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EICMA round up: Yamaha XSR900 Abarth

Written by Ben Purvis , Date 2:04 PM
XSR900 Abarth

It might have been a while since Yamaha’s MotoGP bikes were sponsored by Fiat but the company has forged a new connection with the Italian car company with its XSR900 Abarth.

1-2017_YAM_XS850AB_EU_BNS4_STU_002_03Set to be sold in very limited numbers in 2017, with only 695 being made, the new bike takes the stock XSR900 as its basis but adds a slice of Italian style.

Underneath its business as usual, with the MT-09-derived chassis and 850cc three-cylinder engine unaltered compared to the normal XSR900. On the top, there’s a new carbon-fibre nose fairing and suede seat. Carbon is also used for the front mudguard and seat cowl, while the exhaust is a titanium Akrapovic.

2-2017_YAM_XS850AB_EU_BNS4_STU_005_03Although Abarth was originally a stand-alone firm, known for its racing cars and highly-tuned Fiats, it’s been wholly owned by Fiat since the early 1970s. So while there’s no Fiat branding on the new XSR900 Abarth, it represents a new tie-in between Yamaha and the Italian car firm.

Yamaha says that the bikes will go on sale on 17 January via a special website at www.xsr900-abarth.eu. The first 95 customer to register an online order will be invited to a ‘VIP Abarth Experience’. The remaining 600 bikes will be sold through Yamaha dealers from April 2017.

 

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