Selling sv and bought this bad boy

[ian505050]

Went for a ride today and decided to take a few photos and have a play about on Photoshop, not bad saying i used my camera phone

Is she f*ck going to ride my bike

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0819-1.jpg

Black and white

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0798-1.jpg

nice view

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0789.jpg

sexy swingarm

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0800-1.jpg

cans still need some autosol

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0803-1.jpg

quite like this one

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0836-1.jpg

cleaned engine a bit

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0816-1.jpg

colour popped the shock

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0815-1.jpg

road near skipton

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0797-1.jpg

side view

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0789-1.jpg

close up

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0806.jpg

[beabert]

why the change? They look alright them.

[ian505050]

I have owned every SV in the past 3 years curvey, pointy, 1000cc ect.... And got bored. Nothing wrong with the SV just was not looking forward to riding it at weekends. SV is in the for sale section.

[Jayneflakes]

Love the shot of the cans. ;-)

[Berlin]

I like that! I'd have one!

:)

C

[Argyll]

That's a nice looking bike. Nearly bought one myself but some reviews said that they were on the slow side, so I didn't bother.

Would like to hear a "real" review on it though, as they're meant to be great on the twisties.

[missyburd]

SO for all of us not in the know, apart from it being a Yammy...what is it? Tis rather tasty I must say.

[Geodude]

Thats a tidy looking bike mt-03? Ian505050 is that you in the pics?

[andrewsmith]

Tis is a MT-03 MYC
650cc Single around 33bhp

They aren't that bad a bikes TBH, as I nearly bought one before getting the SV. Bloody rare aswel

[rictus01]

don't be cruel 45bhp, although they are a little on the "beefy" side, they will do 100mph, distinctive looking bike.

Cheers Mark

[ian505050]

Yup MT-03. I will do a decent review in a month or so.

This is a model powered by a liquid-cooled 4-stroke SOHC, single-cylinder, 4-valve, 660cc fuel injection engine on a machine that proposes a “Roadster Motard.” This model was developed with “Kodo” (pulse) as its key concept an featuring an engine with outstanding response and a wide torque band on a new-design body to provide a sharp and exciting ride.

The following technical specification applied for Yamaha MT-03 2006 models. Herein you will find detail information about the engine, dimension and weight, oil anf fuel system, transmission, chassis and electrical system specs of the motorcycle.


DIMENSION and WEIGHT

Overall length 2,070 mm (81.49 in)
Overall width 860 mm (33.85 in)
Overall height 1,115 mm (43.89 in)
Seat height 805 mm (31.69 in)
Wheelbase 1,420 mm (55.90 in)
Ground clearance 200 mm (7.87 in)
Minimum turning radius 2,225 mm (87.59 in)
Weight with oil and fuel 192 kg (423 lb)
195.2 kg (429 lb) (EU3 version)
ENGINE

Engine type Liquid cooled 4-stroke, SOHC
Cylinder arrangement Forward-inclined single cylinder
Displacement 660.0 cm3 (40.27 cu.in)
Bore × stroke 100.0 x 84.0 mm (3.94 x 3.31 in)
Compression ratio 10.00 : 1
Starting system Electric starter
Lubrication system Dry sump
Engine oil type SAE10W30 or SAE10W40 or SAE15W40
or SAE20W40 or SAE20W50
Recommended engine oil grade API service SE, SF, SG type or higher
Engine oil quantity:
Without oil filter cartridge replacement.
With oil filter cartridge replacement.

Total amount (dry engine)

.
3.00 L (3.17 US qt) (2.64 Imp.qt)
3.10 L (3.28 US qt) (2.72 Imp.qt)

3.40 L (3.60 US qt) (2.99 Imp.qt)

Air filter element Oil-coated paper element
Recommended fuel Premium unleaded gasoline only
Fuel tank capacity 15.0 L (3.96 US gal) (3.30 Imp.gal)
Fuel reserve amount 4.25 L (1.12 US gal) (0.93 Imp.gal)

[ian505050]

Thats a tidy looking bike mt-03? Ian505050 is that you in the pics?

No thats the girlfriend. I took her for a ride and she said it was really comfy and preferred being pillion on this compared to the sv.

The suspension is light years ahead of my sv650 which has standard set up. This is probably why she enjoyed it a little more.

They retail at about £7500 where as an sv retials at £4750? which is probably why the suspension is quite a bit better.

[rictus01]

I wasn't aware the suspension was anything special, I think it's reworked fazer forks (non adjustable) and a preload adjustable rear shock, I know they stiffened up the front and shortened the gear ratios for town work (which is why the Aprillia version is faster), but then I guess in comparison to worn stock SV stuff it would feel tighter :smt102

Cheers Mark.

[The Idle Biker]

No thats the girlfriend. I took her for a ride and she said it was really comfy and preferred being pillion on this compared to the sv.

The suspension is light years ahead of my sv650 which has standard set up. This is probably why she enjoyed it a little more.

They retail at about £7500 where as an sv retials at £4750? which is probably why the suspension is quite a bit better.

How much!!!!!???? I was going to say I liked it, but that much for 45bhp and 100mph. What else does it do for the money?

[andrewsmith]

Harley 2nd hand

RS50 with £3k of work :lol:

[beabert]

Im not a speed freak but i couldnt go backwards to 45bhp. As much as i like the look of it.

[barwel1992]

i had one

good in the twistys sh*t on the Mway and crap on A roads

poor tank range (90 miles) lack in power, 2 up is intresting expensive to fix
forks are fazer forks as mark said and are rubbish lol

looks very nice though

my old one
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/barwell1992/IMG_0061.jpg
http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo16/barwell1992/IMG_0063.jpg

[DarrenSV650S]

Why are they so expensive?

[Berlin]

Becasue they weren't build down to a budget. Its all about quality. Its yamaha trying to build a Honda! :-)

[andrewsmith]

and Yamaha pretty much added 50% to the price over the same 3 years they upped the price of the R1.

I had haggled one of them almost new (700 miles) in 2009 for about £4k (RRP was £5k)

[Specialone]

No offence to the op but although it's a nice looking bike, they are taking the pi55 with this price aren't they?

If it had fully adjustable ohlins suspension then it might justify the price (maybe), 45bhp is a joke IMO for a 650cc modern bike.

Can't see them selling a lot of these, maybe why they aren't selling many R1's as well and are offering 5 years 0% finance to try and shift some.

[Geodude]

No thats the girlfriend. I took her for a ride and she said it was really comfy and preferred being pillion on this compared to the sv.

Thanks for the answer, im happy again now as i was looking at the pictures and thinking that ian505050 is an attractively shaped bloke. I was worried i was on the turn ;)

I do like the look of that MT, will you be tweaking it to get a bit more power?

[ian505050]

No offence to the op but although it's a nice looking bike, they are taking the pi55 with this price aren't they?

If it had fully adjustable ohlins suspension then it might justify the price (maybe), 45bhp is a joke IMO for a 650cc modern bike.

Can't see them selling a lot of these, maybe why they aren't selling many R1's as well and are offering 5 years 0% finance to try and shift some.



No offence taken. I paid 1700 so new price was not an issue to me. As for bhp,the gear ratio makes up for the lack of power up to 60 mph. The mt-03 was quite a bit faster off the mark than my brothers standard SV but when aerodynamics come into play and I ran out of gears he flew past, but by that point I was traveling at a
the maximum speed I felt was safe anyhow.

They have been selling them since 2006 and the sales must be very poor due to price and average the person on the street using price and bhp their two main criteria when buying a bike. Most people tend to thing that more bhp per pound means they are getting a better deal.

[Argyll]

The MT-03 is one of the great bargain buys second hand, especially for the huge number of people who only really want to ride at 90+ on the odd occassion.

I had my Bonnie out on Sunday and did 150 miles round the countryside and didn't have to push it to have fun.

The Yam is a great little bike and looks fantastic and for 1700 an absolute steal.

Still want a review though :)

[Specialone]

I must say for £1700 that's a steal :)

[ian505050]

I must say for £1700 that's a steal :)

Yer that's why I ended up with it. Caught my eye on eBay as it had 4k on the clocks, looked cool in my opinion and I wanted something that was a bit different/ unique.

[BBadger]

the whole stepping down HP is actually alot more fun.
Id ride the dr350 over the sv anyday just because its so much more fun even if its half the power.

Is a good looking bike was always interested in getting one.

[Specialone]

the whole stepping down HP is actually alot more fun.
Id ride the dr350 over the sv anyday just because its so much more fun even if its half the power.

Is a good looking bike was always interested in getting one.

I agree, I have much more fun and relax more riding my DRZ, if it had another 10-15bhp and was a tad more comfortable i wouldnt need another bike :)

[ian505050]

I stepped down from SV1000 to sv650 to the mt-03. TBF the noise and engine vibrations my mt-03 makes and the nakedness makes it feel just as powerful as my previous faired SV650.

[ian505050]

Right after owning the bike 3-4 months i decided to buy all the mods

seat cowl

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC06705.jpg

rad covers

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC06709.jpg

wind deflectors

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC06720.jpg

crash bungs

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC06735.jpg

tail tidy

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC06746.jpg

belly pan

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/DSC06743.jpg

I then went out for a blast and took some photos

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0909.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0905.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0926.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0937.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0975.jpg

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG0976.jpg

After taking the photos i decided that it looked better standard so i removed all the mods apart from the cans

I then spent £4.00 on rim tape and £1.50 on yellow tank decals and decided the £5.50 i spent on these items made the bike look better that the hundreds of pounds worth of texalium crap.

What do you think?

Looks like this now

http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii302/ian505050/ian505050%202/IMAG1218.jpg

[missyburd]

That was lot of effort to go to for not a lot of gain :-D But so long as you're happy with the end result then you've gained something. Not sure about the rim tape but then I don't like it on any bike :)

[Kilted Ginger]

Rim tape is marmite.

[DarrenSV650S]

That silver carbon stuff looked naff. I like the yellow bits

Get the tail tidy on

[barwel1992]

that silver carbon stuf cost a fking fortune ! i had all of it on mine as well :/

[ian505050]

Yer i hated the silver texalium crap so it had to be removed. I love rim tape but only on black rims.

[Bluefish]

Yeah I agree, looks miles better without the expensive crap on it :D

[Artful]

I think if the Carbon stuff had been Black it would have looked ace.

[-Ralph-]

Tis is a MT-03 MYC
650cc Single around 33bhp

They aren't that bad a bikes TBH, as I nearly bought one before getting the SV. Bloody rare aswel

don't be cruel 45bhp, although they are a little on the "beefy" side, they will do 100mph, distinctive looking bike.

Cheers Mark

Depends on wheel or crank measurement. My XT is 43bhp at the crank, but only about 33 at the wheel.

Im not a speed freak but i couldnt go backwards to 45bhp. As much as i like the look of it.

It's not backwards, it's just different. Go ride a 45bhp supermoto, then come back and re-evaluate.

[yorkie_chris]

Little bikes are great for thrashing around, bloody annoying when you actually want to get somewhere.

Single, nice and nippy for town work. Then add water cooling and make them a bit awkward to work on. Add some stupid exhausts so you can't carry anything. Then add styling to make it look like a Germanic supermoto, done badly.

Could have been great. Look what they ended up with...


As for the price versus build quality :smt082 ... I reckon they're expensive because they didn't make as many as fazer etc.

[ogden]

Those forks are the wrong way up and the engine's missing at least 20bhp. I idly toyed with one as a more reliable alternative when I had a KTM 640, but the sheer lack of power and the bargain-basement parts-bin nature put me off.

Looks nice enough though. Thought about putting a stroker engine in it?

[Mikey10]

second - of the headlight is really nice works well in black and white