---
title: "That Off-Road Motorcycle Yamaha Is Hyping Is Actually a Quad"
description: "Two more wheels than we expected."
date: "2017-08-30"
modified: "2017-08-30"
authors:
  - name: "Eric Brandt"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/eric-brandt"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/13952/that-off-road-motorcycle-yamaha-is-hyping-is-actually-a-quad"
categories:
  - "Motorcycles"
  - "News"
  - "The Garage"
tags:
  - "ATV"
  - "off-roader"
  - "quad"
  - "side-by-side"
  - "trailer"
  - "yamaha"
---

# That Off-Road Motorcycle Yamaha Is Hyping Is Actually a Quad

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A couple weeks ago, [we showed you a teaser trailer from Yamaha](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/13574/yamaha-releases-vague-teaser-for-a-new-off-road-motorcycle>) hyping what we thought would be a new off-road adventure bike. Our fingers were crossed for a production version of the T7 [Dakar bike](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/1470/yamaha-unleashes-wr450f-dakar-rally-weapon>) concept unveiled in Milan last year—but now it looks like we got our hopes up too high. Or, at least in the wrong direction.

A new, slightly more revealing teaser from Yamaha shows us that the new off-road product that’s coming out isn’t a motorcycle at all. This vehicle has too many headlights and double the wheels we were hoping it would have. This thing is a quad.

It still barely shows anything at all, but it reveals enough to dash our hopes for a production T7. It has outdoor scenes, like the last teaser, but we get a glimpse of what is clearly some sort of quad. We also see four people having an outdoor adventure, implying it could have four seats. A quick look at the YouTube comments on the teaser show displeasure from enthusiasts who have been praying to the off-road gods for the T7 to make it to showrooms.

This teaser repeats an unveiling date of September 6 at 17:00 CET (Central European Time). It also tells us to use the hashtags #RealizeYourAdventure and #SxS which means “side-by-side.” A [side-by-side](<https://www.thedrive.com/video/5974/the-all-new-can-am-maverick-x3-dominates-torturous-baja-trails>) is a descendant of the traditional ATV, but has car-like seats and controls. Think off-road golf cart.

This would be more exciting if Yamaha didn’t currently offer a side-by-side, but they make a ton of them. They have the utilitarian Viking line, the recreational Wolverine line, and the sporty YXZ models. What other niches of side-by-sides can possibly be filled?

https://youtube.com/embed/gDehGDZCx_U

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