Yamaha 700 EFI Grizzly – Questions Answered

Now that the sheets are off Yamaha’s ’07 Grizzly we’ve been inundated with questions about the 700 EFI powerplant used in the new Grizz.

Yes, it is a single cylinder engine and yes, we (and about 99.9 percent of industry observers) were incorrect in predicting a V-twin engine for the new Grizz.

While we still think it’s inevitable for the industry’s strongest player to some day offer twin power in its Big Bore Sport-Utes, the arrival of the 700 single Grizz almost looks like an agreement with arch rival Honda – specifically, Honda’s passionate and outspoken resistance to both multi-cylinder power and bigger engines.

This may not be over yet.