Yamaha MT-07 mods & upgrades

Per owner, few bikes get modded harder than the MT-07 — cheap, torquey, everywhere, and deliberately built to a price on suspension and fueling. The usual fixes are so well mapped they read like a service schedule, and the same money that buys a liter-bike slip-on transforms this whole motorcycle.

1. Tail tidy and protection

   The fender eliminator is the consensus first mod on this bike — the stock hanger is enormous. Frame sliders and adjustable levers round out weekend one.

   Tail Tidy & BilletCrash ProtectionLevers

2. Exhaust

   Slip-on for the budget, full system for the character — the Akrapovič full titanium is the classic MT-07 order, with SC-Project and LeoVince covering other budgets. Full system buyers: read stage 3 first.

   Exhaust

3. Flash the ECU

   The CP2 flash smooths the on/off throttle abruptness, removes restriction and keeps the check-engine light away after exhaust work. 2WDW and Vcyclenut are the names the forums repeat.

   Tune

4. The suspension transformation

   The known weakness. Fork cartridges (or at minimum springs and oil) plus a rear shock sprung for your weight — this is the mod owners consistently say they should have done first.

   Suspension

5. Brakes and rubber

   HH sintered pads wake up the calipers on pre-2025 bikes, braided lines help feel, and modern sport tires finish the chassis work.

   BrakesTires & Wheels

6. Seat

   The stock seat is the platform's #1 comfort complaint. Aftermarket or reshaped foam turns the MT-07 into a bike you can ride all day.

   Rearsets

1. Tires

   Trackday DOT rubber in middleweight sizes — inexpensive and long-lasting on a 400 lb twin. Everything else waits.

   Tires & Wheels

2. Braking system

   Track pads, braided lines, high-temp fluid. Pre-2025 bikes run axial calipers and a modest master cylinder — the used R6/R1 radial master swap is the community-reported step beyond consumables.

   Brakes

3. Suspension, both ends, properly

   Cartridges up front (Andreani, K-Tech, Matris) and a real shock out back, all sprung for your weight. On track this is the difference between a commuter and a corner tool.

   Suspension

4. Crash-ready ergonomics

   Case covers and sliders, rearsets for cornering clearance and repairability, tank grips for body position. Naked track bikes crash cheaper than faired ones — keep it that way.

   Crash ProtectionRearsetsClip-ons & Throttle

5. Full system, flash, gearing

   Full exhaust with the flash, then a 520 conversion with shorter gearing to make the most of the twin's drive off corners.

   ExhaustTuneDrivetrain

6. Shift assist

   A strain-gauge standalone quickshifter (Annitori, HealTech) suits the cable-throttle years. Skip this stage entirely on a 2025+ Y-AMT bike — there's no shift lever to assist.

   Quickshifter

• FZ-072015–2017

  US launch years under the FZ-07 name. Same CP2 bones as every later year — search both names or you'll miss half the listings and most of the used parts.

• MT-07 restyle2018–2020

  Rename plus restyle with suspension tweaks. Mechanically close to the FZ-07 — many parts listings legitimately span 2015–2020.

• Euro5 update2021–2024

  New styling, larger 298 mm front discs, Euro5 fueling, new bars and LCD. Most parts carry within 2021–24; brake and front-end items split from earlier years.

• 2025 redesign2025+

  The big split: ride-by-wire (first cable-free CP2), ride modes and traction control, optional Y-AMT automated shifting, 5-inch TFT, 41 mm inverted fork and radial four-piston calipers. Treat 2025+ as a different bike for fitment purposes.