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Quick look: Yamaha R7 OW-02, 1999

Limited edition race special has become a very desirable collector piece

(Jan 2024, Guy 'Guido' Allen)

Yamaha's R7 of 1999, aka the OW-02, was a stunning-looking 750 superbike homologation special, with just 500 made. It was launched as part of the maker's giant sportsbike generational update in the lead up to the new century, which included the R1 and R6.

They rarely pop up on the market and one of the last ones we spotted was an example sold by Iconic in the USA for Au$81,200 (US$53,500, GB£42,100) in 2021.

See the brief Yamaha data sheet;

And the Cycle World 2022 retro piece;

Plus our gen one R1 profile;

And our R6 profile.

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