OOh nice one - looks good and as you say now super practical......top boxes add so much utility to motorcycles, they should come as standard! How nice of Yamaha too!!
I love touring on my MT10. Like the integrated heated grips. Top box is brilliant for storing the stuff you don't want nicked while you park up for a brew on tour. Best thing that helps touring on an MT10 is knowing where the next petrol station is 😂😂 BTW. SW Motech blaze soft panniers work well on the bike
I'm in the process of building an identical bike. I've used a VFR, GS and a KTM 1290 SAR for touring in the past, but an MT10 for fast mountain roads tops my lists of must-have motorcycle related things. Cheers.
@thepassionofthegoose5472 Done lots of Alpine roads and many in northern Spanish. Lots of rubbish is talked about not being able to tour on an MT10. It's a brilliant fast bike that will handle touring just fine.
Absolutely. My 1998 VFR had about the same tank range and I rode it across North America multiple times. Only in a few places, Yukon to Alaska, was the range an issue. Gave me an excuse to get a Rotopax which gave me two additional gallons and all the range one could want. Can't wait to get some miles under my MT. Cheers.@@Banditmanuk
Certainly hasn't ruined it Tim. I did similar with my S1000R but went a bit further and added panniers, a tank bag and a comfier seat as well. Toured all over the place with it and had a great time. The bonus is when you get where you're going you can remove most of the touring stuff and you have a super naked to play on. 😃
I really like that the MT10 has practical 'sidegrades' available that make it such a multi-purpose bike. I love the screen shape and look but I hate you can see all the mountings behind. If it had a graduated tint that finished around the clock I'd be tempted to get one.
I like it, but then I really liked the original MT10 touring edition. I held off buying a top-box for my Tiger1200 for similar aesthetic reasons, but relented a few months ago and fitted one... they're incredibly practical
I looked at an MT-10 as a possible 'do it all' bike to include trips to the French Alps, and Pyrenees etc. Even went as far as looking to fit pannier frames for the trip north and south. One showstopper changed my mind: The real-world tank range is shockingly bad (even when compared to a BMW S1000R, which is pretty much a similar bike). Sure, might be a load of fun down there, but not if the transits are purgatory. Best of both worlds - an S1000XR.
I've toured on mine - you're looking at 120 miles to the fuel light, about 145 miles tank range. I stop every 100 miles regardless of bike most of the time!
Absolutely no reason not to do this. I kitted out my 2020 model with Hepco & Becker C-bow panniers and rear case, with Yamaha touring screen, and did a 5 day trip around the far north of Scotland ( from Cornwall) with no problems. I've now transfered the kit to my MT09SP, with equally good results. You don't have to be on a 250kg tank to enjoy touring.😮
Don't worry Tim - i did the same to my mt07 before i did the nc500. Bigger mra screen, kobra handguards, Yamaha heated grips, sw motech mirror extenders, Yamaha tank bag, venturi tail bag, Yamaha side panniers, Yamaha top box. Most of it came off when i got back, but i can use the bags and top box whenever i want, as all the frame mounts are still on the bike.
Oh and one other thing, which was a big improvement for an old bike (2015) - a usb socket up front on the handlebar, plugged into the aux plug on the bike...
I have a top box and large screen all the time the heated grips are hard to operate from the wheel with so much power on tap but are neat I used oxford sports grips they wire straight in under the screen
yup nice setup you got there one of my favorite bike the MT-10 is up there on my list its around 24k here in Canada i had the chance to buy one two years ago but i had a great deal on a 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 GT with the touring bags for 20k so i could not pass that deal, maybe one day i own a MT-10, nice video ride safe mate.
I think the Yamaha Touring windscreen actually gives it more of an R1 vibe the way it is canted so far back...i like the looks way better than the stock screen although I wished it actually functioned like a touring windshield which I mean it really does not
Got to say that when you stated you had turned it into a tourer I was expecting a bit more than a top box, slightly higher screen and heated grips. Bit of a let down really.
Nothing wrong with luggage. And when you get to your destination, off it comes and you can have a play! Mind you, riding up Send Road is an adventure in itself - mainly due to the p*ss poor road surface. Safe riding.
Needs must mate. I bought the Yamaha mt-10 touring kit for mine and used sw motech blaze panniers, great bike in most situation but the kit didn't make it a good tourer. Have an s1000xr for touring with the option for abit of lunacy now. Slightly more power, doesn't sound as good but has nearly double the range.
Tim must be living my dream. I wonder if I should've done this instead of getting a v4 pikes pig (wife won't get onto the back anyway, top box is my love, radar cruise and blind spot are nice, so are the heated seat and grips, but I could deal with a normal cruise), missing the tuono engine, maybe this would be closer (as long as it's more like aprilia v4 and less like bmw i4 because s1000xr was a snooze), adventure ergos don't help the front end feel (can try dropping the front a bit I guess). Ended up with a giant screen on the multi because the oem ones were terribly loud.
A top box and a screen does not a router make young man. Saying that, handy to have and heated grips should be standard these days on most bikes, sadly they are not.
Hey, 👋 I’m thinking of mt-10 and especially from the touring perspective… 😬 I like that it can be upgraded with some accessories to make it more comfy for the rider, but what about the pillion? Is it suitable for 2up riding? Thanks in advance!! The bike looks awesome 🙌😍😎
@@timrodierides I was wondering about the SW Motech bar end based ones, but they couldn't give me any measurements and they don't do a model specific one... :( Need to see some in the flesh/metal to take some measurements...
What do those horns at the end of the handlebars do? I've seen quite a few of those. Is it just styling or are they deflecting wind away from your hands?
It’s a brake lever protector, it’s only on the right handlebar. It’s required for trackdays in the UK, and this bike was used on track for some filming before I bought it 😊
They're a massive improvement! Honestly they should be standard. No more ducking down to look under my elbows. Genuinely one of the best bang-for-buck improvements. But given the state of MT10 Facebook groups, it's all about removing your mirrors, sticking awful straight-through exhausts on and riding up and down American motorways on them. Ahem
No, you haven’t ruined it, when I was a young man, yes it was back in the Stone Age 😆, all the bikes were “standards” and if you wanted to go touring you’d bolt on “universal fit” (aka: fits nothing) accessories, and went touring 🤪👍!
#1 MAJOR ISSUE with the MT-10: NO INTERNAL STORAGE. Not even for a TOOLKIT, or even a flat-repair kit. This is terrible for me. #2 - Not many riders in the US like top-boxes... different culture; they look way too big and DORKY to us. The RACK.. yeah, that's cool for me, bit more svelte
Nice Tim - the more modern eqiv of how I've gone with mine...(though I'm not sure I'd go as far as a top box ;) :D (I use a rear seat very old Oxford "strap-on" tail pack instead...) It's a shame the new screen doesn't have the "blacked out" bits like my one, I think that makes it look better/less aftermarket... Wot no soft side bags though? ;) :p :D MT10 For The Tour, oh yes!!! :D :D
@@timrodierides Strap on is an old faithful (you can see it in all the vids I'm in with Shaun and Andy (you know you want to, you voyeur! ; :D )) Do like a good strap on... ;)
Thought they would of done more crash proteciton stuff as dont want to end your trip on a simple slow off now do you.. i tour on my MT09sp and its brill done 17k in little over a year touring
I've thought about crash protection, but I've never dropped a bike in 12 years and many hundreds of thousands of miles. So I'll be on my bum tomorrow then :D
@@timrodierides yip brother did are spain tour 25 years of riding never crashed end up sliding across a barrier and droping his new african twin it can happen and its not much extra cost to save the bike defo naked bikes as its the engine that takes the slide alot of the time
As long as your happy who cares...but for me i can't and won't do screens...i do easily 20k per year on nakeds in all weathers and if i don't feel wind then i'm in the car 😂
Tbh I usually don't do screen either, this one just looked like it would be low enough to not buffet me. Sadly the weather's been so rubbish I've not had a change to test it yet!
@@timrodierides Aye the weather is w@nk at the moment...went out today on my bike for a few hours in the pishing rain but needed the ride lol..What bothers me most with my bikes is the lack of rear protection...my back just gets covered in every form of cack possible..doesn't matter whether it's my MT10 or R1250R....my back just end up looking like a huge skid mark..
More like 120 miles! I'm not sure what the fascination with tank range is, when I'm touring I've always stopped about every 100 miles anyway. Tends to be a comment from old fat blokes with big GSAs (not saying you are one!)
@timrodierides I just don't like stopping for fuel. Especially if it were only 00-120 miles. I get around 180 from my K1300S. Hence, the comment. Given you had a 1290SAS which is equally as quick and has double the range.
@@inked-96 yeah that’s fair enough! I don’t mind stopping because I’m usually quite good at doing it quickly (unless the French decline my card repeatedly). I liked my SAS but I’d never ever pick a bike based on tank range, it’s the opposite of what bikes are about for me
@timrodierides I hear you, as I ride all year round, at least one of the bikes has to have a good tank range, especially when riding throughout winter as I have no choice. So the less time I'm stopping for fuel, the better.
God forbid you should mod a fun bike to how you like rather than riding a 250kg adventure bike that’s become the norm even though they’re pretty poor for a decent day scratching some of these bigger bikes are so disengaging you may as well be in your car
You don't buy these bikes to tour with. By the time you add a bunch of ugly shit hanging off, you will have spent thousands and back where you started. Should have kept the KTM
OOh nice one - looks good and as you say now super practical......top boxes add so much utility to motorcycles, they should come as standard! How nice of Yamaha too!!
I love touring on my MT10. Like the integrated heated grips. Top box is brilliant for storing the stuff you don't want nicked while you park up for a brew on tour. Best thing that helps touring on an MT10 is knowing where the next petrol station is 😂😂 BTW. SW Motech blaze soft panniers work well on the bike
Haha! I'm possibly going to add the soft bags too next year
I'm in the process of building an identical bike. I've used a VFR, GS and a KTM 1290 SAR for touring in the past, but an MT10 for fast mountain roads tops my lists of must-have motorcycle related things. Cheers.
@thepassionofthegoose5472 Done lots of Alpine roads and many in northern Spanish. Lots of rubbish is talked about not being able to tour on an MT10. It's a brilliant fast bike that will handle touring just fine.
Absolutely. My 1998 VFR had about the same tank range and I rode it across North America multiple times. Only in a few places, Yukon to Alaska, was the range an issue. Gave me an excuse to get a Rotopax which gave me two additional gallons and all the range one could want. Can't wait to get some miles under my MT. Cheers.@@Banditmanuk
I’ve currently got a Tracer 9GT. My dream bike would be a Tracer 10
A top box is an absolute godsend …hate carrying helmet and gloves round with me ..
Certainly hasn't ruined it Tim. I did similar with my S1000R but went a bit further and added panniers, a tank bag and a comfier seat as well. Toured all over the place with it and had a great time. The bonus is when you get where you're going you can remove most of the touring stuff and you have a super naked to play on. 😃
Looks great, how nice of Yamaha!
I really like that the MT10 has practical 'sidegrades' available that make it such a multi-purpose bike. I love the screen shape and look but I hate you can see all the mountings behind. If it had a graduated tint that finished around the clock I'd be tempted to get one.
I like it, but then I really liked the original MT10 touring edition. I held off buying a top-box for my Tiger1200 for similar aesthetic reasons, but relented a few months ago and fitted one... they're incredibly practical
They made it very nice and functional bike, MT10 is in my list for next year 😘
I looked at an MT-10 as a possible 'do it all' bike to include trips to the French Alps, and Pyrenees etc. Even went as far as looking to fit pannier frames for the trip north and south. One showstopper changed my mind: The real-world tank range is shockingly bad (even when compared to a BMW S1000R, which is pretty much a similar bike). Sure, might be a load of fun down there, but not if the transits are purgatory. Best of both worlds - an S1000XR.
I've toured on mine - you're looking at 120 miles to the fuel light, about 145 miles tank range. I stop every 100 miles regardless of bike most of the time!
Well not sure what to say... Well it's practical at least! Do they not do soft panniers??
I don't think they do soft panniers at the moment, SW Motech ones seem to work well though. Glad you love it :D
@@timrodierides They did for the old model and the rear end is basically unchanged...
Absolutely no reason not to do this. I kitted out my 2020 model with Hepco & Becker C-bow panniers and rear case, with Yamaha touring screen, and did a 5 day trip around the far north of Scotland ( from Cornwall) with no problems. I've now transfered the kit to my MT09SP, with equally good results. You don't have to be on a 250kg tank to enjoy touring.😮
I put the screen on mine and a tail pack on the back and went around Southern France in July. Was a surprisingly good tourer.
You get extenders for the mirrors, China or several places, does a big difference.
Don't worry Tim - i did the same to my mt07 before i did the nc500.
Bigger mra screen, kobra handguards, Yamaha heated grips, sw motech mirror extenders, Yamaha tank bag, venturi tail bag, Yamaha side panniers, Yamaha top box.
Most of it came off when i got back, but i can use the bags and top box whenever i want, as all the frame mounts are still on the bike.
Oh and one other thing, which was a big improvement for an old bike (2015) - a usb socket up front on the handlebar, plugged into the aux plug on the bike...
I have a top box and large screen all the time the heated grips are hard to operate from the wheel with so much power on tap but are neat I used oxford sports grips they wire straight in under the screen
I would recommend fitting an oil cooler and radiator guards.
Ah, the bike I bought has the Yamaha accessory ones fitted already. Always forget to mention them!
yup nice setup you got there one of my favorite bike the MT-10 is up there on my list its around 24k here in Canada i had the chance to buy one two years ago but i had a great deal on a 2020 Triumph Rocket 3 GT with the touring bags for 20k so i could not pass that deal, maybe one day i own a MT-10, nice video ride safe mate.
I think the Yamaha Touring windscreen actually gives it more of an R1 vibe the way it is canted so far back...i like the looks way better than the stock screen although I wished it actually functioned like a touring windshield which I mean it really does not
Got to say that when you stated you had turned it into a tourer I was expecting a bit more than a top box, slightly higher screen and heated grips. Bit of a let down really.
Sorry? Sorry.
Nothing wrong with luggage. And when you get to your destination, off it comes and you can have a play! Mind you, riding up Send Road is an adventure in itself - mainly due to the p*ss poor road surface. Safe riding.
Needs must mate. I bought the Yamaha mt-10 touring kit for mine and used sw motech blaze panniers, great bike in most situation but the kit didn't make it a good tourer. Have an s1000xr for touring with the option for abit of lunacy now. Slightly more power, doesn't sound as good but has nearly double the range.
Tim must be living my dream. I wonder if I should've done this instead of getting a v4 pikes pig (wife won't get onto the back anyway, top box is my love, radar cruise and blind spot are nice, so are the heated seat and grips, but I could deal with a normal cruise), missing the tuono engine, maybe this would be closer (as long as it's more like aprilia v4 and less like bmw i4 because s1000xr was a snooze), adventure ergos don't help the front end feel (can try dropping the front a bit I guess). Ended up with a giant screen on the multi because the oem ones were terribly loud.
Looks good Tim, except the top box coloured panel is the wrong colour! Do they do one in Yamaha Blue?
If you keep the top box, and ever take passengers, the little back rest they do is a nice purchase.
Yeah, I will probably pick one of those up. Or gaffa-tape a whoopee cushion to my girlfriend's back
@@timrodierides 😂
I have a bit of a hankering for the non-SP version modded like this to replace my GSX-S1000F
Nice upgrade, not been out for a ride on my bike for weeks now...☹..
A top box and a screen does not a router make young man. Saying that, handy to have and heated grips should be standard these days on most bikes, sadly they are not.
Perfect. Love that Yamaha did that for you (whether free or not, they did it and didn’t forget). #HandSausage
#SandHausage
Please this is 35liter box ?
Wow, what a transformation, look out goldwing owners!
😂😂😂
Hey, 👋 I’m thinking of mt-10 and especially from the touring perspective… 😬 I like that it can be upgraded with some accessories to make it more comfy for the rider, but what about the pillion? Is it suitable for 2up riding? Thanks in advance!! The bike looks awesome 🙌😍😎
The pillion pegs are reasonably high for two-up. I've done a tiny bit of pillion riding with it, but will do a bit more now I've got a top box on...
You would be far better off with a tracer for touring. I have both & take the tracer 900 gt every time on big trips.
I like it not ruined at all.
Mt 10 engined Nikken,the bike yamaha need to build
Oh that'd be amazing. Can you imagine? They might even sell some this time
@@timrodierides 😁💯
I like it, but you should put hand guards on it at this point
Might do - the Yamaha ones don't look as if they deflect much wind though?
@@timrodierides I was wondering about the SW Motech bar end based ones, but they couldn't give me any measurements and they don't do a model specific one... :( Need to see some in the flesh/metal to take some measurements...
How easy is it to remove the top box when not needed?
Super easy, turn the key and pull a handle and it’s off!
What do those horns at the end of the handlebars do? I've seen quite a few of those. Is it just styling or are they deflecting wind away from your hands?
It’s a brake lever protector, it’s only on the right handlebar. It’s required for trackdays in the UK, and this bike was used on track for some filming before I bought it 😊
@@timrodierides Ahaaa.... Never would have guessed that!
How did the Tracer 7 mirrors work for you?
They're a massive improvement! Honestly they should be standard. No more ducking down to look under my elbows. Genuinely one of the best bang-for-buck improvements. But given the state of MT10 Facebook groups, it's all about removing your mirrors, sticking awful straight-through exhausts on and riding up and down American motorways on them. Ahem
Transforming it to a 1290sas 😂
This one doesn't rattle so much :D
Came to post this 😂
Mt10 is a fantastic bike🤙
No, you haven’t ruined it, when I was a young man, yes it was back in the Stone Age 😆, all the bikes were “standards” and if you wanted to go touring you’d bolt on “universal fit” (aka: fits nothing) accessories, and went touring 🤪👍!
#1 MAJOR ISSUE with the MT-10: NO INTERNAL STORAGE. Not even for a TOOLKIT, or even a flat-repair kit. This is terrible for me. #2 - Not many riders in the US like top-boxes... different culture; they look way too big and DORKY to us. The RACK.. yeah, that's cool for me, bit more svelte
Nice Tim - the more modern eqiv of how I've gone with mine...(though I'm not sure I'd go as far as a top box ;) :D (I use a rear seat very old Oxford "strap-on" tail pack instead...) It's a shame the new screen doesn't have the "blacked out" bits like my one, I think that makes it look better/less aftermarket... Wot no soft side bags though? ;) :p :D MT10 For The Tour, oh yes!!! :D :D
I might add soft side bags as well in future! How's your strap-on going?
@@timrodierides Strap on is an old faithful (you can see it in all the vids I'm in with Shaun and Andy (you know you want to, you voyeur! ; :D )) Do like a good strap on... ;)
Is the MT10 much faster accelerating than the MT09 from 0-100kmh?
Nope marginally slower
Yeah it probably is a smidge slower to 60mph. Takes a bit more winding up, but then it goes much faster than the 09...
@@timrodierides I own a Tracer 900GT with a full Delkevic exhaust and tune and often wondered how it would go compared to an MT10.
Next, Tim tours Europe in his Hi-Viz Jumper.
Polite vest too!
Thought they would of done more crash proteciton stuff as dont want to end your trip on a simple slow off now do you.. i tour on my MT09sp and its brill done 17k in little over a year touring
I've thought about crash protection, but I've never dropped a bike in 12 years and many hundreds of thousands of miles. So I'll be on my bum tomorrow then :D
@@timrodierides yip brother did are spain tour 25 years of riding never crashed end up sliding across a barrier and droping his new african twin it can happen and its not much extra cost to save the bike defo naked bikes as its the engine that takes the slide alot of the time
Didn't Yamaha make their own mt10 tourer with big screen and soft panniers?
Yea, on the previous gen
Yeah they didn't do it on the 2nd gen
hello bro what's ur height?
6’3!
@@timrodierides perfect thanks
As long as your happy who cares...but for me i can't and won't do screens...i do easily 20k per year on nakeds in all weathers and if i don't feel wind then i'm in the car 😂
Tbh I usually don't do screen either, this one just looked like it would be low enough to not buffet me. Sadly the weather's been so rubbish I've not had a change to test it yet!
@@timrodierides Aye the weather is w@nk at the moment...went out today on my bike for a few hours in the pishing rain but needed the ride lol..What bothers me most with my bikes is the lack of rear protection...my back just gets covered in every form of cack possible..doesn't matter whether it's my MT10 or R1250R....my back just end up looking like a huge skid mark..
@@chr11sfmost manufacturers give pathetic rear and front mudguards !!
All to get 100 miles to a tank😅.
Your wallet must love you, Tim 😂
More like 120 miles! I'm not sure what the fascination with tank range is, when I'm touring I've always stopped about every 100 miles anyway. Tends to be a comment from old fat blokes with big GSAs (not saying you are one!)
@timrodierides I just don't like stopping for fuel. Especially if it were only 00-120 miles. I get around 180 from my K1300S. Hence, the comment.
Given you had a 1290SAS which is equally as quick and has double the range.
@@inked-96 yeah that’s fair enough! I don’t mind stopping because I’m usually quite good at doing it quickly (unless the French decline my card repeatedly). I liked my SAS but I’d never ever pick a bike based on tank range, it’s the opposite of what bikes are about for me
@timrodierides I hear you, as I ride all year round, at least one of the bikes has to have a good tank range, especially when riding throughout winter as I have no choice. So the less time I'm stopping for fuel, the better.
God forbid you should mod a fun bike to how you like rather than riding a 250kg adventure bike that’s become the norm even though they’re pretty poor for a decent day scratching some of these bigger bikes are so disengaging you may as well be in your car
I know right?!
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!😢
Haha sorry...
ruined it
Haha, I'm one of those weirdos who doesn't care what a bike or car really looks like if it rides well
Suzuki Gsxf 1000 are more comfortable and smother motor✊🔥🔥
And about twice as boring sadly 😂
@@timrodierides thats true😁
Can't understand why you would buy an MT-10 and then make it into a tourer and make it look hideous...just buy a GS
Haha what an awful take
U need a hefty wallet when ure out touring on mt10
I've toured on an 1198, I reckon this'll be similar!
You don't buy these bikes to tour with. By the time you add a bunch of ugly shit hanging off, you will have spent thousands and back where you started. Should have kept the KTM
I did.
I did buy it to tour with!