To say that the decision of Yamaha to retire the YZF R6 in 2020 and have a year without a 600cc class supersport was a controversial move is quite possibly the understatement of the century so far.
Yamaha revived memories of the legendary YZF-R7 OW02 when it unveiled a new model sport bike with a similar name in 2022. The previous version produced in the late 90s remains one of Yamaha's most ...