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Yamaha’s MT-07HO is a lively little beast for anyone out of the learner scheme or someone who either isn’t ready, or doesn’t feel the need to jump on a supersports 600 or 1000cc superbike. Credit must really go to Yamaha for bringing the MT-07 to Australia, because it proves to be a really great example of why you don’t need the power those other bikes provide on the street to still be able to have massive amounts of fun.

High Output Vs Learner Approved
The HO in the model variant stands for high output - because as you may have guessed, it is a high-output version of the LAMS approved MT-07, which was released in late 2013. Cycle Torque attended the Australian launch, which you can read online. The earlier model has most recently been given a spin-off, with ‘LA’ post nominals now indicating ‘learner-approvedness’ for 2015. Basically, the only performance differences between both models is the cylinders are sleeved on the ‘LA’ model in order to get the engine capacity to 655cc and the throttle is also restricted for a tamer LAMS compliancy. There is another major difference safety wise - the ‘LA’ model has been given ABS brakes which are not currently available on the ‘HO’ model.

The MT-07HO’s dimensions at first glance don’t look too different from Yamaha’s learner (and Doctor) approved YZF-R3 we tested a few months ago. As it turns out, they are pretty close in size to each other. One wonders how on earth they jemmied an engine over twice the size as the R3 in a frame that maintains a similar length, width and height; yet it still only weighs 179kg ready to rumble. Yamaha has also incorporated the same crossplane crankshaft technology into the MT-07’s liquid-cooled, parallel-twin 687cc engine that goes into its other race-bred YZF-R1. This is done by creating a 270-degree firing interval which evens out the torque across the rev range and it also minimises vibrations common with conventional parallel-twin engines. Essentially, the crossplane crankshaft makes a parallel-twin engine fire the same way as a V-twin engine does. What can be seen in the flesh is also backed up on paper, and the equation spells F-U-N, but does the MT-07HO live up to that expectation?