VOL. 52 ISSUE 30 JULY 28, 2015 P25
YAMAHA CONFIRMS XSR700
Y
amaha has just released images of
the new XSR700, a custom-inspired
machine based off the FZ-07 roadbike
that's been selling out across the world.
The XSR700 is the production version
of the custom FZ-07 build by Japanese
legend Shinya Kimura, and channels
the company's 1970s style but with the
modern technologies present in the FZ.
Unveiled under Yamaha's 'Faster Sons'
concept, the XSR700 is basically an FZ
with revised bodywork, but the beauty of
the machine is that it will appeal much
more to the custom and café-racer
crowd.
The engine is the same 270° crank,
689cc parallel-twin as found in the FZ, as are the
suspension, chassis, swingarm and brakes. A sin-
gle round headlight sits in front of a revised, round
LCD dash, reworked tank in old-school green or
silver and pulled-back scrambler-style
handlebar. There's a slightly taller seat
matched to a reworked subframe
and a pin-stripe-stitched seat.
And finally out back is an ultra
cool round LED taillight that
perfectly matches the
front.
Yamaha will no
doubt be aim-
ing at the Ducati
Scrambler with the
XSR700 and might
draw a few cus-
tomers away from
Bologna thanks
to the XSR's retail
price of $6990.
A full list of specs
and dealer details
will be released in
November.
Rennie
Scaysbrook
PHOTO
COURTESY
OF
YAMAHA
The deluge of new
models from Yamaha
just got retro with
the XSR700.
