{"id":10920,"date":"2016-05-10T16:33:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T09:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/?p=10920"},"modified":"2016-06-15T10:52:34","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T03:52:34","slug":"review-yamaha-mt-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thai.webike.net\/news\/en\/review-yamaha-mt-10.html","title":{"rendered":"First Ride: Yamaha MT-10 with Launch Galleries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It might have an R1<\/a> engine, frame, suspension and the superbike’s beady twin LED headlights, but Yamaha<\/a> are at pains to tell us, here at its world launch today, that the new \u00a39999 MT-10 isn\u2019t a naked R1.<\/span><\/p>\n

After a day in the saddle it\u2019s clear they\u2019re right. On the road it\u2019s not a naked R1<\/a> – it\u2019s so much better than that. Excited? You should be.<\/span><\/p>\n

The R1 is all about the racetrack and it\u2019s so capable it gives you little sense of speed, or indeed fun, when it\u2019s not being ridden flat out \u2013 which of course you can\u2019t do on the road. And after a couple of hours in the superbike\u2019s hard race seat, it\u2019s uncomfortable, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Enter the MT-10. With its upright riding position, business class levels of legroom and decent wind protection at motorway speeds, the new Yamaha super naked lets you enjoy that gem of a crossplane crank motor at saner speeds. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a masterpiece of an engine. It growls like a MotoGP bike at full whack, has the punch of a V4 out of corners and a power delivery so elastic, an electric motor would seem clunky by comparison. The throttle response is peachy, too, so long as you leave it in \u2018standard mode\u2019. A and B modes are too sharp for accurate cornering\u2026or wheelies. Who said Euro 4 had to be boring?<\/span><\/p>\n

But third is the magic gear on the MT-10. Just leave it there through your favourite set of bends and the engine is so flexible it will take you from 20mph to over 100mph. It lets you ride the MT-10 like a demented twist and go moped.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t