Yamaha YZF-R7

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The Yamaha YZF-R7 or OW-02 (often referred to simply as the R7) is a race homologation motorcycle made by Yamaha in limited production run of 500 units worldwide. It was designed to compete in the Superbike World Championship and Suzuka 8 Hours endurance races. It has a 749 cc (45.7 cu in), DOHC 20-valve (5 valves per cylinder) inline-four engine producing 79 kW (106 hp). Yamaha also produced two race kits for the R7, topping 101 kW (135 hp) when the other, unused bank of fuel injectors is activated. A pipe and ECU update were also made. The R7 was built for racing 'out of the box', implied by the chassis, which was derived from information and geometry from the YZR500 machines of the period. It has Öhlins suspension components and titanium valves, titanium conrods, a shortened Deltabox II frame and dry weight of 189 kg (416 lb). Super Streetbikes magazine ranked the R7 eighth in its list, "The 10 Most Exotic Bikes Ever", due to its extraordinary price, "top-spec Öhlins race suspension...

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