5 Things I Love and Hate About the Yamaha MT-07 (FZ-07)

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[hermes_logios]

1. Price is awesome!
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7. It feels a little bit "budget."

Pick one.

[ricardofabia]

As an aspiring rider who is tall and fairly heavy (6'1", 203lbs) it's nice to see someone actually straddle the bike for us to have a good reference. I am considering the MT-07 as my first bike. Thank you for this.

[bb-ballistics]

Gets a budget motorcycle and complains it feels budget
Gets a naked bike and complains too much wind at speed
Gets a awesome dash for the price and says would rather have analog 🤣

[UKJaiO]

Gets a naked motorcycle and moans about wind 🤔

[derrgeist]

Just done 1850 km trip (from Romania to Germany) on my mt-07 2020, full stock, metzeler roadtec 01 shoes on.
Completely ok bike for longshots.

[jimmefz]

It's just fine on the highway, will get to 110 faster then any car you will likely encounter on highway. Not as great as the 09 but though

[jessebeers]

Yammie. I'm gonna be frank. One of my favorite parts about your videos is the keeping some of the "mess ups". Ex "*cough cough* messed that one up" then going on to repeat what you said as though nothing happened at all. It feels genuine and real. Keep up the great work. Love the vids!

[Jjguthrie]

Having had my FZ07 for a year, I can definitely agree with most of this. My only additions would be:
1. Who needs to look at the revs when it makes that MASSIVE sound?
2. The front suspension can be made much better with a 15$ fork oil upgrade (higher weight and 20mm more than factory spec).
3. Pulling the air box snorkel and tuning helps the top end markedly, but still won't satisfy if you're used to revving to 14k rpms

Overall it is an awesome bike that encourages you to have fun a little closer to the speed limit 😉

[TheVik]

I got this bike a few weeks back and I agree with this. I was choosing between an R6 and Ninja 300 as a first bike. After doing the research, I found out that the FZ/MT line exists. I was looking for enough power but to I'm new to riding so I want a forgiving bike.


So far after 2 weeks of riding, it's tons of fun on the windy roads and around the city. It's good for traffic since neutral is really easy to hit, I rarely miss it. On the highway its very different. I haven't rode any other bikes, but the wind is very intense. This bike was designed without aerodynamics in mind.


Even thou it's not as much fun on the highway, I love this thing. It's still faster than 99% of the cars on the road and is pretty forgiving if you twist the throttle a bit too much in the corner.

[Bznunyabizness]

Yammy my dude. Your production quality has drastically changed in just a couple years. Watching these videos and your newest content is like horseback to a busa. You're the king. 🤙

[unluckye]

When yammie says “papa yam” or “hello my children” I feel like he is trying to start a cult

[KleinAB]

Bring back the shorts - Yammie Glutes!!

[shadowbroker]

I love my mt07 as my first bike. Has a full Yoshimura exhaust which still crackles and pops more than all of my friends bikes. Love it

[travissearles]

Dislikes 1. Top Speed 2. Brakes
Likes 1. Everything about this bike is awesome really! I get more compliments on its cool looks than any other bike I've ever had or friends have had that I've ridden with! I can now wheelie it shifting through 3rd gear and honestly the 127 mph I can get her to go is fast enough! The 178 mph I did on my 2000 ZX-12 Ninja was kinda scary! But not really, !lol

[radianman]

I own a 2018 Yamaha MT-07 (which is my 10th motorcycle and my 6th Yamaha), and I like the bike. The bike's worst feature is the location of the horn button, which is mounted to the right side of the headlight and turn signal switches: in an emergency, and especially when wearing heavy gloves the time spent fumbling for the button could prove fatal. I cannot cover the horn button while riding in case of an emergency, because doing so requires me to remove my hand from the clutch lever. Yamaha should move the horn button underneath the switches as it has done on other models. My other key complaints are the suspension and the indecipherable tachometer.

[mariox]

I've got a 2018 MT-07 and agree with most of the points here. I would say that my discomfort at speed starts around 75mph, and maybe that is due to some slight changes between the FZ and MT geometry in the front. Going from a bike with almost no dash/display (2007 ZX10), I think the MT has a great display and available info. I use the bike as a solo commuter, and it has exceeded my expectations for comfort and fun!

[turtlepurple]

Down here in Australia they are called an MT 07. AFTER removing all the learner restrictions. Adding a power commander fuel manegment and a good dyno tune I found it to pull hard all the way to redline.
Return retune return.
Nice video clammy dude

[slappydave]

I'm a FZ commuter boi. Saddlebags and a big waterproof duffelbag (mine is like 100L) can get you wherever you wanna go!

[yuri.sa]

"...Quirks and Features, and then I will give it a YAMMIESCORE...", dude, you are like a two wheeled Doug Demuro....

[derekzmoto]

The wind can be exhausting, but I wouldn’t say this bike can’t handle the highway.