MT-07 Coming to Canada?

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Anyone now if the Yammie MT07 is coming to Canada?

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I have no idea how "crossplane" makes any sense in a twin.


MT stands for "Maximum Torque".
 
According to the Feb. 2014 issue of Cycle World, the MT-07 is "... another European market unobtainable that needs to be sold in the US..." They don't specifically mention Canada, but I'm assuming, if they're not selling it in the US, we won't be seeing it here.
 
Canada often gets European bikes that never get to the US. MT07 would be easier to insure in Insurio.
 
we have the MT-09 here and its 850cc, the MT-07 is 689cc, so it only 161cc more.
i doubt they will bring the MT-07 here, it just doesnt make sense unless they drop the MT-09.

sorry, its called the FZ-09 here
 
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EaZ8 said:
we have the MT-09 here and its 850cc, the MT-07 is 689cc, so it only 61cc more, not that big of a insurance hike so long as they know its 850cc and not 900cc based on its name.
i doubt they will bring the MT-07 here, it just doesnt make sense unless they drop the MT-09.
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Well, the math is correct.......
 
inreb said:
Well, the math is correct.......
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LMAO...wow its been a long day, im running on 3 hrs sleep...add another 100cc

i hope i didnt do that at work or theres going to be some angry staff shorted hours lol
 
fastar1 said:
According to the Yamaha site it's a 270 degree crank which is maybe sorta "crossplane", but they call it a "crossplane philosophy" engine anyways
http://www.yamaha-motor.eu/eu/products/motorcycles/mt/mt-07.aspx?view=explore
So it doesn't really mean anything, they're probably just feeding off the marketing buzz that is associated with the word.
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Yea I guess pretty much all V twins would be "crossplane" according to this philosophy lol. And doesn't 270 degrees just mean 90 degrees or do manufacturers generally advertise the outside angle?
 
I've always looked at the Kawasaki Versys, 650 Ninja and ER6N and wondered how much better they would be with a slightly larger engine and 270 crank. I wonder that about every parallel twin I fancy. Reason being I rode a 270 crank 1973 TX 750 for a couple seasons. Hands down a way better powerplant than any 360 crank parallel twin of the era. That is the number one reason I have a Scrambler today rather than a Bonnie. This MT-07 has the potential to be a very sweet machine. Loving the steel frame.
 
AF4iK said:
Yea I guess pretty much all V twins would be "crossplane" according to this philosophy lol. And doesn't 270 degrees just mean 90 degrees or do manufacturers generally advertise the outside angle?
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That's what I thought too but then I remembered that a full cycle is 720 degrees, so 270 kinda is the "inside" angle :)
 
270+450=720, staggered firing order.

edit, uneven firing order would be a better description
 
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EaZ8 said:
we have the MT-09 here and its 850cc, the MT-07 is 689cc, so it only 161cc more.
i doubt they will bring the MT-07 here, it just doesnt make sense unless they drop the MT-09.

sorry, its called the FZ-09 here
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The MT09 and MT07 are completely different bikes.
 
they should have left the fairings off the fz6r. insurance issues resolved.
 
I'd really like to talk to a factory marketing guy and learn how they make decisions. The magazines say countries with graduated licences and insurance factors dictate and I'm sure that's part of it, I'd like to hear it from a smart guy working at the manufacturer.
 
crankcall said:
I'd really like to talk to a factory marketing guy and learn how they make decisions. The magazines say countries with graduated licences and insurance factors dictate and I'm sure that's part of it, I'd like to hear it from a smart guy working at the manufacturer.
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These days, with sales so low in North America, they just see Canada as another state, and a PITA to meet different standards. With insurance in Canada so ridiculous, I can't understand the lineups with 1100s, 1200s, 1400s.
The lack of an FZ07 may just be due to the fact that Canadians don't buy nakeds, and in that engine class, the supersports 600s rule.
 
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