Niken or not?

[F4celess]

That whole front end would be a money pit, even before servicing the rest of the bike.
2 front wheels, 2 front tyres to replace, FOUR Suspension struts to service. 2 sets of brakes...... this Bike will help line Yamaha pockets.

Plus at £13,500... you could buy 4 or 5 very nice bikes with that money, PLUS have change for a fully loaded sliding Snap-On Tool chest !  mokin

[VNA]

That whole front end would be a money pit, even before servicing the rest of the bike.
2 front wheels, 2 front tyres to replace, FOUR Suspension struts to service. 2 sets of brakes...... this Bike will help line Yamaha pockets.

Just read a review in Motorcycle Sport and Leisure.  It says only the rear of the front forks are “live”.  Presumably the tyres last longer.  It has a single disc per wheel so still a twin disc set up.
So maybe not any more expensive to service.


The reviewer Gary Chapman was blown away by it.  Drain covers, damp patches etc – no need to worry about them.  Oh running costs, maybe those tyres and brakes might not last so long as the grip is outrageous and the braking force you can apply is phenomenal according to Gary.


On the track he intentionally tried to abuse the front end but just ended up scrapping the pegs all over the place, which he said was so easy.  Braking deep into corners is no problem.


While at the track he phoned Yamaha to ask – what happens if I take it beyond the limit?  The answer was first the pegs go down (that means you are near the 45 degree limit), then you will experience understeer and then once all the linkage travel has been used it will lift a wheel.

[Skippernick]

I would have one, I love it.


The market I reckon is very forward thinking, in this country we have massive congestion, and even though that mayor of London bloke hasn't realised it yet 2/3 wheels will be the answer in the future. But a lot of people will be put off by 2 wheels hence Yamaha getting the jump with a bike with 3 wheels. Bath have just announced a clean air zone, all bikes are exempt! Hopefully its starting to dawn on the powers that be that motorbikes are part of the answer.

[celticbiker]

Bikes are part of the answer yes, but not as we know them. I think e-bikes will be the vehicle of choice in the great metropolis.
Owned by corporations and used via a phone app and card payments.
Grab the nearest available bike, log on, go to your destination, park and log off, grab another one for the return journey.