Will you be posting the magazine article here on the 4th?
Would be great to hear more about the riding position and how it handles at highway speeds.
Would be great to hear more about the riding position and how it handles at highway speeds.
That's if one of us doesn't get to it first!Will you be posting the magazine article here on the 4th?
Would be great to hear more about the riding position and how it handles at highway speeds.
No, but it might be time to do thatYou're subscribed to MCN?
HA!WE'VE seen our friends in Bologna doing well so we're jumping on the hipster band wagon,' joked Shun Miyazawa, Yamaha's project manager during the presentation of the XSR700. The joke fell flat... perhaps because there's truth said in jest.
The punchy engine that helped make the MT-07 so popular works just as well in its new home. It feels more willing than the Scrambler's L-twin motor and is smoother when you open it up through the gears. It makes the same power as the Scrambler (75hp) and, strangely, exactly the same torque (50lbft) although the XSR is six kilograms lighter.
Read more: http://www.visordown.com/road-tests...yamaha-xsr700-review/28367.html#ixzz3r2HMZg00
I think it can especially when it comes to cost as that's almost always a winning strategy. Weight is another thing but i'm not sure how much lighter they can make it and how much that will matter and to what extent with consumers in this market.Will a lower cost and weight be able to draw Ducati scrambler enthusiasts away?