The dual-cylinder Yamaha MT-07 is the most cost effective bare bike you should purchase from Yamaha with sufficient pace to hold it past “Starter Bike” territory. Whereas the MT-07 is an efficient bike for inexperienced persons, it is also becoming for intermediate riders or might be a long-term trip for these in search of a calmer bike missing liter-class sportbike energy.
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Labeling the Yamaha MT-07 as a beginner- or intermediate-rider pleasant bike does not imply it is not quick. A number of years in the past, Rider Journal put a Yamaha MT-07 on the dyno and located its 689cc parallel twin engine, six-speed transmission, and chain closing drive delivered 68 horsepower and 46.5 lb-ft of torque to the 180/55ZR17 rear tire. The “Z” within the tire description, indicating tires rated for as much as 149 mph, is our first clue of the MT-07’s potential pace.
Yamaha does not present efficiency knowledge like zero-to-60-mph acceleration instances or prime pace. Nevertheless, many on-line movies present MT-07 zero to 60 hovering across the five-second vary, whereas the very best instances, together with a report from ReevyMotovlogs, are available in nearer to 4-seconds. Most video reviewers had bother preserving the entrance wheel of the MT-07 down whereas attempting to speed up from a standing begin.
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FastestLaps reviews an estimated 0-60 time of three.6-seconds and prime pace at 129 mph, however it could take excellent highway circumstances and a seasoned rider to get these outcomes. YouTubers like Moto Prime Velocity and SaltxThexWound every posted Yamaha MT-07 speedometer-indicated prime speeds of 199 kmh, or 124 mph, on public roadways.
How does the Yamaha MT-07 prime pace and acceleration examine to its competitors?
A few of the preferred alternate options to the Yamaha MT-07 that are not Yamaha are the Suzuki SV650, Triumph Trident 660, and Kawasaki Z650. Whereas these choices all have smaller displacement engines, the SV650 and Trident 660 make extra horsepower, and the Kawasaki Z650 has practically the identical energy.
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For the sake of uniformity, we’ll contemplate FastestLaps’ projected acceleration and prime pace values for comparability. At our baseline, the Yamaha MT-07 had an estimated 0-60 time of three.6-seconds and prime pace of 129 mph. FastLaps reviews the Suzuki SV650 values at 3.5-seconds 0-60 and a 127-mph prime pace.
FastestLaps solely lists the Triumph Trident 660 acceleration values in kph. Its zero-to-100-kph time is 4.0-seconds, however since 100 kph equals 62.1 mph, the Trident’s 0-60 ought to fall below 4-seconds barely. Prime pace estimates are available in at 122 mph.
Rated at 67-horsepower and 47 lb-ft of torque, the Kawasaki Z650 is the closest of our three alternate options to the MT-07’s energy scores. Once more, FastestLaps solely lists acceleration values for the Z650 in kph. With its zero-to-100-kph estimated at 3.9 seconds; it is faster than the Trident 660 and sure similar to the MT-07. Nevertheless, its prime pace is barely rated at 119 mph, the slowest of our group.
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