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Another new member in Derbyshire
By: RobG Date: July 8, 2022, 3:10 am
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Hello all,
I was keen to join the group having just taken delivery of my
aging MT-01 last week. I have been vacillating about an MT-01
for a few years and finally decided it was time since my backlog
of restorations was not likely to get finished before I was too
old to ride them. I won't lie, I'm and '80's man at heart with a
passion for Katanas and GSX's owning both a 750 S3 and a
GSX1100ESD both up on blocks. I discovered a real love for the
V-Twin after ending up with a TL1000 in a swap with a mate.
Fabulous bike but played hell with the sciatica and had to go.
The MT ticks all the boxes and even if mine is a little tired
having done 32,000 mile they are such a joy to ride if you’re a
big bloke with no flexibility.
I’m desperately trying to resist the temptation to start some
minor restoration but wondered if any of you might advise me on
a throw-over pannier option which would go on a single seat
conversion with Akrapovic pipes and guards? I didn’t buy the
bike for it’s practical qualities but it’s so much fun I can’t
resist using it for the commute and have to carry gear on
occasion.
Attached is original pic used in the Advert, the orange is
growing on me and the roar when you open her up is to die for
😊
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: Nikk Date: July 13, 2022, 3:13 am
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Welcome to the club. I think the single seat kit reduces your
options quite a bit, but [member=38]TimR[/member] manages to
carry some luggage on this on the seat hump if I remember right.
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: Danmt Date: July 14, 2022, 7:58 pm
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A Tank Bag perhaps?
See separate thread.
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: Saint Rob Date: July 26, 2022, 6:53 am
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I like the orange, looks good. You could try a Ventura rack/bag
system, the advantage is that you can take the rack off easily
when you don’t need it and replace it with a grab handle which
makes moving the bike around quite a bit easier. It works for me
and can easily carry gear for a 10 day Euro trip.
I could never bring myself to use throwovers on mine for fear of
marking up the exhaust shrouds so it was a good excuse to buy
myself an XT1200 to go with the MT for when I need to carry
camping gear etc.
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: RobG Date: July 30, 2022, 3:32 am
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Hi and thanks for the ideas. I think like you Saint Rob, I'm
resistant to throw-overs having melted a pair many years ago and
likewise, I'm luke warm with tank bags having had one with
magnets that came with my TL and promptly marked the tank. I'm
sure the technology for secuting them has moved on a bit but I
really like the open tank area and find them a bit cumbersome.
Having commuted to a course for work this week and clocked up a
good 400 miles I've just gotta say "what a bike". I have had to
spend most of the last two weekends finding broken things and
replacing missing bolts but that's V-twins for you :D. I'm even
laughing at having to fill up at about 100 miles but after a day
or two, I worked out how not to get caught and compelled to use
the motorway services.
I just can't stop grinning at that yawning torque and it is just
so easy to flick about on the bends.
Like you Rob, maybe I'll just have to pull my finger out and get
the GSX 1100 ESD back on the road for its carrying capacity. I
have also been reminded of the value of a fairing having tanked
along at 90 in a headwind.
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: Saint Rob Date: August 3, 2022, 4:11 pm
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[attachimg=1]
This picture shows the Ventura rack and bag, it really does work
well.
The SW Motech tank bag attaches via a locking ring bolted to the
fuel filler, very unobtrusive when you don’t have the tank
bag on and no contact with the tank.
Believe it or not the little fly screen over the headlight and
in front of the clock seems to do a reasonably good job of
deflecting wind over my lid.
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: RobG Date: August 4, 2022, 12:28 am
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Hi Rob, Many thanks for posting the pic and I think the Ventura
rack and bag is probably the way to go for me. After 4 days
blasing up and down the M1 and M69 to Warwick last week, the
screen is something I might have to look into as well then. I
really like the MT riding position but it wears you down at high
speed of course. I have looked at a few options but a lot of the
generic ones look quite ugly where yours is unobtrusive. Great
pic and fine looking bike. I envy you your pristine engine cases
;D
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: Saint Rob Date: August 6, 2022, 4:24 pm
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As you say the riding position is great, my longest day on the
MT was 879 miles with about 400 of them done on German autobahns
so high speed riding doesn’t come much quicker than that.
No real adverse effects afterwards but of course there were
frequent fuel stops ( she can be a thirsty beast when ridden
hard) to stretch the legs as well as a 90 minute channel
crossing
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: Saint Rob Date: August 6, 2022, 4:30 pm
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I forgot to mention that if you do go for one of the Yamaha fly
screens like mine, you need to get hold of some of the stainless
steel brackets from Germany rather than the original ones which
are made out of cheese and break fairly quickly
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Re: Another new member in Derbyshire
By: RobG Date: August 7, 2022, 9:35 am
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Ho Rob, respect :), nearly 900 miles is a serious days ride.
I'm mulling over a trip to see my mate in Italy but I suspect
I'll whimp out, fly, and hire when I get there. I'm begining to
accept my limitations in my late '50'a.
I'll look into the German Brackets. I've plumped for ordering a
carbon screen plus some other bits from one of the few places
still making (made to order) MT-01 bits, MDI Carbon Fiber in the
USA. I suspect they might have been the source of your short
screen as they offer one just like it but I've gone for a larger
one just to see if I can deflect a bit more air. I'll see how
poor their brackets are and look into the German option. I'm a
bit gutted how few people are producing MT bits these days, but
i'd guess it's because there aren't too many out there. I
stripped off a load of bits jesterday just to remove my rear
mudguard/hugger to give it a bit of restoration and saw how
corroded my exhaust collector section is. Looks like a project
for winter but if it can be saved, I know a man who can treat
and coat it with ceramic paint. If you've never looked into it
I'd recommend it, it's proper tough, helps disperse heat, and
adds a couple of horses which can't be a bad thing.
Cheers,
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