When i bought my xsr900 a friend of mine complained that it has to many electronics. Personally i think its great, that tiny safety net allows me todo wheelies at 72 years old. I love it.
I got the 2024 ktm 390 duke 6 months ago, It is my 6th motorcycle and I think it might be my first keeper, so I totally can relate. When you begin riding motorcycles you quickly learn you might need two bikes for when one is in getting service. Similar to mountain bikes, I have two hardtails and I’m always looking to build a third😂 I have a 2007 ktm 990 superduke that I am ready to replace for a newer 1000cc naked bike, I think this Yamaha xsr900 checks all the boxes. I was leaning more to the ktm 990 duke but it is much more expensive and possibly less reliable then the Yamaha. Although the ktms are stepping it up in quality and reliability. People rave about Japanese bikes. I’ve only had triumph, ktm, Ducati.
Yep.. Full Power Upshifts is the Golden Goose.. Save like 1/2 second in the quarter mile. Is there any reason to downshift with positive engine power when you have the blipper to do that for you?
Great little side-by-side review of the two bikes. Good to hear the clip-ons are not wrist killers. XSRs sound fantastic with aftermarket exhausts .. Yoshimura or Kelpi are the bomb. Cheers.
That Yoshi exhaust makes it sound like my old MV Agusta Dragster RR with the HP Corse exhaust. LOVING THAT. I think I see an XSR GP with Yoshi and full fairing in my future.
Yamaha have played an absolute marketing blinder with that GP model. Perfect for the older weekend warrior with a loose wallet. I ride a push bike everywhere most days. Approsching that junction with the red van, I'd glance back over my right shoulder, move out to the centre of the road then cover the brakes and probably slow down a little (maybe even stand up on the pedals too) especially given the limited room available due to the oncoming vehicles. That way, red van man can get up to whatever myopic foolishness he wants but he won't affect me at all. If you're on two wheels, whether leg or petrol powered, you've no option but to anticipate *EVERYTHING* about any vehicle crossing situation as a potential threat to your well-being.
I think this may have been skipped over, but it appears that the GP version gets the same upgraded KYB Forks with the high-speed compression adjuster on the bottom of the fork from the MT-09SP.
Enjoyed that. Like both, just bought the XSR900 rather than the GP because it will be more practical for everything really. Funny how for every UA-camr who wants cruise another says why has it got it? Can’t win. It will be the first bike I’ve had with it and tbh due to the amount of average speed cameras literally everywhere it will be useful.
Whenever I see a rod closed sign I always ask myself "How closed is it really?" Usually not completely (especially on a bike), and sometimes not at all. Always worth having a go as long as you have a couple of neurons to rub together.
I’d still add an aftermarket bikini fairing on the stock bike and save up for the Akrapovic (sic) pipe. I don’t carry pillion passengers so I’d cover that ugly spot with the cowling or fit a top box. Camera needs to tip up a bit. One of the Triumph Thruxtons had bars like that so you could still fit that cowling fairing. Definitely limited to a backpack 🎒. Sheene would probably give you two fingers if he thought you were Lawson. Colour doesn’t make much difference to the visually impaired and stupid as we just saw!
I had ‘original’ XSR900 back in 2016 - superb addictive triple - the GP colours are fab - but for £12k I’d say the MT09SP 2024 with upgraded brakes and suspension is surely a bargain in comparison? Now if only the new XSR also had brembos and ohlins …
I'd go for the GP .... just get the belly pan .. fabricate a better tail tidy as that one is too long still and as with you Mark a longer can . Great review .... and show the "Rozzers" the footage of the old prick pulling out ... he needs a stern word .
I’m still waiting for the RD,s to come back hope it’s soon. The only problem is the engine take it out and put a 2-stroke in lol. Joking aside I would have the 2-nd one may be Alan Millard can fit a RD 500cc LC power valve engine in that frame if he can’t get me the RD engine and are fit it no joking aside the 2-nd one would be for me with four pipes coming out the back like a RD 500 now that would look the nuts or Ducati look.
Now I actually own an xsr900, not the gp tho. This test does not show its potential at all. This is NOT a dad bike cruiser and should not be ridden as such. It’s a hooligan bike, you take it out, you ring it out like you stole it for 2-3 hours and the you go home again.. I do love the word ’twat’ appears here😅
I guess I don't care to pay lots extra for a styling exercise, which is also 15-pounds extra weight and compromised riding position to look like a retro racer. Standard for me.
Agree.. I don't like how yamaha covered up that Beautiful Black frame and Engine on the GP.. why hide the most beautiful engine/frame assembly in the Bizz? Frankly my '23 XSR Blue could be the most beautiful but I'm biased!
All part of defensive riding, he probably couldn't see you as you were obscured by two parked cars as he approached the junction, and if you had looked to see which was he was looking you could have predicted that he was going to pull out without stopping. Not suggesting he was in the right, but better observation would have lessoned the odds of you colliding with him.
I know it’s easy for me to say but, Lucky man, If you had been focusing on your riding you may have spotted the driver not looking and predicted he was pulling out on you. PS not to mention the lack of life savers, lane hogging and poor consideration for learner drivers
Yamaha has made some ugly roadsters in recent year, especially anything with XSR in their name. Too many odd angles and plumbing on show, but add the plastic and the GP is a real beauty. I hope they do well with it.
A BIG round headlight, higher bars and a usable (5 gallon!) fuel tank and the GP would be worthy of purchase. Crap-on bars make for an uncomfortable ride. I don't ride on a track and I don't ride as if I were on a track. And I am olde. 🙂 It's not as if either bike were fugly, they aren't. But the GP could be made, dare I say it (DARE! DARE!) more attractive with a ROUND headligh and no more crap-on bars. And that bigger tank so I can actually go somewhere without having to stop for fuel all the time. Wouldn't it be loverly? Indeed. We too have our fair share of twatlings here in Amurica. These creatures just pull out or walk in front of you without hesitation let alone looking where they are going. Scum. SS in commiefornia, USA.
Had the triumph 675r Daytona, best race type bike for the backroads twisties. But as you say after awhile all that weight gets to the palms of your hands. I left naked bikes to try the 675r but I’m going back to 1000cc naked bikes, you still get all the performance and a little more comfort, especially after about one and a half hours. You still feel like riding. I think too on some rough backroads a standard can be more fun to negotiate.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Specifications
3:56 - Pricing
4:40 - Sound TEST
6:00 - XSR900 RIDE
29:46 - XSR900 GP RIDE
33:07 - SOMEONE tried to knock me off!
33:50 - GP ride continued
51:32 - Summary
When i bought my xsr900 a friend of mine complained that it has to many electronics. Personally i think its great, that tiny safety net allows me todo wheelies at 72 years old. I love it.
I own a 2023 XSR. Just a brilliant all round bike. May even be my first keeper, it's that good
I got the 2024 ktm 390 duke 6 months ago, It is my
6th motorcycle and I think it might be my first keeper, so I totally can relate. When you begin riding motorcycles you quickly learn you might need two bikes for when one is in getting service. Similar to mountain bikes, I have two hardtails and I’m always looking to build a third😂
I have a 2007 ktm 990 superduke that I am ready to replace for a newer 1000cc naked bike, I think this Yamaha xsr900 checks all the boxes. I was leaning more to the ktm 990 duke but it is much more expensive and possibly less reliable then the Yamaha. Although the ktms are stepping it up in quality and reliability. People rave about Japanese bikes. I’ve only had triumph, ktm, Ducati.
XSR900 QuickShifter does not require the throttle to be closed during up-shifts, only during down-shifts (from the manual).
Yep.. Full Power Upshifts is the Golden Goose.. Save like 1/2 second in the quarter mile. Is there any reason to downshift with positive engine power when you have the blipper to do that for you?
Yeah, cruise control should be on all bikes except the tiny underpowered ones, if you know how to use it no more speeding tickets.
Great little side-by-side review of the two bikes. Good to hear the clip-ons are not wrist killers.
XSRs sound fantastic with aftermarket exhausts .. Yoshimura or Kelpi are the bomb.
Cheers.
That Yoshi exhaust makes it sound like my old MV Agusta Dragster RR with the HP Corse exhaust. LOVING THAT. I think I see an XSR GP with Yoshi and full fairing in my future.
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Put a orange next to the Legend Red paint and tell me the paint is orange..
Yamaha have played an absolute marketing blinder with that GP model. Perfect for the older weekend warrior with a loose wallet.
I ride a push bike everywhere most days. Approsching that junction with the red van, I'd glance back over my right shoulder, move out to the centre of the road then cover the brakes and probably slow down a little (maybe even stand up on the pedals too) especially given the limited room available due to the oncoming vehicles. That way, red van man can get up to whatever myopic foolishness he wants but he won't affect me at all. If you're on two wheels, whether leg or petrol powered, you've no option but to anticipate *EVERYTHING* about any vehicle crossing situation as a potential threat to your well-being.
Only reason I made it to 60, lack of trust and anticipation, keys to longevity.😊
I think this may have been skipped over, but it appears that the GP version gets the same upgraded KYB Forks with the high-speed compression adjuster on the bottom of the fork from the MT-09SP.
I've just got the Gp , great bike
They would sell a ton of these GPs in the States if they introduced them to our market here.
We have the gp version here in europe greece they are so beautiful!!! Also kawasaki ninja zx6r you have in usa too is so beautiful
Enjoyed that. Like both, just bought the XSR900 rather than the GP because it will be more practical for everything really. Funny how for every UA-camr who wants cruise another says why has it got it? Can’t win. It will be the first bike I’ve had with it and tbh due to the amount of average speed cameras literally everywhere it will be useful.
Quick shift up on XSR900 without laying off throttle. Quick shift down you must be off throttle.
@@matthewward7457 yes
Whenever I see a rod closed sign I always ask myself "How closed is it really?" Usually not completely (especially on a bike), and sometimes not at all. Always worth having a go as long as you have a couple of neurons to rub together.
exactly.
I’d still add an aftermarket bikini fairing on the stock bike and save up for the Akrapovic (sic) pipe. I don’t carry pillion passengers so I’d cover that ugly spot with the cowling or fit a top box. Camera needs to tip up a bit. One of the Triumph Thruxtons had bars like that so you could still fit that cowling fairing. Definitely limited to a backpack 🎒. Sheene would probably give you two fingers if he thought you were Lawson.
Colour doesn’t make much difference to the visually impaired and stupid as we just saw!
I had ‘original’ XSR900 back in 2016 - superb addictive triple - the GP colours are fab - but for £12k I’d say the MT09SP 2024 with upgraded brakes and suspension is surely a bargain in comparison? Now if only the new XSR also had brembos and ohlins …
YAMAHA! I'M IN MY MID 50s. I HAVE MONEY! PLEASE BRING THE XSR900GP TO THE STATES!
The GP sounds like the Modern Yamaha RD350LC
How about a Christian Sarron two blue and yellow edition and a Kenny Roberts yellow edition. 😍😍😍😍😍
That driver did not look right at all, his head was locked to the left.
I'd go for the GP .... just get the belly pan .. fabricate a better tail tidy as that one is too long still and as with you Mark a longer can . Great review .... and show the "Rozzers" the footage of the old prick pulling out ... he needs a stern word .
Nice!
They're both great bikes.
I’d take either bike home 😍
Perfectly sums up today. Riding along a 20mph road to find they block BOTH lanes of the road to resurface it. All common sense gone.
Don’t be ridiculous ride 2hrs on motorways to a Silverstone track day of course you need cruise!
Thanks for your review.
I got one before your test but it’s a smashing bike. I’m made up with it.
please bring the GP to the US!
I’m still waiting for the RD,s to come back hope it’s soon. The only problem is the engine take it out and put a 2-stroke in lol. Joking aside I would have the 2-nd one may be Alan Millard can fit a RD 500cc LC power valve engine in that frame if he can’t get me the RD engine and are fit it no joking aside the 2-nd one would be for me with four pipes coming out the back like a RD 500 now that would look the nuts or Ducati look.
Very sexy gp look, the original RVF 750 is my all time fave.
I think I'd rather have the MT-09. 😍
Now I actually own an xsr900, not the gp tho. This test does not show its potential at all. This is NOT a dad bike cruiser and should not be ridden as such. It’s a hooligan bike, you take it out, you ring it out like you stole it for 2-3 hours and the you go home again.. I do love the word ’twat’ appears here😅
I know that but when you borrow a demo Yamaha and publish a video online, everything published must be legal....if you catch my drift.
Cruise control is only practical IN town, to keep below speed limits!
wait, they don't have the same swingarm?!?!?!?
I guess I don't care to pay lots extra for a styling exercise, which is also 15-pounds extra weight and compromised riding position to look like a retro racer. Standard for me.
but...but...it looks sooo good.
Kenny Roberts ?
Kenny Roberts was late 70's, early 80's so the livery was a little different, but close enough.
Hope you don’t come across my wife on the road lol. She hates moving over for bikes. We had a massive argument about it me being a biker 😂
I don't like the GP version. I love the XSR900. I prefer my SCR950. Nick
Agree.. I don't like how yamaha covered up that Beautiful Black frame and Engine on the GP.. why hide the most beautiful engine/frame assembly in the Bizz? Frankly my '23 XSR Blue could be the most beautiful but I'm biased!
Need to put some money in the cuss jar...lol
All part of defensive riding, he probably couldn't see you as you were obscured by two parked cars as he approached the junction, and if you had looked to see which was he was looking you could have predicted that he was going to pull out without stopping.
Not suggesting he was in the right, but better observation would have lessoned the odds of you colliding with him.
the GP is a looker, but overall I feel its just too much for what it is.
almost make out the M..uh..A.. hahahaha
I know it’s easy for me to say but, Lucky man, If you had been focusing on your riding you may have spotted the driver not looking and predicted he was pulling out on you. PS not to mention the lack of life savers, lane hogging and poor consideration for learner drivers
Are you surprised by the woeful driving these days? We live in a dumbed-down world, old chap.
Some people like the look of the GP model. But I am not a fan of it. The screen is a bonus but not essential.
Yamaha has made some ugly roadsters in recent year, especially anything with XSR in their name. Too many odd angles and plumbing on show, but add the plastic and the GP is a real beauty. I hope they do well with it.
i had the 2016 anniversary edition, one of the best looking bikes i ever saw.
Lot of your info is incorrect, I own these bikes.
I look forward to your expert review...please do tell me what I got wrong...or are you just one of those?
A BIG round headlight, higher bars and a usable (5 gallon!) fuel tank and the GP would be worthy of purchase. Crap-on bars make for an uncomfortable ride. I don't ride on a track and I don't ride as if I were on a track. And I am olde. 🙂
It's not as if either bike were fugly, they aren't. But the GP could be made, dare I say it (DARE! DARE!) more attractive with a ROUND headligh and no more crap-on bars. And that bigger tank so I can actually go somewhere without having to stop for fuel all the time. Wouldn't it be loverly? Indeed.
We too have our fair share of twatlings here in Amurica. These creatures just pull out or walk in front of you without hesitation let alone looking where they are going. Scum.
SS in commiefornia, USA.
Had the triumph 675r Daytona, best race type bike for the backroads twisties. But as you say after awhile all that weight gets to the palms of your hands. I left naked bikes to try the 675r but I’m going back to 1000cc naked bikes, you still get all the performance and a little more comfort, especially after about one and a half hours. You still feel like riding. I think too on some rough backroads a standard can be more fun to negotiate.
You get pissed at other drivers yet you were driving worse… wtf
How was I 'DRIVING' although you probably meant riding, worse?