Pfft, it's only MCN: what do they know?
The TDM never fitted any pre-fabricated bike-category, so it will always come out as a half-baked compromise when bike-mags apply their endless wisdom making up their conclusions.
But who cares anyway? A bad press doesn't make a great bike bad.
Also, if this means getting big fat discounts on this seriously underrated bike you won't hear me complain. Meanwhile, as long as the bike sells well in Europe, Yamaha will probably keep building and developing it, so the more the UK journos slag the bike, the better for us UK riders.
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The TDM never fitted any pre-fabricated bike-category, so it will always come out as a half-baked compromise when bike-mags apply their endless wisdom making up their conclusions.
But who cares anyway? A bad press doesn't make a great bike bad.
Also, if this means getting big fat discounts on this seriously underrated bike you won't hear me complain. Meanwhile, as long as the bike sells well in Europe, Yamaha will probably keep building and developing it, so the more the UK journos slag the bike, the better for us UK riders.
Welcome to the elite
That was not a banana, Dougal