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#1 Quartermaster

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Posted 09 April 2015 - 06:54 pm

Picked it up this morning and have been carefully running it in all day and enjoying the sunshine. I'll post a full write up when I've put some miles on. First impressions are that the screen is noisy in any position and you would have to be 7 ft tall to benefit from the seat in the higher position. Everything else is superb.

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Posted 09 April 2015 - 09:05 pm

Looking good QM  :good:  Enjoy.


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Posted 09 April 2015 - 09:06 pm

Look forward to the write up :good:  oh and red looks lush :badgerrock:


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Posted 09 April 2015 - 10:12 pm

Tis a beauty.
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Posted 09 April 2015 - 10:26 pm

I expect MRA/Givi or someone else will be along and produce a proper screen.

 

Good looking bike  :good:


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Posted 10 April 2015 - 05:53 am

Agree it looks lovely with one exception and that's the screen.  As Dandy said, there'll soon be an aftermarket screen that will easily sort that out.  Very interested to see how it compares to the TDM.


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Posted 10 April 2015 - 07:07 am

Looks good, thinking it may be my next bike in absence of yamaha making a new TDM. Still unsure of a Triple as I've only had prodominatly Twins.
http://www.calsci.co.../FJ-09prod.html
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Posted 10 April 2015 - 07:55 am

Nice bike, I picked mine up on 1 March, is that the Bull in Inkberrow?, I'm not far from there.

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 08:09 am

Looks better in your photo's than it does in Yamaha's press release photo's

Got to admit I am very tempted,looking forward to your review  :good:


Edited by Scurve, 10 April 2015 - 08:10 am.

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 08:12 am

Nice bike ! :badgerrock:


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Posted 10 April 2015 - 09:21 am

Nice bike, I picked mine up on 1 March, is that the Bull in Inkberrow?, I'm not far from there.

Quite right, it's the Bull, for any Radio 4 devotees of The Archers, it is the basis for the Bull in Ambridge.


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Posted 10 April 2015 - 10:08 am

Looks good, thinking it may be my next bike in absence of yamaha making a new TDM. Still unsure of a Triple as I've only had prodominatly Twins.
http://www.calsci.co.../FJ-09prod.html
Screens already out there.
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I would make sense for Yamaha to produce an MT07 variant of the Tracer - same output as the TDM, twin cylinder, 182kg wet with ABS.

The combo of similar engine output but nearly 20% lighter could hit the buttons.......................


Edited by dandywarhol, 10 April 2015 - 10:10 am.

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 10:12 am

The pub looks nice.

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 11:09 am

 

I would make sense for Yamaha to produce an MT07 variant of the Tracer - same output as the TDM, twin cylinder, 182kg wet with ABS.

The combo of similar engine output but nearly 20% lighter could hit the buttons.......................

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 12:00 pm

 

I would make sense for Yamaha to produce an MT07 variant of the Tracer - same output as the TDM, twin cylinder, 182kg wet with ABS.

The combo of similar engine output but nearly 20% lighter could hit the buttons.......................

Definitely. Absolutely. A post here drew my attention to the MT07, Tracer appeared, the videos blurred and I had a twitch of Nirvana.

I love those numbers, 182kg and 75hp, apparently. Nifty is the word that springs to mind..

Sorry Op, got distracted. Enjoy your new bike. I'm looking forward to your posts.


Edited by harvey krumpet, 10 April 2015 - 12:07 pm.

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 04:07 pm

Has anybody here had a test ride on the MT07? If you do you will greatly miss the grunt of the TDM. Its just not there. Unlike the MT09. The missing 200 cubes are very noticeable. And it is soooo tiny! My missus hated it on the back.

I think a 700 Ten to replace the underpowered 660 would be good but it will not be big enough in any sense to replace the TDM.

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Posted 10 April 2015 - 04:52 pm

Cool looking bike :badgerrock:


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Posted 10 April 2015 - 05:09 pm

Like the colour ! :good: 


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Posted 10 April 2015 - 09:01 pm

Nice bike QM, and good to see some local pics, just a short ride from me.

Enjoyed my test ride recently, but apparently I dont have the funds, daughters wedding to pay for and such like...............joy!


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Posted 11 April 2015 - 07:55 am

Nice bike, nice tash! haha, good photos.
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