Yamaha R7 | Riding The Iconic OW-02

Wow..what an incredible machine. All that power over 10k.. proper old school ❤ My favourite biking era watching Haga absolutely kill it on the R7. Absolutely joyous. 😊

It's amazing and rather disappointing that a 24 year old bike looks so much better than many current bikes. So many recent bikes look like they were designed by a team of people that didn't talk to each other, rather than the homogeneous design of the '99 R7 🤔

What a bike, that must be a highlight for you and the channel, so far! I haven't even seen one in the flesh they are so rare 👍

A proper bike! I had an R6 in the same colours. When I worked in a bike shop I uncrated and built an OW01for Racer Dean Ashton. Those homologation bikes were something special.

Tea. Check Bacon butty. Check Mild hangover. Check Roll the intro 👍🏻

Going a bit cross eyed here…. That OW-02. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ you lucky sausage, you…

My favorite was the YZ750 , when Kenny Robert’s was still riding for Yamaha , those are two great bikes thanks Chops

There were a few statements in this video that made me chuckle but my favourite was when he said “absolutely beautiful to watch this thing bouncing off the redline” lol

Best looking bike ever imho ❤

Amazing experience for you Chopsy, I know this is in a different league but I've finally got my old CBR 400RR out of the garage for restoration, this was my first bike after passing my test in 1994 so new exhaust system, fork seals, pistons and seals on front calipers, full service, screen, heal plates & battery. So can't wait to get this working again and just wish I had your new garage to do it in!

That legendary R7 still does it for me......❤ A hot joint second would be the Honda SP1 (castrol livery) and the ZX7RR. But I've got to say that even the GSXR 750 was and still is iconic. Love it Chops. ❤

I rode one of the new R7's on the Silverstone GP track last year. Braking and corner speed really surprised me as it was Epic but it really was the wrong bike for such a high speed track. I'd love to try one at somewhere like Mallory or Brands as you said in the video. Great video as always Chopsy!

Great bike, good roads, sunshine, great video, what's not to like. Thanks Chopsy.

Magic Chopsy. 👌Your content is like a fine wine - it improves with age. On the subject of glitchy Yamaha fuel injection, they still haven’t got the MT10 right 24 years later.. 😏

This was one of my dreambikes when I was a teenager. Looking forward watching this one.

Chopsey, you are one lucky son of a gun!!!! I had a countless amount of wet dreams over that bike.... I actually sat on one 2 weeks ago in a bike show here in New Zealand. I'm still pissed off at Yamaha for naming the new bike "R7"...??! What an incredible amount of disrespect for what was and still is a PHENOMENAL bike. I saw Haga race his R7 live many moons ago.... he won a world sbk title that got taken off him when they took a sample of his pee-pee and found out he'd been on drugs.... again.... not the R7's fault, that bike should officially be recognised as world champion

I bought the 2000 R6 brand new in the same colours as the PROPER R7. I just love the styling on the R7. It actually sounds very similar to my 2000 R6. About the same road manners too! 😂 Thanks for doing this video, it's made my day.

Wonderful video of a true legendary bike - remember both the OW01 and OW02 coming out and nearly steam engines too 😂

Yes, the legendary OW-02, date of creation, 1999. I had a 2002 R6 years ago, Excellent bike, I have a comparison for your video between the YZF R7 and this newly named R7 seven, I own the number 200th build 4NX Trx 850, 1995 and I think it would be the a really good bitke to throw between these two, great post man👍

Wow such a good vid matey