MT10 TE

Minibiker · 18 May 2017 at 18:53

Hi all

Reading through the Latest BIKE mag and came across the new MT10 TE...

Must say the normal naked MT10 is a beautiful machine and now they have a Tourer Edition and its gorgeous

I think its been out for abit now but I've only just seen this

Here's a link to show you some shots of it and 360 view

https://m.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/produc...d/mt10-tourer-edition/?view=featurestechspecs

Diddums · 18 May 2017 at 19:16

It's bloody hideous :confused:

Minibiker · 18 May 2017 at 19:20

Diddums said:
It's bloody hideous

I really like the design of the MT10 its kind of Transformer style... The Black one in the mag was fully loaded with tall screen, Handguards, Paniers etc

Diddums · 18 May 2017 at 19:28

I spose if you want your bike to look like a kid's toy it could make sense. I'll go for the actual pretty stuff thanks

Minibiker · 18 May 2017 at 19:36

Diddums said:
I spose if you want your bike to look like a kid's toy it could make sense. I'll go for the actual pretty stuff thanks

Kawasaki H2 then

tom_e · 18 May 2017 at 19:50

Watch out there's a scooter lover about...

The MT10 looks hideous in pictures, it's much nicer in person.

Minibiker · 18 May 2017 at 20:13

tom_e said:
Watch out there's a scooter lover about...

The MT10 looks hideous in pictures, it's much nicer in person.

Ahhhh so that's more his type...

I agree the MT10 looks much better in person.. in the black its very nice

Yaayuh! · 18 May 2017 at 20:15

More hideous that the standard MT-10.

Minibiker · 18 May 2017 at 20:26

Rossi~ said:
More hideous that the standard MT-10.

I think I'm part of the small minority in the UK that actually like this bike

Kreeeee · 18 May 2017 at 23:43

Did they fix the only issue the mt10 ever had for touring, namely the atrocious tank range?

The_Abyss · 18 May 2017 at 23:53

Kreeeee said:
Did they fix the only issue the mt10 ever had for touring, namely the atrocious tank range?

Yes and no.

No, in that the fuel tank is still too small for touring at 17 litres.

Yes, in that the riding position is still not comfortable enough that you'll be forced to look for somewhere to stop after two hours.

Sin_Chase · 19 May 2017 at 01:46

17 litres is fine for a touring bike of this class!

If you want safari tank range and the comfort to match buy a PROPER touring machine. The TE, and other bikes in it's class, fill a gap in the market between "I want fun on ALL the roads" and "Where did I put the keys for my sofa on wheels, oh...turn the radio up and heated seats up"

It's a sports-tourer which you can throw luggage and other touring bits on easily and remove when you get back home. It's a compromise in both the sports and touring world - But it serves a purpose in a one-bike package.

The_Abyss · 19 May 2017 at 02:29

Exactly, it actually works pretty well. A tiny % of the market wants or needs proper touring machine, capable of 300 mile range and super comfort (although they might think they'd like to buy this sort of capability

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On paper, my XR is a s*** tourer. It'll do 220 miles on a tank, tops. Do I want to spend more than 3 hours on it, accumulating those 220 miles? No way! 3 hours at a push - based on experience I'd rather do no more than 2 hours and then have a stretch and a cup of tea. A GS will probably let me do close to 4 hours and 300+ miles in the saddle. That's great, but do I want to actually do that? No!

Kreeeee · 19 May 2017 at 09:33

Sin_Chase said:
17 litres is fine for a touring bike of this class!

If you want safari tank range and the comfort to match buy a PROPER touring machine. The TE, and other bikes in it's class, fill a gap in the market between "I want fun on ALL the roads" and "Where did I put the keys for my sofa on wheels, oh...turn the radio up and heated seats up"

It's a sports-tourer which you can throw luggage and other touring bits on easily and remove when you get back home. It's a compromise in both the sports and touring world - But it serves a purpose in a one-bike package.

I really like the bike but there's no excusing the tank range.

atpbx · 25 May 2017 at 06:57

My VFR will just about hit 150 miles on a tank, at a push.

If I get a bit liberal with the throttle, you are crossing your fingers around the 90 mile mark.

For any kind of "touring" it's just about on the lower end of acceptable.

TallPaul_S · 25 May 2017 at 10:04

I'm guessing the tank range is 120-140 miles? That's a bit poor for touring tbh, if you're bashing out the miles on the French autoroute that's a stop every 2 hours.

180+ miles is more like a decent touring range.

Yaayuh! · 25 May 2017 at 10:07

For a touring machine, i would be looking at 150 miles at the very least, and that's not a dawdling constant 70mph motorway 150 miles. I'd be disappointed with less.

Kreeeee · 25 May 2017 at 11:21

TallPaul_S said:
I'm guessing the tank range is 120-140 miles?

It goes down to a lot less than 120! It's Aprilia V4 levels of fuel consumption but with a smaller tank.

Dogbreath · 26 May 2017 at 09:39

Rossi~ said:
More hideous that the standard MT-10.

Yes, it's grim.

mattcrane · 26 May 2017 at 17:21

The_Abyss said:
A GS will probably let me do close to 4 hours and 300+ miles in the saddle. That's great, but do I want to actually do that? No!

Totally agree I have the GS Adventure with a 33Ltr tank gives roughly 350mile +/- range depending on load and how you ride etc, but I limit myself to 2-2.5hrs at a time then stop, have a stretch and a drink/food, riding and especially touring is supposed to be fun not an endless grind of hundreds of miles/hours at a time where you don't stop and enjoy whats around you.

At least as far as I am concerned anyway