Ducati and Yamaha share equal billing this week. We start with a Yamaha XSR900 fairing kit from Taiwan and a Ducati Multistrada café racer from Argentina. K-Speed wows again with a gnarly custom Yamaha XSR155, while Ducati releases a slew of special edition Panigale race replicas.

Yamaha XSR900 fairing kit by Hóo-Bué Even Yamaha knows it; the XSR900 looks better with a fairing. But if you’ve already got a Yamaha XSR900 in the garage and don’t want to shell out for the new XSR900 GP?or if you’d prefer something other than its retro Grand Prix racer looks, this new kit from Hóo-Bué in Taiwan might just be the ticket.
Available in blue, black, or unpainted, and supplied with decals, Hóo-Bué’s ‘XSR900 C-S’ kit makes a big difference to the Yamaha XSR900, with minimal fuss.
It consists of three main parts?a fairing, a passenger seat cover, and a CNC-machined aluminum plate to blank off the handlebar riser mounts. You can buy it all as one kit, or grab each part individually.
The fairing cuts a slimmer profile than the triangular unit on the Yamaha XSR900, with a look that’s ever so slightly reminiscent of the Ducati SportClassic. Its lower half extends as far as the bike’s radiator, and is equipped with carbon fiber fins that have narrow LED turn signals embedded in them.

Fitting clip-ons is a must with this kit, but you’ll need to source those yourself. Hóo-Bué has added rear-set foot pegs to their two demo ...