Since the MT-09 was renewed, all that was left to do was wait for the new XSR900. And look, there you will have it, Yamaha’s sporty neo-retro naked.
The XSR900 has been around since 2016, so it was gradually time for a thorough makeover. And he has now received it, following the MT-09, which, together with Euro5 standards, was also thoroughly adapted. The three-cylinder block thus measures 889 cc as the MT-09 and therefore gets a boost of 4 hp, which comes out to 119 hp in total. Yamaha has provided a separate exhaust system that, according to Yamaha, will sound a bit more ‘evocative’.
For example, the XSR gets the same Deltabox frame as the MT-09, which is lighter and stiffer than on the previous model. The different frame also changes the seating position slightly in the sporty direction. KYB vouches for the gold-colored UPSD forks that are fully adjustable. New, 700 gram lighter wheels should make handling more flashy in conjunction with that new frame, while the longer swingarm made possible thanks to the new frame should improve stability. The XSR also gets a new brake pump.
And aside from its retro look, the XSR900 is brought back up to date with a new six-axis internal metering unit that now features lean-angle sensitive ABS and traction control. In addition, there is also wheely control that can be disabled, because this XSR simply asks for it. Of course you also get driving modes, with even one extra out of the three that the XSR already used, where you can select everything on a new 3.5-inch TFT dashboard.
The new 15 liter tank is also new and, to our delight, it has colors that all refer to Yamaha’s glorious GP past. The pictured version immediately brings to mind those crazy Christian Sarron and French cigarettes where you first bite off the filter before you smoke them through the vent of your helmet. Whether or not after you drilled that ventilation into your helmet yourself. Delicious. Including the new saddle, which has more of a café-racer shape and which makes the look even stronger. The previous XSR here at the editors was not quite to everyone’s liking in appearance, but this version gets thumbs up almost across the board.
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