r/Mt10

First day with my 2026, MT 10.

Upgrade from a 2023 Kawasaki Z 900.

Overall impressions power delivery is awesome. Pickup is awesome. The electronics are great quick shifter up and down works flawlessly.

But now for the bad,

Throttle system…crazy hard to start the bike. Once’s it’s going great…

But from a start trying to get into traffic quickly it’s dangerous.

In full disclosure, I did have the bike in power mode 4 , since the tires were new and I wanted to get used to it.

But literally, you have to keep the engine above 3500 RPMs while letting the clutch out and as you let the clutch out the RPMs dive in the more throttle you give it it doesn’t really do anything. There’s a huge dead zone.

I did notice that when I put the bike into power mode three and two it did seem better.

But if you are starting out on a decent sized hill and then trying to get onto a road with traffic, it’s just scary.

Any tips?

I can’t seem to find a way to do it yet comfortably.

Zero confidence in being able to accelerate quick from a stop without causing the engine to lug.

What I find really weird is even as I’m going and the engine may be starting to log. I can open the throttle quite a bit more and nothing happens until all of a sudden it jumps to about 5000 RPMs and at that point I have too much clutch in.

So I’m not quite sure what to make of this. I’m sure some is operator error but hopefully I’ll figure it out and get used to it other than that the bike is pretty sweet.

Any of y'all feel comfortable sharing your insurance premium for your MT-10?

To kick it off, mine's $407/yr (PIF) in Texas through Progressive, prove always been pretty friendly to motorcycles - and boats). I'm over 50 with no wrecks, no tix. It's basically 2x what my '23 z900 RS was (MT is a '22), but I know the bike's in a higher risk category. Still though, I'm pretty happy with that rate. The longer we spoke, the lower it got! Started at around $700. I'm happy and relieved! I'd been running liability-only for the last five months since I bought it!

And if an ECU Flash involves remapping, is it considerably more responsive than stock PWR-A setting? How does an ECU flash hit the wallet in terms of fuel consumption ?

Howdy everyone! I’m about to attempt plug change on my ‘21. Does anyone have any tips or list of tools I need? I’m very excited and very anxious at the same time! Appreciate you all!

This is probably quite the debate but hoping yall can give me some advice? I really want a Yamaha MT10SP, however they’re worth a lot more. I like the idea of having Ohlins. Being able to have the stiffer suspension and just the looks of them. My dilemma is finding a used MT10SP is difficult and they’re still expensive whereas the base Yamaha MT10 is cheaper and easier to find used.

I ride fairly spirited and enjoy cornering. Will having the electronic Ohlins make that much of a difference on the street? Thanks for the input guys/gals.

Hello,

The motorcycle does not start or show display at all.

What I have tried:

Changed fuses, but blows everytime I change it.
Checked for faulty wires (with the tank removed)
Changed battery with a new one and tried to charge the old one.

The only thing that happens when I plug the battery in is that the starter motor starts going by itself. Could this be an issue with the start relé? I am going insane with this, appreciate all help. Thank you

Just got my leo vince link pipe and want to do 2wdw flash but man sending my ecu off in the mail sounds scary. How fast is the turn around because I don't want my bike sitting too long. I'm also worried about my ecu being lost or damage in transit can anyone who's done the mail in flash fill me in on how it works.

Had my first service done at 600 miles by the dealer and went ahead and changed it again today at 2600. When i dropped the oil i smelled what im thinking to be a strong gas odor. the oil looked fine for the most part still fairly light colored and not super thin or anything but wondering if that fuel smell is a cause for concern.