P90
RIDE REVIEW I 2022 YAMAHA YZF-R7
Advics brakes
do the job well
enough but don't
have a lot of feel.
Yamaha has nestled the
headlight in the intake,
as well as on the sides
of the nose fairing, and
it looks spectacular.
(Right) Atlanta
Motorsports Park is
a gem of a track and
was recently voted
one of the top 10
driving/riding tracks
in the U.S. by our
car colleagues at
Road & Track.
ABS
comes
standard
as
you'd
expect
and
you
can't
turn
it
off,
which
is
a
shame
as
we
got
the
ABS
kicking
in
pretty
heavily
while
on
the
run
to
turn
one
at
the
fabulous
Atlanta
Motorsports
Park.
Compared
to
the
R6,
the
rider
triangle
is
a
little
more
relaxed
with
the
handlebars
a
touch
higher
up
and
closer
to
you.
The
footpegs
are
basically
in
the
same
position,
and
the
angle
of
the
seat
is
similar,
too.
Where
the
R7
differs
significantly
is
in
the
mid-
section
girth.
With
half
the
number
of
cylinders
to
deal
with,
the
R7
is
extremely
skinny
and
is
actually
narrower
across
the
top
cowling
than
the
R3,
mak-
ing
it
the
most
svelte
sport
bike
in
Yamaha's
lineup.
That
tiny
mid-section
makes
it
very
easy
to
put
your
feet
down
at
a
stop
if
you're
on
the
shorter
side
and
makes
it
easier
to
tuck
your
knee
against
the
tank
when
in
a
tuck
and
cornering.
Yamaha
is
claiming
414
pounds
ready
to
ride
with
a
full
3.7-gallon
tank
of
gas
for
the
R7,
which
puts
it
on
the
wrong
side
of
the
scale
when
talking
about
the
bike
everyone
will
compare
this
to
in
the
$11,299
Aprilia
RS
660
at
404
pounds.
