riddle me this - mt03 = £6k, mt07 = £5.2

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Yeah okay, you can get an MT03 for less than six, but even at its cheapest it will be a chunk dearer than the 07. By all accounts the 07 is shaping up to be the better bike. Yet pricing is the opposite. Why?
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MT-03

https://www.motorbikespecs.net/images/Yamaha/MT03_06/MT03_06_1.jpg

MT-07

https://motorcycleindustry.co.uk/press/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2014-Yamaha-MT-07-EU-Deep-Armor-Studio-001.jpg

MT-07 all the way if I was buying
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

Looks-wise they both make me throw up, but that's by the by really. What's confounding me a bit here is the pricing.

Actually, if I was going purely on looks alone I might go with the 03 - but would want to have a gander at 'em side by side in the metal before coming down on one side or t'other.
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[andys675]

be interesting to know where they are built, if different countries as the mt07 looks like a bargain compared to an er6, bonneville etc
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[Supermoto_Fan]

Friend just picked up a 60 reg MT 03 with 3000 miles on the clock for 3k.

Don't think that's too has for a modern first bike or commuter, he's bought it to save taking his diavel into London everyday
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

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The 03 has a very strange stance, especially with the angle of the forks. It also looks out of proportion in a number of ways. That side mounted shock and the exhausts too

The 07 looks much more modern and stylish, and I'd more than happily ride one with pride. That's my opinion of course.
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[garth]

MT07 is a lot of new bike for the money. Supposed to be good fun too. Almost tempted by a test ride but I generally dislike twins.

[Shinigami]

that's severely odd pricing... the 07 is miles better looking and better spec..

not ridden either though so maybe it's in the ride quality? or just stupid pricing
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You'd kinda hope they're finally phasing the 03 out and reckon they might as well get as much dosh in as they can for the few they have left.
That the 03 weighs about the same as the 07, despite the latter managing 70% does say something about the older design . Always disappointing that when they had a chance to make a lighter SZR660, they went the other way.

[stevo as b4]

I observed this very point last week at my local Yamaha dealer, and I was only there to pick up parts not look at bikes lol!

I can't see any reason why the MT03 is priced much higher than the MT07, but I will say that the build quality does look a bit better on the 3 than on the 7. It's also out of the two the one I'd like to own, based on looks and slimness.

If you spend time looking at the new MT07 and the MT09, you can clearly see that the materials used for fasteners, the type of plating/coating and the finish of a lot of components is slightly poor/rough arsed, and is IMO the minimum that Yamaha could get away with cost wise on a new motorcycle. There's not quality plating or stainless steel evident on either bikes small parts, and I suspect that in a few years, they will look quite tatty around the edges at best!

TLDR: MT03 looks ok, I'd ride it, but it's too much!
MT07/09 nice enough bikes, better built than a GS500, but probably no better finish wise than a Bandit at best!

[DJP]

Hey, I'm biased - I just bought an MT-07.

But I've always wondered how manufacturers can charge more for a single than for a 4 cylinder machine, which surely must cost more to produce?
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