Yamaha XSR900GP the best RETRO on the market?

[@AdamForeman]

I'm 53 and THIS screams Wayne Rainey nostalgia to me. All the latest technology, even cruise control on a sports bike! I'd love to see the reaction of parking it up at your local coffee shop and sit outside and watch people gawp over it feeling the exact same feelings. We need to see other manufacturers make the same bikes in their own Team colours from the 80's and 90's. The only thing I'd say is that you absolutely need that belly pan fairing but also the sports exhaust, even though it's just for aesthetics than sound. Although I'm very in to hear if anyone has removed the baffles and they hear a big difference

[@BikerTorque]

Don’t get us wrong, it sounds fantastic as it is, but would be keen to hear if anyone has managed to remove the baffles. It certainly did get looks and comments when parked up wherever we took it, and yes definitely screams 80s Moto GP. Thanks for watching

[@suzukibandit400V]

I saw one at Bald Hill yesterday (maybe the same one?) and it immediately caught my eye, what an absolute beauty of a bike. Thanks for the review!

[@BikerTorque]

Glad you like it, it is a stunning looking bike isn’t it.

[@suzukibandit400V]

@@BikerTorque Indeed! Maybe I'm getting old too LOL! ;P

[@BikerTorque]

@@suzukibandit400V 😂

[@rajaakashkumar7099]

loved your review 💞

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks for your kind words and thanks for watching

[@jatinthakur3491]

Great review as per usual. I was looking forward to this bike but with the racer pack accessories which completes the look, really pushes it close to a different price category. great looking bike none the less.

[@BikerTorque]

Thanks for that. Yes the options do push the price up

[@frankseymour4162]

Good review 👍

[@BikerTorque]

Cheers. Thanks for watching.

[@GC-xy2ec]

love the touches like the silver rear subframe . Looks like my TZR 3ma. Good job Yamaha

[@BikerTorque]

Agree they have done a great job with it

[@hachewie]

The styling is not too far from the ZZR 6oo styling.... but this definitely looks better (IMO). I really miss the ZZR.

[@BikerTorque]

Spot on, very similar styling Chewie. I feel like I need to buy an old ZZR OR GPZ

[@hachewie]

@@BikerTorque I'd love the ZZR1100. I like power.

[@RoadsOfOz]

Love the 80’s styling of this bike. The front light gives me Honda NSR 250 vibes. This bike gives all the 80’s feels (in looks) without the 80’s sports bike headaches (trying to source parts). I thought a thumbs down (which is also an issue with 80’s sports bikes) would be the lack of ability to fit and luggage to it. Even if you carried a backpack, you would be worried about scratching that rear fairing. But if you wanted a fun retro looking bike with all the modern gear, it would be hard to go past this.

[@BikerTorque]

Yeah, you’re spot on with the NSR vibes.

[@hachewie]

I'd love to try this bike and the normal XSR, then try the Kawasaki equivalent. SO many great bikes.

[@BikerTorque]

We are very lucky at the moment with the amount of choice we have as consumers, can’t think of to many new bikes that don’t at least tick a few boxes

[@ADingoTookMyDasco]

It's a great modern interpretation of the classic 80's styling, but I wish they'd gone with straight red & white like the RD500. Or borrow some styling from the 90's with the teal from the TZR250. Or, if they must go with yellow, put it on a white background, like they used to in the 80's, so it looks less obtrusive. And it's not like it's too hard for Yamaha. They've already released a Japan only fairing set in the RD500 colourway along with another in a FZ750 colour theme.

[@BikerTorque]

An RD500 clone would certainly look the goods

[@iansmith237]

I know it's an homage to the GP Marlboro colorway but the Ironman/MacDonald vibes actually makes me prefer the blacked out version which is a foreign feeling for me because I'm not a fan of black motorcycles. It is a bummer that it's not coming to the States (yet) simply because I'd love to see one pull up at bike nights. If we do get a version, I really hope it's in that gorgeous XSR900 blue colorway and I hope it comes with fairing mirrors instead of bar ends. As much as I prefer bar ends, fairing mirrors look better to me on sport bikes.

[@BikerTorque]

Fairing mirrors do look good, but love the style of the bar ends on this

[@iansmith237]

@@BikerTorque it is kinda cool that they went with a modern approach for the mirrors, fun contrast to the majority retro styling of the GP for sure. They're more fitting on the naked version to me personally.

[@andrewwitts1389]

Awesome bike and great review! I thought Tegan might have been on shaky ground when comparing the colour to McDonalds, literally the same colours as the Biker Torque logo 😂

[@BikerTorque]

Yep, true that, but Tegan is always on shakey ground

[@BikerTorque]

Great to catch up on that ride to Greenwell point Andrew

[@andrewwitts1389]

@@BikerTorque it was mate. I was hoping to catch you at breakfast torque this Sunday but am flying to Adelaide for work

[@Jacob99174]

The game is completely different now. Changed it on its head!

[@BikerTorque]

👍

[@elvincastro9479]

Sad that we don’t get that bike in the US will trade my trident in a heartbeat for that one. That Malboro style TZ250W don’t know why Yamaha didn’t bring it across the pond. But love the style of the bike a 100%

[@BikerTorque]

hopefully you'll get it in the US at some point

[@SomeRandoInternetPoster]

Loved the styling of this but you just killed it for me now haha “Looks like Mc Donald’s”. Once you see it, you can’t un see it 😂

[@BikerTorque]

It’s true

[@iand5706]

Awesome bike and great styling. Don’t know if I could own it. It would be like (me) wearing a G String at the beach….. betraying my age and embarrassing myself.

[@BikerTorque]

lol, now there's a visual

[@shanebuttress6274]

Funny looking brembos as far as the front calipers are concerned. Look a lot like the ones on my Mt10.

[@BikerTorque]

Yep, my bad, has a Brembo master cylinder

[@jaide1312]

I love the look of it, but I'm hoping they'll do a XSR700GP so I can actually afford it!

[@BikerTorque]

That would be a fun bike also

[@ganrajdeepsingh6662]

Thanks for the review😊 It looks great , i have seen it in the store it seems BIG TALL bike, or I am short 😅 i am 5'11 BTW. Mcdonalds ? Its has white in it and silver ! You visit maccas too many times ... Again it looks great but hey putting skin on a bike and charging over 20000 ? MaybeThey could have added two digital dials

[@BikerTorque]

It is quite tall, but still OK for me at 5’9”

[@BDHO73]

It’s a beautiful bike.

[@BikerTorque]

It certainly is, I think I still want one

[@Legotruck82]

How was the tiny headlight for night riding? Is it bright enough on low beam to be compared to other bikes?

[@BikerTorque]

It was definitely bright enough, surprisingly bright actually

[@Felipe_Motociclista]

Oh lord IT IS McDonald's!!! Now I can't unsee it 🤣🤣🤣

[@BikerTorque]

😂

[@chrisb9156]

Did I hear you say brembo brakes, I am pretty sure they are a Nissan rear and Yamahas own radial brakes up front ,l think you got that mixed up with the mt09sp which has brembos, having own a sport bike in the 80s l love the bike.

[@BikerTorque]

Hmmm, I’ll have to check that, may have mixed them up

[@BikerTorque]

Just check notes, it has a Brembo radial master cylinder, so apologies weren’t quite correct.

[@chrisb9156]

@@BikerTorque all good 👍

[@fabiena1787]

Didn't know Nissan made brakes. But Nissin... maybe.

[@yunbiaochen]

Can you tell me how to remove the DBkiller in the Akrapovič exhaust?

[@BikerTorque]

I assumed there would be some kind of baffling that could be removed, is that not the case?

[@jfro5867]

You might not be able to because it’s Euro5 homologated and I believe the db killers are fully welded in place.

[@kaykay8686]

Brembo brakes all around?

[@BikerTorque]

Brembo master cylinder, my bad, should have checked my notes

[@baumie461]

I like it 👌

[@BikerTorque]

How much?

[@baumie461]

@BikerTorque not that much 😉😀🍻

[@BikerTorque]

@@baumie461 😁

[@mattyh7060]

I'd take this over the R9, looks better, less aggressive riding position and doesn't pretend to be a full on sports bike.

[@BikerTorque]

I don't mind the look of the R9, but this one is more my style

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

If you’re going to manufacture (or buy) a liter superbike with sub 120H/P should look like this, not a 200H/P Ducati or R1M

[@BikerTorque]

So true

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

Would be a grand slam with 2 round headlamps

[@BikerTorque]

Agree that would look good also, but do really like what they’ve done with it

[@coastalhillbilly3419]

@@BikerTorque It’s a beautiful bike

[@BigBert]

Great review but not convinced of the look, sorry

[@BikerTorque]

I can understand that it won't be everyones cup of tea. Thanks for watching Big Bert.

[@Ninja-400-girl]

Vegetarian... UGG... well go to McDonalds and get the french fries!!!

[@BikerTorque]

lol, I agree, or just go somewhere better.

[@identitybiker]

Sorry but I can’t get past that squared front of the fairing. Just looks odd

[@BikerTorque]

I can see how some people wouldn’t like it. But I will say it looks so much better in real life.

[@paulcannell7188]

how is this a retro?

[@BikerTorque]

It looks like a classic retro sports bike to me, straight out of the 80s. Not all retros are roadsters

[@paulcannell7188]

@ different definition of a retro to me then. Cooling fins and carbs.