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Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 3:51 pm
by Yorick
Potter wrote: Mon May 06, 2024 2:59 pm Has this been posted yet?
Yeah. I did a few days ago....

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 4:56 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
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

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 5:44 pm
by mangocrazy
I know it's probably heresy in some quarters, but the Yamaha 'speed block' thing does nothing for me. And that headlight is stupid.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:30 pm
by Supermofo
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

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 7:09 am
by Le_Fromage_Grande
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.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 12:55 pm
by KungFooBob
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.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 1:47 pm
by Dodgy69
Headlight does look a bit challenging. Possibly better in flesh, maybe. 🤷‍♂️

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 9:42 am
by MyLittleStudPony
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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Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 3:32 pm
by Buckaroo
That's one fugly fairing!

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Sat May 11, 2024 9:18 pm
by MyLittleStudPony
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.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 8:51 pm
by KungFooBob
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...


Re: XSR900GP

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

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Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 9:27 pm
by Yorick
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

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Mon May 13, 2024 10:05 pm
by MyLittleStudPony
I think the headlight is the best thing. Dead cool, and 80s Tokyo, like an early NSR250.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Tue May 14, 2024 5:28 pm
by Bowman
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.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Thu May 16, 2024 8:53 pm
by KungFooBob
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

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 2:26 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
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.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 2:30 pm
by Le_Fromage_Grande
I'm wrong, found a picture of it at the NEC and it's the same as that one, bars above the yoke.

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 7:19 pm
by Taipan
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:

Re: XSR900GP

Posted: Fri May 24, 2024 8:36 pm
by Bustaspoke
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: .