New Yamaha 850 triple looks a goodun I reckon

[BMWST?]

i liked my xs750e had some quirks for sure.i liked the 1050 tiger i rode the other day too...will have to watch out for this

[Harry up]

Auckland has Red Baron currently, but I believe another will be announced shortly...

I got my last oil/filter for my '11 R1 from the Yammy dealer in Kaiwaka, That's not an AG100 is it was what he asked, nope!
Apparently head office is being returned to NZ, another failed "Aussie State" management balls up.

[AllanB]

Apparently head office is being returned to NZ, another failed "Aussie State" management balls up.

Good to hear. Lets face if they are not supporting the riders the riders won't be buying their bikes!

[Blackbird]

Yes like the fact its a triple
my fav is still 675 street.
I have yamaha though.

I'll have owned my 675 Street for 4 years and it still does everything I want. Sure it is a hopeless pillion carrier but you don't own something like that to cart extra weight. Still haven't seen anything to tempt me away from it, certainly not the Yamaha which doesn't seem to offer anything extra. As others have said, tank size is a joke.

[SPman]

An 815mm seat height takes this out of the Mrs H space for a starter. .

'Tis meant to be very slim though, and that does help.....

Just rode a Brutale 800 - suddenly the Yam doesn't look so good....

[Crasherfromwayback]

Just rode a Brutale 800 - suddenly the Yam doesn't look so good....

Why? Are they the same price?

[Mental Trousers]

Just rode a Brutale 800 - suddenly the Yam doesn't look so good....

I know someone who swapped a Triumph 675 for Brutale 800. He's absolutely loving it.

[OnCam]

looks good to me, nice to see something with an all round shame about the whole yamaha dealer situation.. they had a very large & impressive display at field-days which was very suprising!

[James Deuce]

'Tis meant to be very slim though, and that does help.....

Just rode a Brutale 800 - suddenly the Yam doesn't look so good....

Happy to lust after the Brutale. Would buy the Yam though.

[sinned]

Happy to lust after the Brutale. Would buy the Yam though.

When price doesn't matter the Brutale is the choice.

[Robert Taylor]

An 815mm seat height takes this out of the Mrs H space for a starter. And a miserable 14 litre tank takes it out of mine.

I'm hoping that Yamaha has learned a bit about front suspension since the FZ8.

Aw come on, there are people who frequent this site that are in denial about how bad the FZ8 front end is....

Don't hold your breath, the pervasive influence of engineering by accountants is here to stay, and affects all brands

[GrayWolf]

That 14L tank has drawn some serious flak on other forums. What the hell were they thinking? How to instantly eliminated 70% of potential buyers. Well done Yamaha, in years to come magazines will hold that up as a hilarious example of manufacturers greatest design cock-ups.

I don't mind the look but at only 115hp from an 850/3 that seems a weak effort. Still it might prove us wrong, be frugal and deliver stand out performance at a bargain price - we want more of that!

Sadly the MT's fuel tanks have 'always' been form over function, the MT-01 only has a 15ltr fuel tank...

As for 'only' 115bhp? That's 'only' 25-30 more than the original 'master blaster' had (Z900).... The MT series are about Torque, not BHP. The 01 'only' has about 85bhp... but 110ft lbs of torque... only thing I think that lets it down is it's a short stroke' rather than it's elder siblings (01-03) which long stroke.

[Pickle]

They are being released in Aussie on 12th Nov with a ride away price of $12000, so quite a lot under the Brutale price, getting good write ups already

[Drew]

They are being released in Aussie on 12th Nov with a ride away price of $12000, so quite a lot under the Brutale price, getting good write ups already

Everything gets good write ups these days. The writers/magazines don't want to upset distributors.

Bring back the days when you open a performance bike mag to the middle, and they explain that a bike is shit house, and doesn't meet the standard set by others.

[nzspokes]

Everything gets good write ups these days. The writers/magazines don't want to upset distributors.

Bring back the days when you open a performance bike mag to the middle, and they explain that a bike is shit house, and doesn't meet the standard set by others.

Agreed. When did you last read the latest bike was crap?

I guess thats where owners fourms can work well.

As for suspension, I cant work out why upgrade parts are so expensive. If people keep paying for it then they will keep selling it for that.