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- DO NOT build a cafe racer and ruin your bike! Instead get yourself a Yamaha XSR700! Yamaha crushed it with this bike not only in the styling of it, but also in the performance!
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63 year old GW rider here, I really enjoy your videos and the way you guys present yourself. You guys really know motorcycles and it shows. Keep those videos coming, I’ll watch them. Good job guys, you are a very positive example of the motorcycle enthusiast.
My brother in Christ Jesus, if I bought every bike that you made a video on with the title "Why you have to have, buy or need this bike" I'd need a garage twice the size as Jay "the chin" Leno's garage.
I live in Louisiana and I'm gonna come to Pennsylvania to buy a bike from SRK Cycles and ride it back home and record my ride home.
What part in louisiana?
Gretna, LA. About 10 minutes south of New Orleans, LA.
That’s goated, I’m from Port Sulphur
@@ericphillips6376 I'm an hour south of Monroe
I'm from Bon Temps
Xsr700 is my first motorcycle and I am loving it! Owned it since March and haven't regretted the choice one bit!
Hey man, how’d it go with the 700 after a year? I’m thinking of getting one as a first bike
@@joeschmoe2697 I've actually had it for a little over 2 years now. Awesome first bike! Very torquey for a beginner at first, but just mind your throttle as much as you can at first, and you will be fine. After 2 years, I've been ready to upgrade my bike to something faster, but it's still an awesome bike
How much did you pay for insurance given that it was your first bike? I’m planing on getting one as my first bike this fall.
Before you go buy a cafe racer, watch Sean as he rides a bike designed by a guy who may have seen a picture of a cafe racer once.
Yep it's def not a cafe. Kinda reminds me of those weird Moto Guzzi. Can't remember the model though.
Hes the type of guy who abused drugs, found god, and now needs to drill into everyone's head because he can stay clean.
I wish your shop was still open! 😭 I got into bikes at the wrong time when your shop closed 😭 Prayerfully, I will have my first bike soon by Gods grace 🙌🏼
but it's not a cafe racer ... its a retro. Slap some drop handlebars or clip-ons on it and then we can talk cafe racer ...
have to agree. It's more of a retro standard. Without the drop bars, it's not really a cafe because the seating position is wrong.
One other problem, if you're riding a cafe racer, it's not real unless you're wearing a leather helmet and aviator goggles. :D
@@honkerman74 this is true .. lol 😂🤣
💯 Agree. Definitely no cafe racer
Where it the cafe cowl? Hmm
Dude this is a modern retro, not at all a cafe racer..
It can be a cafe racer if you modify it a bit..
Exactly
For me it is about the looks but also nostalgia. My dad had an '80 XS400 he bought brand new. He rode it, both my brothers rode it and eventually it came down to me and I rode it for about six years from '99 to about '05. Best time in my life and I'm finally in a position where I can get another bike. Not long ago I found out Yamaha continued the XS series and I'm absolutely ecstatic to get my hands on a new and improved XS.
My dad had a Park Avenue. Mom had a Buick Century. I can't ride motorcycles. But I'm going to try and learn.
The reason why they do that... release them elsewhere and then bring em to the states.
They can only do so much testing. They want to release a new bike in a smaller market, but not too small.
India and the US are their two biggest markets. They released it in France first to get a feel for complaints.
IT gives them a chance to fix sht befroire it reaches their biggest markets.
I owned this bike and I absolutely love it!!!
I don't want another bike, this has everything I want.
Is good for two pasengrrs
Still like the bike. Or traded it in for a Lincoln Town Car.
The original British Café Racers were just modified road bikes to race from one cafe or set destination to another.
Definitely a nice bike. Not as much of a “cafe” style as it could be! Looks fun. Ride safe.
Is that what you say to people instead of "bye", "take care", "have a good one", "see you next week"?
"Ride safe" ?
How about giving it a cooler touch: "Ride on". "Ride easy". "Ride away". "Ride". "Ride low". "Ride high". "Ride the night". "Ride with God". "Ride the wind". "Ride the grind". "Ride the fight". "Ride the red wave." "Ride recondite"
Why is he comparing a classic Austin to a Miata i thought he was gonna say a 240z or a Toyota 2000gt would have been more suitable lol
Funny. Yeah, that one sorta through me for a loop, too. He has to be sarcastic, on this point. Or crazy....
Its because the Miata was specifically made to be a "British sports car" and it did it better than us brits did
That was the point I stopped watching
@@project_adderall4139 L
Miata is spot on. Mazda’s target for the Miata was the Lotus Elan. Arguably one of the best sports cars ever made. It even looks like an Elan. Mazda said they used the Elan as their target when they first created the Miata because they saw it as the quintessential British sports car. As well as the best handling. So, I guess technically he should have shown an Elan instead of an Austin Healy first.
I’m extremely happy with my XSR700. It’s a great around town cruiser or commuter but with plenty of power without being bananas like the 900. Also the CP2 just sounds amazing with an exhaust. I have the Akrapovic Titanium borrowed from the FZ on mine and with the baffle out it’s intoxicating.
Have you the option of putting bags on it and touring?
I just bought one. Got shipped this week waiting on the dealer to get it and assemble it. I'm excited.
so awesome! - do you think I can get away with this as a beginner rider/owner?
@@omariwest9068 I'm beginner too and looking to buy something . I'm looking to test ride xsr700, sv650 , triumph speed 400 , will make a decision afterwards
"No bananas. All intoxicating." Is that the company line for this bike? I may have to test ride one. Thanks for perking my interest.
I've watched too many videos.. as he attempts the wheelie, I'm thinking to myself, "there's usually cops over that bridge, Sean."
Good thing the wheelie didn't work out.
Tries to do wheelie...cop sitting behind hill...thats my luck
Where's the cop??
I see a white VW Jetta with roof racks lol.
Would have fooled a lot of people.
Almost reminds me of the 650 Yamaha I rode back in the 70's. Even similar in the tank color scheme. I'm not crazy about the looks of the headlight and the speedometer but I could live with it.
It has a ton of aftermarket parts and it’s easily customizable so it’s pretty easy to swap out parts; there are so many awesome builds of this bike out there, from scramblers to sport versions
Italians invented Cafe Raisers long before Britts even know what a cafe was!
But the Brits invented handlebars. So...chicken or the egg?
@@Frip36 I would say the Brits are real Chickens!
I love it when I can find a UA-cam channel that loves two things that I do: motorcycles and God
I actually wanted to rent a Tracer 7 lately, ended up with a XSR. Brilliant, fun bike! It was a blast! :)
How is the XSR? I love how it looks and want
@@Illness.og. Great fun! Nice design with the retro touch, manoeuvrable lightweight, sporty and agile like hell, and one of the best 700cc engines on top. Many criticise the "spongy" suspension - I'm a beginner (!) rider though and had no problems with it. 🤷♂️
(But hey, there are many people these days who simply expect and want to much for the price - and some who seem to have won their license in the lottery.) 🙃
@@Illness.og. I bought the Tracer 7 GT though as you can see in my profile pic, since I wanted a bit more touring capabilities through the windshield, USB port and side panniers.
Oh man I want one, but one issue for me is that it’s a tall ass bike. Im 5’5 maybe 5’6 this bike is tall. Maybe too tall I don’t want something I will struggle at lights or stops with having to constantly lean over excessively just to reach the ground lol. :/
Yeah I'm really digging these bikes, so many different ways to modify to make it your own custom, and plenty of power 👍😊😎😎
this better than a Thruxton.. yea right.. still, enjoyable vid!
@@bmeenan that is true, but to me, the thruxton looks are worth it. anyway, my comment was targeted at the "XSR700 is the BEST cafe bike ever made" statement. that's a bit of a stretch. and by "a bit", i mean a landslide.
Triumphs have no power and suck
Way more fun than Thruxton lol
He's never shy on using a superlative or 5. Everything is the best or the worst, the fastest, the maddest, etc. Even things like normal mistakes are "the worst mistake I ever made" or "the worst bike I ever sold" and there's probably at least 4 of the same bests or worsts or whatevers on his bikes and Beards channel. Basically it's "click this link" bait and he's not shy in doing it but why not if it works, which it seems to as the channel is certainly doing well for a 3 year old channel that only does 1 video a week. Just wish they'd do "The most videos" or at least make more videos for the B&B channel.
@@mistreku Are you saying he dines on the down-low with Mr. Yamaha Ichiro?
You don't buy a cafe racer, you build one. It's like how you don't buy a drag car, you build it.
I just sat on an XSR 700 and it was love at first sight. I was going to go CFMoto, but this thing is so damn beautiful.
Chinese bike ? Pfft, Yamaha rules !
Dude, a cafe bike here in the civilized world has ; -clubman bars-small race like windscreen-loud pipes -small race like seat.so basically everything the XSR has NOT!.Also the MT 07 (that you repeatedly call ms07 for some strange reason) is not ugly .It is a MANGA style inspired bike very Japanese and unique whereas the XSR is actually not beautifull with its unagreeable ,busy appearence for the non techs.In reality its the no nonsense retro look seniors appreciate ;"a waterpump has its own charm just beeing that and there and dooing its job" halleluhjah the guys at Yamaha totally nailed it when creating this fun machine.Good day and God speed brother!
Kawasaki Z650RS! I am partial to the motorcycle because I just added it to the collection. The handling and overall riding experience is beyond description! I would recommend this motorcycle to anyone!
Boring engine compared to cp2 in this
I hope that austin healey miata thing was a joke
Me too
It doesn't exactly fill me with confidence to his judgement in a review video...
@@Chowen1191 it’s not a review it’s an advertisement.
As a previous owner of LBC's (Little British Cars) and a fantastic 2001 Miata LS NB2, I consider them to be apple vs orange. The Miata was actually a copy of the Lotus Elan (at least, the first gen Miata was) and should not be compared to the AH 3000. I LOVE all Brit sports cars. I LOVE the first two gen's of the Miata. It's OK to love both. That being said, the quality of the Miata was hundreds of times better than the Brit cars. If I wasn't working on my British cars, it meant I wasn't driving them. By "working on", I mean repairing.
My Miata had 150K miles on it when I sold it and it never needed a repair, never leaked, never burned oil. Even the exhaust was still original. The only reason I sold it was it got too small for me now that I'm in my 70's. When I'm not on my Sportster, I'm in my truck or my SUV.
It was
Seriously ,you think an Austin Healey is a "horrible car"?
Suppose that explains why you think this bike is a " cafe racer" .
Then he compared it with a car made 3 decades later and not half as pretty, granted the MX-5 is a modern classic. This has to be trolling right?
And what about actual modern British sports cars designed by the likes of Aston Martin, Jaguar, McLaren....
@vic vapor Don`t remember the Healey being unreliable. It was a big engined ,fairly simple thing.
Later stuff ,getting into the `70s ,like TR7`s and the Stag and any number of Jags were thrown together as poorly as the BSA/Triumphs of that same era.
Basically the death throes of a failing industry.
@vic vapor One of my teachers had a TR6 , it was a great car.
Then they replaced it with that awful TR7.
I couldn`t understand it then.
Now I realise it was part of some huge scheme to destroy British industry.
It worked.
@vic vapor And it ain`t over yet.
These 40 years past they chased me out of the mines, through the shipyards and 20 years I`ve been hiding in the ever shrinking steel industry .Soon not a blast furnace left .
Maybe I`ll make it , just another few years.
I`ll be ok.
I feel sorry for those poor people at Triumph who just lost their jobs as the last manufacturing goes to Thailand.
What does a 35 year old machinist do to fill his next 30 years?
What are you smoking man? Haha for me the best cafe racer is the BMW R9T/5, love that old school boxer engine & that classic styling is beyond gorgeous. My second choice would be the Z900RS Cafe ✌️
Na man, nighthawk cb750
Man i agre about Bmw being good looking but XSR literaly has the same silhuete
‘21 Z900RS simple and excellent
I've owned one for 2 years and I've had enough of it. Engine is great, so the new R7 should be a brilliant bike. Riding this bike is like riding a space hopper, it is way way too soft, with only preload adjustment on the rear, can't seem to get happy with it. I love the way it looks, and as a commuter it's pretty good, but bars are too wude and too high meaning the front us slways too light. I'm not prepared to spend lots of money to try and sort the suspension out so it's time for a Honda again.
Do love my Hondas 👍
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I feel ya ! Did u ever go back and get that Honda? I'm curious what model your interested in. If the used marked wasn't so crazy I'd get 08-09 CBR1000RR. I'm not into these neo-retros. I had a z1000 back in 04 and I dumped so much money into it. I've had 2 bikes stolen from me so I'm on an 03 Bandit 1200s and I can't stand the half fairing thing. I just needed a commuter/tourer but I miss FI. I'd take an 02-03 F4I any day right now but the prices are insane!
That crossplane crank accompanied with an upgraded exhaust is music to my ears.
Sean , I am from Europe and don’t Even own Any bike. But somehow i watch every video you guys post on this channel and bikes and beards😂✅
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Finally a youtuber that reviews café racers
Racer TV
@@martykasa4067 YES, have watched many of his videos
I need an insane bike!
How about the new CB650r? I wanna know you're thoughts about it too.
No
I'd rather have the inline-4 of the Honda than this Yama twin.
@@stephenloflin4772 me too, but I like the triple better
I’m waiting for the XSR1000 with that wonderful sounding crossplane four. If it is ever made.
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Nice , I always like looking at collections
I have a 2016 XSR 900 and I love it. I got it after watching your video a while back
Hey sean.... If the fz07 is a beginner friendly bike, then how is the xsr700 an advanced bike?
Gearing i believe
i bought one a year ago and still love it!
The Husqvarna Vidpillen 701 is IMHO a better cafe racer. It is lighter, nimbler and is powered by the biggest massproduced 1 cylinder 4 stroke so far. :)
May I ask why you placed this as an advanced rider bike? I’ve been on a 125 for 1,5 years and will be doing my big license next year. I really want this one, anything I should know? Some other videos said this was beginner friendly.
Me and my brother both got one! Love it, super fuel efficient also
Same colors too?
@@Frip36 no he has a brushed aluminium one, i have the Kenny Roberts anniversary edition 😎 both with koso led headlights and lots of custom parts. Awesome bikes
The XSR is not a cafe racer. It is a neo retro standard. You can convert it to a cafe race very easily though.
Correct. Cafe, scrambler, names just banded around by youtubers.
Dude, these aren't cafe racers. It's a street naked bike.
A Triumph Thruxton is a cafe racer...
5:42 Apparently the local county board doesn't know that this is a 65mph country road and the road workers only had 35mph signs left!
I would say in stock form it's a retro naked, not a cafe racer imho. However, add the seat cowl and lower bars and then it is more cafe racer
Waiting for you to review my z900rs, would like to get your opinions and thoughts on it
I Have a 2020 z900 rs and in short the best bike I've ever had go buy one you won't regret it
Best bike I've ever owned. I would love to hear Sean's opinion too!
Ditto!
I bought you're 2105 FZ-07 - I still love it. perfect fit for me. 👍🏍💗
Has it only got one rear view mirror? And on the right (wrong) side? 😎
Wow, really cool bike; I wish these things were around, back when I still rode street bikes. I’ve always been a Yamaha enduro fan, it’s great to see them making a cafe racer with tons of style.
5:31 Is that a cop sitting on the side? That would have been great. Wheelie right past the police. Lol
Hi bud up in 1st go up the gears balance in 3rd and cover the back brake / uk
Looks good when your in the saddle but not from the side. Take issue with this bike being called a cafe racer, really more standard or naked bike.
Those gloves look so awesome!!
Just because it has some retro styling and isn’t a cruiser doesn’t make it a cafe bike.
It’s a naked standard with some retro elements to it.. it’s competition is the Kawasaki Z900RS and Triumph speed/street twin or R9T
What is it with all those cables in the air in the US? Looks really messy and home made.
Can’t wait for you to ride and review Kawasexy Z900rs, either standard or cafe. Great tribute to the “The New York Steak,” Z1 from 1972. Premium fit and finish, comfort and handling, exhaust note, and fun, smooth 4 cylinder torque and buzz. You would not be disappointed!
my first bike, 2019 xsr700, I freaking love this bike, have a full system Yoshimura exhaust, K&N air filter and flashed ECU, puig levers, with a bunch of cosmetic upgrades, I cant recommend it more, I got it out the door with 7.2k, that said its not a cafe racer, it has a standard seat position, higher handlebars, but it is easily modified to be a full on cafe racer, scrambler or brat style, its a vintage retro modern bike
I just left dealership ..2022 xsr700 guy said $11k out the door. Is that to high price ???
@@romeofoxtrot363 way too high, I paid 8300 out the door for my 2019 xsr 700 in 2020
@@christopher2327 I could see some inflation but agreed way to high prices now
What about the z900rs ?
This is more a "retro" than a "cafe racer" but also the 2019 and up Honda CB650R would like to have a say in this discussion. Inline 4 > Parallel Twin
Especially the way they tuned the I4 in the cb650r. Plenty of low end so you don't miss the twin, yet always knowing there's a whole other beast if you rev it past 6k rpms. 🤘
But is it retro though? To me its an odd styled naked bake (which it is)
Im hard pressed to find the retro in this bike.. its to modern (not really a bad thing) to be called retro. I dont think buyers of a MGV7, Bonnie or W800 will have this eyesore on their shortlist also
Honda is not that much fun to ride, as it has it's top power and torque number further up the rev range, I love my XSR 700 and would not trade it for CB650, but I undertand that others may have a different opinion.
@@odbytkonia1649 alright well I will counter with the 2019 CB1000R that has plenty of low end torque. I current have a 2012 and that has power all over.
@@troymoore4574 Indeed, but that is a litre bike that costs, what almost twice as much ? I have a feeling that we are comparing oranges to apples here.
Nice! Does it have slipper clutch? Thanks
Not slipper clutch but a variant slipper. The Super Slip Zircon Six. At least on the German models. Not sure if available stateside yet. Gut sein mein freund.
Thanks for the review. If I may ask, how tall are you?
Watching before I buy this! 😉
Triumph Thruxton is the best manufactured cafe racer.
Given that the Brits sit down for formal tea in the afternoon, and that the Italians go out to Cafe's for Espresso, Cappuccino, an such; and given that the Italians were making motorcycles before the Brits figured out how to make a motorcycle that would actually race you from one Cafe to another: I'm going to go with the Italians invented Cafe Racers!
What haven't you seen the Husqvarna Vitpilen 701.
I have the 2020 XSR900 and I have to ride in the city a lot. It gets hot, it really needs to breathe so if you’re a city rider, I’m not sure I would suggest this. Long rides, it’s a great bike!
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So confusing when the MT series is called FZ in the US.. Confuses the crap out of a swede :P
i think they used to try to align it with the FZ/FZS/FZN series available in Asia, which shares the similar bug head styled headlights. I have the latest FZS-150 and it looks like a mini FZ-07. But they're slowly moving away from the FZ branding to MT, as they decide to align towards a more robotic head design in the MT series
Don't you have another yt channel? Where do I know you from?
Do you have any Harley street bobs
what does a slipper clutch do? Is it like a Rekluese clutch?
Just saw this, I got a 2020 siting outside bought it sep 20. Put on 2890 miles on it. It's Nov 5th or 6th. I don't know other bikes. That said this thing is amazing.
Is there a “ best” year to get?
I have a xsr900. It’s a beast.
Last time Moto Guzzi was your best cafe bike.
yes MotoGuzzi was his best C.R.
i saw that video.
He's a café gigolo. Love 'em and leave 'em.
How do you feel about the Benelli Leoncino? Thanks. Happy Easter. God Bless.
can you do a review on the kawasaki 650rs?
That bike will never have the presence of the Bonneville, Commando or the Tiger. End of chat.
Is this any good for a tall person 6,4
Love the video! By any chance can you tell me what model your boots are… very interested in buying some.
British gave us the McLaren p1
What would be a competing model from other makers?
Ducati scrambler series and Husqvarna Svartpilen/Vitpilen
Would you put a visor on it
Modern Classic is not the same with Cafe Racer. There's a lot of different types of standard bikes (scrambler, brat, cafe racer, bobber , street tracker etc etc) XSR 900 is a modern classic for me.
You are correct
You say you sit higher on the xsr 700 than fz07. So are the legs not that much bend like when riding the fz07?
Sry for my bad english.
Yes, this is true. I own an XSR700 and learned to ride on an MT07. Your legs are more bent on the MT07.
Hey SRK fam...What’s the best way to rent a bike? I’m going to South Carolina and Florida in April and I’m looking at options.
Why don’t you have any sport bikes for sale?
I have a 2015 FJ09, I loooove it.
🤣 love your vids, and your faith. 😇
I bought my first bike 🏍 in 80’s Yamaha 100 CC awesome bike 🏍
The Healey was a horrible car? Really? And why would you compare a car built in the 50s to a car built 30 years later that was a complete clone of a Lotus Elan?
You have some great content and I hope this was just your way of getting people to comment rather than a demonstration of your complete lack of knowledge. Even ex president Trump isn’t that stupid!
And it’s Cafe racer not Cafe bike
I too hope that healy thing was a joke
Good Content! God bless you!
Find and replace all "FZ" with "MT" keep up with the times man.
It doesn't look that different in style to a 1980's Yamaha Diversion. To me this is no cafe racer. The Moto Guzzi V7 Is far, far more in the style of a cafe racer.
Check out fortnines review, they cover why it fits well as a "modern" cafe racer, and not just a retro bike. It's had more done to it than you think
@@tomekhohn the care racer was "invented" in the UK in the 1950's. To make the bikes look faster and more aggresive, the riders fitted clipon handlebars and rear set gear and brake levers. No matter if a Norton or a BSA or a Triumph or an AJS, etc, they all had a very similar silhouette.
In pretty much the same way that the bobber evolved in the US following WWII, which also has a distinctive silhouette.
The Yamaha does have a cafe racer silhouette (whereas the Moto Guzzi nearly does), and is just another "non sportsbike" bike.
@@jerzywoking1699 I understand the history of the cafe bike, I've built my own. I don't think the bike fits the traditional definition of a cafe bike, but I'm saying that if you watch the video(which I highly recommend, fortnine is one of the best motorcycle channels) they explain how the Yamaha xsr series actually represents a reasonable interpretation of a modern cafe bike
@@tomekhohn I've followed Fortnine for years, and agree that his reviews and tips are excellent because they are scientifically proven. However, just because Yamaha say they based the bike on a cafe racer doesn't make it one. A cafe racer is a set layout. Even UA-cams "The Inja" has just built an electric bike based on a Honda CB750 that, with its clipons and riding stance fully captures the spirit of the original cafe racers. All it needs is a polished alloy tank. But that's just my opinion.
@@jerzywoking1699 that makes sense, the bike doesn't fit the traditional definition, but I feel as though it doesn't do bad as a modern cafe-style tourer
the best cafe bike...realy ???? 😁😁😁😁😁😁
I'am 6 foot 2 inches tall and 260 pounds heavy would I be fine on the new mt/fz 07?
would this be a bad first bike to get