2020 Yamaha MT-03 First Ride Review - The Best Bargain in Motorcycling? 

Just got mine today first time riding ever rode for 6hrs around town I love it lol

I've been riding one since 2016 (I'm in Asia) as a daily commuter. Rock-solid reliability.

Just bought one of these two weeks ago. I absolutely love it. At 5'4", 150lbs, it is a perfect fit for me. I've been riding for over twenty years and it's usually meant compromising by riding something a bit too big for me and just living with it. This is the perfect package. Coming from an older 1983 Honda Nighthawk CB650SC this doesn't feel like a downsize at all. The smaller bikes are so much more powerful these days than the Ninja 250, etc., of yesteryear. 42hp at 370-ish pounds is definitely good enough for this guy. I don't need a 100hp to have fun. Riding a super fast bike slow, at the speed limit, isn't nearly as fun as winding out a smaller bike without breaking the speed limit too much.

My wife loves her MT03... I do too. you can have fun on these without breaking the bank!

My first viewing of one of your videos and I congratulate you on a job well done. I like your style. I've owned a 2015 R3 for three years and still love it. I have a 2006 Honda Shadow Sabre VT1100C2 cruiser as well and it's a kick in the pants to go between the two. The R3 is so incredibly nimble and spirited, while the cruiser is my go to for highway and longer rides when I just want to watch the scenery go by (while also watching the road ahead, of course!). Oh, and I owned and rode a 2015 FZ-07 for a year before I decided to try the cruiser. The latter are so plentiful on the used market that I may pick up a more current model one day, since Yamaha improved the suspension.

Thank you for a clear, insightful, and collected presentation. Most other RU-vidrs, like chaseontwowheels, tend to be style over substance without weight to their words.

Great review. Hope to buy one soon

Such great information, for both practical and fun use, and so clearly and well-stated!

So,So,So happy its in Australia.I have being riding Kawa and Honda for over thirty years,The new Mt03 has me now.I am buying my first Yamaha,Wow..

Ohhh man.. Before watching subscriber of this channel I thought This channel Have more than million Subscribers. Great review, grewt videography as well as good editing. Sure man you have great future ahead on RU-vid.

Great, to the point review. I appreciate that. I'll continue to watch your videos!

Great video. These press style videos are usually trash, not yours. Looking forward to your next videos

Detail and clear information, in case you want to grow your RU-vid views I would recommend that you do more of Indian available bikes like this one. There are more viewers like me from india looking for better and detail bike reviews rather than reading the bike specifications from the website.

Your voiceover is a little low and your music is too loud. Other than that, awesome review! I am subbed!

Nice camera work!

Great review, thank you

Excellent review. My first visit to your channel and became instant subscriber. I fall into the ‘older guy looking to downsize’ category and am really attracted to the little Yam, but I am 6’3” so will just keep looking.. 👍🏻

Awesome vid man. You earned a subscriber!

Great review I am a first time rider. And I will be getting this bike this weekend. Thanks!

I'm 6' even, 155lbs, and have been riding modded up 50cc and 125cc scooters for roughly 12 years. So this step up makes sense for me.

Excellent review Bike-urious, thank you, love your speed and clarity of delivery and the music is VERY cool. I'm in Australia, 5' 6" / 28" in seam and considering 'down-sizing' from (don't laugh) a 2016 BMW R1200R roadster. Yes the BMW surely is motorcycling nvirana, dare I say perfection and easily the best motorcycle I've ever owned but, in reality, WAY more motorcycle than I will ever need. Having fun on that is ALWAYS a potential licence shredder - and at 60+ age, I now don't need to go 200 kph plus. As many say, it's much more fun to ride a slow(er) bike fast than a fast bike slow. And I'm told light bikes are just a joy to use, especially when coming down from 240kg/500lb behemoths to ~170kg/370lb light(er)weights - that's around 3 bags of cement difference in weight right there. It seems from all I have seen and read the MT03 could actually be the road-going "Swiss-army knife" of motorcycling and a very excellent all-rounder. It's clearly a competent, comfortable, faithful and fun commuter, but also seems able to do freeways /touring adequately?? Any thoughts on that? If it can happily cruise all day at 110-130kph then I think that will be all I need. Thanks again for a very informative and engagingly delivered review. Keep up the great job and nice job Sir!

Went to the bike shop today just to sit on one of these...yep, it's the one for me!

bike-urious - Thanks for the great review. I was going between the MT 03 and the Z400, are the Rebel 500, but I just might go with the MT 03. I have been looking and reviewing each for a while. Looking forward to getting one soon...very soon. Thanks

great review, getting my MT-03 this week and it will be my first bike, love the ride height since I am 5'8", most of the bikes I have been on always have me tip toeing and uncomfortable.

have a subscribe buddy, great video. amazing produciton value for a bike channel. and i am getting an mt03 as my next bike/first 'big' bike

Good review. Well spoken

This bike is pretty cool I got it in early June... same color...I'm a 5'3 137 lb female...and it's the perfect fit...i've been riding for years... but owning a 300 in the busy Brooklyn, New York streets I lived all my life is perfect for the local highways and streets... I would prefer a KTM 390 duke but I was in a rush to get something for summer and this was available and I'm very satisfied just got a Yoshimura exhaust today in the mail along with a Yoshimura fender eliminator, throw a couple sliders on there and I'm good to go....I get compliments all the time with this bike... For under 5,000 it's worth it

I replaced my exhaust with a Delkevic Stainless steel system with Delkevic Shotgun muffler.Awesome sound.

You have an articulate style. I’ll subscribe

OMG,after racing dirt bikes for years I took a big fall and was left in a deep,deep Coma for over three months back in 1987.After years of hell and tourtue making a recovery from being pronounced dead five times by my many doctors.Sixteen years of age and I had to learn to walk,talk,eat,everything again like a baby.Without my super strong parents supporting me all the way I would not be here now.Now I have the joy to ride again,riding my new Yamaha MT03 with much joy.Its a total work of quality and enjoyment by Yamaha.My wonderful parents continue to help me trick it with many mods,from sports exhaust,tyres and coloured leavers,ect.Ride safe,Wear a helmet always.

My wife is 5'5" and feels perfect on it. Snagged one fresh off the lot today. Amazing fun for the displacement.

I’m 5.3 and love it that’s a sweet bike

Alright,Your splitting Lanes!!!One of the perks in California.You can split lanes on the freeway,highway,or surface streets.It's great on a Hot summer day.You can keep moving along and you can split lanes.Without having to sit in traffic and burn your new motorcycle up!!

Great video 👍 How tall are you? Edit: nevermind, 6'2" thanks

Watching this bike for weeks now. Want this really badly in India.

Great review. I'm planning to get a bike. I'm a beginner and I'm kind of torn between this and honda rebel. 🤔

I got the green one.22 baby!😎

How is the vibration on the handle bars sir?

Pay attention to the audio volume levels on different tracks. Your music track is significantly louder than your voice track so I'm going from booming music to quiet voice :D

in Asia we also have MT 15 which is a 150 cc

Hey man, how tall are you? I’m thinking of getting this bike and I wanna know how a person of my height fits on this bike

Excellent review, one can tell you're quite thoughtful of your viewers.

That horn positioning is super annoying! In recent years Honda moved their horn switch above the turn switch - nearly as crazy as this positioning. I need the horn to stay put between bikes, so I hit it in an emergency. I'm loathe to buy any bike with non-standard positioning...

Oh no, that horn position! My biggest hate on the MT07 and MT09, now made its way to the 03. Shame.

Come up with mt05 and Ill buy another motorcycle. I am happy with with Yamaha R3

For me personally, the headlights/eyes need to be a bit bigger. And all I ever see when looking at the front is the horn. Wish it was down to one of the sides like most bikes. I’m picking up my Z400 in two weeks. It will be the replacement for my stolen CB500F. Financially wasn’t looking for an upgrade and just want to make sure I’m back on the road this season. Got a great deal on a leftover brand new 2019.

Awesome review! I’m glad they have it here in the US now. I’ve been riding since I was in 6th grade (with guidance ofcourse *wink). Started with a Honda Wave 125, then went up to Raider 150. I’m planning on buying a higher cc big bike. Would you recommend this over the MT-07?

What are the most common complaints for this bike? So far I’ve heard lackluster brakes. “Under powered” doesn’t count.

Wheelie passed the cruiser... nice haha

Have your tried the 390 duke? Im downsizing and im torn between the z400 and duke....also very interested to see the Kawasaki 25r

10:14 Wheelie in front of the cop lol

Finally Europe doesn't get all the toys

You looks like you are riding a BMX cycle on MT-03.. And i like your video here..

I'm 5 foot 6. I'd love to ride this one here in India!

You missed out the MT-15

Y'all think that they'll bring out a xsr300 now? That would be perfect

Hi do you think for practical reasons this is the better bike than the Mt07?

The master of torque that gets the same, untweaked engine that comes with the R3. Nothing wrong with it but it's a good engine for a sport bike, not a naked. It's smooth, reliable, rev happy but does not offer lots of mid range torque.

This bike is in direct competition with the KTM and the Kawasaki only while the other two models from Honda and BMW are a bit more relaxed bikes. Be ready to rev all the time like a F1 to get enough power, I personally dislike this kind of engine typology because it isn't suitable for commuting.

There is MT15 also..

I’m a beginner but I am 6’2” Mt07 be a better fit? I do like the design of the Mt03 though

I've asked this on a lot of review videos, but here goes again. Yes, I'm just fishing for opinions: Between this bike and the Suzuki Z400, which would you choose?

Hello, great video! I'm 1.82m and 80kilos. Would I be comfortable in this bike? I will get my driving license in 2 months!

What place called?

Bike of the year mt-07 & r3

I got one for my wife it was still in the crate they only had black though how were the tires

the only reason i am not considering the duke 390 cuz its not reliable at all. so this is my best option

this video was uploaded 10 months ago but even then, the mt03 was already in america. unless i’m wrong?

Best bike of 21 century.

The one good State for motorcycling is a bad State for many other things.

I'll go for Duke390

Lighten up on the fat jokes :D

Everyone youtuber who tested this bike in Austin has the same EXACT bridge shots 🤣

What best a 6' 5 as entry bike for us tall guy?

I'm 6'2" and am a new inexperienced rider. What bike do you recommend for my height?

Can you put this machine against KTM Duke 390? These two come at the almost same price point in my country. I'm 23 and the bells and whistles on Duke are a little distracting.. lol..

I weigh 236 lbs at 6'0 can this bike get me up A hill without trouble???

no one ever needs the horn so better place it somewhere you wont accidentially hit it.... btw. wasn't it honda who was the one manufactuer that places it differently? no idea since i only rode yamaha and honda so far and yamaha horn placement is standard for me.

Which is better z400 or mt03?

new mt 03 2020 or used z300 ?

Ya this bike was definitely made for the high school rider

how tall are you?

Like the bike... hate the rims

I'm 6'1 200 lbs. Would I look too big riding one of these? It would be my first bike.

Stuck between mt 03 and r3 2020

dose it have ABS dose it have a sliper cluch just want to know

How tall are you?

Im 184 cm, is this bike too small for me?

what is your height sir? thank you

169 kg. Just a bit heavier than the Street Triple.

I really don't like the seat it's looks jus like as r3.

You must from India

Price is too high mt03 instead of that i vll buy ktm 390 more powerfull n price is cheaper den mt03

What if your 6’3?

We bought two bikes actually, my brother bought mt 3 and I got a duke 390.. mt is so freaking tiny dude, not comfortable at all for a 6ft + rider plus, don't buy if you're tall also, it's not very punchy so not very fun..

is that he said mt07

Bro please make your voice louder, Your so quiet i cant hear a dam thing your saying then your music pops in and just about blows my speakers out.

I do not dislike this bike except it's headlights it sucks in my opinion I like the duke 390 headlights but duke comes with its own reliability issues 😭😭😭😭😭😭

Don't you have subscribers?

Why is there a giant blue turd there?