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Old 03-11-21, 09:46 AM   #1
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Default New XSR900

I can't stop looking at the seat. It looks like the bike has accelerated that hard that all the foam has been pushed to the back.
https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/P...=90&scale=down

The exhaust isn't the prettiest I've seen either.
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Old 03-11-21, 10:57 AM   #2
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I don't mind the seat so much, but that exhaust really is an ugly metal blob.
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Old 03-11-21, 12:35 PM   #3
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Whatever happened to proper exhaust pipes?
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Old 03-11-21, 07:48 PM   #4
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Bin the seat in favour of something more Ducati 748ish, and lose that silly number plate and imo...it's almost there.
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Old 03-11-21, 08:34 PM   #5
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Whatever happened to proper exhaust pipes?
Hear, hear.
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Old 03-11-21, 08:38 PM   #6
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I can't stop looking at the seat. It looks like the bike has accelerated that hard that all the foam has been pushed to the back.
https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/P...=90&scale=down

The exhaust isn't the prettiest I've seen either.
No chance of a centre stand with that exhaust box ! That seat will literally be a pain in the ar*e. Apart from the strange exhaust and usual lack of decent mudguards , it looks quite good.
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Old 04-11-21, 09:06 AM   #7
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i like it including the zort, only gripe is the stupid drilled headlight brackets.

looks better finished that the striped MT-09 elder brother.
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Old 04-11-21, 01:11 PM   #8
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As a current XSR owner, I quite like it - except for the exhaust but the one on mine ain't exactly svelte. Most modern bikes seem to come with big ugly pipes these days, probably to be Euro 5 compliant.
Back to the XSR, colour scheme is nice; some mudguards would be useful, the radiator is in for a hard time with that front one.
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Old 05-11-21, 01:50 AM   #9
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As a current XSR owner, I quite like it - except for the exhaust but the one on mine ain't exactly svelte. Most modern bikes seem to come with big ugly pipes these days, probably to be Euro 5 compliant.
I think so
Back to the XSR, colour scheme is nice; some mudguards would be useful, the radiator is in for a hard time with that front one.
exactly, why do they do it, bound to need a fender extender to be practical ?!
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