The Best 2022 Yamaha XSR900 Review - Street, Racetrack and at Night
  • 5 months ago
Yamaha Motor tastefully pairs retro styling with modern sport performance with its 2022 XSR900 naked bike.

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Yamaha pairs retro styling vibes with sport riding ethos with its new and improved 2022 XSR900. Defined as a retro-styled sport naked bike, the ’22 XSR builds on the original platform that debuted for the 2016 model year.

The XSR was originally based on the original FZ-09. The theory behind this platform is having a motorcycle that is sporty, yet includes cool retro styling that recognizes Yamaha’s history of manufacturing some of the most exquisite motorcycles on the road.

Like before, the XSR continues to be based off the overhauled for ’21 MT-09. We have reported on this streetbike extensively during the 2021 Yamaha MT-09 MC Commute Review and Yamaha Builds a Better Triumph - 2021 MT-09 Review articles and videos. This XSR benefits from the same longer-stroke 890cc CP3 triple-cylinder engine. It also benefits from the improved chassis, new suspension, and other creature comforts.

We love this crisp-sounding triple. It offers gobs of torque. It has a really sweet engine and exhaust note, and it puts out a good amount of power to the tune of nearly 106 hp and upwards of 63 lb.-ft. torque at the contact patch of the OE-fitted 180-series Bridgestone Battlax S22 shoe...

Full story here: https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/story/news/yamaha-xsr900-second-ride-review-2022/

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