YAMAHA PREVIEWS YZF-R7
The mid-sized supersport road bike is not dead. At least not if Yamaha has anything to say about it, as the Japanese manufacturer has unveiled a new middleweight machine that combines a proven engine and chassis with streamlined sports styling - the YZF-R7.
Taking its name from a bike that was Yamaha’s homologation model for World Superbike competition back in 1999, the new R7 will essentially fill the gap in the lineup left by the R6, which was last offered in roadgoing form in 2020, although a track-only ‘R6 RACE’ is still available.
According to Yamaha, the nature of the supersport world is changing, and while models like the R1 continue to find
