2022 Yamaha XSR700 First Ride Review • First Dates

Apologies for the sound quality in this one folks - I was about to leave the house that morning and managed to damage my helmet-mic lead... I had to fit a new mic into the helmet at very short notice and connect to the camera in a different way to my normal setup. Wind noise is high (despite my efforts to reduce it) and it sounds a bit shouty in places, like a TMF video 😆

https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/gb/en/pro...
https://www.completely-yamaha.co.uk/
http://velocity-moto.com/index.html

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro (I guess "Heritage" is the term)
0:53 A bit firm!
1:04 Switchgear talk and display
2:07 A little on ergonomics
2:53 Backroad spin
3:52 Tyres
4:10 Walkaround and bike specs
9:10 Wind at higher speeds (well, 55mph)
9:37 Slow speed throttle response
11:07 More riding position talk
11:42 Give it a rev!
11:55 Clutch and gear shift
12:24 Summary

I didn't know what I was going to ride until I arrived at the showroom that morning so the video is a bit short on details until the walkaround! I had seen an MCN review and the price stated there was £6249 which I though was very good VFM. However the pricing in that review is out of date and on the Yamaha website it is £8000 OTR. Not so good value for money but still cheaper that the Triumph Street Twin and Ducati Scrambler Icon. The Kawasaki Z650RS, Triumph Trident 660 and Honda CB650R are cheaper though so do your homework when it comes to deciding what combination of styling, practicality and features you want in your next middleweight roadster! Hopefully I'll get to test ride some of the competition during the rest of the year 😊