Author Topic: Yamaha T7 - No longer a Concept (Read 290877 times)

volroom · « **Reply #180 on:** March 10, 2018, 03:34:13 pm »

Interesting that on the launch of the prototype they are talking that this is the 'big brother' of the WR450 - that it is dirt biased in a big way. I wonder how true that will be once the production bike is launched. Besides the up and coming KTM 790 Adv, what other rivals would there be in the market? I can't really think of any. the 850GS is not as dirt focused. Perhaps this is the start of a new market segment, who knows.

Gérrard · « **Reply #181 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:04:10 am »

Went to place my order for the white T7. Dealer reckons it should be here by July. Price around R150k

edgy · « **Reply #182 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:10:40 am »

Quote from: Gérrard on March 29, 2018, 11:04:10 am

Went to place my order for the white T7. Dealer reckons it should be here by July. Price around R150k

Really?

sidetrack · « **Reply #183 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:12:27 am »

Quote from: Gérrard on March 29, 2018, 11:04:10 am

Went to place my order for the white T7. Dealer reckons it should be here by July. Price around R150k

Wow yet no confirmed pics and specs anywhere yet ! Please share more info.

Gérrard · « **Reply #184 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:13:39 am »

Quote from: edgy on March 29, 2018, 11:10:40 am

Quote from: Gérrard on March 29, 2018, 11:04:10 am
Went to place my order for the white T7. Dealer reckons it should be here by July. Price around R150k
Really?

Really what ? That I'm getting one, or that it will be here in July or the price ?

Quote from: sidetrack on March 29, 2018, 11:12:27 am

Quote from: Gérrard on March 29, 2018, 11:04:10 am
Went to place my order for the white T7. Dealer reckons it should be here by July. Price around R150k
Wow yet no confirmed pics and specs anywhere yet ! Please share more info.

Thats all I have. We'll see.

edgy · « **Reply #185 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:27:50 am »

That Yamaha expecting the bike to be available in July already!
I reckon that its going to be a winner and may well just be my next bike!

Gérrard · « **Reply #186 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:30:56 am »

Quote from: edgy on March 29, 2018, 11:27:50 am

That Yamaha expecting the bike to be available in July already!
I reckon that its going to be a winner and may well just be my next bike!

That is from Butch. He's been saying it for 6 years now. We'll wait. I've wanted this bike since I first rode my 660Z. It should have been on the market 3 years ago already.

Dwerg · « **Reply #187 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:36:39 am »

Teen die tyd wat die bike uit kom is al ons paaie geteer

Gérrard · « **Reply #188 on:** March 29, 2018, 11:43:37 am »

Quote from: Dwerg on March 29, 2018, 11:36:39 am

Teen die tyd wat die bike uit kom is al ons paaie geteer

Julle meskien ja, maar ons het darem nog die Ooskaap waar die teerpaaie 'n uitdaging is.

edgy · « **Reply #189 on:** March 29, 2018, 12:16:36 pm »

Gérrard · « **Reply #190 on:** March 29, 2018, 12:39:41 pm »

This one

sidetrack · « **Reply #191 on:** March 29, 2018, 12:46:10 pm »

Quote from: Gérrard on March 29, 2018, 11:30:56 am

Quote from: edgy on March 29, 2018, 11:27:50 am
That Yamaha expecting the bike to be available in July already!
I reckon that its going to be a winner and may well just be my next bike!

That is from Butch. He's been saying it for 6 years now. We'll wait. I've wanted this bike since I first rode my 660Z. It should have been on the market 3 years ago already.

He did not mean July 2020 ?

Operator · « **Reply #192 on:** March 29, 2018, 01:15:35 pm »

The 660 Tenere rumour mill was running for 2 years.........................and then it was launched.

Then South Africa waited another 12 months before it arrived.

This bike will not be here before end of 2019. Mid 2019 at the earliest.
Knowing Yamaha, I'm willing to take bets on this.

Gérrard · « **Reply #193 on:** March 29, 2018, 01:17:37 pm »

Quote from: Operator on March 29, 2018, 01:15:35 pm

The 660 Tenere rumour mill was running for 2 years.........................and then it was launched.

Then South Africa waited another 12 months before it arrived.

This bike will not be here before end of 2019. Mid 2019 at the earliest.
Knowing Yamaha, I'm willing to take bets on this.

Quite likely.

blauth · « **Reply #194 on:** March 29, 2018, 01:25:15 pm »

Why does the blue T7 standing on the beach look so different to the white T7 in the pictures?

The blue one has tanks that extend very low like a rally bike, even below the fairings and the rear of the seat to top of tank height is more level.
The white one's tank looks a little high in the front and the seat lower at the back.

I prefer the design of the blue one. Lower CG and most likely more fuel capacity.

zebra - Flying Brick · « **Reply #195 on:** March 29, 2018, 01:35:23 pm »

I feel the final, production bike, will almost certainly be launched at EICMA (Milan) in November 2018...

I-F SA can get in on the 1st 'batch' of bikes, then likely April/May 2019.

(you must remember, that SA sources from a European Yamaha factory, not Yamaha Japan, and if Europe say needs 7,000 bikes opening order, and the factory produces say 5,000 units in the 1st 'run', then SA could be delayed to say a 2nd 'run'...I guess 3+ months later?

(this happened with the 660 Tenere, just as Operator says, whereby SA got product 12 months later).
Chris

edgy · « **Reply #196 on:** March 29, 2018, 01:36:02 pm »

The blue one on the beach is the bike being ridden in Oz currently so would imagine very similar to production model?
Yamaha still testing on various continents before release .......Butch is a year premature methinks??

Single Cylinder · « **Reply #197 on:** March 29, 2018, 03:16:03 pm »

Finally a replacement for the XTZ 750.

BiG DoM · « **Reply #198 on:** March 31, 2018, 08:24:48 pm »

Meant to be testing the proto in Africa as well ... SA maybe?

plonker · « **Reply #199 on:** April 01, 2018, 07:56:44 pm »

Same as 790 Adventure. Still a long way away. I would have thought an Adventure would have been released first but they chose to go with the Duke initially. Shows you what sells the most hey.