Yamaha updated its middleweight R7 sportbike for 2026, adding an electronic throttle, selectable ride modes, a six-axis inertial measurement unit, a refined chassis and new fairings. Most of the ...

The new Yamaha R7 is a beautiful looking midsize sportsbike - however it's based on a parallel twin engine rather than a 4 cylinder power plant, does it make any sense? I'm now on that Twitter thing!

Raghav Narang is an aspiring mechanical engineer and wrider, whose expertise in automotive technology owing to his field of study puts him smack dab in the middle of motor-heads; and hence, on the ...

It's finally time to welcome the successor to the beloved YZF-R6, which Yamaha discontinued late last year to the chagrin of squids riders everywhere. The thing is, the R6 never really left. It only ...

How a boosted Yamaha R7 lined up against 1000cc machines at Magny-Cours and finished fifth overall without breaking.

Ever since it introduced the R1 in 1998, Japanese bike maker Yamaha has made it clear that it will go after the most dreaded bikes in the supersport segment, guns blazing. It doubled down on that ...

Yamaha puts the CP2 engine in just about everything, and yet, somehow, it works. The R7 is a great middleweight sports bike that has a hard edge to it. While it won’t outperform many other ...

There's a wide variety of available sport bikes these days. From basic, low-displacement single-cylinder bikes all the way up to screaming four-cylinder superbikes, there's a full-fairing motorcycle ...

Sleek looks, full fairings, and great performance make the R7 an appealing choice in its class. It's as powerful as four-cylinder sportbikes we've recently tested, like the Kawasaki ZX-6R and the ...