Or should it be Shamaha aRSed ... https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/news/2021/may/new-yamaha-r7-2022
Nice enough looking bike, but not sure it's worthy of the name - was surprised to see the headline but oh, dear :(
quite like the look of that actually, apart from the headlight positioning
Yeah, I thought it looked good, but then read 689cc and 72.4bhp and that doesn't really sound very R7 like.
It'll give the Ninja 650 a run for it's money looks wise, and maybe performance, and I bet it will be great fun to ride, its just the name that's wrong, needs some sort of demarcation - R7T?
A lot of sizzle with limited sausage.
hmm yeah that is a bit strange
i hadn't actually looked at the specs that closely
It's a road in to twin racing for Yamaha ..but I've no idea who it would appeal too...and as you say the R7 deserves a better bike to live up to the historic name.
Quote from: Jarse on May 19, 2021, 01:56:32 PMA lot of sizzle with limited sausage.
This, I'm sure it's a decent bike buy R7 it is not.
Should not have named it R7 as it will draw too much in the way of comparison which is a shame as it probably is a decently entertaining bike
I reckon that will be a fantastic fun bike, the engine is a peach.
What would have made a worthy successor to the R7?
As I recall most people packed the original engine in a box and fitted an R1 engine anyway.
Quote from: Dom1 on May 21, 2021, 12:03:59 PMI reckon that will be a fantastic fun bike, the engine is a peach.
What would have made a worthy successor to the R7?
As I recall most people packed the original engine in a box and fitted an R1 engine anyway.
You would have assumed a 750cc inline four....but it's a dying class as is the 600s.
Commuter bike in a party frock.
Call it an MT-Sport or something daft but it's just cashing in on the 'R' brand.
Probably a nice little bike as a step up from the other pretend sportsbikes the manufacturers churn out to people that don't know any better.