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Re: XSR900GP

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Potter wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 2:59 pm Has this been posted yet?
Yeah. I did a few days ago....
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Potter wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 2:59 pm Has this been posted yet?
It's dreadful, the tank stripe doesn't line up with the fairing stripe
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I know it's probably heresy in some quarters, but the Yamaha 'speed block' thing does nothing for me. And that headlight is stupid.
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mangocrazy wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 5:44 pm I know it's probably heresy in some quarters, but the Yamaha 'speed block' thing does nothing for me. And that headlight is stupid.
I think its the headlight I like least. It just looks wrong
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Different people have different tastes, I think it looks minging, but it could be a good bike, I don't know as I haven't ridden one, and I'm not going to test ride a bike I don't want to buy.
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CMC at Claycross posted on Friendface that they've just had them land in the showroom, so I expect you'll see them in most yam dealers by the weekend.
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Headlight does look a bit challenging. Possibly better in flesh, maybe. 🤷‍♂️
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T'lads are out on launch.

I'm disappointed, back in my day the line of bikes would have been much longer and there would have been an artistic curve to it.
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That's one fugly fairing!
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Buckaroo wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 3:32 pm That's one fugly fairing!
I like it, although not that keen on the stubby seat unit.
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I couldn't be arsed to watch it all, but towards the end Wull's Hero Rea takes the GP for a lap of the NW200...

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I see what you mean. You could fit atop box between the fairing and forks!

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Taipan wrote: Mon May 13, 2024 9:24 pm I see what you mean. You could fit atop box between the fairing and forks!

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That fairing is as much use as a chocolate fire guard
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I think the headlight is the best thing. Dead cool, and 80s Tokyo, like an early NSR250.
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Yorick wrote: Mon May 13, 2024 9:27 pm
Taipan wrote: Mon May 13, 2024 9:24 pm I see what you mean. You could fit atop box between the fairing and forks!

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That fairing is as much use as a chocolate fire guard
It does a pretty good job, it is a half faired bike after all. I had a blast on it down Pembrey on the weekend and it was excellent.
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If anyone wants one of them Trumpets, Fowlups are knocking out pre-reg ones at almost £5k off.

https://bikes.fowlers.co.uk/bikes-in-st ... 208992.htm
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I thought the one at the NEC had the clip ons under the yoke, I remember it feeling a lot like an EXUP to sit on, that looks more FZR600R, which is a good thing.
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I'm wrong, found a picture of it at the NEC and it's the same as that one, bars above the yoke.
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Best looking sportsbike i've seen since the launch of the 916! :shock: I'd even go as far to say that if i ever buy another bike, i might even look at one of these and if I could fit on it... :wtf:
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Something about it reminds me of old FZR's from back in the day,but there were far less pot holes & speed camera's back then.
I'd gladly take one out for a spin,but it would be wasted on the roads around here.It would probably spend most of its life on a stand in the house :shock: .