Yamaha has a long-standing relationship with Fiat’s tuning arm, Abarth, with the two brands having collaborated several times in the past.
For 2017, Yamaha and Abarth are teaming up again, creating the limited edition Yamaha XSR900 Abarth – a tricked out three-cylinder café racer – that is debuting at the 2016 EIMCA show.
As the name suggest, the Yamaha XSR900 serves as the basis for this custom model, with Abarth adding a sportier tone to the retro-styled “Sport Heritage” motorcycle.
Abarth’s changes include carbon fiber bodywork pieces, such as the headlight shroud, rear seat cowl, and front fender. There is also a special full titanium Akrapovi? exhaust, which looks absolutely exquisite, as to be expected.
A sporty license plate holder is also used, as are clip-on handlebars. An exclusive Abarth livery is of course used on the 2017 Yamaha XSR900 Abarth, which features the Abarth logo on the fuel tank.
Only 695 units of the Yamaha XSR900 Abarth will be made, with the first 95 owners who sign-up online being treated to a VIP Abarth experience. The other 600 units will be sold through Yamaha dealerships throughout Europe.
For our American readers, we would be very surprised to see the Yamaha XSR900 Abarth making its way across the pond. Sometimes that’s just how the cookie crumbles.
Source: Yamaha
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