INCOMING, Happy 50th to me.... Yeah, it's a Yamaha... it's the easy option.

[Numnut]

Congrats, are those wheels as KTM orange as they look?

Enjoy, hopefully we've got a decent few weeks of weather left this year for you to get out an play on it!

[weeksy]

They're more old gsxr1000 lumo/fluro orangey red than they are KTM orange.

[Dodgy69]

Looks nice. So what you doing about first service, I'm thinking diy this time. Oil and filter and a chain lube is all the shop will probably do. That's what the tracer got I reckon for a nice 150. Proper oil and filter.

[Bigyin]

Looks nice. So what you doing about first service, I'm thinking diy this time. Oil and filter and a chain lube is all the shop will probably do. That's what the tracer got I reckon for a nice 150. Proper oil and filter.

Dont the dealers cover the first service as its a brand spankers new bike?

[Skub]

Looks nice. So what you doing about first service, I'm thinking diy this time. Oil and filter and a chain lube is all the shop will probably do. That's what the tracer got I reckon for a nice 150. Proper oil and filter.

Dont the dealers cover the first service as its a brand spankers new bike?

They did with mine. Oil and filter change and 'checkover' cost nowt.

[weeksy]

Looks nice. So what you doing about first service, I'm thinking diy this time. Oil and filter and a chain lube is all the shop will probably do. That's what the tracer got I reckon for a nice 150. Proper oil and filter.

It'll either be Mott or Crescent. I'll get it done be dealer for now.

[Dodgy69]

It's a long way. ☝

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Nice bike, wheels are very 1990s, colour scheme reminds me of my CB400SF

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[Supermofo]

Looks nice. So what you doing about first service, I'm thinking diy this time. Oil and filter and a chain lube is all the shop will probably do. That's what the tracer got I reckon for a nice 150. Proper oil and filter.

Any warranty issues doing it DIY?

[weeksy]

Been out for another play today. Can't say there's anything i don't like about it.

Sure i'd like a slipper clutch for the downchanges, but hey, it only matters if i ever take it to track. The handling, it's perfectly nice, if a little wavey at times on the silly back roads, but i'm sure a shock will sort that completely. It's far from bad, just could be better i think.

It's tricky not to compare it to the XSR and the KTM.... But i will anyway. The fuelling is smooth, like silky smooth. There's a couple of people who say "the fuelling is a bit on-off" well fuck me, they want to try riding a KTM 990 Superduke R or even arugably a 690 lol. Holding consistent throttles and speeds are effortless.
Clutch is, well, Japanese, as is the whole bike really, it does everything you ask, without question, without discussion and debate, all the gear changes feel effortless, there's no slop, play or missed changes, it's just through the gears as and when you ask.

It's not a big bike, even compared to the KTM which people say is small, but this sits lower, you also don't need to move about on it when riding, just on the seat and lean into corners. It's more of a leany bike than a hang off bike for it. This does of course mean the bike stays a bit more settled.

If we're being properly picky, these is the one thing where the KTM690 wins, it feels a bit more loose, a bit more all over and that kind of entertains you, so you end up feeling a bit wooah, a bit wahaaaay and that makes you laugh. The MT-07 just gets on with it and says "sure mate, we'll take that line if you like"

Changes of direction, lightness, that's where the MT07 beats the XSR900 hands down, it just feels well, more able to go where you want, when you want and how.... The XSR always felt a bit longer and a bit more grown up in that sense.

Do i miss the power of the XSR900, i'd be a liar if i said no, but only a little bit. The little Twin engine makes a cracking noise and pulls lovely, but it's not a stomping 120bhp twin after all so it takes a little persuasion to get there... but finding yourself at 80 is where the fun is, whereas on some of the bigger bikes (like the XSR900) you're not really getting that kick of fun well into 3 figures on the dash.

I assume the dash has buttons that show me other things, but i've got my rpm, gear indicator, fuel gauge and a clock, i don't really need to know the relative humidity in outer mongolia or any of the Traction, ABS, power modes, because i don't have them anyway

I'm struggling to find a downside really on this.

[weeksy]

Looks nice. So what you doing about first service, I'm thinking diy this time. Oil and filter and a chain lube is all the shop will probably do. That's what the tracer got I reckon for a nice 150. Proper oil and filter.

Any warranty issues doing it DIY?

I'd expect probably yes.

[Dodgy69]

I believe as long as you use genuine yamaha stuff it's fine.

[weeksy]

@Welsh Muffin was cooking tea and the boy was playing a new Xbox MTB downhill game that he wants for Xmas and the demo version came out today.. So i went in and ...

Whipped out the standard shock
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Then this here Wilbers got installed.
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re-fitted all the VERY fiddly clips for the hugger, then the frame covers.
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Job done, Wilbers installed.

[weeksy]

It was then, i noticed the 21 model has an adjustable shock ????

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[Skub]

It was then, i noticed the 21 model has an adjustable shock ????

2021-10-21_06-22-43 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

Good job you only noticed afterwards,otherwise an opportunity to buy a trick part may have been missed.

[weeksy]

It was then, i noticed the 21 model has an adjustable shock ????

2021-10-21_06-22-43 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

Good job you only noticed afterwards,otherwise an opportunity to buy a trick part may have been missed.

It's not been mentioned in reviews etc. None of the others have adjusters.

[weeksy]

Quite amusing reading the internet, how the forks and shock etc on this bike will kill you.

https://fz07.org/thread/13011/dave-moss ... 2#comments

Amongst other threads...

I'll certainly be interested to see what difference the Wilbers makes on the back end, or indeed if i notice or care either way

Motorcyclists are often a very fussy bunch though that's for sure.

[Supermofo]

One make forums esp are fantastic at whipping up a witch hunt about something or other, often it then becomes gospel. The fact is a decent club racer would wipe the floor with me if they were on an MT07 and I was on an R1. I'm sure the MT could be better but it's far from terrible.

That Dave Moss bloke...dunno. Seen a few of his vids on youtube and he seems the perfect fit for youtube click bait/I'm a genius. He might be amazing I dunno, but if he had a shop I'd probably go elsewhere as he comes across like a snake oil salesman.

[Taipan]

I came across a Dave Moss video about MT-07 suspension. Make of it what you will. I also read somewhere about the "need" to upgrade the front end and saw one for sale with a R6 front end conversion. All this seems at odds with a bike that appears to be the darling of the motorbike press?

[weeksy]

Another chilly but fun ride this morning. I'm cornering like a big girls blouse, but i suspect that's more down to me than it...

Still getting used to not having a slipper clutch though hhaha !

I was going to cancel the meet with the boys later due to a meeting but that's been re-moved now so i'm back on for a meet up later on.