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Leaked Yamaha Electric Sport Patent Shows an R7-Inspired Design

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A leaked patent document reveals Yamaha is pressing ahead with an electric sport motorcycle whose styling closely echoes its R-Series, particularly the YZF-R7. The design centers the battery in the frame for weight distribution, with a low-mounted electric motor driving the rear wheel via a belt. Power output and battery capacity remain undisclosed.

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Shinji Hanoura

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It's wild how much you can read off a patent drawing alone. Centering the battery in the frame for weight distribution — you can see them carrying over combustion-era design thinking straight into an EV. A belt driving the rear wheel, that's the part that gets my pulse up. And that R7-ish design is the good part too.