The MY2025 Redesign: When an A2 Bike Gets the Face of Yamaha’s R Family

Anyone familiar with a pre-2025 R3 will initially see a different motorcycle when looking at the 2026 model. The facelift Yamaha introduced for MY2025 goes far beyond new paint: the entire front fairing was redesigned.

Two projector headlights flank an M1-inspired central air duct. Yamaha calls it the “Twin-Eye” face, and visually it links the R3 to the R9 and R7, making the small twin look like a fully integrated member of the R family for the first time.

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