I got an MT-09 So that funny looking thing over there, the
one that sounds like it is only running on three cylinders, and believe it or not it
is actually only supposed to be running on three cylinders, is my Yamaha MT-09.
Even the Americans finally agree that it is an MT and not an FZ.
Because it is indeed the master of torque and not a fantastic zebra!
But I'm guessing that you do want to know a thing or two about it so why don't we run
through those quickly.
Or should we do a 20 minute motovlog?
No, let's just do this.
2014 is the year It’s grey...ish
It's got beautifully blue wheels And some blue accents
An absolutely awful number plate bracket with a billboard announcing to the world what my
licence plate numbers are The old headlight that I could take or leave
A chunky tail light that I’ve heard people criticize but I actually quite like it’s
bold statement An odd number of headers resulting in this
delicious noise A stealth performance can...
no I haven’t heard of them either but it does have this carbon end cap…..
It’s probably fake though Antlers
It has better abs than I do Got rid of that nonsense on day one though
by taking the fuse out A cute asymmetric gauge cluster that for some
reason doesn’t even bother my OCD but it does challenge me to get my fuel consumption
higher and I appreciate that But I think that is pretty much it, if there
is anything that I have missed that you would like to know just ask me down in the comments
and I'll try my best to reply to that.
But why an MT-09?
To be honest, I'm not really sure yet.
They look cool in videos.
I've always kind of had a thing for them.
It is 6 years newer than the R6 which means there are less old people problems.
And if you are not 100% sold on the color and it doesn't really do anything for you,
don't worry, you're are not alone.
And I've already taken it to the Photoshop workshop.
The first thing I tried out was getting rid of the mirrors and that hideous number plate
bracket.
And it already looked better.
And then I started to play around with a few color ideas.
And even after a few rides, I'm not even sure that I like the bike yet.
I mean the noise captivating and the torque is really addictive.
But I think the reason that I'm not 100% sold on it yet is because it's absolutely the total
opposite in everything that the R6 was.
For example: The R6 has 2 headlights
Whereas the MT only has one The R6 has 4 cylinders
But the MT only has these 3 The R6 has precision engineered suspension
that allows you to point it in any direction that you want to go and smooth out any bump
in the road at 200km/h without shaking it’s head
Whereas the MT is more like a water bed The R6 has absolutely stunning lines and beautiful
colors on the fairings that lets you put it just about anywhere and point a camera at
just about any angle at it and it still looks photogenic.
But the MT is going to be a tricky one to get good photos with and find flattering angles
The R6 has wind tunnel tested wind protection The MT doesn’t even have engine protection.
I mean how can you leave an engine sticking out like that?
But that is exactly the appeal that I'm hoping it offers.
Something a little less serious.
The MT can dart from light to light in the blink of an eye with it's front wheel dangling
above the ground.
But the best part is that I'll be able to ride around and make these videos and search
for photo locations without it screaming at me about over heating.
It does definitely get hotter than I was expecting, but it deals with it a lot nicer than superbikes
do.
But some first impressions, basically this bike is odd.
The riding position is odd.
The suspension is odd.
The note that exhaust pipe makes is odd.
The handling, odd.
Everything about it is just odd.
But at the same time you feel like it has immense character, you keep finding yourself
dropping a few gears or rolling on to get that weird exhaust note to change slightly
and make a bit of a different tone.
Because it's a catchy tune.
Since the day that I got it I keep finding new routes to places.
Because I avoid long straight roads or highways.
You just want to wind on.
But for example, I'm not a big guy and this bike feels tiny underneath me.
The reach is immensely short even compared to something like a superduke.
And the seat height is so low that when I put a foot down my knee is extremely bent.
And that might be exactly what you expect but everything is just so much more exaggerated
than I expected.
And that brings us to the sad part about getting a new bike, saying goodbye to the old bike.
The R6, unfortunately, does have to go and it has been the best bike that I've ever had
as you guys well know.
And I'm pretty sure that most of you are going to be just as upset about me getting rid of
it as I am.
It's been perfect in every way but it is time for a change.
But anyway this is not meant to be a review I just wanted to keep you guys up to date
on what is happening in my in my world of motorcycles.
And you know what to do with the buttons that YouTube provides free of charge, and I will
rev at you in the next video.