £13K is pricey, but not mega money, the looks really stop me buying it, but I think that if I liked the looks it would be a bit like the R1 I had, an absolutely brilliant bike but if you weren't using the performance it felt a bit boring because you were so far within it's limits.

The above does sound a lot "crap bikes are more fun than good bikes"
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If we're dreaming big-engined naked thumpsters...

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This dream also includes me not having to find the cash to buy it, nor my lack of skills/balls to ride the thing properly.
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weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:22 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:19 am
weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:07 am Fabulous bike. Arguably the best bike I've ever ridden.
Serious question - why don't you own one?
Tricky one to answer, it's generally boiled down to cost and options of finance. I rode Trickys and loved it.
Also begs the question why did Tricky sell it? Mind you its all academic from my point of view. You blokes ride the tits off of bikes, but i'd just go around scaring myself on it, with 1st/2nd gear acceleration and one foot high wheelies! :D
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Taipan wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:22 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:22 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:19 am

Serious question - why don't you own one?
Tricky one to answer, it's generally boiled down to cost and options of finance. I rode Trickys and loved it.
Also begs the question why did Tricky sell it? Mind you its all academic from my point of view. You blokes ride the tits off of bikes, but i'd just go around scaring myself on it, with 1st/2nd gear acceleration and one foot high wheelies! :D
I think you have me confused with someone else
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I like the MT-10, not enough to own but but still.
If'n I had the money I'd sooner a nut n bolt resto-mod on an MT-01
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Taipan wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:13 am I keep watching videos of these and looking at pictures. I absolutely love these bikes! if my numbers roll in, one of these is first on the list! This is the preferred model!


That vid you posted best defines an MT-10- is what they do very best (well apart from look and sound seriously cool ! 8-) ) and I think it is in fact impossible to ride one without wheelying it :D
Taipan wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:22 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:22 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:19 am

Serious question - why don't you own one?
Tricky one to answer, it's generally boiled down to cost and options of finance. I rode Trickys and loved it.
Also begs the question why did Tricky sell it? Mind you its all academic from my point of view. You blokes ride the tits off of bikes, but i'd just go around scaring myself on it, with 1st/2nd gear acceleration and one foot high wheelies! :D
I sold it (this one)

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to buy this :D

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I don't have that now, but I'd have another, and as I have said more than once on here, if I were only allowed to own one bike , well I'd be seriously upset and in a quandary as I do love green-laning and not sure if I'd want to be without an off-roader, but assuming a tarmac-only bike than it would more than likely be an MT10-SP
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Taipan wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:13 am
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I just can't get past the looks, it looks like someone took a dull mid range bike and bolted the M&P catalogue onto it.
I'm sure it goes well, but why make it look like that? Get an Italian in to design it.
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Potter wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:56 am
Taipan wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 10:13 am
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I just can't get past the looks, it looks like someone took a dull mid range bike and bolted the M&P catalogue onto it.
I'm sure it goes well, but why make it look like that? Get an Italian in to design it.
Have you seen the MV up the page?!
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The MV actually looks like was designed by one person though. It may be err....unique....but it does at least look like a design. The Yamaha just looks like it's got loads of bits bolted on.
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:18 am The MV actually looks like was designed by one person though. It may be err....unique....but it does at least look like a design. The Yamaha just looks like it's got loads of bits bolted on.
"Unique" - good one!
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lostboy wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 8:15 am
Have you seen the MV up the page?!
No.....goes off to look...oh actually was it the red one? I vaguely remember something red and hideous.