Venus Line Nagano, Riding above the Clouds (MT 07 Raw)

In Oct 2023 we went to Nagano Japan and I just had to ride Venus Line on my mt 07 to ride aove the clouds. Some call this the Japanese Alps, and im not too far from Hakuba. Such beautiful scenary of the mountains and vallies. I kept my mic in my back pocket so you could hear the raw exhaust sound of the v-twin like 270º crank. I’m no pro rider and this is a public road with switchbackes, hairpin turns, cliffs and drop offs on every bend. There is sill no Honda Hornet cb750 in Japan and no launch date and the susuki gsx-8s is still heavy. I’ll admit the new yellow gsx-8r is tempting, but for a mid sized super naked, I still think this is the best bike for me to learn how to ride quickly and safely without tc and all the other babysitter electronics. I come home on my own skill and nothing more.
As for the bike, check out my mt07 play list, but the overview:
I bought a 2022 Yamaha MT 07 abs new. There is just something about simple brakes, simple suspension, and cable throttle. I’ve add cruise control from MCcruise to have a bit of luxury. I wasn’t going to get a bigger, more expensive, less useable bike just for cruise control, I also like veridian cruise and will look at them for a ride by wire bike I’m concidering. The bike has a euro 5 ZARD exhaust muffler that is plenty loud without being as obnoxious as sc project or arrow and passes road inspection like leo vince to be street legal here in Japan. 車検okマフラーオーケー. I’ve added ebc double-h sintered break pads that were definitely worth it. It has kyb kayaba suspension for the rear shock and hyperpro street box with the progressive front fork spring for a slip easy install in cartridge kit on a budget. Adjustable levers, rear sets, handgrards, and bar end mirrors were nice littles add-ons. And basic amazon case covers, axle sliders, dayton frame sliders, and custom tayler 33 reflective rim tape all in black and gold for protection. And of course my micro mini blinkers and siquential leds in the Rear with a nice tail tidy that was much cheaper than a brand like Yoshura or akrapovic. I’ve aslo had a bagster comfort seat, that I had to sell and now like the oem comfortseat but would love the Corbin or sargent seats. The puig windscreen knock off is great, no buffeting for a windshield and I love my custom paint job.
This may still be the best light weight naked bike for the money.
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[@KairyuRider]

It looks much slower on camera than in real life. If you watch at 1.5x or even 2x speed, it looks as fast as it feels.

[@StevenBryanKnives]

Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@Steven-zj2yw]

Love your channel so much. I just bought a like new 2020 tracer 900 GT what an absolute comfy couch rocket she is.

[@KairyuRider]

That’s really mean a lot, thanks!
I definitely have moments where I wish I had my tracer. Mt has made me a better rider, but tracer is the better bike

[@hawaiianbrian1549]

Ohayo ! Dad joke - about 40 years ago, as a young guy, Dad and I went to a shop by Dads car. We parked next to a car....forgot the details, anyway, as we were getting out and walking, my Dad was checking the car out and then turned to me and said " If I had that car and he had a feather up his ass, we'ld both be tickled" ...cracked me up to this day.

[@hawaiianbrian1549]

By the way, that drive has to be way more fun on a bike than my Jimny

[@KairyuRider]

I've done it in a jimny. Both fun, bike... different fun😅