On display at the 2023 Goodwooed Festival of Speed is the Yamaha XSR900 DB40 Prototype. Part of the Sport Heritage lineup, the XSR900 DB40 Prototype draws on Yamaha’s racing history.
The ‘DB40’ moniker is a reference to 40 years of Yamaha’s famed ‘Deltabox’ frame that first appeared in the YZR500 OW61 Grand Prix racer in 1982 and is responsible for much of its success in home races. Japanese bicycle manufacturer for decades. Thus, for the XSR900 DB40, the latest version of the Deltabox is used to house Yamaha’s Crossplane trio, the same trio used in the MT-09 and Tracer 9.
With 890 cc, the inline three-cylinder engine produces 119 hp at 10,000 rpm and 93 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm. Astute readers will know the XSR900 is not sold in Malaysia by Hong Leong Yamaha Motor distributor, although MT-09 RM54,998, Followers 9 and 9 GT . Followers (RM69,998) is.
The DB40 prototype stems from a custom race bike unveiled by caferacersofinstagram last month at the Yard Build for Good project at the Bike Shed Motorcycle Club Show in London, UK. The launch of the DB40 Prototype precedes the launch of a range of Genuine Yamaha Accessories that allow riders to install a cafe racer mini bib and a racing single seat cover.
This transforms the standard XSR900 sports car into a DB40 Prootype-like styling, albeit without performance details like the Ohlins monoshock, Akrapovic racing exhaust or the satin-finished Deltabox frame. What do you think? Did Hong Leong Yamaha Motors Malaysia miss a trick by not bringing the XSR900 to the local market?
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