Yes... 3 posts in a row.... bad form for LPW I know....
Picked up the bike..... did a short 45km local ride whilst skirting the rain showers....
Ummmm ..... hmmmmm ..... I rode the GS a few days back, it was its usual charming dependable self!
.... this XSR is mis-labelled... it should be a WTF900!! .... possibly a SYP900!!

... like riding a Grenade! ... possibly a nuclear grenade!

I test rode an MT09 a few years back... 2015 maybe? ... didn’t actually test ride one of these new ones... just knew what I wanted and got things going..... I’m not sure if it’s my memory or bike improvements over the years.... but this one DEFINITELY feels lighter, more agile ..... and pulls like a Bull with electrified testicles!!!!!

I haven’t found out how fast it actually goes in 3rd gear yet.... or gotten out of (nanny state) B mode! ... but I had a few thousand rpm left, glanced down and was somewhat past instant licence loss territory!
I’m...... flabbergasted! ... in fact my flabber (got plenty of it) has never been quite so gasted before! ... I’ve had short rides on bigger bikes.... and that was Decades Ago! ... this beast might not have the outright power and speed of a supersport bike.... but the very VERY rapid delivery of its 115hp is just....
