Yamaha’s R-line of bikes brings the sports/race approach to different price points, from the entry-level R125 (made for Asian markets) to the wheelie-popping 200-horsepower R1. We wish Yamaha’s naming department were as good as Yamaha’s engineering. The R1 is the fastest, R9 comes next, followed by R7 and finally the R3. The R7 is relatively new to the R-series, introduced in 2022, intended as a spiritual successor to the Yamaha R6; it is slightly slower than the former middleweight champion.
Its CP2 twin-cylinder engine, borrowed from the MT-07, produces 72 horsepower and 49 lb-ft of torque. That’s 50 horses less than its predecessor’s 122, so its top speed is rated at around 130 mph, compared to the R6’s 162 mph. For those who like to max out every gear completely, the R7 can achieve 25.6 mph at 5,000 rpm in first gear, according to MotoStatz. Since speed scales linearly with RPM, we can do some simple math to find that the theoretical top speed in first gear at 10,500 rpm would be about 53 mph. Meaning the 0-60 is not possible in the R7 in first gear. For reference, the maximum speed of R6 on first gear is a whopping 72 mph, thanks to its insane rev limit of 14,500 rpm, a whole 4,000 rpm more than the R7.
With a price tag of $9,399, the R7 doesn’t sound very
What Is The Yamaha R7’s Top Speed When In First Gear?
