The 2017 Yamaha XSR900 Abarth Puts The Racer In Cafe Racer

Yamaha took the wraps off the 2017 Yamaha XSR900 Abarth today, the tuning fork firm's cafe racer take on their cafe racer take on the FZ-09.

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The XSR900 Abarth was designed alongside the car company, thanks in large part to their association through Yamaha's MotoGP team and FIAT. To give the XSR the Abarth treatment, a carbon nose cowling and rear seat cowling were added, as well as a low-slung handlebar and fancy Akropovic exhaust. The final touches came in the form of a suede seat, gray paint job with red speed blocks, and Abarth logos.

The full titanium exhaust and lower bars will give this new version of the XSR a decidedly more sporty feeling.

Yamaha is only making 695 of the Abarth edition, no word yet on price or whether any of those will be available Stateside. In the meantime, we can enjoy lots of pretty pictures.