2022 XSR900

[KungFooBob]

Where's the box gone?

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/new ... ha-xsr900/

[KungFooBob]

...and WTF were they thinking with that seat!

[Mr. Dazzle]

Maybe it needs to house the box?

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Looks better than the old one

[weeksy]

Couple of bits I'm not keen on. Overall it's gone more RD/LC than full on café racer which may be good or bad depending on your views.

Forks and wheels are a yes, however not the seat

[Skub]

My eyes won't go past the swollen ass seat.

The yellow/black US Yam colours would generate more want with me. I usually like understated colours,but that's a bit bland.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It reminds me of the blue N2/F2 YPVS 350

You could put an FZ750 fairing and seat on it and have a nice looking bike

[Ditchfinder]

What a feckin' mess

[Dodgy69]

Quite nice, lovely colour. But back end. Flatter seat and some blue plastic behind it. The lack of bodywork behind seat is getting more common, but slightly flawed I reckon.

[weeksy]

Quite nice, lovely colour. But back end. Flatter seat and some blue plastic behind it. The lack of bodywork behind seat is getting more common, but slightly flawed I reckon.

I wonder if the paddock stand has skewed the angles of the seat a little, it may not be as bad as we think.

[KungFooBob]

Nope it's still bad.

I think they're trying for the Giullari look, but it doesn't work.

[lostboy]

Nope it's still bad.

I've just come back to it this morning thinking "surely not......" and unfortunately, it's awful. What the fuck have they done?!

[Mr. Dazzle]

I like it more than the old XSR900, but I didn't really like the old one - so it's not a high bar to clear

Lovely colour though.

[KungFooBob]

Lovely colour though.

Yamaha say it's a homage to Christian Sarron's GP bike...

[Mr. Dazzle]

Yeah, it's blue

EDIT: Ooooh...NACA duct. Love a NACA duct

[darthpunk]

At least it's got a real headlight and not a mishapen transformer head.....but that seat just seems properly off

[Yorick]

Maybe the clocks should be even lower?

[KungFooBob]

There's some nice details. The bar end mirrors and the Brembo radial MC, etc.. it's just the seat killing it for me, but I suspect there's aftermarket parts companies all over the world jumping for joy.

The exhaust looks to be a single piece system, not good if you just want a load end can.

I wonder if the rear end from the 2021 MT-09 would fit, and would it look any better?

[weeksy]

Maybe the clocks should be even lower?

On the other XSR900 models they're a round retro style clock with a digital display. A common mod is to get a relocator bracket which moves them down into a far more pleasing position. Although that does mean you can't fit a screen then

[weeksy]

The exhaust looks to be a single piece system, not good if you just want a load end can.

That's the same on them all now, MT07, MT09, XSR700, XSR900, has been for years. Single piece and if you want just a can, you get the saw out.