The Yamaha MT-01 is a MT series

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made by

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from 2005 to 2012, available in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, India, Japan and parts of North America. But Yamaha Motor Corp. USA declined to import it to the United States, citing a small market for this style of motorcycle. It has unconventional features with a

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-style air-cooled, overhead valve

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but

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style frame and suspension. The engine is derived from the Yamaha Warrior XV1700 and modified to suit application in the MT-01, while the forks and brakes are derived from the 2004 to 2005

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. Originally unveiled as a concept motorcycle at the 1999

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, strong public interest in the machine led Yamaha to develop a

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, which was released in 2005. The Motorcycle Design Association (MDA) awarded the MT-01 the Open Category award at the 2004 annual Motorcycle Design Awards at INTERMOT. During its production, the MT-01 remained largely unchanged. Yamaha offered three different tuning kits developed with Akrapovič (named Stage 1, 2, and 3) for the MT-01, which provide performance increases from standard at each stage. *Stage 1: Two

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mufflers, heat shields, and solo seat kit, street-legal. *Stage 2: Full Akrapovič exhaust system, heat shields, solo seat kit, and Stage 2 high performance ECU, track-use only. *Stage 3: As above, and a velocity stack kit, valve spring set, stronger diaphragm clutch spring, gasket kit, high compression piston kit, high performance camshaft, and high performance ECU, track-use only. Mick Withers set the 'Sports Compact' group 5 Australian record for a twin-cylinder motorcycle on a Stage 3 Yamaha MT-01 at a time of 11.77 seconds for a standing quarter mile pass @ at Compak Attak, Western Sydney International Dragway on 18 May 2008. For the 2009 model year, Yamaha released a SP (special production) version of the MT-01, upgraded with

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suspension, Pirelli Diablo Rosso tires and specific color scheme of red and white paint with a black and red seat.

Gallery

Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - rear.jpg, Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - rear view Yamaha MT-01 engine.jpg, Closeup of MT-01 engine Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - handlebar.jpg, Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - handlebar view Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - front Left.jpg, Yamaha MT-01 - 2006 model - front Left Yamaha MT-01 in the Yamaha Communication Plaza.JPG, Yamaha MT-01 SP special limited-edition version Yamaha MT01 (5224945322).jpg, Yamaha MT-01 custom

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External links

Manufacturer model informationMT-01 review
{{Yamaha motorcycles timeline MT-01 Cruiser motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 2005