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Hi everyone,
I'm thinking of buying a 1-2 year old MT07 as my first big bike. I know its a budget bike to begin with but I have heard from some that they tend to start rusting very early. Would be very interested to hear from MT07 owners. Is it more due to maintenance, care, storage or more riding in winter (which I probably won't do to start with) or is it an issue of the actual quality of the bike?
As I just passed, dealers won't let me test ride, but I think an MT07 will be a good start for me for fun and getting experience.
Guy in a dealership was adamant they are way behind in quality to Kawasaki. But obviously he wanted me to buy the Z650!
Thank you.
I'm thinking of buying a 1-2 year old MT07 as my first big bike. I know its a budget bike to begin with but I have heard from some that they tend to start rusting very early. Would be very interested to hear from MT07 owners. Is it more due to maintenance, care, storage or more riding in winter (which I probably won't do to start with) or is it an issue of the actual quality of the bike?
As I just passed, dealers won't let me test ride, but I think an MT07 will be a good start for me for fun and getting experience.
Guy in a dealership was adamant they are way behind in quality to Kawasaki. But obviously he wanted me to buy the Z650!
Thank you.
I’ve had a MT07 for the last 2.5 years, I keep it in the garage overnight and I haven’t had any signs of corrosion anywhere on the bike. I bought the bike privately with 2000 miles on the clock, with a bunch of extras, Akro Ti, Screen, Satnav mount wiring, private MT07 number plate and 1 yr left on the warranty, for £4700. The bike looked like new, I’ve since done 8000 miles on it. Had it serviced twice, zero problems with it (same with all my other Yamahas over the years). Rear tyre after 9000 miles, front still ok, £95 a year to insure fully comp.
I’ve been riding since I was 17 and it’s the best (most fun, not quickest!) bike I’ve had since my RD350LC back in the 80’s. Its more than fast enough for UK roads, all the mates I ride with have 1 Litre plus bikes and there’s no problem keeping up with 99% of them. Its a great first bike.
I’ve been riding since I was 17 and it’s the best (most fun, not quickest!) bike I’ve had since my RD350LC back in the 80’s. Its more than fast enough for UK roads, all the mates I ride with have 1 Litre plus bikes and there’s no problem keeping up with 99% of them. Its a great first bike.
Picked mine up brand new on 1st March 2016 and have used it in all weathers.
I do clean it every time it gets reasonably grubby and use a liberal dose of Muc Off Motorcycle Protectant, with occasional ACF-50 (much more expensive and needs warming up to apply effectively).
There is zero rust / furring on the bike and I absolutely love it. I love the fact that I can really wring its neck (more so than my previous CBR600F) and it performed beautifully on track too up to 95mph or so, keeping up with much higher performance bikes.
I do clean it every time it gets reasonably grubby and use a liberal dose of Muc Off Motorcycle Protectant, with occasional ACF-50 (much more expensive and needs warming up to apply effectively).
There is zero rust / furring on the bike and I absolutely love it. I love the fact that I can really wring its neck (more so than my previous CBR600F) and it performed beautifully on track too up to 95mph or so, keeping up with much higher performance bikes.
My mate recently bought a 66 plate with 3000 miles on the clock. The metal coolant pipes have weathered badly and some of the bolts have gone furry but I think it’s due to being used through a salty winter and not washed regularly more than a build quality issue. You do see plenty without problems.
I learnt to ride on one, they are great fun. I was going to buy one as my first big bike, then I popped in to my local Triumph dealer as a mate of mine had a Street Triple. I ended up with a Tiger 800 as the practicality and looks appealed to me, but if I'd not needed the top box and occasional panniers I'd definitely be riding a Street Triple now.
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