Thanks man.

no poor decision in any view from yamaha or yamaha owners , eh? : )

He is such a good reviewer. My favourite one.

HI David, sorry I missed this man.

Michael Kastner let alone how many fork seals will need to be replaced.

Glad you enjoyed watching this one, Tim.

Lol, I got a kick out your comment. You could put small studs in the tires...

Lol.

Joric78 and I think that’s the downfall off this machine. Everyone thinks it’s kinda cool but I don’t know anyone that wants to buy one. I personally don’t see it being very successful.

Yeah, and the lack of any sort of low speed lock out means it isn't even suitable for disabled riders. I wonder if I'll actually ever see one on the road?

I think it will sell well because people will think it's safer. I'm not convinced it is significantly safer, but some people see three wheels and just assume so. I think an entry level self balancing version will do really well.

Ian Jacob That's exactly how I feel about it. Super cool looking, very unique. But, I'm not sure I'd want to be one of the first to buy it. I do want one, but I'll be waiting for the used market once full reviews are out.

Nice dude. Thanks for sounding off.

@@AdamWaheed Cheers, Adam.

BWX Iv also thought about this. Everyone loves the fz09 engine it’s great and punchy and lots of fun but in the niken I don’t even think it would feel very fast. Especially when all the weight is on the front of the bike it’s not really prone to wheelies or anything fun.

Yeah I mean it's an amazing engine on the MT/ XSR, but that's pushing about 400 lbs. Add an extra 155 lbs and still a great engine but not going to feel anything like it does on a lighter weight bike.

Lol nobody is getting 50 MPG with Yamaha's triple....

Actually lots of people do get 50 mpg. It's not like you're riding like you were on the track all the time if you are on the street.

Just to echo BWX and refute MotoBoy, I get exactly 50 mpg (4.7L per 100km) from my 2016 XSR 900 with an approximate 80:20 ratio of town to highway riding, based on 16-17,000km riding in the last 15 months in a central European city.

If you can't ride a motorcycle you can't ride this. The controls are all the same and the bike will fall over just like any normal bike.

Not stable enough for disabled riders.. CANAM 3-wheeler works great..

Oh don't be a hater.

None of us knows what it will be. Let the market decide.

I doubt it will be a huge flop as you say. I don't see them flying off the shelves but it's certainly interesting. I've been riding sport bikes for 19 years... mostly R6's and R1's. I currently ride an FZ-10 which I absolutely love! It's not as aggressive as an R1 but on our back roads here and in the mountains you don't have to be all over the shifter with the FZ10. The torque delivery is very linear and the ergonomics of the FZ are so much more fun than the R1 was. I agree with most people that wish this was equipped with the 1000CC engine but it's certainly too early to tell. I'm very interested in this bike as a test ride and something to get my wife back into riding. For me it's a YES since it'll hopefully get her back in the saddle and will allow our 12 year old daughter to ride with her as a passenger but at the same time will give me a "unique" vehicle to ride when I want to. This is my complete answer to the Can-AM Spyder that we were considering before. I know they're 2 significantly different machines but the Spyder is just a wheeled snow mobile where this is in a class of it's own. I say give it a chance!

Adam, Bottom line... is this worth the $16K to be that "Unique" rider that shows up at the bike gatherings, etc?

It's expensive. If it was around 12-13 I think the price would be more palatable.