Yamaha MT-07

The Yamaha MT-07, called the FZ-07 in North America until 2017, is a middleweight naked motorcycle with a 689 cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin engine and a crossplane crankshaft, built by Yamaha from 2014 with a United States release in 2015. It uses a compact tubular backbone frame with the rear monoshock laid horizontally in the subframe to shorten the wheelbase and lower the centre of gravity. Anti-lock brakes were optional on the 2015 to 2017 models and became standard in 2018, and in markets such as Australia and New Zealand a 655 cc learner-approved version is sold. Its CP2 engine became the platform for the Yamaha Tracer 700, the XSR700 and the Tenere 700. Reviewers praised the engine, handling and value, and a Motorcycle Consumer News test measured a top speed of 238 km/h.