It cruises quietly on the motorway, and is low on both wind rush and road roar. All of this suggests a proper engineering development programme, and that notice has been taken of how a modern car should be in absolute terms, not just bargain-bucket metrics.Maybe it will all come to pieces in bends or over bumps, then Sorry, but no. The steering is a little woolly, true, but that's the result of suspension blessed with suppleness and excellent aural insulation. Yet the Cerato doesn't wallow in corners or protest if driven briskly; it goes where it is pointed, and very well-judged suspension damping lets it handle sudden changes in direction with poise. The brakes have a progressive action and the right sort of weighting, too.To drive, then, there is nothing wrong with this car.

You have to be travelling really fast before the weight begins to make physical demands on the rider.Though large, the MT-01 is not broad. This roadster can take advantage of the tightest overtaking opportunity. Between 40 and 60mph in third the pick-up feels more like warp drive than internal combustion.Its handling is impressive, too.

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On both tight bends and fast, sweeping curves the MT-01 reveals the virtues of Yamaha's racing pedigree. The massive, inverted front forks hold the front wheel as if on rails.

It is huge fun to ride.Ninety horsepower is a modest output for such a large engine, but the oceanic reserves of torque compensate Its acceleration between road-legal speeds is phenomenal. It does not have the ground-breaking characteristics of a Harley-Davidson V-Rod or Rocket III. This is a bold and imaginative development of the naked roadster concept rather than a wholly new shape of motorcycle.Judged on acoustics alone this motorcycle is special It sounds like two pneumatic drills operating in tandem. At very low speed, vibration through the seat conveys the same impression But that is not to say it is uncomfortable The rider's seat is one of the best I have encountered The machine performs, too In fact that is parsimonious.