2016 Yamaha XSR900 Review First Ride, Full Specs
You may rapidly release the 2016 Yamaha XSR900 as just restyled Yamaha FZ-09. While it surely is that, there are likewise generous practical and specialized contrasts that make them two particular bikes. This ride audit and test will let you know precisely what Yamaha did to change the FZ-09 in the new 2016 Yamaha XSR900. The 2016 Yamaha XSR900 is not just a FZ-09 with retro-enlivened styling. Despite the fact that the visual contrasts between the XSR900 and the FZ-09, on which the XSR is based, are restorative, there are various critical changes under the skin.
There's another grip on the XSR900. We've been seeing a great deal of the new Assist and Slipper Clutch innovation. Fundamentally, rather than depending entirely on springs to keep the grasp plates together when you're riding around, the Assist innovation utilizes the torque of the motor to keep the plates slipping. This permits the XSR900's grasp to have three springs as opposed to the six in the FZ-09. Yamaha claims a 20-percent diminishment in grasp pull exertion. It works, and I rode the XSR900 for a whole day, with heaps of urban activity, and not even once considered the grip. We're all acquainted with the shoe angle, and it works fine on the Yamaha XSR900 as I downshifted hard over and over and couldn't get the back wheel to make trouble.
ABS is standard on the 2016 Yamaha XSR900. You won't discover ABS on the FZ-09, however electronically controlled ABS—separate for front and back—is a piece of the XSR900 bundle. I never attempt the front ABS in the event that something goes wrong, however the back ABS channel was incredible. You feel a solitary heartbeat when pushing down hard on the brake lever, and after that the brakes simply work without sliding. In the event that you live some place that is regularly wet, this can be a lifeline.
Yamaha revamped the suspension settings while changing over the FZ-09 into the XSR900. The enormous news is that Yamaha fundamentally expanded the damping for the 41mm rearranged KYB forks and linkage-helped KYB stun on the XSR900, contrasted with the FZ-09. Furthermore, the XSR900's fork springs are double rate, contrasted with the single-rate springs on the FZ-09, and the spring length at both finishes of the XSR900 are longer. Yamaha says that they expanded the damping to make the bicycle feel more steady—and it does only that.
This is an extraordinary change over the FZ-09 settings, however somewhat illogical. You would expect that the game bicycle would have firmer suspension than the upright retro urban bicycle. The FZ-09 handles extraordinary in the ravines, and the XSR900 has an eminent vibe for the asphalt. Both the FZ-09 and the XSR900 have customizable bounce back damping at both closures, and altered pressure damping. The spring preload is three-position movable on both, moreover. In the city, you feel the defects of the street more with the firmer damping, yet Yamaha hasn't made the FZ-09 suspension brutal, so I have no grumblings.
Riding the 2016 Yamaha XSR900 is an impact. Considerably more than the FZ-09, which is extraordinary fun, the XSR900 supports that old fashioned hooliganism. I'm not a wheelie fellow, but rather I was lifting the front end voluntarily. Indeed, the torque from the 847cc triple is impressive to the point that I coincidentally conveyed a long, low height, completely in-control wheelie when leaving a tough corner. My riding amigos were doing all kind of insane stoppies, and the XSR900 just eggs you on from the minute you fire it up. On the off chance that you think the XSR900 looks like fun, simply hold up until you ride it!
Yamaha gets an extra $1300 for the standard XSR900 over the FZ-09. In the event that you don't care for the Sport Heritage looks, then it's a non-starter—run with the FZ-09. Be that as it may, I like the specialized redesigns (footing control, suspension firmer, ABS, sportier ergos) and it would be hard for me to leave those components behind.
2016 Yamaha XSR900 Full Specs
ENGINE
- Type: Inline 3-cylinder
- Bore x stroke 78.0 x 59.1mm
- Displacement: 847cc
- Valve train: DOHC, four valves per cylinder
- Cooling: Liquid
- Compression ratio: 11.5:1
- Fuel Delivery: Yamaha Fuel Injection w/ Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle
- Ignition: Transistor Controlled Ignition
- Transmission: 6-speed; multiplate assist-and-slipper wet clutch
- Final drive: Chain
CHASSIS
- Front suspension: 41mm inverted fork, adjustable spring-preload and rebound damping; 5.4 inches of travel
- Rear suspension: Linkage assisted single shock, adjustable spring-preload and rebound damping; 5.1 inches of travel
- Front brakes: Dual 298mm discs w/ radially mounted calipers
- Rear brake: 245mm disc
- ABS: Standard
- Tires: Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S20; f: 120/70ZR17; r: 180/55ZR17
DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES
- L x W x H: 81.7 x 32.1 x 44.9 inches
- Seat height 32.7 in
- Wheelbase 56.7 in
- Rake: 25.0°
- Trail: 4.1 inches
- Fuel capacity 3.7 gallons
- Estimated EPA fuel economy: 44 mpg
- Wet weight: 430 pounds
- Warranty: One-year, limited factory warranty
2016 Yamaha ZXR900 Colors:
- Matte Gray/Aluminum
- 60th Anniversary Yellow
2016 Yamaha XSR900 Price:
- $9490 MSRP for standard
- $9990 for 60th Anniversary Yellow
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