XSR900GP

[weeksy]

You can get an XSR900 for £9300

Not a 2024. Which may well be the same, but isn't. So not really a comparison

[Taipan]

Christ they've ruined the Tenere!

[Yorick]

Imagine if they put on a decent small fairing on the MT09 so it wouldn't be useless past 90 ?

And it will keep rain and wind off ?

Just an idea

[ChrisW]

Imagine if they put on a decent small fairing on the MT09 so it wouldn't be useless past 90 ?

Like this?

[Yorick]

Imagine if they put on a decent small fairing on the MT09 so it wouldn't be useless past 90 ?

Like this?

That's really good. But a bike is useless past 90 with no fairing.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

That's really good. But a bike is useless past 90 with no fairing.

Only if you're a shandy drinker from Bradford with a neck like a pencil

The real men can handle the breeze riding at 100mph+ without a fairing, fairings are for faeries

[Yorick]

That's really good. But a bike is useless past 90 with no fairing.

Only if you're a shandy drinker from Bradford with a neck like a pencil

The real men can handle the breeze riding at 100mph+ without a fairing, fairings are for faeries

Great fun. And must give you a right stiffy when it's below 5c

[Potter]

I'm not that keen on going faster than 90mph to be honest, I'd happily swap top speed for stupendous acceleration, brilliant suspension and light weight.

I had it confirmed from Yamaha UK that the £12,500 price is correct.

[Potter]

It's up on the Yamaha configurator now, the fella at the bike shop emailed to ask if I want to configure one and then put my order in.

I'm still keen, so I went on, added a few extras like the proper exhaust, tail tidy and the bottom fairing and it's up at £15,500.
I like it, but £15.5k! That's a lot of money for what I consider is a budget middle-of-the-road bike without fancy suspension or parts. To be honest I think I'd rather have another MV Agusta or the fancy pants Desert X, they're only a couple of grand or so more and will definitely feel more special.

I'm not parting with that sort of money for an XSR900, which is still a mid-range Mondeo of a motorcycle at the end of the day even with the nice retro look about it.

People must be buying these things on finance and just seeing the monthly payment, because IMO it's too much, I think I'm out, it seems like too much to me for what it is.

[Yorick]

Same price

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374983656407 ... R-zm9PuOYw

[KungFooBob]

There'll be plenty around for £7-8k in three years time when the PCP's are up.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

£15.5K for an XSR is mental, it's a commuter bike in a frock

[Potter]

Same price

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374983656407 ... R-zm9PuOYw

It's a different bike though mate, I'm way past riding around on actual race replicas on the road, the XSR is obviously a nod to race reps of the past, it sort of looks like an endurance racer style but it's very definitely more road orientated than track.

I sat on the XSR900 at the NEC show and I reckon it's about on the limit of riding position that I could stand these days, but that R1 would kill me in twenty minutes.

[Yorick]

Same price

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374983656407 ... R-zm9PuOYw

It's a different bike though mate, I'm way past riding around on actual race replicas on the road, the XSR is obviously a nod to race reps of the past, it sort of looks like an endurance racer style but it's very definitely more road orientated than track.

I sat on the XSR900 at the NEC show and I reckon it's about on the limit of riding position that I could stand these days, but that R1 would kill me in twenty minutes.

I was comparing the vast difference in spec for same price.

[Skub]

Same price

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/374983656407 ... R-zm9PuOYw

It's a different bike though mate, I'm way past riding around on actual race replicas on the road, the XSR is obviously a nod to race reps of the past, it sort of looks like an endurance racer style but it's very definitely more road orientated than track.

I sat on the XSR900 at the NEC show and I reckon it's about on the limit of riding position that I could stand these days, but that R1 would kill me in twenty minutes.

I was comparing the vast difference in spec for same price.

A sportsbike with comfort mods gets the best bang for your buck,but it's not so easy to do that to a dedicated sportsbike without making it look like a repaired crashed bike.

[Potter]

I was comparing the vast difference in spec for same price.

I'm not sure of the spec of the R1, they look like generic factory Yamaha forks as well.

Maybe I'm behind the times but as soon as I see prices start to creep above the £13-14k mark I start to expect fancy aftermarket suspension and bits.

[Potter]

£15.5K for an XSR is mental, it's a commuter bike in a frock

Yeah I feel the same way, it's a lot of money for what seems like a pretty generic budget bike with some plastic and paint thrown at it.

Like I said though, I might be off the numbers these days, anything over ten grand starts to get me wondering why it's so expensive.

[Yorick]

It's a different bike though mate, I'm way past riding around on actual race replicas on the road, the XSR is obviously a nod to race reps of the past, it sort of looks like an endurance racer style but it's very definitely more road orientated than track.

I sat on the XSR900 at the NEC show and I reckon it's about on the limit of riding position that I could stand these days, but that R1 would kill me in twenty minutes.

I was comparing the vast difference in spec for same price.

A sportsbike with comfort mods gets the best bang for your buck,but it's not so easy to do that to a dedicated sportsbike without making it look like a repaired crashed bike.

I've toured France many times 2 up on GSXR1000s. And rode it to Portimao in Autumn.
My touring pals all have V4 Panigales now.

Not all sports bikes are crap on the road.

[Potter]

I've toured France many times 2 up on GSXR1000s. And rode it to Portimao in Autumn.
My touring pals all have V4 Panigales now.

Not all sports bikes are crap on the road.

You can do it, and I used to, but I’ve lost the willingness to go through any type of hardship or discomfort as a part of the journey. Especially if there is a better thing to do it on.

And I’ve gone off race reps.

[Supermofo]

It's all a bit mental when you consider the MT09s origins were a budget fun bike costing £7k when it came out. Yeah it's improved, yeah inflation. But 15.5k fuck that.