Yamaha XSR900 GP (2024) Review - Retro Sports Bike Ridden on Road & Track
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 เม.ย. 2024
- #Yamaha has a long history in motorsport (yes, even the four-wheeled kind) and has played a particularly significant part in the world of motorcycle racing. Its links go back more than 50 years, but there is one period of time, often referred to as the ‘Golden Era’, that the new Yamaha #XSR900GP is looking to highlight.
We headed out to Portugal for this launch, and with unusually warm and sunny weather overhead, we had a short road ride to the Circuito do Estoril for some photo and video opportunities, and then a longer road ride again in the afternoon. When all was said and done we’ll have travelled around 170km and been on the bikes for around seven hours.
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A great bike but, in terms of looks, not in the same league as the classic Italian stuff like Guzzi’s Le Mans, Ducati’s 900SS and Laverda’s 750SF2.
Oh yes, it is! The fairing i.e. is a piece of art. The GP has every right to be compared to the likes of a 900 SS.
@intensegamer
It’s all subjective, of course.
But to compare this bike with the great Italian showstoppers of the 70’s……you’re having a laugh! The new Yammy’ is simply showing too many fussy lines and boxy angles…..it’s called ‘trying too hard’ , compared to the simple elegance of the Le Mans & 900SS.
@@nigelfisher3756 The GP is a showstopper in her own right because she looks absolutely fantastic, rides great, is based on a very capable and reliable platform that spawned a series of characterful bikes AND doesn‘t break the bank. On top of that it manages to stand out in a motorcycle market that is orders of magnitude larger than it was when a 900SS was sold to customers. To each his own I guess.
@intencegamer
I see your passion for it; I said it looked to be a very good bike. It’s a new bike do tech’ and other machining advancements come in to play, of course. But the 70’s bike’s created legends. Both the Le Mans & the 900SS won on track and Laverda’s 750 SFC won endurance apart from being fabulously stylish road going bikes. And……have you seen the prices lately of those old Italian classic super bikes?
@@nigelfisher3756 Sure, the value for collectors is a thing (and far beyond reason imo). The GP certainly doesn’t fall into that category since it is a relatively cheap mass produced bike. But my passion for it comes from the fact that it is a design icon based on an early 90s GP legend and an affordable yet brilliant daily rider instead of just another (boring) investment that sits around collecting value instead of being enjoyed purposefully. We only live once and we can‘t take our money with us into the void that follows.
Please Yamaha bring this bike to the US
It could happen...
Woah woah woah it’s not coming to the US?!
Naah, y'all gotta suffer like us. 😂
We never get the good stuff 😭
I love it! Now that pretty much the ultimate limits for bikes have been reached, now is the time for cool models like this. 1980s GP replicas, inline 4 400's. Bikes are cool again.
The black with the Akra and lowers - Wow!
split the front light and you have some VFR honda vibes
I think it would look sweet with twin headlights, OW01 style - I'm sure someone will do that.
Thank you Yamaha. Thank you for bringing this bike to USA & Canada ✓😢 Mattaku!
It was Yamaha US who called that decision, they could have taken it but it seems they declined. They may change their minds though. I'd love to see a Kenny Roberts Speed Block yellow one of these!
Lovely looking bike. ❤
Even better in the flesh, I want one.
Great to hear your thoughts on the bike, what an utter stunner!
It rides just as well too!
If the r9 looks like the r7 it will be an irresistible gem of a bike
I'd kind of like to see Yamaha do this on the CP2 platform, an XSR700 GP would sell like hot cakes!
Great review 😄👍
Thanks for watching!
How can I get one in America?
Sadly you can't, at the moment. I spoke to Yamaha Motor Europe on the launch, and this bike is down to them basically. The boss of YME said he's only responsible for Europe and this bike was offered, but they declined. My guess is that when they see how well it does over here and in Japan, they might change their mind.
So many big name GP racers from that era that could be the inspiration for the paint scheme, KR Jnr speed block yellow anyone? They'd be fools not to do it!
Good review, my check book is looking worried 👊
So is my bank account! I'm going to have another go in the UK to make sure it wasn't just some holiday romance!
Thank you Yamaha for not canceling this project!
It got canned so many times, and then when they did give Yamaha Europe the green light, COVID landed. This was the first bike they'd made which had to be totally designed in CGI. No clay models, no early prototypes. Just a computer screen and virtual reality.
Quite an achievement really, as the finished result is very sweet!
@@visordown Very impressive. I didn't know that part. Beautiful bike!
Whatever the r9 looks like.
This one looks better.
I think you might be right!
The thing is do you go for this or the lovely Velocity Moto [RD500] XSR900?
I think this looks more complete, the VMoto always looked like a kit to me, it looked good, don't get me wrong, but you could tell it was a bolt-on kit.
What a great looking bike
It's certainly a looker!
Stunning bike
We agree!
Love it
So do we!
Iisit me , I don’t remember, seeing an alloy beam frame & swing arm on Xsr Mt 09 ?.
Why is this not coming to the US?
I have heard that it was offered to Yamaha USA but they declined it. Such a shame, as I've already said, a Kenny Roberts version in Speed Block yellow would look awesome!
Which colour do you prefer, Toad? I am having a hard time to choose 😊
It's got to be the Legend Red! If you bought the Stealth bike, you'd kick yourself every time you saw a Legend Red one out on the road.
Well I would!
Thanks for watching :-)
I guess you are right, I only hope the bike fits me and I can at least sit on one in time. At 6’5“ a blind preorder for a motorcycle is kind of risky, as much as i would like to.
Thank you for your reply. Have a nice weekend 👍.
@@visordown Toad, they should have have offered the second colour option in the gorgeous Sonauto/Gaulioses [Christian Sarron] scheme instead of the grey and black.
No doubt it looks very cool, with the underneath fairing, over £13000, I end up put deposit down on cbr 600rr, if they price it £11k, I would buy one.
The CBR600RR is good value in the UK at the moment, but I wouldn't bank on it staying that way. I have a feeling Honda will bump up the price once it starts flying out dealerships!
Great reviewer, nice editing…all good. Please no bgm🙏🏽…I guess this isn’t the 1st time you’re hearing this. Come on Visordown…there isn’t even a proper exhaust note clip in your videos
All taken on board! Thanks for watching
Another report critiqued the breaks, stating that the break lines need to be changed. But I like the bike a lot!
I couldn’t feel any difference between the GP and the MT-09/XSR900 naked.
Brakes! Not breaks 😂
Great review! Please no music....spoils it!
Noted, thank you
Pretty cool. Shame they didn't paint the frame black on the black version.
i think it came down to cost in the end.
I've seen like 5 or 6 reviews the past few days and none of them mention the top speed. It would be really nice to know if the XSR900GP still has the lowered rev limiter in 5th and 6th gear, like the MT-09 has or if the engine is allowed to reach its natural top speed, without artificial limits. It would kinda suck having a super stable sport bike with almost 120 hp, that can only reach 220 km/h. Even a CBR650R with 95 hp is faster than that.
Manufacturers don't disclose that for EU reasons, and we don't get to test it as were riding on road and when at Jerez we weren't using the full track. Highest I saw onn the launch was 120mph on the *cough* track...
@@visordown Isn't the top speed written down in the registration documents? Its in the CoC that I know for sure. So why do they need to make such a secret out of it? Well, I will ask my Yamaha dealer tomorrow, maybe he can tell me.
Comfort level?
The only negative is the comfort. The seat isn't the comfiest and the clip-ons make it quite wristy. It's okay for two, maybe three hours of solid riding. But a full day like we did on the launch, that was a bit much for my upper body and wrists.
Love the looks but they should still do proper R9 😊😊😊
I'm pretty sure they will, keep the faith!
There’s a lot to like about the bike, but I’m too old for clip ons. Otherwise I love what they’ve done with the xsr, especially the newer dash and color options. I would prefer black and grey myself, but I get the whole retro color scheme. Nice interruption this time, engine noise, not people. Ha. 👍🤪🏳️🌈
It is quite wristy. I mean, it's not a bike many people will ride all day on, but after seven hours I could feel soe aches and pains creeping in. To be fair though, they all disappear when you turn around and look back at the thing!
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Is that a positive emoji, or a negative one?
Do this to the mt10 and I’ll get one
I've said that! I also think if they did this to the R7 they would fly out of showrooms!
😂😅 👏 👍 Well played gentlemen.
Thank you sir!
1980s retro gp ?
Yamaha say it's been styled by an era and not one bike, meaning it has bits of TZ250 and YZR500 race bikes - primarily the OW70, OW76, OW98, and OWD3 and in the flesh it looks bloody lovely.
paint looks very suzuki rg500 aka Sheene 1978
Verrrry close to putting a deposit down on one...
Akrapovic should have twin carbon cans like the OW88 had!
Now that would look good!
Just need suzuki to do a gsxr750 in the clothes of an rgv now and maybe a nsr250 styled cbr600rr in rothmans colours
Sadly the chances of something that cool are pretty much nil :-(
@@visordown vw beetle ,mini, they all sell millions retro racers would hit that nostalgic part of us 50 year olds but with new tech and decent power and reliability.
hmmm trx850
I suppose, in a weird way, the TRX850 was kinda the forerunner this kind of bike. It was sort of the forerunner for the Tracer, in a round about way if you squint a bit!
lol @@visordown many laps, in a two wheeled fashion?
With the exhaust and the lower fairing this is costing way to much
That depends, are you comparing against things like the Speed Triple 1200 RR, the MV Agusta Superveloce, or bikes like the Kawasaki Z900 RS?
How do you not mention Eddie Lawson! SMH.
I did though manage to get the piece to camera out in one take...
seat unit looks gash
It's not the comfiest, we were in the sadlle for about seven hours and I was aching a bit. I knew that though as the same happened on the naked XSR900.
Cue the imsecure hair comment
Not sure what you mean?
Seat unit is ugly and bike looks unbalanced. I hope there will be more sporty seat unit in the aftermarket.
How would you change the seat?
@visordown for example, Velocity Moto, made a sports kit for xsr 900, and it's fantastic.
Ugly.
Over priced?
Good luck.
Whaaaaaaaat?
@@visordown I guessing that for the same money you could get an original 0W01 so why would you waste your money on that monstrosity?
In the eye of the beholder aside that bike's a pig!.
The colours are awful, it looks like something you win out of a happy meal. Please create a R7 styled version to create an R9!
Really? What colour scheme would you like to see?
Until you see it in the flesh. I didn’t like it in pics and vids but when I actually saw it 😍