To say that the decision of Yamaha to retire the YZF R6 in 2020 and have a year without a 600cc class supersport was a controversial move is quite possibly the understatement of the century so far.

We knew it was coming with the chatter that was coming from the industry back in Q4 2020 after the R6 was deleted from the 2021 Yamaha model lineup, but we now have some ‘circumstantial evidence’ ...

Yamaha has decided to now give the moniker to its new MT-07-based model. With the YZF-R6 no longer with us, the 2022 Yamaha YZF-R7 is the middle child in the Yamaha sportbike family, nestled between ...

The newest member of Yamaha’s sportbike line, the YZF-R7 will come in special World GP 60th Anniversary dress in 2022.Yamaha In celebration of 60 years of World Grand Prix competition, Yamaha is ...

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The Yamaha R7 is a midrange motorcycle with an attractive price point, but you may be wondering how fast it can go in first gear. Here's what we know.

Earlier this year, Yamaha announced it was retiring its beloved YZF-R6 four-cylinder sportbike. (Find out more in the 2021 Yamaha YZF-R6 Race First Look Preview article). So we hauled it out to a ...