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Old 05-09-2018, 09:28 PM   #1 (permalink)
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New Yamaha 3 wheeler.

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Not really eco.

But interesting...





https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sp...g/models/niken




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Old 05-09-2018, 10:55 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Motorcycles! Now with 50% more friction!

Someone commented in another video that trikes are considered cars in Europe, so you could ride this without a motorcycle license. That does not sound cost-effective.
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Old 05-10-2018, 07:20 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I found a "price" for the Yamaha Niken in India ₹ 16,00,000
Now if my currency converter is right $24,476.81 US
Depending on import duties.............Id guess $16,000 to $18,000 US
List for a base F3 is $20,800 and it comes with a frunk. no storage in the Niken
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Old 05-10-2018, 02:02 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Motorcycles! Now with 50% more friction!

Someone commented in another video that trikes are considered cars in Europe, so you could ride this without a motorcycle license. That does not sound cost-effective.
true, they are here in finland classified as tricycles, same motorcycle rules apply but you can drivie it on a B-license (car and light trailer)
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Old 07-15-2018, 03:16 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Someone commented in another video that trikes are considered cars in Europe, so you could ride this without a motorcycle license. That does not sound cost-effective.
It might depend on their displacement, plus some countries might have different requirements regardless of the European Union directives. Before the introduction of the tiered licensing in England, those Reliant tricycles could be driven either with a motorcycle license or a car license, but now due to their displacement there is a minimum age required to drive them with a car-only license. Considering that many people who have a car-only license wouldn't want to pay more for a motorcycle endorsement, the provision to ride either a 125cc motorcycle or a tricycle seems reasonable.

OTOH in Uruguay there are tricycles with a motorcycle-type handlebar and thus require a motorcycle license, while similar models with a car-like cockpit with a steering wheel are titled as a car and require a car driving license.
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It is $15,999 the USA, special order only. That makes it a good bit cheaper than the Can-Am Spyder or trike conversions and it leans like a motorcycle.

I'm very interested but I just bought a BMW R1200RT last year (gave up waiting on the Niken). I'm hoping for a more touring orientated model with an adjustable screen and better passenger accommodations.

Yamaha also has a 300cc version in the works:
https://www.asphaltandrubber.com/rum...-niken-yamaha/
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It is $15,999 the USA, special order only. That makes it a good bit cheaper than the Can-Am Spyder or trike conversions and it leans like a motorcycle.
Recently a very stubborn guy told me the Can-Am Spyder could lean, even though not as much as a motorcycle.
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Recently a very stubborn guy told me the Can-Am Spyder could lean, even though not as much as a motorcycle.
It just leans to the outside of a corner like a car does.
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It just leans to the outside of a corner like a car does.
Of course. Well, eventually a Citroën 2CV leans more than the Spyder
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It just looks unnecessary and stupid from my eye, keeping all the issues of a normal motorcycle and adding another wheel to fail

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