Motorcycle.com was the first to break that the R7 was coming back, but it’s not an update of the homologation special R7 from 20 years ago. This time around it’s a sportbike with the 698cc parallel-twin engine found in the MT-07, XSR700, and Tenere 700. Yamaha believes that midd...
The rest of the garage... 1997 Ford F350 Crew, 2005 Honda CRF280X, 2002 Yamaha Roadstar Warrior 1700cc, 2000 Suzuki DRZ400E, 1994 Yamaha WaveBlaster, 1979 Yamaha IT175, 2000 Polaris Magnum 500
Forks are 40mm upside-down units from WP. The rear shock is a multi-adjustable Ohlins, its yellow spring painted blue to match the bike. Seventeen-inch wheels from PVM of Germany wear Pirelli Dragons and the rear is a 190/50-section radial on a 6in rim. The brakes are Beringer – six...