Yamaha Introduces The XSR700, and It's Awesome

Remember when you first saw the Ducati Scrambler and said to yourself, "You know, Self, while I'm not sure I'd ever buy a bike clearly aimed at the Hipster Rider demographic…mmmmmm…. I think I want one!" Well, you're gonna want to sit down for this. Yamaha just introduced the XSR700, and DAMN.

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Right? Drawing from Shinya Kimura's Faster Sons concept bike, with a hat tip to your dad's XS650, the XSR700 is about as good an answer to the Ducati Scrambler as one can get. The bike is a variant of the critically and commercially lauded FZ-07; it's powered by the Fizz's parallel twin 689cc engine, which Yamaha says will produce just under 74 horsepower at 9,000 RPM. A seat height of 32.1 inches and ABS will make the bike accessible to newer riders; the bike's brass-tacks design keeps things simple. Here's your gauge, with all the info you need in one smartly engineered circle:

The bike's simplicity extends to the color schemes: Yamaha is only offering two. You've seen the Forest Green; the other option is Garage Metal, and it's almost as cool: