The day has finally arrived! I picked it up at at 5pm, im so glad the weather held out! I am over the moon with it. It's such a joy to ride, so nimble. It's a pain keeping it under 5000rpm! Can't wait to get the miles on it so I can fully abuse it!
I installed them today. Cheap Chinese levers from ebay but quality is better than expected. It`s very hard to pull clutch lever for me with my winter gloves so it`s not only a cosmetic change.
I suggest you get heat under your grips and you can retire your winter gloves for a set of spring/fall ones. And if/when spring comes, you can swap to your summer gloves. I mounted 20W film under each grip today.
It was 5 years ago, i had F800S for two year. BMW has better build quality but Yamaha isn`t bad either. BMW has better wind protection, Yamaha is a naked bike... MT-07 is ideal for city and B-roads, light, agile, easy to ride, BMW has advantage on the highway with its wind protection but it is also agile and easy to ride but seat is higher than MT-07 and has more sporty riding style.
I cannot compare them now for ride quality or engine character because MT is in the breaking in period.
This is my third bike and all of them has 2-cylinder with different setups. (Other one was Ducati Supersport 750)