On Throttle New Zealand

Photos by Greg Smith @ ikapture While Europe has had the pleasure for what feels like months, the wait is finally over and Yamaha’s naked MT litre bike hero - the MT-10 has made its way to godzone. I jumped on a plane to the Sunshine Coast with Yamaha New Zealand to not only try out the MT-10, but also sample it’s smaller capacity stablemates on the roads surrounding the proposed Sunshine Coast Tourist Trophy course. Yamaha Australia’s national communications manager , Sean Goldhawk, said the now complete MT range is “a step up strategy, we want to get them young and keep them for life.” It’s definitely a move in the right direction as the naked segment is easily the most accessible for new riders. Thanks to the easy to get on with ergonomics a full range of naked bikes definitely makes sense considering we all get the urge to upgrade to bigger and better bikes after a time. The MT-10 is the pinnacle of the Yamaha’s MT range and is derive