Great to see you back Chris, as a middle age man that’s been struggling with my mental health all my life, I know all too well what it may be like feeling shit for no apparent reason at all. Doing what I love (riding bikes) and with the help of a strong family (and therapy and meds) I’m better than ever. You guys always put a smile on my face too! All the best buddy!
we are animals designed to eat raw food for its vitality and electricity. if you eat almost only cooked (dead) foods you will feel like shit. food is the key to everything
Dopamine and health is administered via the brain by working towards a goal. Keep your goals dead ahead and you will slowly feel better by the day! Take care of your body, but also your mind. Temporary dopamine fixes are only temporary because they don't move you towards a goal. Find that goal, and keep up the work!
@@FortyFourTeeth I genuinely mean that. I've dealt with depression for the last 15years. Last year I decided it was time to come off my tablets. Long story short, it's been an awful past few months and I'm back to the same dosage again. I live in the middle of nowhere and should want to go for walks in the miles of forest right outside my gates but I'm still choosing to hide inside. You are inspiring me to get off my arse and I've actually been out on my bike (s1000rr) on Saturday for the first time in ages. I just keep finding excuses not to go for a morning walk despite my only neighbour encouraging me to. This video has shown me the fruits of your labours though so hopefully it'll resonate deep down at some point. I'd love to talk about this review of yours but tbh, I'm still smitten with your R Nine T that you seem to hate. Anyway, there's only so much I write in a YT comment. Got loads to say on your insinuations about 'the lurgy' a few videos ago. Just wanted to let you know that I admire the turnaround you've created for yourself. Simple comments like saying that you enjoyed this bike rather than feeling you need the latest and greatest pub boast show that you didn't have a 'wobble', you really were in a hole and you're an inspiration for me as to how to get out of my hole. Stay strong buddy 👌🏼
@@philbarrett3739 every time you choose to go outside or do something you don't want to, you train your brain and after a while it'll become easy mate. good luck
Watching and listening to you reviewing bikes and chatting about life never gets old, Chris. This is a cracking review and I certainly appreciate the openness and honesty you always approach your videos with - whether that through motorbikes, news or walking. Great to see you back!
Chris great to see you back out testing bikes. I must say your video on mental health really resonated with me and have had my own struggles in very similar situation. It’s sometimes comforting to hear we are not the only ones and not alone. By the way great review 👍🙏😎
Having built 4 1970s/1980s cafe racers I love this. I'm only 28 so I require good handling and power for proper riding, but new bikes bore me style wise. This however, hits the nail on the head. All you have to do to understand why the tail is box shaped is look at late 80s Superbikes. GSXR etc. All rocking the old school box ends. Love it.
Pity they don't have a bikini fairing option for it like the Yami's of the 80's It would look great and give the rider a little wind protection at minimal weight cost.
That CP3 is a peach, I've recently got myself an MT09 and absolutely love it.. releasing the sound with a full system is the way forward in my opinion.
I haven’t experienced this third generation, but I’ve spent 22k miles on the 2nd gen and I still absolutely love it. It’s an imperfect bike but the flaws only add to the bonkers hooligan experience. It feels like a 115hp supermoto. I haven’t ridden a ton of different bikes but of those I have this triple is by far my favorite.
Brilliant review! Some of the points you made are the reasons I got my Z900RS Cafe, decent amount of poke and just good fun to ride. I don't want the pressure of a 200bhp sportsbike on the road so these type of bikes make perfect sense to me.
A 1000cc bike rides a lot nicer when its 100hp than 200hp. The extra power when it's tuned higher comes at a cost. Although you lose bragging rights down the pub
so good to have Chris back on a review. l'll add this to the shortlist for the next bike which is always changing as I can't make up my mind hence still got a 22 year old r6.
Good news: the wife said of the price "that's really not bad" and the quoted insurance rate "you'd save at least that much in gas monthly" (my daily is a V8 truck 😅) it's all coming together 👍👍
As others have said, nice to see you out testing again. Your description of this bike's purpose is exactly the reasons I have the previous generation MT-09 SP: a bike for sunny day country road scratches. My bike could handle much better though - might go and test ride one of these new XSRs to see how the revised engine, frame and electronics feel. Always liked the XSR look, all the more so since they made the latest generation MTs so fugly in my eyes.
really hoping yamaha will bring out the R9. This engine in a very sport/track focused package would be amazing! Engine also sounded great as you down shifted! Ps. we've missed you chris! Hope to see you racing again soon!
Part of any happiness program to end depression should be to go ride motorcycles in Tuscany especially when you've got amazing bikes, a family and porsche to return to. 😀
I put a deposit on the blue one and it’s taking a long time to show up. I really don’t need this bike and with my club racing experience I wanted to see if I would be bored with this bike here on the New England back roads. This review really helped me with my decision. Your skill level and expectations met the bike and found it really entertaining and fun. Perfect. I won’t be bored and regret my purchase. No test rides here in the states. Thanks Chris for a great review.
Great review Chris! It's brilliant watching you enjoy the bike for what it is and not just focusing on the (very few) negatives and constantly comparing it to everything else in the segment. Would love to see you do a proper road review of the new Gsx-s 1000 as it's very high on my "next bike" list. All the best mate, looking forward to the next review.
Just got my blue 2023.. Sport Heritage? IMO it's all functional.. nothing fake like the "Air Fins" on the Z900. The Frame! Wow, that's total function, the solid, uniform, satin black.. it's hard to find the engine actually. The Frame is almost a body. Love it. You know it won't break, it's Yamaha. I had a '90 taurus SHO (208K miles) with the yammie engine, 5 spd.. wow easily as fast a a mustang GT of the day, ran just like new. pin the tach almost like a rotary! Yamaha delivered a 340HP 3.0 literfire breather to Ford who tamed it down to 220 HP for production. Yamaha is first an Engine builder.. that's their expertise. They did a few HIPo engines for other car builders over the years. Starting with the Legendary RD350/RD400, followed by the masterpiece 3 cylinder GT750 2 cycle water cooled "Water Buffalo" in the 70s. That's where we learned the high value of a water jacket to silence those wierd engine rattles, knocks and whines of the Kawasaki H2.
Question is Who will be first to have a Ped lowering kit? I'm about your size, Christoph.. the low peg position needs another inch lower. Should be an easy bracket. I'd rather drop the pegs, leave the seat, myself. I think ground clearance will be ok..
Nice review my friend. Sound is spot on , your laugh actually made my day . Glad you’re here. We appreciate you and believe in everything you do . I agree with the Mille review , old bikes seem to have more soul. Take care , Pawlak
I absolutely love the Z900RS, but having ridden a 2017 XSR900 and a recent 2020 Z900RS - the new XSR900 would wipe the floor with it. Those things are truly incredible performers.
Pretty much! It's a great bike. ( I own a 22 MT09SP The seat on that one is better IMO). Also 14L tank while yes small you can stretch it. When you ride in D mode 4 it does use less fuel (according to instant consumption readings). Yes steering lock sucks balls. The BC is Brake Control which changes between standard ABS and more sensitive cornering ABS.
I vastly prefer the XSR styling to the MT. Great bike with all the features for a very reasonable price. It is a bit odd that so many manufacturers struggle to get motorcycle seats right.
Magic video Chris and very nice to hear you out on a bike launch in Spaghetti Land. Cracker of a bike that's for sure and looks to be a real hoot when you give it some yee-ha and easy round town. Need more Chris on bike launch video's plus a bonus clip on you doing a Track day on the XSR900.
I cant believe Yamaha only put a 14l tank on the bike, its probably fine around Europe but in Australia a full tank may not get you to the next fuel station.
I love my XSR , had it only about a month so far but know I made the right choice with it. And, I thought the thin looking seat would bother my "bum" as well but it doesn't. I can ride comfortably for hours, maybe because I'm having so much fun and not thinking about it. 😊
I bought a MT09 in 2018 and almost straight away my R1 was placed on permanent track day duties. That CP3 engine is all the engine you’ll ever need on the road, and mine makes me laugh out loud in my lid every time I ride it
So good to hear / see so much of your Chris. I’m not a fan of the looks of that bike. It looks like a crashed sports bike turned into a “street fighter”. eBay headlight, R1 frame, massive dents in the front of the tank. Sounds and goes well though.
Having ridden the little brother of this one (xsr 700) I could have guessed this would be technically very good and excellent to ride, but "heritage" I dont get that label at all?? To my eye, this is not a looker at all, let alone harking back to the past. The huge girder like frame is ugly, sorry. However, at least the 900 has got side panels which is more than can be said for the "unfinished" look of the 700.
damn i do quite like the boxy hump of the pillion seat, i just love that 80's look, bet it would look the business with a solo seat and that hump in the back color matched
WAAAIIIT A MINUTE! That doesn't sound like Boothy! (And too tall for Stath!) Don't tell me Perkins got a passport working again! WooHOO! Nice review Chris!
This bike looks like a hoot to ride. Thanks for the brilliant review. I found a place near me that has a 23' in stock and picking her up tomorrow! I have a Triumph Bobber and a speed twin, this looks like a nice compliment to the stable
Those pillion pegs look like they've come off the original MT, the mighty 1670cc MT-01. I am coming around to liking the look of this bike. The rear of the seat put me off at first
At these press releases, are the bikes broken in at all? Or do they put you out on unscuffed tires, tight engines, and unseated brake pads? What about suspension settings and tire pressures? OEM and “36/42” or do they the bikes up to deliver more favorable impressions by the reviewers?
Really competent bike. I love mine. I just put the tires at track pressure, dialed in the clickers, and wow, it can burn some canyons. I still have a R1 too, that I got mostly for track riding, but on the road, the XSR is more fun most of the time.
I saw this bike in a store in 2020 and it made me want to get my bike license, 2months ago I got my license. I now own an older Ducati 848 (because noise and my god its pretty)... But I still really want one of these at some point.
I had the first gen MT-09 (and then got hit by a van while riding it) and I now have a second generation MT-09 (2017) and I'm looking forward to a 3rd gen sooner than later. Thanks for this video! It was a lot of fun. I'm glad you like the platform :)
What are your thoughts generationally? I'm still riding my 2016 and looking longingly at a Hypermotard or Duke 890R for a change of pace. Is it worth looking at a newer '09 despite how ugly the latest one's headlight is?!
@@Philovski Truth be told I'm looking to get onto an MT-10. I'm 6'3" and 240lbs but the cost of an MT-10 is a bit much right now. I've never been one for looks so the 3rd gen MT-09 is where I might fall. Increased power and displacement with a better electronics package is tantalizing!
@@AndrewB416 Fair enough, the roads I ride rarely fully open up the MT09 so I've decided this is the sweet spot for me but the suspension/brakes are kinda meh stock. Think it's time for some test rides soon...
Great to see more Chris content, glad to see you in a better place (not just Tuscany)... have stuck my permission to torque stickers on my helmet. Should have stuck one on Mr Chatty at 18:19? 😉
