Bought Some New Wheels

[Kimbers]

Loving the weather so much I went out and placed a deposit on my new baby. I think I'll call her Godzilla

Gentlemen and Ladies I give you the Yamaha MT-01. 1670cc of V Twin power in a 250kg bike. 150.1NM of Torque....thats over 600NM per ton. I fell in love instantly and despite it's

[fmxa]

Dude - there's also an azure blue S4s waiting for you!

[cly_mitchell]

Funny, I can't identify with one of those figures. kg,nm,(don't have a pound key)?

How many parsecs does it take to do the kestle run?

Just kidding. Nice scooter!

[lemoncurd]

Nice bike Kimbers, almost JPS colors in the black as well!

Are you shopping for the leathers already? :)

Ben

[Loose Cannon]

Jesus, thats mind bending. Took a few seconds for the capacity to register, I mean I was thinking "670cc, strange numbers for a bike" then the "1" in front took on some significance!

[Tentenths]

Nice

Don't want to rain on your parade, but hope you did at least some insurance research BEFORE you bought it... otherwise I fear you might be in for one hell of a shock (assuming you've not owned/insured a bike for a while).

[WayneB]

Thinking of joining the Humongous Tone?

Edited April 8, 2007 by WayneB

[fmxa]

For some inexplicable reason, that bike reminds me of these guys

[Tentenths]

And here's a nice little project whilst you await delivery - clicky

Edited April 8, 2007 by Tentenths

[Kimbers]

It's great isn't it! I agree it's radical and a mix of the Village People, Godzilla and the A10 Tank Buster, but it's just soooooooo..............ME!

I love the styling and after a quick Blapp it scared the pants off me....Perfect! To put the torque figures in perspective, I'll compere it to my Honda Accord Diesel which is THE most torquey 2.2 Diesel in it's class, Yahoo cars says this

"Youll know its a diesel when you put your foot down. The 340Nm of torque means that its the most torquey Honda engine currently available and it even puts the legendary NSX sportster in the shade". It does 0-60 in 9.2 for 1.5 ton of vehicle.

Now at 600NM per ton for the MT, The accord works out at approx 220NM per ton.

A recent report says that if it was legal, the MT could pull a caravan. What it also means is the most astounding overtaking speeds.

Of course I had to get a nice Matt Black Helmet and black leathers and boots, with the obligatory Black visor!

James, In regards to insurance,

[Tentenths]

Hells bells, that's cheap

Quite a few of the 'born agains' I know have been paying closer to four figures for their first year or so

[CharlieC]

Nice one Kimbers.

I had to test one of those for a project last year. I took it to the airport to show the Mrs (she's a hostess) and parked up outside the staff entrance. It has to be said it certainly made an impact however not just with the mrs but also quite a few of her male colleagues ;-)

Any way - best of luck choosing the right leathers to go with it - you don't want to get that wrong!

btw - here's the sportier MT concept model "that lot" showed at last years Barcelona/Milano/Cologne show ( I forget which...)

http://fp.brynhils.plus.com/mtforum/aboutmt0S.htm

Now thats "pimp"!

[arbell9]

Top Banana Kimbers,

Lots of grunt on two wheels is awsome. nice to see another bike / esprit combo (well in your case nearly!) C'mon fella get the esprit soon.

[mayevora]

Nice toy matey. I like!

Could have helped you out on black leathers for sports bike, but not that puppy - bought new two-piece (RST) last year, wore twice, (and SIDI boots) then sold bike. - Ebay soon I guess.

Not so much in the winter, but really miss bike when the weather is like this!!!! apart from the taist of flies (smiley with crash helmet on)

Edited April 8, 2007 by mayesprit

[islandbloke]

All show, no go!

Now the Yamaha V-Max it was supposed to replace - that's a REAL bloke's bike...

[CharlieC]

All show, no go!

Now the Yamaha V-Max it was supposed to replace - that's a REAL bloke's bike...

I think the bike you're thinking of is the Bulldog - where they used their 1100 cruiser engine in a funky naked design a bit like the MT-01. Problem there was not only a lack of power (journos said it was more of a schitsu(sp?) than a bulldog) but the header pipes touched down when leaning over - header pipes being in front of the CoG meant it lifted the front wheel off the ground at full lean :-/ - journos crashed 16 of the 20 bikes they had for the original launch. A tad embarrasing for the yamaha engineers to say the least....

And they are planning a Vmax replacement for the US market (it was on show at Daytona) its here on the right

http://www.vmax.co.uk/englishsite/history.htm

I still think the MT is cooler ;-)

Kimbers - I know it makes a nice noise straight out of the crate but are you planning on getting a louder set of pipes fitted? Now THAT will get some attention! ;-)

[MKE40]

For some inexplicable reason, that bike reminds me of these guys

Well, He DOES like pink also........................

TWO WHEELS IS RIGHT, RIDE ON TONY ............

Mike

[Kimbers]

The down side to the race pipes is that I lose the rear seat as they get rather hot! My daughter will divorce me and my wife kill me....or is that the other way round.....if I do that. Sooooooo, knowing the guys at the shop they'll simply remove the baffles for me (apparantly they fall out if you disassemble the pipes).....you get great pops bangs and small explosions on run over!!

In regards to no go? I don't think we're talking about the same bike. It does run out of steam at 135mph but thats plenty enough on a naked bike.

[Backmarker]

So, which one of my track days are you doing? Cadwell is probably closest. Shall I book you a place? Reckon with that much torque, you'll have both wheels off the ground as you crest The Mountain. Which group, Novice/Intermediate/Advanced?

Graham.

[Kimbers]

I love Cadwell but bust by shoulder highsiding it at the hairpin on my old ZXR750.

I also have a choice, pee all over the intermediates or look sad against the Advanced.....hmmmmm

[karluk29]

doesnt matter about getting divorced does it???

as your now official GAY anyway (as you bought one of those bike things), another person i have to mow down on the road.

[CharlieC]

doesnt matter about getting divorced does it???

as your now official GAY anyway (as you bought one of those bike things), another person i have to mow down on the road.

Karl - I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but not all bikers are gay you know....

(Although I'm not too sure about our man kimbers...)

Edited April 11, 2007 by CharlieC

[Kimbers]

Gee thanks!

On the flip side Karl....Just another super car to embarrass for a much lower cost. Catch me if you can Mr Slow!!

[DVR]

Like your bike Kimbers.

I ride a Street Rod myself and love it !

Enjoy and be careful.

[Simon350S]

Our biker gang grows...!!!

Maybe we should have a bikers section on the forum.... dedicated to all us even cooler than cool dudes...!!!!!

Simon