Xsr700

[beatle]

Remember the Faster Sons concept bike that Yamaha released last month? It's the XSR700:

Yamaha XSR700 pics and specs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zev0x9LIM3A

Other than the horrible, evil, terrible all-digital gauge cluster, I like pretty much everything about it.

 

[Serzedo]

I like XJR more.

"V"

 

[beatle]

We don't get too many cool bikes over here. The XJR1300 is one of them.

At least Yamaha put ABS on the XSR700, a feature that has also been sadly absent from US-spec bikes for way too long.

 

[Serzedo]

Really? That sucks millions!

Regarding ABS, around here all new motorcycles with +125cc will need to have ABS starting in 2016. But most of them come with ABS and it isn't optional.

BTW, I hate combined braking like the Honda Deauville had, one of the reasons that took me to the Fazer, I like to control the motorcycle with the front and rear break independently to lean or get it up while turning.

"V"

 

[beatle]

After reading the Revzilla article on the XSR700, I think that this bike is another one that we won't get. "The XSR700 will go on sale in Europe this November in both Forest Green and Garage Silver, but the price hasn't been released." Way to screw this one up too, Yamaha.

Cafe-inspired Yamaha XSR700 is more than just a retro - Common Tread - RevZilla

 

[Serzedo]

Actually maybe isn't Yamaha fault, could it be the legalization rules that have something that makes them prohibited?

"V"

 

[beatle]

I doubt it. There are a lot of bikes and options that don't come over here:

ABS on FZ6
FZ6 Euro top case
Fazer8
XJR1300

And the XSR700, of course.

 

[iSteve]

We don't get a lot of bikes in the US because there isn't enough money to be made. Most american bikers want the biggest, fastest and loudest so it's liter sport bikes, torquey cruisers and giant touring machines. It's only recently that americans have been interested in smaller more practical bikes and even then they have to make them look like track bike to get people to buy them. And remember there are a lot of American bike owners that buy bikes as a status symbols they buy R1's, Hayabusa's and Harley's spend thousands on mods and maybe ride only a thousand miles a year.


It's starting to change slowly with the popularity of bikes like the Vstrom, Versys, FZ 09 and 07 and the resurgence of cafe bikes.

 

[beatle]

What a shame. I guess they'll just let Ducati and Triumph take all the sales.