Yamaha Lifts The Curtain On The 60th Anniversary YZF R1 And R7

To celebrate 60 years of Grand Prix racing, Yamaha has introduced special white and red liveries for the YZF-R1 and the YZF-R7. The Japanese giant has over 500 victories during this period, with Phil Read clinching the world title astride the iconic RD56 wrapped in the same colours.

Almost the entire R family, including the smaller YZF-R3 and YZF-R125, have the same red and white shades, linked to Yamaha’s illustrious Grand Prix racing heritage. Both the vintage R1 and R7 feature matte gold rims, a yellow "number plate", and a badge on the tank mentioning the anniversary.

Updates On The YZF-R1 and R1M

Additionally, for 2022, the R1 and R1M also get new colours. The standard R1, for instance, receives a new Icon Performance shade featuring a silver fuel tank and carbon fibre bodywork. The top-spec R1M gets a new dual-tone Icon Blue colour with a dark matte blue option. Apart from that, the R1M’s electronically adjustable Ohlin suspension has been updated to offer improved performance. It continues to use the same 998cc inline-four, putting out 200PS and 113Nm.

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The R7, on the other hand, sees no change since it's practically a new bike. It’s powered by a 689cc parallel-twin engine dishing out 73PS and 67Nm. You can read all about it here.

These unique liveries will cost you about Rs 35,000 more than the standard-colour variants. This basically brings the starting price of the YZF-R1 to $18,099 (Rs 13.3 lakh) and the YZF-R7 to $9,299 (Rs 6.82 lakh) ex-showroom.