Yamaha XSR900 Gets XR9 Carbona Pikes Peak Racing Treatment Photo Gallery

Bottpower’s Carbona kit takes the XSR900 from retro throwback to space-age racer without any frame modifications. (Aaron Richardson/)The Yard Built kit apes the specials that Bottpower built to dominate the 2017 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. (Aaron Richardson/)The XR9 Carbona takes cues from the Yamaha R1 and R6, working in the sportbikes’ round LED marker lights and a number plate…

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Yamaha XSR900 Gets XR9 Carbona Pikes Peak Racing Treatment

The bodywork relies on 3-D printing, and sneaks in design elements from the YZF-R6 and YZF-R1, namely the miniature round headlights, to give the XSR a more modern, race-bred look. The kit includes a new fuel tank cover with molded-in air intakes; a carbon fiber seat and tailsection with a saddle trimmed in Alcantara; new taillights, turn signals, headlights, and…

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Monster Energy Honda Team aims to repeat triumph in 2021 Dakar Rally

After its 23-year absence and subsequent return to the Dakar Rally in 2013, Monster Energy Honda Team will be seeking to replicate its impressive performance by Rickey Brabec last year. Monster Energy Honda Team | Photo credits: Honda Racing Team Monster Energy Honda Team is already in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, sitting out the final hours of lockdown in the hotel,…

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