EVER SINCE THE YAMAHA MT-10 was released (around six years ago) I have loved riding each new year model and version – they’re an animal of a bike that makes you giggle like a schoolgirl whenever you twist the throttle. The bike you’re reading about here is the top-level SP version, now even closer to sister, the R1-M, yet higher in spec! That is, until the new R1-M is released shortly…
Yamaha’s MT-10 SP has always been more than just a stripped down R1-M with straight bars. It’s the only naked from Japan that can compete on equal terms with the best from Europe in the fun stakes, while costing less.
That’s all thanks to the crossplane crank engine’s monumental torque, wailing MotoGP soundtrack and its superbike sister’s lust for corners. But at the same time, it’s comfortable and easy to get on with. Its rivals have moved the game on over the years, but so has the 2022 Yamaha MT-10 SP.
It’s never had the pub-bragging power figures or graceful looks of its European super naked rivals,
