Yamaha_MT-01

Yamaha MT-01

Yamaha MT-01

Type of motorcycle

The Yamaha MT-01 is a MT series motorcycle made by Yamaha from 2005 to 2012, available in Australia, New Zealand,[1] Europe, India, Japan and parts of North America.[2] But Yamaha Motor Corp. USA declined to import it to the United States, citing a small market for this style of motorcycle.[3] It has unconventional features with a cruiser-style 1,670 cc (102 cu in) air-cooled, overhead valve V-twin engine but sportbike or naked bike style frame and suspension. The engine is derived from the Yamaha Warrior XV1700 and modified to suit application in the MT-01, while the forks and brakes are derived from the 2004 to 2005 Yamaha R1.[4]

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Originally unveiled as a concept motorcycle at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show, strong public interest in the machine led Yamaha to develop a production model, which was released in 2005.[5][6] The Motorcycle Design Association (MDA) awarded the MT-01 the Open Category award at the 2004 annual Motorcycle Design Awards at INTERMOT.[7] During its production, the MT-01 remained largely unchanged.

Yamaha offered three different tuning kits developed with Akrapovič (named Stage 1, 2, and 3) for the MT-01, which provide performance increases from standard at each stage.[8]

  • Stage 1: Two Akrapovič mufflers, heat shields, and solo seat kit, street-legal.
  • Stage 2: Full Akrapovič exhaust system, heat shields, solo seat kit, and Stage 2 high performance ECU, track-use only.
  • Stage 3: As above, and a velocity stack kit, valve spring set, stronger diaphragm clutch spring, gasket kit, high compression piston kit, high performance camshaft, and high performance ECU, track-use only.

Mick Withers set the 'Sports Compact' group 5 Australian record for a twin-cylinder motorcycle on a Stage 3 Yamaha MT-01 at a time of 11.77 seconds for a standing quarter mile pass @ 113.57 mph (182.77 km/h) at Compak Attak, Western Sydney International Dragway on 18 May 2008.[9]

For the 2009 model year, Yamaha released a SP (special production) version of the MT-01,[10] upgraded with Öhlins suspension, Pirelli Diablo Rosso tires and specific color scheme of red and white paint with a black and red seat.[citation needed]

  • Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - rear view
  • Closeup of MT-01 engine
  • Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - handlebar view
  • Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - front Left
  • Yamaha MT-01 SP special limited-edition version
  • Yamaha MT-01 custom

References

  1. [1]
    "Yamaha NZ brochure" (PDF). www.yamaha-motor.co.nz. 2 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    MT-01 test ride, Canada Moto Guide, 5 January 2007
  3. [3]
    "2005 Yamaha MT-01 - Motorcycle USA". Motorcycle USA. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Yamaha MT-01". Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  5. [5]
    "Yamaha MT-01 Motorcycle Headed for Europe". Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  6. [6]
    "Yamaha Teases MT-01 V-Twin Motorcycle". Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Yamaha MT-01 wins design award(Motorcycle Design Association)". Powersports Business. 18 October 2004. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  8. [8]
    Kerr, Ian (4 September 2005). "2005 Yamaha MT-01". Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  9. [9]
    "Sports Compact Group - Sports Bike Class". Retrieved 13 September 2009.
  10. [10]
    "Yamaha release new higher specification MT-01 SP". mcnews.com.au. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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