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niken - alprider - 08-07-2018
https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/sport-touring/models/2019/niken
well for in the first days of september I signed up for a official testdrive of a fine famous pass street here (sustenpass)
30 min briefing
1h driving
30min debriefing
I am fascinated by driving safety with this niken
RE: niken - cookiemech - 08-07-2018
They're neat looking, and not too heavy. Power/weight should be pretty good. Interested in hearing your impressions after you ride one!
RE: niken - Calcb_imp - 08-07-2018
Yes please let us know. From the videos I’ve seen, I’m unsure what the true benefits are.
RE: niken - misterprofessionality - 08-07-2018
saw a video review of that thing once, and I once drove a Piaggio MP3, so i'm certainly curious about it as well.
RE: niken - rboe - 08-08-2018
Great concept; but to my eye, looks only a mother could love. Perhaps in person it looks better. I'm very keen to hear your riding impressions.
RE: niken - the Ferret - 08-08-2018
I've also ridden the Piaggio version. I actually thought it was pretty normal feeling.
The advantage is a larger and wider contact patch compared to a 2 wheeled motorcycle. The disadvantage is of course weight, complexity, cost, the fact that you will wear out 2 front tires at the same time, and around here, missing all the pot holes in a lane when you have wheels everywhere lol.
RE: niken - alprider - 09-10-2018
last saturday came my time to drive it short 60min.
RE: niken - peterbaron - 09-10-2018
...and what's your feeling for 2 front wheeler?
Pics always great
RE: niken - alprider - 09-10-2018
well after 3m meter you observe nothing more extra that you have 2 weehl in the front....in this point handling like a normal bike.....
it feels somehow like a FJR or pan european just like a big sport-touring bike and like on rails aorund the curves..i feelt after 3 curves already very home, save
weight is 50:50 balance front/tail....and total somthing like 260-270kg... or somthing like 40kg more as the base-bike: MT09/tracer
RE: niken - peterbaron - 09-10-2018
(09-10-2018, 04:10 AM)alprider_imp Wrote: well after 3m meter you observe nothing more extra that you have 2 weehl in the front....in this point handling like a normal bike.....
it feels somehow like a FJR or pan european just like a big sport-touring bike and like on rails aorund the curves..i feelt after 3 curves already very home, save
weight is 50:50 balance front/tail....and total somthing like 260-270kg... or somthing like 40kg more as the base-bike: MT09/tracer
...and nice engineering too
