The Yamaha XSR700 is not new. The 689cc twin has been thrilling the hearts of European riders since 2015, but for some reason Yamaha didn't choose to release it in the retro-loving USA until now. When ...

I am cruising along the highway toward Joshua Tree for my bachelor party weekend. My bike is saddled with a weekend’s worth of gear and my buddies Erik and Steve are in a tight formation around me. In ...

With experience of handling leading global sites like ZigWheels, Punya is an avid motorcyclist who has been in the industry for over half a decade. He is always up for a ride to the canyons or the ...

For reasons that still elude me, certain people have been expecting some sort of an ultimate anniversary bike derived from the Faster Sons custom project. A machine that would encompass six decades of ...

"Ever since we decided to build the XSR700 using the MT-07 as the base platform, we tried to find areas where buyers could easily add personal touches to their own bikes," says Yamaha Motorcycle ...

TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...

Yamaha announced the return of its XSR700 in its Sport Heritage family of motorcycles for the 2020 model year. Sport Heritage models follow Yamaha’s “Faster Sons” design philosophy that blends classic ...

Yamaha’s all-conquering MT-07 continues to show its ability to be customised with this latest retro XSR700 edition in honour of the 1960s XS650. It will be available in Europe later this year and ...

Like its bigger brother, the XSR900, the 2021 Yamaha XSR700 is almost entirely a modified MT-07 wearing some new clothes. Also, like it’s bigger brother, the 2021 model uses a parallel-twin engine ...