Hyper naked bikes aren’t meant for riders that recently earned their motorcycling license. Yamaha may have refined the XSR900’s fueling, powerband, and ride modes in 2022, but the neo-retro hyper naked still whips up 117 horsepower (at 10,000 rpm) and 68.6 lb-ft of torque (at 7,000 rpm). That’s a sizeable amount of muscle for any rider, let alone an inexperienced one.
Yamaha isn’t letting that small detail stop it from positioning the updated XSR900 to newer pilots, though. Of course, Team Blue isn’t selling beginners a full-fat hyper naked. Instead, Iwata plans to offer European customers an A2-compatible XSR900. The firm revealed the news at the official XSR900 European press launch in Italy this week, and reports suggest that the neutered naked will hit Yamaha European dealerships by September, 2022.
