Motorcycle specifications YamahaMT-07 700 2024 General Grievous' orders

You'll have to sharpen your teeth. Although the leader in its segment and in the market, the MT-07 has to contend with the 750 Hornet - a machine that has some very serious arguments and is not above tackling it on the sales podium. And the 660 Trident is also a serious rival.

Yam therefore decided to improve the electronic dowry. It was high time, since the competition had started to get ahead of us in this area. The main bonus since 2023 is a color TFT screen in place of the LCD block. Its 5-inch format marks a real step forward compared to the instrumentation on the R1 and MT-10. The graphics are also different. What's more, the rider can choose between two display themes: Street, with a bar graph at the top and speed readout below; or Touring, with an analog-style rev counter. The instrumentation can also be paired with a smartphone, offering a host of goodies with the MyRide app.

Fans of social networking will be able to share lots of info: routes taken, telemetry over the whole route with speed, angles taken, distance, acceleration, lots of stuff. The screen can also display notifications of calls and messages received.
Well, some would have preferred an upside-down fork or some suspension settings. Not yet, though. We'll try to think of something else with the pre-wiring for a shifter.

With this update, the MT-07 shows a certain revival. A necessity for it, since in addition to the new contenders in the category, the Z 650 remains in ambush; Suzuki also wants its share of the cake. It won't be long before an explanation hits the streets.
Tokyo is quivering with excitement. The Japanese megalopolis has itchy arteries. In corners it doesn't want to see, the currents of ideas permeate influences... right down to the lines of Yamaha roadsters. The MT-07 is one of the daughters of this subculture, as this episode shows.

like the rest of the MT family, the 700 takes up the Cyclops theme with a corrosive fork head, apt to lift any mood. In the Masters of Torque clan, we're not looking to make eyes at you; we're growling our threat to the competition. A luminous Y insinuates itself into the styling, accompanying the main LED headlight to mark the night as much as its face whips the day. Turn signals, taillights and parking lights are also LED.

Phase 3 of the roadster also features a new fuel tank, redesigned air intakes, slightly reworked radiator scoops and an appetite for black. Black is used to cover the levers, footrests, engine mounts and fork tubes between the tees. The rear end, meanwhile, makes a mockery of all this, never abandoning any of its previous shapes.

Living with the same 690 cm3 as in its early days, the Yam is enthusiastic but has to comply with standards. Euro5 didn't happen overnight. The manufacturer had to rework the exhaust, install a new ECU, modify the air intake ducts and recalibrate the injection system. In addition to the necessary technical modifications, the CP2 lost a few watts in the process. But not by much: maximum power is down from 74.8 bhp to 73.4 bhp, while torque is down by 0.1 mkg. Not much of a difference, really. The beast has gained 2 kilos, not enough to affect performance. That's not the main thing; what we really want is fun on an MT-07.

in fact , the handlebars are wider. 32 mm wider, for greater leverage and easier handling. The riding position has also been redesigned for greater comfort. The seat follows the same philosophy. Handling will also be influenced by the tires, Michelin Road 5s replacing Bridgestone BT-023s.

The MT-07 is a little moth who likes to play, right away. It's just that the suspension sometimes has trouble keeping up. While the brand has taken some risks with the acetic design, it has left the chassis virtually untouched. The same minimalist tubular steel frame, 41 mm fork, swingarm and monoshock have been retained, validated and encouraged. Unlike the MT-09, which has been revisited from head to rims.
For the best-selling MT, only the brakes have been given a makeover. The 282 mm petal discs are replaced by classic 298 mm discs. Fitted with the same 4-piston axially-mounted calipers as before, these should take efficiency up a notch, aided by the new tires.

When a manufacturer has the star of the market in its range, it's playing Russian roulette if it's renewing it extensively. So, for its 700 MT-07 III, Yamaha has been bold with the face and cautious with the technology - enough to refresh the bike while keeping costs under control. The engine passes the minimum suffering standards, the chassis improves a little without changing the fundamentals, but the price now tickles the 8-plate mark. And then, the Hornet gave it a rude awakening. But the MT-07 has a fun side to it.

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