VOL. 53 ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY 17, 2016 P91
Yamaha's neo-retro range expands with a feisty old-school styled triple
JUST FOR KICKS
BY JON URRY
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY YAMAHA
C
an you have too
much of a good
thing? In the case
of Yamaha's FZ range it
certainly seems not, as
both the parallel twin and
inline triple are selling
like wildfire all over the
world. With this in mind, it
comes as no surprise that
the firm is busily capital-
izing on its success by
using the basic platform
to create a raft of varia-
tions, the latest of which
is the XSR900.
Like the XSR700 that
Cycle News tested a few
issues ago, the XSR900
is essentially an FZ-09
with styling alterations to
make it appear a bit more
retro. Like the parallel
twin, the triple gets new
round lights, a cool round
LCD dash, aluminum
details, a new style of
tank cover and a slightly
modified subframe that
not only subtly alters the
riding position, it also
boosts the XSR's seat
height by 0.6 inches.
