cosmikdebriis
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Firstly I should say I didn't put this under "Versus the Competition" because that's not really the point of this thread. The idea is simply to see what other bike(s) people may own/have owned and how they compare to the MT. (But if a moderator wants to move it I've no objection).
Not really a question of better or worse but more Pro's and cons if that makes sense.
To give you an idea...
I also own a Benelli Tornado. which, as a piece of sculpture is sublime. The riding experience however is almost the complete opposite. Sure it's fast and sounds absolutely wonderful from the exhaust, but the engine sounds like a box of spanners in a concrete mixer (on fast spin) and I'd never trust the thing on any sort of long journey for fear of breakdown. On the other hand, if you want to park it up and count the admiring glances from other bikers, then it may be the bike for you. On the whole, it's heavy and unwieldy until it's on the open road at which point it's brilliant fun, but not really an "everyday" sort of bike..
The little MT is almost the complete opposite as it's fuss free and, whilst it may not be particularly "fast" it makes up for that in pure enjoyment. Unlike the Benelli, the Yamaha is superb round town and in traffic where it's lightness and agility come in to their own and on the A and B roads, up to a point, the Yamaha is more fun.Given a couple of hundred yards of straight though and you wouldn't see the Benelli for dust (unless it broke down of course).
Not really a question of better or worse but more Pro's and cons if that makes sense.
To give you an idea...
I also own a Benelli Tornado. which, as a piece of sculpture is sublime. The riding experience however is almost the complete opposite. Sure it's fast and sounds absolutely wonderful from the exhaust, but the engine sounds like a box of spanners in a concrete mixer (on fast spin) and I'd never trust the thing on any sort of long journey for fear of breakdown. On the other hand, if you want to park it up and count the admiring glances from other bikers, then it may be the bike for you. On the whole, it's heavy and unwieldy until it's on the open road at which point it's brilliant fun, but not really an "everyday" sort of bike..
The little MT is almost the complete opposite as it's fuss free and, whilst it may not be particularly "fast" it makes up for that in pure enjoyment. Unlike the Benelli, the Yamaha is superb round town and in traffic where it's lightness and agility come in to their own and on the A and B roads, up to a point, the Yamaha is more fun.Given a couple of hundred yards of straight though and you wouldn't see the Benelli for dust (unless it broke down of course).