Yamaha YZF-R7 returning for 2022 By Ben Purvis
An original ' OW02 ' Yamaha YZF-R7 would likely cost around € 40.000,00 - assuming you could find one - but Yamaha is to revive the name for a much more affordable 2022 model . The R7 ' s reputation and price far exceed its achievements . Just 500 were made in 1999 with the specific aim of winning the WSB title , but despite the heroics of Noriyuki Haga , it never achieved that goal . That has not stopped the R7 being far more appreciated and prized today than title-winning contemporaries like the Ducati 996 or Honda VTR1000SP . As such , Yamaha is taking a risk by reusing the name on a new model which , unlike its exotic , race-focussed predecessor , will be based on the relatively workmanlike MT-07 . We know this because while Yamaha has made no official announcement , the R7 ' s name and details have emerged in emissions test certifications for the firm ' s 2022 model range . Documents from the California Air Resources Board ( CARB ) list two versions of the bike as 2022 models - the YZF-R7 NCB and YZF-R7 NCL . They
are technically identical , with the last three letters merely representing paint options and the model year , the ' NCB ' is a 2022 bike in Raven Black , the ' NCL ' is the same machine in Team Yamaha Blue . The new R7 ' s emissions are identical to those of the MT-07 , confirming that the engine is unchanged - with 72.4 hp and 49.4 lb / ft - even using the same exhaust system . In turn , that suggests the bike ' s chassis , suspension and weight ( around 184 kg ) will also be MT-07 based .
As such , the new YZF-R7 is expected to be quite simply an MT-07 with dropped bars , rearset footpegs and a full fairing , creating an instant rival to parallel twin sports models like Kawasaki ' s Ninja 650 and , to a lesser extent , the more exotic Aprilia RS660 . Since it ' s the first ' 2022 ' Yamaha to have been certified by CARB , there ' s a strong chance that the new YZF-R7 is scheduled for an early launch , potentially reaching dealers before the end of this year .
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