Bike of the year.

**Jackrat** · 25th January 2006, 19:07

I was in a gas statsion today and saw a magazine,can't remember which one but it was local.
Anyway on the cover it had the Yamaha MT01 as bike of the year.
They have to be joking,I would of thought BOTY would go to more of a sport-tourer than a bike like that.
Thoughts????

**DingDong** · 25th January 2006, 19:29

automatic bikes are 4 kids... oh and amputees

my BOTY: K5 and close 2nd RF900

**James Deuce** · 25th January 2006, 19:37

Errr, the MT01 isn't automatic.

I think it deserves it just for the amount of balls Yamaha have been showing in the design area of late.

MD · 25th January 2006, 19:52

That was my first reaction too Jackrat when I saw the mag. What a weird choice. Not the fastest, not the best tourer, not the latest in new techo, or best commuter or anything, apart from odd and out there styling.
But they did have some reasonable logic when you read it. And what else deserves it? Sportsbikes shouldn't automatically get the dong every year just because one is tweaked to be 1.3 seconds faster than last year.
edit- love the avatar Jackrat.

**bladez** · 25th January 2006, 19:54

my god i thought it would have been one of the 1000cc beasts not that

**Motu** · 25th January 2006, 20:19

I'm with Jim2 - Yamaha are always ready to break boundries and do something different,merging different bikes.....like the VMax.They have put out more ''interesting'' bikes than the other 3 combined.

All we need is for them to make a 21st Century XS650 eh Jack?

**skidz** · 25th January 2006, 20:26

Yep, A 21st century XS650 would be great.

**Ixion** · 25th January 2006, 20:27

Better still - a 21st centruy RZ350 !

**gamgee** · 25th January 2006, 20:34

not taking anything away from the bike, it does look, and sound nice, what with the 1600cc engine

which is bigger than my cages engine! but come on, bike of the year?? personally i would have picked something from the kwaka zx*r series, probably the 12

**Kornholio** · 25th January 2006, 20:39

I thought the MT01 was fucken hot....and its a 1700cc motor isnt it?

**MidnightMike** · 25th January 2006, 20:51

Originally Posted by Kornholio

I thought the MT01 was fucken hot....and its a 1700cc motor isnt it?

Yeah something like that, but would you go anywhere near something that looks like this?

**Jamezo** · 25th January 2006, 20:56

I think we need a 21st century Che Geuvara.

**Kornholio** · 25th January 2006, 21:11

Originally Posted by MidnightMike

Yeah something like that, but would you go anywhere near something that looks like this?

Why yes I believe I would

**MidnightMike** · 25th January 2006, 21:19

Originally Posted by Kornholio

Why yes I believe I would

Ok then you do that

**Groins_NZ** · 25th January 2006, 21:32

I like the MT01 - looks awesome in my eye. Too much CCs, Kgs and $ for me though.

Not sure why it would get BOTY but I'd like to read the article to see what they said about it.

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