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XSR155 - Funky new modern retro
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:20 pm
by Ben
This new 155cc Yamaha has been launched in Thailand. There's 125cc version on its way. I'd ride this, would you?
For a long time, I felt sorry for any new riders that they could no longer enjoy a zingy 2-stroke but the latest crop of 125s look pretty cool.
Re: XSR155 - Funky new modern retro
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2019 5:20 pm
by mangocrazy
That definitely looks like it's taken some styling cues from Husqvarna's Vitpilen and Svartpilen... If I was starting out I'd be very happy with that.
Re: XSR155 - Funky new modern retro
Posted: Tue Dec 10, 2019 1:17 am
by BikerGran
Ben wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:20 pm
For a long time, I felt sorry for any new riders that they could no longer enjoy a zingy 2-stroke but the latest crop of 125s look pretty cool.
But there's a lot more in riding a stroker than LOOKING cool! They make you really learn to ride because you have to! It's a long time since I rode a 125 but I'm sure they are one of the reasons for the dearth of young riders now - they are just so boring!
Re: XSR155 - Funky new modern retro
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:07 am
by Ben
Hmmm... boring is subjective. A 125 represents the first taste of freedom for the young 'uns and I see plenty of YZF-R125s being tazzed around London by the yoof, and I'm sure they're picking up a few skills as they learn to weave through city traffic.
Re: XSR155 - Funky new modern retro
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 4:01 pm
by fatboy
I would be stoked if that was my first road legal ride !
I guess that is about as cool as you can get on 'L' plates
Re: XSR155 - Funky new modern retro
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:04 pm
by Gio
Ben wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:20 pm
This new 155cc Yamaha has been launched in Thailand. There's 125cc version on its way. I'd ride this, would you?
For a long time, I felt sorry for any new riders that they could no longer enjoy a zingy 2-stroke but the latest crop of 125s look pretty cool.
With a dustbin connected at the rear, NO I WOULD NOT, it looks uncomfortable as well.