Long-Term MT-10 Feedback?

2 year owner here MT-10, Non-sp. - I paid about 16.5k OTD. (Purchased in Rhode Island, registered in New Jersey)
Besides my bike being in a shop for about 170 (non consecutive) days and having to contact a lemon lawyer -

It's actually been great. In terms of reliability, there was one issue which my local dealership failed to diagnose in a reasonable time.

I have 12k miles. I average about 36MPG. I left everything completely stock. No flashing, no exhaust, etc. I got the Yamaha luggage rack, top case, and a puig touring screen. I love it.

I have no regrets whatsoever. It's a ton of fun to rip baby power wheelies.

I don't like that a lot of diagnostics require Yamaha-specific tools/software, but that's just how things go nowadays.

Appreciate the feedback. My 2019 SDR hasn't had any electrical issues, which I am thankful for. It does have a big of nagging behavior when things are disconnected.

For example- when I ride trackdays, I remove the fancy Rizoma turn signals, disconnect tail light etc. Even in track mode, the dash flashes messages and hazard signals every 10 to 30 seconds. It is in Track Mode and has to be the dumbest bit of logic built into the bike.. Minor gripe, but I even emailed KTM to see if they knew how to silence the alarms going off. No idea though.

So far things I've had go faulty on my 2019 with 10K miles on it:

-Front Brake switch (probably corrosion - have the part, need to install).

-Oil Temp Sensor/Filler neck (have the part- need to replace). Oil temp reads higher than ambient, low oil pressure alert on occasion.

-Taillight fell off the other day. There are two plastic mounting bosses that are known to get brittle and crack. I dremeled them down, used epoxy with two metal screws and made mounting studs with a 1/4" fuel hose for damper. Held for a few months but they eventually broke the other day and low and behold I had a dangling tail light as I entered the highway.

That's actually what reignited my interest in the MT-10 again. I have a replacement in the mail, but TBH, kind of pissed about the $250 spend on a bike that has never been dropped.

Got an approval for the full amount of the MT-10 SP with a good APR and waiting to hear what kind of wash I'm going to receive on the KTM trade-in. It's paid off and would be a better financial move to hang onto it. My logic is steering me towards the reduced maintenance cost of a Japanese bike (with good plastic qualities!), new bike, zero miles, 1yr warranty, and getting to play/test fancy new semi-active suspension.

Will update this thread with pics if I go through with the deal.

I have owned my 2018 SP for about 30,000km and 3 1/2 years(bought with 12000km, now has 42000km). One ride on a demo bike had me hooked, the CP4 engine is a unique gem. The only issue I have experienced was the brake microswitch corrosion which stopped the cruise control working and was fixed under recall. I had the bike reflashed and that was money very well spent, the stock MT is good but the flashed version is fabulous. I tried a Leovince midpipe to go with my Akra end can but it was too loud for my tastes and I refitted the stock cat. The sound from the Akra is deep and melow anyway. I really like the ride position, handling and brakes, but I am not completely sold on the semi-active front suspension which just seems a bit jolting on sharp bumps. I have the comfort seat, heated grips, mirror extenders and a small windscreen and will happily do 600km days. If you are a sport-touring sort of rider you can get around 17km/L on open and twisty roads but weirdly the fuel use increases at slower speeds. A bigger fuel tank would be nice but I can get 240km fairly easily. My bike is still on the original chain and sprockets and brake pads. It does have the Yamaha "tick" but has been unchanged since I got it; it is a feature, not a bug. It is also suprisingly gentle on tyres and my last Road6 lasted over 10,000km (the same tyre gets 6-8000km on my other bikes with similar use). I had an expert check the valve clearances at 40,000km (all just in spec) otherwise I do my own servicing. The MT is a very versatile bike that is excellent at all the things that I do with my bikes, and every ride brings smiles. 

I've had my 2017 FZ-10 for almost 4 years now. It has 33,000 miles on it and I haven't had a problem.
Its got a full tune and is making 160 to the wheel and it loves it.

Appreciate all the responses. I've lined up a new 2023 MT-10 SP for $14,500 (+ tax/reg). Dealer is offering top dollar on the Superduke trade, and I think I'm going to make the switch to the MT-10.

Good friend is attempting to sway me into keeping the Superduke for it's raw power and sex appeal, but I framed it as a cost saving endeavor - switching to a bike with better reliability and lower maintenance costs long-term.

Plus if I want another Euro bike, it's going to be a 2025 SDR Evo or Ducati V4 Street Fighter / Aprilia Tuono V4.

Hey Travis! That's my name too!

That's without trade in. It will be closer to $16,700 OTD. Sales rep has been great to work with and said he thinks Yamaha made too many SP versions - they sent him three and with Get Out and Ride through September 30, $2K off.

It sounds vaguely familiar, but I don't think I ever had a set of gold levers on the FZ09. I tend to rock the stockers til I drop 'er when it comes to levers. Sold that bike with 50K miles, only drop was making a 5-point u-turn in the dirt after stopping with the boys for a cold one on the way back from World Superbike at Laguna Seca. Naturally, our LAPD riding buddy asked me if I had anything to drink..

I bought my 19 new in the fall of 202 and in the last 4 years have put over 16k miles on it with zero issues other than the factory battery needing to be replaced last year, and that was only because it quit wanting to fire the bike up on those 30ºF mornings lol.

I've got a Hindle 3.4 exhaust with a 2WDW ECU flash, AIS block-off plates and a ton of other little mods and it's been mint. The comfort seat was a welcome upgrade as well - Yamaha has never been known for comfy factory seats.

My headlights are starting to crack but that seems to be a gen 1 issue so far. They crack from the inside so it's not from external damage at all. I've yet to see any second gen headlight issues so far though but it's only been a couple years.