It ’ s taken a while , but we ’ ve finally got our hands on Yamaha ’ s exciting new Yamaha R7 . When I first saw photos of this machine it definitely caught my eye . It ’ s certainly a looker , one of those bikes you really just want to sit your arse on and see what all the hype is about . When the Yamaha YZF-R6 was discontinued for the road market , and available as a track machine only , due to new emission rules , there
was a gap in Yamaha ’ s sports range . The YZF-R7 was introduced to fill that gap . You could view it as the sports partner in crime to Yamaha ’ s naked MT-07 , but with exceptionally sharp sports styling . The R7 fits in perfectly to the R series line up with its sleek aggressive looks . Yes , I was excited to swing a leg over it . While I was loading the bike onto the ute I
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