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redneck 05-09-2018 09:28 PM

New Yamaha 3 wheeler.
 
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Not really eco.

But interesting... :)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0hMs0E5kDw


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




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Xist 05-09-2018 10:55 PM

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.

ethonof 05-10-2018 07:20 AM

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

Fingie 05-10-2018 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xist (Post 569196)
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) :turtle:

cRiPpLe_rOoStEr 07-15-2018 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xist (Post 569196)
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.

JSH 07-16-2018 10:44 AM

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/

cRiPpLe_rOoStEr 07-18-2018 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JSH (Post 573923)
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.

JSH 07-18-2018 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr (Post 574013)
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. :)

cRiPpLe_rOoStEr 07-18-2018 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JSH (Post 574015)
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 :D

rmay635703 07-18-2018 06:18 PM

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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