The FUTURE of the Yamaha MT10!? 

The thing that made the original MT10 so great (and imo so much better than all of the competition for street riding) was that the engineers got the brief. It was never meant to be the fastest Hypernaked on the block. It was the one that was meant to just be bonkers, but still versatile and usable on public roads. The wheelbase is stupidly short (mostly due to the shorter swingarm) and the center of gravity with a rider on is way back compared to the R1, which gives it the wheelie happiness and excitement. The engine "lacks" the unusable power at the top, but has more grunt in the midrange than most, while still retaining the three step power delivery that gives you the easily usable low-end for relaxed riding, then shoves you in the back when you reach midrange and still provides a top end rush. Both are "stupid" decisions if you want to be fast on a track, but make it amazing on public roads. Something most other manufacturers seem to have missed. There's obviously more factors here, but this comment is already too long as is :D The MT10 to me is the best of the bunch, but I also don't care about specsheet bragging rights.... As for wishes: higher weight capacity, larger fuel tank, lower pillion pegs, less thirsty, sleeker switchgear, smartphone connectivity and go back to the older design.

Tracer 10 is the one we waiting for. Windscreen, larger fueltank etc.. a competitor against 1000xr and 1290 superduke gt. It would be an awesome sport touring machine

r1 has same chassis , you could never use the power as you need a fairing to cope with the wind

So, what would the bike you describe cost? Would there be enough differential between it and the SF V4S and M1000R to make it attractive?

How much is too much? Usable power on a street bike, think about it for a while. Sorry, not trying to get into a fight, but I don’t understand the ever increasing demand for power in street bikes. Where does it get used? Get a track bike for the track, street for street. Seems pretty simple to me. Try commuting in a Porsche 911. I know, I’m crazy. Cheers. 👍🤪🏳️‍🌈