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New Yamaha MT07 – comes with Y-AMT (Automatic Manaual Transmission)

New and cool design – this is guaranteed to be a winner

10 years after its launch, one of Norway’s best-selling and most popular motorcycles gets a big boost with a new design and new gear technology.


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The MT07 has delivered from day one and has only gotten better and better throughout this decade. High quality, excellent driving characteristics, a fierce and spirited cross plane engine that delivers a lot of driving pleasure and high fin-factor at a very reasonable price. As far as I remember, a new MT07 cost about 97,000 kroner in 2014 and is still competitive on price. The Y-AMT system is an automatic manual transmission that can be driven in a full automatic mode, a semi-automatic mode, or as a manual transmission with pedal shifting on the steering column. The journalist has just completed a week with this system on the MT09 model and is simply delighted. The system is simply fantastically well-functioning and gives the driver a completely new driving experience. The variation possibilities are many and varied and it will never be the same to ride bikes with the traditional clutch and gearbox. Even the quick-change systems can’t compete with this. The Y-AMT system offers everything from comfort, good flow, distinctive but seamless shifting to fierce electronic and lightning-fast shifting with the pedals on the left handlebar.

 

The gear pedals are located on the underside of this control and are shifted with the index finger and thumb.

 

The MT-07 has undergone an extensive update and has been changed in many areas.

 

    • The Y-AMT version is equipped with Cruise Control to give customers even more technology for their money.
    • Newly designed bi-functional LED headlight unit
    • New 41 mm upside-down front fork and rear suspension
    • Electronic driving assistants, including traction control and three driving modes (STREET, SPORT, CUSTOM)
    • Personalized driving experience with YRC (Yamaha Ride Control) settings
    • Compact, new design with new driving position
    • New 5″ TFT color display with smartphone connectivity and navigation
    • New frame and swing arm optimize stiffness and improve handling
    • The steering and footrest position has been changed to provide a more engaging driving experience
    • New radial mounted 4-piston front brake calipers
    • New 41 mm upside-down front fork and rear suspension
    • Optimized sound experience with acoustic amplification technology
    • Lightweight cast aluminum wheels with Dunlop Sportmax tires
    • A&S clutch for smoother downshifting
    • New controls and automatic turn-off indicator with emergency brake signaling
    • Quickshift up and down available as an option on the standard MT-07.

The 2025 model will be the first MT-07 to get YCC-T (Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle) and thus electronic throttle. With this addition, we get the opportunity to choose between three different riding modes: Sport, Street and Custom. In Custom mode, it is possible to choose between three different power settings, two levels of traction control and the option to deactivate traction control.

The MT-07 MY25 weighs 1 kg less than the MY24 despite the many updates and improvements. Curb weight is 183 kg (Y-AMT 186 kg).

The frame’s stiffness has been increased by 12-13% thanks to the larger diameter and thickness of the tubes and reinforcement plates, but it retains the same weight as the MY24 at 14.8 kg.

The swingarm has been completely redesigned with a new shape, thickness and reinforcement. At the same time, the handlebars are 18 mm wider, 22 mm lower and 9.3 mm closer to the driver.
The footrests have been lowered by 10 mm to provide more legroom.
The weight of the rims has been reduced by 480g. Remember, this is unsprung and rotating weight, which reduces the moment of inertia by 4% both front and rear.
The front fork has been updated to a 41 mm upside-down fork and the fork crown is now cast in aluminum. These two elements result in a weight reduction of half a kilogram compared to MY24.
The front brake calipers are now radial mounted.
In addition to assisting with acceleration and releasing under hard braking, the assist and slip clutch also reduces the force required to operate the clutch handle by as much as 22%.

 

The CP2 engine delivers 74 hp and 68 Nm and has a festive mid-range that delivers plenty of powder up the rev range. The Yamaha MT07 is undoubtedly one of the most festive models in this segment, probably also one of the reasons why it has topped the sales statistics for many many years.

The 2025 model has been given a new and beautiful TFT instrument that in itself enhances the experience of quality and usability. With the experience I have gained with the MT09 in recent weeks, I am more than sure that the MT07 with these features will grow and is guaranteed to become even more popular with the Norwegian motorcyclist. Yamaha’s AMT technology is better than the competition’s and is therefore guaranteed to be popular. I encourage everyone to push themselves to go outside the comfort zone represented here by the traditional gearbox and shift pedal on the left foot. I guarantee you won’t regret it.

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Text: Ole-Andreas Isdahl

 

 

 

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