Yamaha T7 Mega Thread

[BDKW1]

It's a Honda. 'Nuff said.

• effectively new at only 800 miles
• a blank canvas no one has wrenched on
• gobs of power

plus I heard the T7 was top heavy

Honda cheese dicked out on the motor too. Same deep sump pushing everything up.

 

[MVI]

Skid plate witll fix that.

 

[BDKW1]

Skid plate witll fix that.

Not the height problem.

 

[random1781]

Skid plate witll fix that.

It's actually refreshing to see a bike without a stock skid plate...they're the first thing that gets replaced anyway.

 

[MVI]

test rode a few bikes today

 

[Simmons1]

Which one did you buy? and or like best?

 

[MVI]

Rode Both, I gelled with the TA best.

 

[Simmons1]

Rode Both, I gelled with the TA best.

What did you like better?

My experience with a TA is just sitting on one at DFW Honda.

 

[MVI]

I tired of the T7 seat within 8 miles. The TA is a road bike that can do fast gravels, the T7 is clearly the off road winner, but I have a CRF for that.

 

[Simmons1]

I tired of the T7 seat within 8 miles. The TA is a road bike that can do fast gravels, the T7 is clearly the off road winner, but I have a CRF for that.

T7 seat sucks big time if you are big guy. For your use probably, but I would argue that a CRF can't do what the T7 can do and visa versa with a narrow overlap in the middle. Would you ride your CRF 70 or 80 mph on the highway for a couple hours and then ride some fast gravel or more technical dirt? Conversely would you ride the T7 on really rough dirt or technical single track?

 

[MVI]

With a 2 bike solution, IMO it is the CRF and the TA. I gotta say I think the T7 Looks better.

I never implied the CRF and T7 are in the same league. I've run the CRF on the highway for a day in NM to get to the start of a BDR, it can do it, but buy the end of the day you feel pretty buzzy on a thumper.
I'd never Single track a T7 or TA either.

 

[Simmons1]

With a 2 bike solution, IMO it is the CRF and the TA. I gotta say I think the T7 Looks better.

I never implied the CRF and T7 are in the same league. I've run the CRF on the highway for a day in NM to get to the start of a BDR, it can do it, but buy the end of the day you feel pretty buzzy on a thumper.
I'd never Single track a T7 or TA either.

So when are you buying a TA?

 

[BDKW1]

I'd never Single track a T7 or TA either.

So much this. They are not the right bike for that.

 

[random1781]

T7 seat sucks big time if you are big guy.

I'm pretty light and it still sucks. There's no getting around that.

 

[BDKW1]

Seat concepts comfort seat and lowered pegs makes those long trips much better.

 

[whisperquiet]

Seat concepts comfort seat and lowered pegs makes those long trips much better.

I had the Yamaha OEM tall rally seat, lowered foot pegs, and one inch handlebar risers on my ‘21……the ergos were pretty good. The stock two piece T7 seat not good.

 

[John Macdonald]

This dude was tearing it up at the Virginia City Grand Prix