The Yamaha XSR700 and XSR900 get a boost for 2018

The Yamaha XSR700 and the XSR900, launched at the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2016 respectively, have been very successful, particularly in France. For 2018, these two neo-retro roadster motorcycles benefit from a new red color: shiny for the small one, flashy for the large one..

Extremely close to and from a mechanical point of view, the Yamaha and skilfully ride the wave of neo-retro motorcycles to attract more bikers to dealerships. And it works: since their launch, they have totaled "more than 11,000 and 7,500 sales in Europe," says Yam ‘.

According to the, the small XSR has a total of 1,643 registrations in France (between the very end of 2015 and August 2017) while the large one has 950 (over 2016 and the past eight months of 2017). Good results that did not require reviewing their recipe !

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Engines CP2 and CP3 punchy, weight contained, lines already seen but it’s done on purpose: on Site, we know from our duels against the or the, the two machines of Iwata have serious advantages.

But for 2018, the XSRs will see red! The 900 especially, since it is about to fight against a certain … In anticipation of this match against the neo-retro of the Greens, the XSR900 replaces its Blue "Rock Slate" color with a red pim-pom-pant "Racing"! The gray "Garage Metal" and black "Midnight" remain in the catalog..

Ditto for the 700, which retains its "Garage Metal" gray and "Tech" black but abandons its "Forest" green in favor of a "Brilliant" red in homage to the 1972 XS2 … and in order to shine against a hypothetical Z650RS? Did Yamaha have an updated Kawasaki product schedule? Response in the coming months, on MNC of course !

While waiting for the EICMA show and its "real" ones, Site relays the video uploaded yesterday by Yamaha to highlight the new color of the XSR700 and to accompany the official launch of the model in the United States especially !

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"Its remarkable success in Europe has aroused considerable interest from the press and the American public", rejoice the Blues, explaining that "the XSR700 will be launched in 2018 in the United States with the ambition of becoming one of the models most popular of the brand ". Good luck !

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