While there’s no denying that the MT-07-based R7 has been the subject of much speculation, it now appears Yamaha might be readying two new sportbike models to fill the gap between its entry-level and flagship offerings. And may fill the gap between R7 and R1. A recent Yamaha trademark application reveals that Yamaha seeks two new models.
You can’t always take code names at face value. Sometimes the obvious is not what it seems. For example, a street bike that would fall into the cruisers category (and thus should be named “V”) could be positioned as sporty with a slanted dual-headlight setup, or a street bike of an adventure nature (and therefore should be called “D”) can turn out to look pretty sporty as well, while “R” denotes naked or sportbike.
Yamaha has also used internal code names for dirt bikes like the WR250R and YZ450F, which have nothing in common with their namesakes.
Again, the mystery surrounding Yamaha’s mysterious new models, the RN82 and the RN83, has continued to deepen. At the same time, many have speculated the R belongs to a sport or naked machine in a similar vein as those offered by BMW, Honda, and Kawasaki.
For example, 1998 YZF-R1 had codename as RN1 while the 2022 XSR900 had RN80. And then, we also see the CP3 (889cc) and CP4 (998cc) powerplants engines under the “N” 750 to 1000cc segment.
There is a possibility we may see the new two sports bikes. And it does mean one model could be R9; however, the second model is hard to guess. The MT-09 has the standard model and one high-end spec SP model. So there is also a possibility of Yamaha bringing the high-end spec R9 SP.
Yamaha has already updated the XSR900, MT-09 and Tracer 9 GT in the past. However, Yamaha has still not updated the three-legged Niken with the old 847cc CP3 powerplant.
When we previously speculated on what might be coming from Yamaha, we used the one document as a basis for our theory. These latest filings have us excited once again and wondering just what these new model lines will be.
via AMCN
