Yamaha has just been revealed to be launching the new YZF-R7 for 2022, which will be powered by the 689cc, or MT-07, CP2 twin cylinder engine, and the R7 has been certified by the California Air Resources Board.
The news also sparked a row over whether the two-cylinder engine deserves the name YZF-R7 and is being offered as a replacement for the discontinued four-cylinder R6. Not only that, but also extended to the future Yamaha will use the MT-09 equipped with CP3 parallel three cylinder engine, to launch the YZF-R9?
According to the latest developments from Yamaha, the R7 should only be the first step in the plan, and there may be other new YZF-R models! That’s because they’ve already filed a new trademark application in Japan, which includes R2, R4, R7, R8, R9 and R20, in addition to the R1, R6, R3, R25, R15, and R125 already available.
Yamaha F155 carries a same engine as YZFR15V3, with an actual displacement of 155ml, a water-cooled single cylinder, a VVA variable exhaust valve technology, and the maximum horsepower can reach 20. From the data, such power can be comparable to the 250ml displacement model, and because of the low displacement, the fuel consumption will be very economic. As a curved beam car, the Yamaha F155 is stunning, and while it’s still in the concept stage, it’s already making a big splash in the market, and it’s just a matter of how long it will take to hit the market. But on the other hand, the Yamaha F155 is clearly positioned to be much higher and more niche than some of the luxury bikes on the market today.
While Yamaha does not necessarily use all of its registered names, it does so simply to prevent others from using similar names. However, according to Japanese law, if the registered trademark has not been used for three consecutive years, either party can request the cancellation of the registered trademark, and sometimes plans are changed and certain research and development projects are cancelled before they are born.
With the mainstream motorcycle market moving away from less accessible, high-performance supercars, does it make sense to introduce multiple new models from the YZF-R family? Perhaps Yamaha’s plan is to target certain models to specific markets, such as the 400cc version of the CBR500R that Honda introduced in Japan. Yamaha’s applications for the R4 and R5 may have this in mind.
In terms of appearance, similar to the large displacement of R family appearance, the new metal flame red color, while the previous generation of black knight and thunder ash color continue to retain.
In terms of power, it is equipped with 155cc single-cylinder water-cooled four-valve engine, blue core technology, VVA variable valve technology and sliding clutch. The maximum power is 13.8KW, about 18.6, and the maximum torque is 14.1Nm, easily exceeding the domestic recognized small steel gun 13.3KW Apulia GPR150.
In terms of configuration, double wing beam frame, aluminum rocker arm, rear 140 running tires, LED headlights, LCD instruments, side support flaming, double channel ABS, etc., fuel tank 11L, seat height 815mm, dry weight 137kg.
In short, in addition to kredit motor honda is likely to be launched next year, YZF-R9 is also likely to be born, other car names will come out, are not sure, we wait quietly!
