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 in a nod to Yamaha’s racing heritage. (Aaron Richardson/)

Bottpower’s goal was to focus the visual mass around the engine, giving the bike the appearance of a muscular, nose-down stance. (Aaron Richardson/)

The kit is being sold to retail customers, but even on the street it looks like it just rolled off paddock stands. (Aaron Richardson/)

The kit includes a new fuel tank cover and a carbon fiber tailsection. All those pieces can be added and removed to the stock mounting points, so it’s possible to revert to the stock bike if you want. (Aaron Richardson/)

The Carbona kit is just for the visuals; the running gear and suspension are unchanged. (Aaron Richardson/)

The long, thin, LED headlights in the Carbona kit give off a very <em>Tron</em> vibe. (Aaron Richardson/)

New air intakes are carbon fiber and molded into the front number plate. (Aaron Richardson/)

From the back three-quarter, you get a great sense of just how much carbon fiber Bottpower worked into the XR9 build. (Aaron Richardson/)

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