YAMAHA MT-01 (2005-2008) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Yamaha MT-01 was a muscle bike manufactured by Yamaha from 2005 to 2012 and was available in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, India, and parts of North America. The bike was powered by a Yamaha Warrior XV1700-derived engine tuned for the MT-01 model.

The bike was unveiled as a concept machine at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show. Still, strong interest from the public made Yamaha develop a production model released in 2005, pacing the braking and suspension systems from the 2004-2005 Yamaha R1.

Over its production period, the bike remained unchanged, offering three different tuning kits developed with Akaprovic. There were three stages providing more performance than the standard model named Stages 1, 2, and 3.

Stage 1 offered two Akaprovic mufflers, heat shields, and a solo seat, all in a street-legal package.

Stage 2 delivered a full Akaprovic exhaust system, head shields, a solo seat, and a Stage 2 high-performance Electronic Control Module (ECU), available for track use only.

Stage 3 was a Stage 2 with an additional velocity stack kit, valve spring set, a stronger diaphragm clutch spring, a gasket kit, a high compression piston kit, a high-performance camshaft, and a high-performance ECU, also in a track-use only.

In the performance department, the 2006 Yamaha MT-01 had a 1,670cc V-twin cylinder air-cooled engine fed by an electronically controlled fuel injection system, delivering an output power of 90 hp with a peak at 4,750 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lb-ft) torque at 3,750 rpm.