(MT-01) Body Kit by Paolo Tesio Proposal

[Miura]

Hi guys,

I would like to propose you something big that could provide us with a before' and an after' in the history of the Yamaha MT-01.

The production of our bike was stopped and no MT-01 real replacement model has been made. It´s good for us in order than our model is and will be a modern classic bike. But some of us are trying to update the looking of our bike: cutting and rebuilding the rear subframe to get a more modern proportions, shorter exhausts, headlight replacement, colours change, rims change, etc, etc... So, what about if we could order a body kit that could get a deep restyling to our bikes updating them just like if they were the new MT-01 that Yamaha never produced again? If this aesthethic changes could even be 100% reversible if one day we wanted to have our bike like stock (or pass the legal inspection)?

If you could be interested... continue reading...

Perhaps some of you already know about an italian transportation designer called Paolo Tesio... perhaps you didn´t know his name but you already saw some of his works, like his Ducati Monster S4R/S2R body kits, his Yamaha R6'02 restyling, or his last Buell XB body kit (work in progress). His websites:

http://www.texmotorbike.com/start.html

http://www.bellissimoto.com/PaoloTex.html

http://www.pictaram.com/user/paolo.tex/2122518209

As professional transportation designer that I am, I have to say that his work is amazing. He has a really special talent for motorbikes and even some brands could be inspired by his designs in my opinion.

Once I wrote him congratulating his projects and kidding about when he will make some body kit for our loved Yamaha MT-01, because I´d buy for sure. Obviously he didn´t have in mind our bike in this moment, but he recognized that it´s a very good starting base.. he´s not a factory and I supose he works on bikes that he could have available (from a client for example) to get a digital scan and also to work and test on it physically.

I can tell you that if I was closer to him, I would propose him seriously to build a body kit for the MT-01 and let him work over my bike, but I´m a bit far away. Now that I follow your Italian Forum and I must say that it´s the reference to follow for me at the moment regarding our MT-01... perhaps some of you would be interested also in this idea to get a stuning body kit for our MT-01... I mean, a body kit that would syntetize our comun tendences that seems that most of us like.

I think that we can do a wishlist with all of us seriously interested in a body kit made by him for our bike in order to make a proposal to Paolo Tesio to design and produce it. I think that in case that he would be interested, someone should help with his own bike as model at least to scan it digitally.

Our bike is an impressive base to develop an amazing body kit... What do you say?

IMPORTANT: To join the wishlist does not mean to pay any money at all for any order or booking, it's only to know how many people would be interested.


BODY KIT INTERESTED USERS :

1. Miura
2. Murr223 (MT Owners Forum)
3. Paklein (MT Spain)
4. Aitor Stage 3 (MT Spain)
5. Kiko Montero (MT Spain)
6. Juan Patio (MT Spain)
7. ZUKZUK (MT Owners Forum)
8. ChrisBCN (MT Owners Forum)
9. Gorilla GB (MT Owners Forum)
10. Omeo-MT01 (MT Owners Forum)
11. Sergio Benavente (MT España Facebook)
12. Francisco Garrucho (MT España Facebook)
13. Able PM (MT España Facebook)
14. Milky (MT-Owners Forum)
15. Raul Naty Tkd (MT España Facebook)
16. Alvaro Guerrero (MT España Facebook)
17. Francisco Garrucho Perez (MT España Facebook)
18. Danieltimms2 (MT-Owners Forum)
19. Vishnuisgod (MT-Owners Forum)
20. TravHall (MT-Owners Forum)
21. David Cerdá (MT España Facebook)
22. Eliminator 44 (Valenkamp Forum)
23. Eltimm (Valenkamp Forum)
24. Bliksem (Valenkamp Forum)
25. Zap (Valenkamp Forum)
26. Eddy-MT (Valenkamp Forum)
27. Lage giering (Valenkamp Forum)
28. Big Smile (Valenkamp Forum)
29. MarTin (Donnermeister Forum)

30. Daniel Merida (MT España Facebook)

Modificato 21 Marzo, 2017 alle 13:27 da Miura

[TorqueMaster]

Well, that's a real cutting-edge idea and program, I applaude you for the proposal and I hope you succeed in your plans.

 

Speaking personally, I'm not in this kind of things because of two things:

1. I prefer the 01 "as it is", with some small enhancements of the original fairings just to add that touch of modern and nothing more;
2. I'm jealous as f**k about my ideas and realizations, so I always try not to replicate the work of the other, but having something unique modifications built only on my bike.

Anyway, the idea could be tremendously intriguing for others, we just need to know at least how much is the approximative overall cost of such a project, in order to have a clearer idea about how much a single person has to spend. I suggest an inquiry to Tosio before everything else.

[Miura]

Hi Lorenzo,

 

 I think very closed to you about the MT-01... Because of this, my idea will be a body kit that continue keeping the DNA of the MT-01 even a bit more radical... anyway, first step would be as you said to contact with Paolo Tesio and explain the plan if there are more people interested than just only myself... and would be a must that some italian user would help him with his own MT-01 as work model.

 

 Regarding the prices. I can tell you the price of the body kit for the Monster:

 

The kit S4R by TEX is  available and includes:
1 - PAIR OF COVER-FORK with its mounting brackets. Installation instructions (successicamente sent by mail)
1 - BACK SEAT  + undertail and taillight specific. Installation instructions (successicamente sent by mail)

The bodies are fiberglass blanks (to paint), and can also be bought separately.
prices:
kit FORK OUTER = 390.00 euros
kit BACK SEAT = 440.00 euros

The complete kit (cover + tail) will be sold at the special price of 750.00 euros

Prices are inclusive of VAT.

 

I think that having a full body kit that updates your entire bike for 750€ is a really good price (0S fairing kit was 1200€, and the mono seat kit was 600€ if you remember). Even you could buy only the parts that you are interested in...

Modificato 19 Gennaio, 2017 alle 16:14 da etorty
It's not necessary to quote the immediately previous message.

[omarMT01]

ma dove sarebbe da portare la moto? non trovo la località...magari per lasciare la moto da misurare qualcuno potrebbe...

[TorqueMaster]

Uhm , I don't think it will be so cheap. The 0S kit was priced around 600€ at the beginning, but we have to remember that was a mass-production type.

 

The thing you have in mind to do will be a little production, ando considering that Tosio often propose a belly-pan to complete his works, the price will be higner in my opinion.

 

I estimate somthing like 900/1000€ for the upper side and 1350/1400€ for the possible belly-pan addition.

 

 

As Omar asked - in the eventuality the project goes on - is there a place where we have to bring a 01 for he measurements?

[Miura]

Uhm , I don't think it will be so cheap. The 0S kit was priced around 600€ at the beginning, but we have to remember that was a mass-production type.

 

The thing you have in mind to do will be a little production, ando considering that Tosio often propose a belly-pan to complete his works, the price will be higner in my opinion.

 

I estimate somthing like 900/1000€ for the upper side and 1350/1400€ for the possible belly-pan addition.

 

 

As Omar asked - in the eventuality the project goes on - is there a place where we have to bring a 01 for he measurements?

 

The prices that I gave from the S4R are copy&pasted from an email that Tesio sent me time ago.

 

The price of the MT-0S kit in Yamaha Shops was 1200€ (a friend of mine has the ticket). The kit that Tesio would produce not be only a short serie just for us, he could continue selling it later to new orders from MT users, but obviously I supose that he will only accept the job if he will be sure that he will not loose money, so we will have to show him that several of us are really interested and perhaps we will have to give a part of the final price of the kit in advance, but I don´t know, everything I´m saying is just my imagination: we´ll have more details when we will contact with him if some of us are finally interested. I will not propose the job if only I am interested because it will not go on for sure.

 

ma dove sarebbe da portare la moto? non trovo la località...magari per lasciare la moto da misurare qualcuno potrebbe...

 

I don´t know were exactly his studio is placed, we will know when we will contact him.

Modificato 19 Gennaio, 2017 alle 16:43 da Miura

[Miura]

BODY KIT INTERESTED USERS :

 

 

 

1. Miura

2. Murr223 (English Forum)

3. Paklein (MT Spain)

4. Aitor Stage 3 (MT Spain)

5. Kiko Montero (MT Spain)

6. Juan Patio (MT Spain)

Modificato 19 Gennaio, 2017 alle 21:32 da Miura

[omarMT01]

Interessante

 

Credo che modo più semplice per contattarlo sia FB, perché non provi? Chiedigli dove andrebbe portata la moto e poi vediamo

[Miura]

Interessante

 

Credo che modo più semplice per contattarlo sia FB, perché non provi? Chiedigli dove andrebbe portata la moto e poi vediamo

 

 

L'ho fatto già

[Miura]

È possibile capire perché le discussioni sono in inglese?

Va bene che nel resto del mondo siamo poco considerati ma nemmeno a casa nostra?

Eh, hai ragione... ma è solo perché Miura (Dani) scrive da Barcellona, e non è pratico con l'italiano.

 

Fra oggi e domani cerco di fare delle traduzioni decenti e le aggiungo ai vari post!

BODY KIT INTERESTED USERS :

 

 

1. Miura

2. Murr223 (MT Owners Forum)

3. Paklein (MT Spain)

4. Aitor Stage 3 (MT Spain)

5. Kiko Montero (MT Spain)

6. Juan Patio (MT Spain)

7. ZUKZUK (MT Owners Forum)

8. ChrisBCN (MT Owners Forum)

9. Gorilla GB (MT Owners Forum)

10. Omeo-MT01 (MT Owners Forum)

11. Sergio Benavente (MT España Facebook)

12. Francisco Garrucho (MT España Facebook)

13. Able PM (MT España Facebook)

Modificato 23 Gennaio, 2017 alle 13:41 da Miura

[TorqueMaster]

Wait, let's update the first message, it's confusing to add people from one post to another.

[Miura]

The best example of the exercise that I'm proposing to do over a MT-01 is basically what Yamaha already did time ago with its MT-0S Concept in 2005 (in terms of use a body kit, I'm not talking about repeat just the same) and the result was impressive and an absolute success.

 

The base was a stock MT-01, the result has very diferent that the stock bike and it continued having full 100% MT-01 spirit...

Modificato 21 Gennaio, 2017 alle 10:11 da Miura

[fusa63]

[etorty]

Eh, hai ragione... ma è solo perché Miura (Dani) scrive da Barcellona, e non è pratico con l'italiano.

 

Fra oggi e domani cerco di fare delle traduzioni decenti e le aggiungo ai vari post!

[Miura]

È possibile capire perché le discussioni sono in inglese?

Va bene che nel resto del mondo siamo poco considerati ma nemmeno a casa nostra?

Ciao Roberto,

 

As Torquemaster explained, I write in English because I'm not italian and I can't talk Italian, altough I understand something reading because I'm Spanish and both languages come from Latin, but I've never studied Italian. I think that you're absolutely right and I think that you should reply to me in Italian, I'm glad to be here in your House and I will translate what I wouldn't understand using google translator. Also perhaps would be hood also if I would write my messages in English and also its google translation in Italian, but perhaps the translation will be really crap and perhaps will have no sense.

 

 

Ciao Roberto,

Come spiegato TorqueMaster, scrivo in Inglés Perché io non sono italiano e non posso parlare italiano, benche ho capito qualcosa di lettura Perché io sono spagnolo e mangia Entrambi i linguaggi dal latino, ma non ho mai studiato l'italiano. Penso che tu abbia assolutamente ragione che e penso che si 'di rispondere a me in italiano, sono contento di essere qui in casa e io tradurre quello che non avrei capito utilizzando Google Translator. Forse anche cappa sarebbe se avrei scritto presentiamo i miei messaggi in Inglés e presenterà la sua traduzione di Google in italiano, ma la traduzione sarà forse veramente schifo e non avrà senso Forse.