Yamaha XSR700 Legacy Review: Is Simpler Sometimes Better?

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[@alanhayward6719]

Yamaha, see that round thing that tells you how fast you're going? Stick it in the MIDDLE!

[@sportstermissions]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@landonfolken03]

Seriously, plus it's just kind of sticking out. Tuck it down a tad, or come up with some sort of simple protection for it that still looks good with the bike.

[@J2I3H]

Look at the 2016 model...

[@clann8718]

The only good deal for xsr700 is to buy second hand 2016 model. You can get it cheap, and it is still basically the same bike 👌

[@adiohead]

The only good deal for an XSR700 is to buy a second hand XSR900. 😉

[@jaide1312]

That's what I did, and I've been loving it for the past 7 months!

[@GeometryDashKenaz]

The 700 sounds better and looks better. Sorry I don't want a 900 🤷🏾‍♂️ ​@@adiohead

[@corvinhua4479]

Sometimes I miss my XSR700. Why do you need a full colour TFT? For watching movies? When you're on a bike, your eyes should be on the road and only glance at the display for quick info. I don't care for all the tech and rider modes etc. I'm happy with a basic reliable bike with a nice engine note any day.

[@VMinoda]

exactly. I can't fathom why you'd need a TFT display on a goddamn bike.

[@jonathanmargrave7220]

Got the 2022 version in black and gold. Upgraded the exhaust to Akrapovic, bar end mirrors added, tail tidy changed and a few other bits. My 1st big bike and I love it. Gives me everything I need exactly when I need it. The dash is perfect don’t need any more. Helps me learn to ride the bike as it should be ridden.

[@deus2645]

When it comes to Yamaha their bike will lack of features, mid performance, and expensive but their bikes design are topnotch I think they are my top 1 producing best looking bikes in the market. When it comes to reliability probably it will outlast any European brands and they are cheaper to maintain due to many OEM parts in the market.

[@Hyu938]

Wish we have more motorcycle like this, where we get only the basic of the basic features or where we can choose what features we want to have

[@claesnorell8702]

Why isn’t it cheaper? What stuff is on it that warrants the to my mind high price?

[@davideccles1617]

I’ve just bought a XSR 700 i actually enjoy the simplicity 😊

[@leeinwis]

Fook ride by wire, I love a cable..

[@J2I3H]

Good choice, plenty of cool mods to do

[@Otterplus]

High pipe? rubber insert spiked pegs? Basic drivetrain? “Knobby” tires? It feels like they intended to make a scrambler but changed their mind halfway. Throw some spoked wheels on it and you’re done

[@skaraborgcraft]

Media connectivity on a motorcyle? What for, so you can update your facebook profile while in the fast lane of the M1? I feel old. People used to ride bikes for the experience, seems younger people need to be doing something with their thumbs at all times . Be nice if it had tubeless spoked wheels.

[@SrikanthPRABHA7]

I’m happy with my Speed Twin 900. Gets lots of attention and the retro look, punchy exhaust are sweet. I love my bike

[@tonybarton3746]

I wish we where given the choice of either all the electric extras or for me just abs , never ever used cruise control, rain mode , sports mode etc . What’s wrong with good throttle and clutch control.😊😊👍👍

[@petewatson9866]

I reminds me of my Rd from the 80’s

[@leeinwis]

I had a RD200, first bike..

[@floydonwheels]

Got one of these last year, great fun to ride. Easy to flip about, nice bit of grunt when you push it. Like the simplistic build and makes you ride it properly. Only complaint is the seat, really uncomfortable after an hour. Standard exhaust looks ok, but is quiet. Fancy the replacement one, but £1800 is a lot. Good bike and good review Bob 👍

[@s.venkateswarpatnaik2484]

Dear MotoBob Nice review.Yamaha XSR700 twin engine is an advantage in 700 cc category over the other motorcycles.Yamaha done a good work with Twin engine😊

[@VespaNuman]

I have the 2020 XSR700 X-tribute so essentially the earlier version of this. Ultimately, it's just a really fun, versatile bike that looks decent. I've commuted on it, done a few easy green lanes, took a trip to the Picos and Pyrenees on it, and countless b roads. As with the MT07, the fit and finish of some of the components, especially the swingarm and coolant pipes leaves a lot to be desired, but other than that I don't have many complaints. I bought a used high mount Akrapovic for £600, which looks and sounds great.

[@jimzenglish1]

Slipper clutch would be nice but you don’t need ride modes and traction control on a 72hp bike.

[@haste953]

I believe every single company should make a motorcycle trim without all of the tech. I have a 2013 CB600F Hornet and never have I felt, damn I wish I had traction control or damn I wish I had wheelie control. It's a 100+ hp bike I know and I do have ABS but I'm not that good of a rider to need it disabled but I'm also not enough of a crazy rider to need all of those aids. My next bike is hopefully a brand new R1 but I wish it didn't have power delivery modes, traction control, slide control, lift control and launch control. Just give me a quickshifter, abs and that's it. They could do an R1 Legacy and just remove what I mentioned and put as an optional tech package. No slipper clutch is stupid though

[@jaide1312]

Maybe I'm weird, but when I'm riding my XSR 700 I really don't feel like more power or tech would add to the experience in any way. The power hits that sweet spot where there's plenty to go around for all situations and it's fun to open up fully, without being excessive to the point where you hardly ever give it full throttle. And the dash great! Not as great as the twin clocks of a Z650RS, but I definitely prefer it over a TFT, especially the ones that Yamaha offers. You really hit the nail on the head with the simplicity being a selling point. Tech wise it's on the same level as a Royal Enfield 650, even the 900cc Triumph retros have more features, which arguably detract from a retro bike that's supposed to be motorcycling at it's purest.

[@mcrb1776]

I have the 2022 one, looks grand, hoot to drive.

[@leekingham9131]

I actually really like this

[@bdsurfer13]

Sometimes less is more. And I'd stick with tires that are more scrambler-esc

[@chrisb5986]

Not every bike has to be a technology blizzard. My Z900RS is delightfully simple.

[@javiervar494]

Good video 👌 I like this bike, simple. ✌️

[@stewy62]

Personally I like simple 🇬🇧

[@salib3k]

Manufactureres should take note to have at least a couple of bikes from their lineups which are limited in their tech & features. There are some of us who still look for simplicity on the top of their list of considerations - which is why I went for a T7 when looking for an all-round ADV.

[@jonathanarocho893]

The bike hasnt changed in years. Its a retro MT07. I had an XSR900 and it was great.

[@joepotter7763]

There is no question the CP2 is a great engine, but the competition has finally caught up and surpassed it. For an out and out fun bike with the basic tech I would argue it's the generations sv650. But for similar money there is now alot more choice. I think it's difficult to find a "bad/rubbish" bike and it's all down to how it makes you feel as an individual and how much you can afford.

[@78Outlaw]

Love my XSR700 XTribute for the fact it is old school riding, and light, basically same bike as Legacy but cost more new and bar different paint job and headlights. I prefer cables to ride by wire having ridden both and you really need to ride the XSR to keep up with quicker more modern bikes and rev match etc which is all part of the fun. Wee hooligan bikes. As said before those MT60RS I think are way better than most road tyres all year round, wet and slippy roads and on gravel and they do switch on quick, get sticky with heat being a SuperMoto tyre, great in wet, The seat height is a actually about 840mm ish and seat looks pretty much same as XTribute, I take mine green laning and on back roads and so on reflection would have bought the Ducati Desert Sled tho the early L twin bikes are soft mechanical whereas that CP2 is a peach, What about the Fantic Rob?

[@JOEBOWERY]

Wife is now liking the ,24 XSR700, "highly acceptable", I dig the '24 and this edition, somewhat worried about the non-slipper clutch, however I don't really ever notice the dry clutch on my Hypermotared and old school Harley Davidson clutch, however the bike isn't for me... this version is very cool looking.

[@farmoboy83]

The price is too high for low spec suspension, no eletronic aids, no slipper clutch. Yamaha is being greed with mt07 and this one

[@pimozidecentre9189]

In Australia we only get the restricted version, and it costs 3 grand more than an SV650

[@Alex-kp2db]

I had a "85 Nighthawk 700S and my buddy a "86 Radion 600. Man we rode the shit out of those bikes. If it didnt fit in our pockets it didnt come with. Both were absolutly perfect.

[@brianglendenning1632]

There is a guy I do not know who lives not far from me. I have come across him when heading out or coming back for rides in the excellent country roads not far from where we live. He has an MT07 with an Akro exhaust, and on the sound per $ measure his bike shites all over my s1000r, and $ per usable performance he is ahead. The xsr700 might partially solve the fugly issue for the mt07…BMW has not solved that problem for the s1000r…

[@J2I3H]

What did you say about aftermarket exhausts?!😂 All of them sound louder than original. Mine has the keovince underbelly exhaust. No cat, without db killer it sounds like war.

[@georgedoolittle7574]

Yamaha verus Honda been going on for 50 Years now actually so how the 21st Century variant plays out definitely worth a look absolutely. Not sure which bikes of mine I like better Yamaha or Honda but would be nice to see what's going on with the whole FJ1300 versus ST1300 if they still even make them these days.

[@AsmodeusT]

I am all for taking the XSR700 stripping it back to basics and getting it out at a... hold up... you want to charge MORE after stripping it back? I'm sorry, you've lost me with that one.

[@Wasabi-one]

Should come with slipper clutch and quickshifter. Up at least.

[@davetaylor4741]

I was quite taken with that until you said the seat height. The standard exhaust is horrible. The upgrade a bit better. The next version will probably be all whistles and bells plus several thousand dearer. Shame about the seat height.

[@michalnemsak7886]

With this engine I’d rather take the Fantic Cabllero, personally.

[@graytower1786]

i like this simplestic of xsr700 but i will be glad if they put atleast assist and slipper clutch for more safety

[@AdamForeman]

It's a shame that it's over priced for what it is. But I can see it selling in Asia, India and Africa

[@zaphodbeeblebrox4574]

Sounds like a 'real' bike to me ... and the better for it.

[@dalemeadows225]

That exhaust header 😖 Yamaha are putting out the ugliest exhausts these days

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Nothing like a trash-can sized catalyzer under otherwise nice looking bike these days.

[@MikiMaisam]

What a missed opportunity to fit a pair of old school clocks... it would look amazing, this asymmetrical circular digital screen is awful

[@ozyrob1]

Simplistic has a different meaning to simple.

[@AgisPetikides]

Very nice bike but too expensive compared to the mt 07

[@howesteve966]

WTF is that dash?!!!? No! Just no!

[@lukejamesquinn]

That's the xsr old dash.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Look at the trees, roads, birds, flowers, hills, not the stupid "dash". And stop staring at a cell phone screen all day. The universe is bigger than 5-inches.

[@TheMotociclist]

@@exothermal.sprocket corect, because of that, im riding gen 1 Busa 🤣🤣🤣 to cover all univers ❤️

[@howesteve966]

@@exothermal.sprocket i own an 07 sv650s. And my dash is better. If I'm paying top dollar I want something similar if not better. I don't want or need all the BS modern bikes have. But to pay the same price and get this crap is an insult. Don't defend BS and be honest. That dash is pure balls.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

@@TheMotociclist Because Hayabusa riders are so interested in 689 twins. Who are you kidding?

[@Jagknorr]

I HATE bikes with 1,000 buttons and cubes all over them. The africa twin is an atrocity when i went to the honda dealer. I like the middle weights and lower bikes because they arnt bursting with power and don’t need 100 driver aids to actually drive it.

[@claesnorell8702]

Simple? OK,if you like that, no problem. But why does the base model start at £8300? That’s a lot of money for basic. I paid £8700 for a brand new Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory last summer, and that’s a hell of a lot more bike for very similar money.

[@MrBTRDAYZ]

2020 Vitpilen 701

[@ozyrob1]

I'm not one for the modern looking transformers styling in new bikes but the MT 07 looks better than this. The XSR 7 is pretty hideous.

[@geoffluxon3194]

Way to expensive 😢

[@mikebartram6001]

That is one pig ugly exhaust, just doesn't suit the style.

[@throttlehungry4821]

Commentator ... not a rider ... stick to 300 and 400s plz

[@cliveomahoney4096]

I wonder if you could tell you're adoring fans just what type of maniac would buy a bare bones bike.....and then, spend £2k on an exhaust that will increase, the relatively feeble hp, by 0%? You really are a strange cove, imo.

[@TheMotociclist]

CF moto 700 clx ….much better value, best equipment ,

[@magi5587]

is that the chinese one?

[@specialcircs]

Agree, looks fantastic and you can buy in the UK now for £4999!

[@TheMotociclist]

@@magi5587 yes....chineze...🤣🤣🤣 Kawa engine, Kyb suspension, Continental electronics, spanish brakes, full led, cruise control, Abs, Pirelli tires, 74 HP....maybe fuel tank and some plastics are made in China....and btw....most of the Bmw engines except 1250 are made in Thailand..🤔🤔🤔

[@magi5587]

@@TheMotociclist thanks for the info that's very interesting, i think some the bmw engines are also made in china and the entry ones are made in India for there 300cc lines, though maybe they have moved production.

[@jimzenglish1]

I’ve ridden both, the engine and finish on the CLX doesn’t come close to the XSR.

[@nicomonkeyboy]

PRICE... not price point. SIMPLE... not simplistic. Stop shoe-horning syllables in to make the script sound more clevererer...

[@Alexfreimuth]

Welcome to 2024.

[@Dr._Nope]

Clever*

[@nicomonkeyboy]

@@Dr._Nope Whoosh #ThatsTheJoke

[@Dr._Nope]

@nicomonkeyboy Not my fault you have bad jokes. Lol

[@Ramonatho]

When you get upset about something that does not matter in the slightest