Up until the late 90s, most Japanese bikes still struggled to make the most out of their power, thanks to chassis technology ...

For 2021, the bike has become the R6 Race – a £12,099 track-only version of the 2017-on road bike. At around half the price of a Honda Fireblade SP, it will still be plenty of bike for plenty ...

The R7 is a nice middle ground within the R-series, so it won't be as fast as some of the sport bikes Yamaha built with speed in mind — like the R6. While the R7 is Yamaha's more balanced ...