Yamaha R7 2025 vs. KTM 690 SMC R 2024

Yamaha R7 2025

KTM 690 SMC R 2024
Overview - Yamaha R7 2025 vs KTM 690 SMC R 2024

Yamaha R7 2025

KTM 690 SMC R 2024
Technical Specifications Yamaha R7 2025 compared to KTM 690 SMC R 2024
Pros and Cons in comparison
Pros and Cons in comparison
Yamaha R7 2025

All in all, the R7 is a very good beginner's track bike that prepared me for track riding in a safe, pleasant and in no way strenuous way and accompanied me along the way. The pleasant yet track-ready ergonomics, the light weight, the fantastic tyres, brakes and suspension components and the torquey engine at low and medium revs allowed me to correct mistakes that most novice track riders make, and all without bringing me down, scaring me, scaring me or even making me throw in the towel.
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KTM 690 SMC R 2024

A large, powerful single cylinder, a stable chassis, just over 160 kg of tractive weight and modern electronics for support - the key data alone suggests a lot of riding pleasure. In 2024, the SMC-R may be a little dusty in some respects and is no longer the undisputed queen of road-legal supermotos, but it can still offer a lot of supermoto fun and performance.