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Turf_moor
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2016 - 12:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I've still got my Ulysses, but I've just bought a Yamaha MT-01. Has anyone ridden one?
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Hughlysses
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2016 - 01:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not sold in the US.
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Nillaice
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2016 - 01:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

if I squint, it resembles a tuber ... just without the mass centralization and a few extra pounds

looks like it is/was available stateside according to Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_MT-01

or maybe they meant Canada http://bellingham.craigslist.org/mcy/5590095650.ht ml
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Falloutnl
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2016 - 04:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Yeah, I came close to buying an MT-01 a couple of times. What's it like to ride?
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Turf_moor
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2016 - 05:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I pick it up next Saturday in Estoril, west of Lisbon in Portugal. I live in Lagos, on the soutwest coast, so it will a good ride home in hot weather.

It's quite a lot heavier than the Ulysses (245 kg dry versus 193 kg dry), so it's not going to flick about like a Buell, but they do handle as they have the Yamaha R1 forks and brakes and swingarm with fully adjustable rear suspension, too.

It produces only 89 bhp at the crank but 111 ft/lb of torque at just 3,750 rpm as you would expect from a 1,670 V-twin.

I expect it will be very reliable (it's a Yamaha).
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96s2t
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2016 - 11:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

If I didn't have the S2T and the Vrod I would be on a MT-01. There is one for sale locally.
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96s2t
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2016 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/mcy/5563297684. html
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Turf_moor
Posted on Saturday, June 04, 2016 - 11:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Looks nice, 96s2t. Treat yourself to a third bike. I've got three.
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Trevd
Posted on Monday, June 06, 2016 - 09:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like the idea of the MT-01, and have always wanted to try one out, but I don't think I could ever buy a bike with the exhaust pipes way up there. Just doesn't make any sense to me...
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Turf_moor
Posted on Wednesday, June 08, 2016 - 05:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You don't notice they're there.
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Turf_moor
Posted on Friday, June 17, 2016 - 03:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I reckon the Ulysses would leave the MT-01 for dead at the top end of their respective revs. In mid-range it would be a close call. The MT is surprisingly nimble and feels a lot lighter than it is.

In terms of build quality, the MT is tyhe best bike I've had. It's superbly built.

Still keeping the Ulysses, though.
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