But it is not the YZF-R6 successor, nor will it continues the previous R7 status.
Instead, the new R7 will come with the same 689cc parallel-twin engine that powers the current MT-07 motorcycle, as proven by the latest CARB filings.
Hence, making the upcoming R7 a fully-faired MT-07.
Last year, Yamaha announced their decision to discontinue the YZF-R6 due to the stringent emission rules.
The motorcycle instead continued to be sold as a non-homologated, track-only machine.
Nonetheless, rumours start to rife that Yamaha may be working on an MT-07 based Supersports, possibly called the Yamaha YZF-R7.
Japanese publication, Young-Machine even predicted the R7 before Yamaha decided to pull the plug on the R6.
(source: Motorcycle.com)
