Yamaha Xsr 700 Review

Used Buyer Review

The XSR700 is essentially an MT-07 wearing a cafe racer costume, and that's genuinely not a bad thing. You're getting one of the best middleweight parallel twins ever made — smooth, torquey, and bulletproof reliable — wrapped in retro styling that actually holds up. The CP2 engine pulls hard from 3,000rpm and never feels stressed, which matters when you're threading through traffic on a bike you bought secondhand and don't fully trust yet. Used examples are plentiful and generally well-treated. These attract riders who care about aesthetics, so most are garage-kept with sensible mileage. Watch for cosmetic mods gone wrong — repainted tanks, aftermarket exhausts that drone at motorway speeds, and dodgy bar-end swaps. Check the fork seals and brake fluid condition; both get neglected on bikes ridden occasionally by style-conscious owners. The seat gets firm on longer rides and the mirrors vibrate badly above 70mph — two things you'll need to address immediately.