Yamaha MT10 !

Today was a beautiful day.. 

Why ? because I got to test drive the Dark Ray of Light, the transformer style MT10, the naked R1 that everyone was expecting, the beast that came to represent the top range of the Torque Monsters series, that's why it was a beautiful day ! 

Looking at her, at first, it gave me all kinds of wrong design signals, it seemed misshaped, put together like some type of cheap Meccano , but after your eyes start to adapt to the edges and all the details, one starts to realize that this was meant to be, there is a specific call on this design, and I believe it is Less is More, also it would have been impossible for Yamaha not to have come up with this motorcycle, impossible why ? Any R1 owner would get to a point in his life where he would have told Yamaha, guys please can we have a naked bike with the R1's CP4 engine ? :) and Yamaha would have gladly responded, yes, yes you can and the motorcycle would have been exactly the same.



In Short:

• Torque-rich, 4-cylinder 'CP4' crossplane engine
• YZF-R1-derived engine, chassis and suspension
• Tuned for strong, linear low to mid range torque
• YCC-T, D-MODE and Traction Control System
• Assist and slipper (A&S) clutch
• Lightweight aluminium Deltabox main frame
• Short 1400mm wheelbase for class-leading agility
• Dynamic mass-forward silhouette
• Upright riding position with forward lean
• High specification ABS brakes with radial calipers
• Fully adjustable high specification suspension
• Multi function LCD instruments

Now let's go about some figures:

Engine

Engine type
liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, DOHC, 4-valves

Displacement
998cc

Bore x stroke
79.0 mm x 50.9 mm

Compression ratio
12 : 1

Maximum power
118.0 kW (160.4PS) @ 11,500 rpm

Maximum Torque
111.0 Nm (11.3 kg-m) @ 9,000 rpm

Lubrication system
Wet sump

Clutch Type
Wet, Multiple Disc

Carburettor
Fuel Injection

Ignition system
TCI

Starter system
Electric

Transmission system
Constant Mesh, 6-speed

Final transmission
Chain

Fuel consumption
N/A

CO2 emission
185 g/km

Chassis

Frame
Aluminium Deltabox

Front suspension system
Telescopic forks, Ø 43 mm

Front travel
120 mm

Caster Angle
24º

Trail
102 mm

Rear suspension system
Swingarm, (link suspension)

Rear Travel
120 mm

Front brake
Hydraulic dual disc, Ø 320 mm

Rear brake
Hydraulic single disc, Ø 220 mm

Front tyre
120/70 ZR17 M/C (58W)

Rear tyre
190/55 ZR17 M/C (75W)

Dimensions

Overall length
2,095 mm

Overall width
800 mm

Overall height
1,110 mm

Seat height
825 mm

Wheel base
1,400 mm

Minimum ground clearance
130 mm

Wet weight (including full oil and fuel tank)
210 kg

Fuel tank capacity
17 litres

Oil tank capacity
3.9 litres

It is also possible to equip the MT10 to look a little like an MT10 Tracer, which by the way according to Yamaha officials will never see the light of darkness. However Yamaha has a set of accessories for it that would make her definitely tour worthy, here is a picture:

After test drive Conclusion:

for the PROS and the CONS, well wait for my VLOG to come out, I will tell you all about it! :)