Excellent engine from Yamaha (XTZ 660) five valve single. Strong and unbreakable.
Italian front forks (Marzocci), WhitePower rear shock.... superb handling... you can throw this around on country roads and blast through traffic with one of the easiest handling bikes on the road.
Great riding position. Very high in the saddle... again brilliant on country roads and in traffic... eye level same as big SUV.
Stainless steel complete exhaust/silencer as standard fitting!
Cheap insurance group. Despite the bad points mentioned I have rated this bike at 9/10.
I've been riding since the early 1970s and have owned and ridden all kinds of bikes. This has got to be one of the easiest to ride and superb fun on back roads (I live in the Scottish hills) and in traffic filtering through rush hour is a breeze.
Can't be thrashed as the electronic ignition will cut out if past the red line. Very good riding position gives excellent control of steering and scratching along twisty roads brings out the best in this bike.
Power Kit available for about £400... this will add another 10hp, an amazing boost in performance.
At the end of the day if you don't want a bike for long distance but commute regularly or live in the sticks.. this just might be the perfect machine...

This is a great bike and one of the best kept secrets on the motorcycle market. If you are after an off road style machine with an excellent pedigree, which is so apparent when you look at the list of manufacturers of the parts that make up this bike, you will not be disappointed. It certainly turns heads and gets other bikers talking!

The MZ Baghira Street Moto has enough power, really good parts, and it is nice looking.

The MZ Baghira Street Moto starts on the button every time . Its a collection of proprietry high quality kit all bolted together to form a deceptively high quality package . Its not a full on supermoto , its far too heavy and doesn't have the right power to weight ratio but it looks a bit like one . Its real fun to ride and extremely manageable. Its as lightweight as most street bikes and doesn't have the quirky temperament as more competition derived machinery . Does what it says on the tin . Write ups are mostly favourable , not everyone likes the looks but I don't notice the looks when I'm riding it .