2019 Yamaha Niken | First Ride

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2019 Yamaha Niken | First Ride

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Yamaha Niken, the three-wheeled machine with the rear of an FZ09 and the front of a pair of groms. I don't know what kind of science or witchcraft they are doing in those piano factories, but in this video, were doing a first ride on the brand new Yamaha Niken to find out how this new machine rides compared to normal, 2 wheeled, motorcycle!
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@Keith-rw1cd 5 жыл бұрын

So a Yamaha engineer came in one morning making an innuendo about 2 in the front one in the back. 9 months later this thing was born.

@twistedturtle6654 5 жыл бұрын

You sir get my vote for best comment.

@alexisguy6440 5 жыл бұрын

Seen this joke months ago. Take the L sir. Thiefs get no love.

@Keith-rw1cd 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexisguy6440 I hadn't seen it, so it was original to me.

@alexisguy6440 5 жыл бұрын

@@Keith-rw1cd yeah you wasn't the first

@Keith-rw1cd 5 жыл бұрын

@@alexisguy6440 Guess I have a similar humor as another person somewhere in the world. What are the chances...

@MJT-DA 5 жыл бұрын

Engineers: should we make ATV or a Motorcycle this year? Yamaha CEO: *YES*

@AnthonyBrusca 5 жыл бұрын

"We got enough money comin in off the pianos, we should be fine" 😂😂😂

@tamelljohnson6967 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think the Niken is that ugly, I think it look actually cool.

@kashinathbelage715 5 жыл бұрын

Well... its not ugly but its relatively ugly as compared with ....well... others which provide much better body ..... but i agree its not that ugly...

@austinpayncampbell3202 5 жыл бұрын

Same it's not a shining star but it's not bad

@benclimo461 5 жыл бұрын

On the outside the bike looks pretty nice but driving it looks horrible for me.

@The_other_side- 5 жыл бұрын

ME TOO 🙄

@markopetrushev3084 5 жыл бұрын

i think we can all agree on futuristic... kinda gives me vibes of judge dredds bike but with three wheels

@astsaft 5 жыл бұрын

Well, you said, that the Niken needs a bigger windshield. Yamaha brings the Niken GT in 2019, which has exactly that. And two saddlebags and an even more comfy seat.

@chaseontwowheels 5 жыл бұрын

Ask and you shall receive I guess.

@MJT-DA 5 жыл бұрын

Wow good to know

@isthatahemi1979 5 жыл бұрын

Funny thing - I emailed Yamaha as soon as this beast was announced, and told them, "don't screw this up like BRP did with the Spyder". Give the target audience, 40ish aggressive riders with money to spend, all the features. My lucky day.

@VMAXRider 5 жыл бұрын

And for those who bought a Niken, Yamaha will send all the GTS extras for 1000€. The installation is included. 💀🔥✌️

@spyder000069 5 жыл бұрын

I think this bike would be interesting with much larger rear cases and a rear trunk. The fairing is already big it just needs a large enough windscreen to cater more to touring. The GT is an improvement still trying too hard to split the sport and touring side. I could be wrong but I see touring customers picking this up before people interested in a sport bike. Might as well throw some knobbies in for an adventure version. LoL

@Charlie_Tsai 5 жыл бұрын

It's ChaseOnThreeWheels now huh? Love your videos !!!!

@keepemscraping3705 5 жыл бұрын

I wanted to say that lol

@cc7240 5 жыл бұрын

Thinking the same thing

@spinningedge8790 5 жыл бұрын

I was about to type the something. But read comments first.

@xenimoth3152 5 жыл бұрын

bike looks like a reverse mullet, party in the front, business in the back 😂

@joshc3134 5 жыл бұрын

We’re making enough off the pianos LMAO

@darlingimscared 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's funny how all the comments about this bike are guys who wouldn't be seen dead on this as if riding on two wheels makes you a big tough guy, in reality it proves how insecure some guys are. This is an interesting addition and guys should approve it so yamaha take more interesting chances instead of tweaking an r1's fairing for 2020

@lilmeow_meow19 5 жыл бұрын

Booo

@2wheeledgeek555 5 жыл бұрын

I have been riding dirt and street practically my whole life. Started on dirt at 3. It is funny how many riders feel the need to Gatekeep what is real riding.

@juhaoravala3878 5 жыл бұрын

I took one for a ride, and I was a bit apprehensive first, but didn't need to be. This thing is confidence inspiring straight away. The thing that impressed me, was how solid it felt on all sort of road surfaces. I definitely recommend test riding this three wheeler. Would I buy it? if I had the finance, I would be riding it now. My current ride is a Ktm 990 adv, which I've had for the past 12 years.

@paulclarkson1778 6 ай бұрын

I've owned a Niken since March 2023. What a ride! Absolutely love it.

@kstinson 5 жыл бұрын

I love it. It’s like you gave an engineer the chance to build his childhood dream. Sure a normal motorcycle with no frills is more practical but let’s be honest...there is something about watching the front end work on this that just makes the inner tinkerer smile.

@jonnyturbo100 5 жыл бұрын

I bought one last year. Can’t wait to take it to the mountains. Got caught in the rain last week made the bike dirty af ☹️. The plus side is that it handles really well in the wet. I’ve got the larger screen, heated comfort seats and touring bags going on soon. I’m lovin’ it.

@twistn-grips 5 жыл бұрын

I bet that was fun af!!! Just watching and listening to you, had me with this cheesy smile on my face. Great video my guy. Be safe

@MrMcbear 5 жыл бұрын

I just got off a Yamaha demo day. The niken is AWESOME... it's stupid comfortable. Power is good. And it just dives into turns. Its super confidence inspiring. As for "touring" you gotta get the Niken GT. It has a taller windscreen which was great as well as saddle bags.

@V742 5 жыл бұрын

I remember when I first got into riding and noticed people looking at me a bit, but not as much as I thought they would. Fair enough, since most folks don't care for bikes. But oh boy, they stare and double-take when you ride this thing.

@AllTerrainGuy 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like something Batman would rip 👍🏼

@MHDarlington 2 жыл бұрын

I'm late to the game on your channel but thank you for a very insightful and FUN review of the Niken. I'm fascinated by this bike (motorcycle, I should say) and what I really liked about your review is that when you made the assessment of 'who is this for?' you said folk who like to ride long distances and enjoy every minute of the ride. Thank you for not falling into the dark, deep hole that virtually every other reviewer has plunged down of 'this would be great for riders lacking confidence, maybe coming back from an accident' which immediately condemns the Niken to being seen as some kind of learner aid, like training wheels on a toddler's bicycle! It's very refreshing and as soon as I get back to the UK (currently working abroad in a country that really isn't suited to owning a road bike) I plan to test ride one, especially as they are being discounted by around 30% at the moment. Great stuff. I'm now going to pretend to be doing work while I watch my way through your back catalogue. Cheers!

@SINIS0RSA 5 жыл бұрын

This is something that the IT-support person of a company would buy..

@batonrouge5150 5 жыл бұрын

Lmao...dead ass

@ConvictedGreed 5 жыл бұрын

As an IT person, I can say I wouldn’t buy that.

@hooeetube 5 жыл бұрын

@@ConvictedGreed Same here. He obviously doesn't know many IT people.

@mcquaigem 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂 so true. Died laughing at this comment.

@acetech8642 5 жыл бұрын

You forget about the rear wing. They would definitely find a way to ad a rear wing.

@danishard1322 5 жыл бұрын

19:35 is the wheelie btw

@jessiequinton9974 5 жыл бұрын

3:43 CTW meets a thick black chick

@coreyconachan2553 5 жыл бұрын

The comment I was looking for, ty

@RideTheTrack 5 жыл бұрын

it was a terrible wheelie. I mean who the hell wheelies a bike like with no clutch and pumping the throttle like that besides amateurs

@danishard1322 5 жыл бұрын

@@RideTheTrack found the guy that cant have fun 🙄🙄 Btw the bike does have a clutch

@RideTheTrack 5 жыл бұрын

@@danishard1322 Dude. It was a bad wheelie. Noob stuff. If you enjoyed watching it then more power to you, but I'm calling it like what it is...a bad wheelie

@marcusmeeks3235 5 жыл бұрын

It looks like a freaking power rangers bike

@marcusmeeks3235 5 жыл бұрын

@Sir Tristan really? Lol idk where you get your info but it's wrong. And idk who you have calling you sir but sure dont look like royalty, more like a shmuck

@marcusmeeks3235 5 жыл бұрын

@Sir Tristan wtf is wrong with you? The only thing sad here is that you felt the need to comment. Everyone else that didnt agree kept scrolling but for some reason you felt the need to be heard with your opinion that for 1 is wrong and 2 shows what kind of person you are. Bye bye now

@austinpayncampbell3202 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you

@lysergicaciddiethylamide6127 5 жыл бұрын

Enough money from the pianos 😂😂😂😂 Ps. Their guitars are better

@neil_hamel 5 жыл бұрын

They make a great drum set

@MJT-DA 5 жыл бұрын

@SYMPOL really? I loved the bass guitars they make they're just super expensive why no one buys them

@zippyoya 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t think the bikes and the guitars are connected I think they are separate companies

@jteternal2 5 жыл бұрын

@@zippyoya they are the same company but different division, they also have a robotic department.

@AnomalousFerret 5 жыл бұрын

What about the trombones

@damaylaphoenix1155 5 жыл бұрын

ulgy? are you serious that bike is beautiful! a real killer! Yamaha is proving there the best when it comes to engineering! and creativity!

@lawszepie 5 жыл бұрын

definitely in my dream garage list, I dont hate how it looks and it would be the perfect sport tourer for me

@LJ_S1K 5 жыл бұрын

Test rode this at the Long Beach Motorcycle show, it was a blast!

@michaelrobbins926 5 жыл бұрын

🎅 I like it! Respect your opinion, for an older man like me with arthritis and bad back I might be able to ride this one.

@isaacwilson27 5 жыл бұрын

I like this bike idc what anyone says

@TaskSwitcherify 5 жыл бұрын

Phenomenal review! Huge thanks for including the 3rd-person view videos. Nice!

@nufaninca1 5 жыл бұрын

I rode one on Friday. It was great! Leaning was waaaaay more intuitive than what I expected. I'm in. I dig the minimal dash and the front end. It's front end is smaller than a transcontinental models, but I really dig the feel

@logangoree1276 5 жыл бұрын

Chase, I'm not sure if your familiar with MKBHD (Marquees Brownlee) or not. But he does a smartphone of the year award video at the end of every year for the phones he has reviewed. If you could check those out and bring it to the bike world on the first rides I think it would be great. Love the videos!

@LowSparkChris 5 жыл бұрын

Always love the enthusiasm that Chase brings to his "First Rides". Merry Christmas Chase, well done!

@clfolsom1276 5 жыл бұрын

Chase, the front brake system is actuating two calipers when you pull the lever. It has to move more fluid before the calipers move, hence the different feel.

@FullHomeless 5 жыл бұрын

Does the Niken have 4 caliper's? Because loads of bikes have dual front calipers

@johnyou35 5 жыл бұрын

Call me crazy, but I LIKE the looks. Futuristic engineering needs futuristic looks. What are they gonna do, build a technologically advanced machine and give it the looks of a Harley Dyna Low Rider? It’s impossible to add all of the suspension parts and not make the front extremely wide. And they aren’t going to design a wide, model specific Instrument LCD, because they don’t know if this thing will sell, so they have to keep the cost down. I have an FJR1300, and there is no way I can see this thing in the same “class”, but I am intrigued, and can’t wait to ride it.

@EM-ks5my 3 жыл бұрын

Someone in Yamaha said, let's make "The Death Stranding" Reverse Trike... This is the same bike! Art inspiring real life.

@H4I2I2EE 2 жыл бұрын

I never heard of the game(so I looked it up) but it turns out it came out in 2019. I doubt that inspired the production of this bike. Probably the Piaggio Mp3 had more to do with it.

@annanaik6450 5 жыл бұрын

Really looks great, people who want to stand out will buy it.

@drtone 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, and thats a good reason to drop 17,000 large

@henry-luke7541 4 жыл бұрын

It looked odd to me at first but then it grew on me and now I think it looks quite cool and aggressive-like a Transformer or something. Def not ugly and def better than most touring bikes. Make the screen adjustable and I’d buy one. Five starts. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Thanks for sharing!

@henry-luke7541 4 жыл бұрын

Well, just discovered there is a GT version that addresses the screen and a number of other styling cues-therefore; take my money! 💸

@bradleyalexander5821 5 жыл бұрын

Hearing you giggle and laugh your ass off was well worth my time. You obviously enjoyed that weird ride. Looks intriguing to rent for a weekend. Well done young man.

@austina4189 5 жыл бұрын

Can't lie that thing looks more badass than most bikes

@JasperGrahamJones Жыл бұрын

Yes looking to buy one.

@markuszhang5456 5 жыл бұрын

Niken as chase's new bike, calling it now 🤣

@71008ar15 5 жыл бұрын

The front end of it reminds me of a walker for elderly people lol

@matt.t4824 5 жыл бұрын

Put tennis ball frame sliders then you'll be set

@maldridge7630 4 жыл бұрын

will u be using one?

@devinpyszka2071 5 жыл бұрын

Still wanting z900 vid

@drak3nlord 5 жыл бұрын

yes !

@batman886 5 жыл бұрын

Yupp I bought one, absolutely love it. Waiting for that vid.

@devinpyszka2071 5 жыл бұрын

Just want to see it compared to fz09 or mt09 now

@ivafurtado 5 жыл бұрын

yup, please!

@danfp1746 5 жыл бұрын

bat man how is it any different with z800?

@toastopia1 5 жыл бұрын

i really like this bike, i like the crazy mantis look, like a alien crab! i am looking forward for the GT model, i currently ride a sport touring bike and i tour allot, 13 hour days, 3 hour short rides, i am almost 50 so looking for something different and this fits it! thanks for the review!

@CMBDIA 4 жыл бұрын

"we got enough money coming in off pianos. We should be fine" nice.

@koliberk Ай бұрын

I've been watching this video so many times, I got myself a Niken GT 😅 And I love it 😻

@erikig 4 жыл бұрын

🎩🎩💴💴 "We got enough money coming from the pianos..." I pictured a older Japanese gentleman in a top hat 😆😆😂

@excelerater 5 жыл бұрын

as an FZ-09 owner im like WHATTTT is this

@DOUBLE0SEVUN 5 жыл бұрын

Same here lol I can see my fz inside that bike

@R3dd_1247 5 жыл бұрын

Same dude lol

@ruigoncalves2 5 жыл бұрын

it's the MT-09 mutated brother from Fukushima. 😂

@chrisy6529 5 жыл бұрын

I know you were way more excited to ride this thing than you let us see 😂 I'm not fooled, you're geeking like a child on Christmas morning when he has a birthday on the same day!

@maxkapik3282 5 жыл бұрын

Bro, the camera makes the front end look small compared to actually sitting on it and seeing it. That shit W I D E my guy

@kencarlson6890 5 жыл бұрын

Any Yamaha fans here?

@Sunsong-D-Mojo 5 жыл бұрын

Ken Carlson Here

@thanoscar1793 5 жыл бұрын

Ken Carlson here !

@Pavorish 5 жыл бұрын

i prefer pepsi

@captaincomrade8056 5 жыл бұрын

I ride a honda but my heart belongs to yamaha

@Twinspinner 5 жыл бұрын

@thekingofsx 5 жыл бұрын

"enough money coming in from the pianos" HAHAHAHAHAH

@leelaw7837 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like its about to transform riding down the road.

@pmdinaz 5 жыл бұрын

I think the market Target is as you described several times. A bike that makes you 'feel' more stable in corners. Dare I say placebo effect? But they are pushing some boundaries with technology to help develop different products for future vehicles. Nice review

@franciscoborbon9882 5 жыл бұрын

Love the channel and videos. Great job man. Super disappointed there wasn’t a “chase on three-wheels pun made. Other than that. Great stuff. !

@keithulhul7540 5 жыл бұрын

That piano line killed me 🤣

@mclovin2nd219 5 жыл бұрын

The piano joke has earned you a like my good sir

@ih2122 5 жыл бұрын

Chase, you crack me up... your wild laughing in the first few minutes as you take the Niken onto the road had me laughing out loud... great review, fella, and I'm intrigued in this bike... think it needs a demo ride!

@vtecninja6363 5 жыл бұрын

Chase is hilarious! Why not use some money we made off pianos 😂

@boydallen8059 5 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the added stability is from having tow wheel/gyroscopes in front. I think that the reason that two wheelers are harder to handle at very low speeds is that there is a big difference in the amount of gyroscopic stability produced comparing road speed to parking lot speed.

@Mr-hz6jz 5 жыл бұрын

The first I saw a photo of this bike, I honestly thought it was a joke/photoshop never thought it was real. I see now that it is official, and it seems like a lot of fun, thanks for sharing 👍🏾

@BlackBob99 5 жыл бұрын

The stability you feel in turning is the gyroscopic effect of an extra front wheel: two wheels , twice the stability. I have a Piaggio MP3-500 for commuting and it has the same effect (although less as the wheels are smaller). As a motor bike rider you should be more familiar with gyroscopic stability, it is why we countersteer.

@munkeenevahrong239 4 жыл бұрын

I've yet to see one on the road. Not surprised.

@austinadams2274 5 жыл бұрын

I think it looks meaty, beefy and edgy. I Love it! I Love it! I Love it!

@libbymolly1 4 жыл бұрын

and thanks for the videos. helped me decide what to get for my first bike

@caramelzappa 5 жыл бұрын

My impression here is that the tech is really good and works really well - but the bike design is unsure of what it wants to be and was clearly made to keep prices down. Using the backend of an FZ09 and then having such a small empty dash are both clear cost-saving methods. The bike seems to excel as a sport-tourer. Good in the twisties and on the highway, so it would be nice if it had the accommodations of a good sport-tourer. Give it some great build in storage, add speakers, a bigger windshield, and you have a very special bike for the sport-touring market. Give it a bigger pillion seat option. Adding rear-storage would also even out the look of the bike, make it look more consistent and less silly, and you could add some huge side cases to match the width of the front of the bike. As is, not sure who the bike is for or what the use-case is.

@chaseontwowheels 5 жыл бұрын

Or even better make those front areas removable and sell aftermarket mounts for speakers, gps, etc and let people decide what they want to add to the bike to make it their own. That’s what I’d like to see.

@caramelzappa 5 жыл бұрын

@@chaseontwowheels Options are always better!

@nominalvelocity 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure this exists as a "hey this is pretty different, let's see if it sticks" sort of thing. If it's a success, it'll probably get the 1300 engine and shaft drive, and turn into a real touring machine.

@JJ_ExMachina 5 жыл бұрын

2019 Yamaha Niken GT might fit the bill

@drtone 5 жыл бұрын

thank you captain oblivious

@ridingwithjon3048 5 жыл бұрын

"we've got enough money coming in off of the pianos" lol

@POOFAYMANN 5 жыл бұрын

You do the best first rides never stop

@P_Sandeepofficial 5 жыл бұрын

I'm already feeling the wheels....yes YAMAHA

@jimbandit1250sa 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome review man and guess what. I just got mine delivered and wow it’s so planted and yes so much more confidence in corners when wet. Fantastic Bike😆🏍👌

@danmartin8913 5 жыл бұрын

It looks like you are in the Avalon Area in Alpharetta GA. I recognized the area. Way to go!

@shanephelan75 5 жыл бұрын

really like your style of review, much better than most. I like how u just say how fun it is or how it feels, which is important.... thanks.... if I had the money..... I'd buy one

@LA-dq8wx 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Please make a First Ride of the Painigale v4 🤘🏼🥳👏🏼☝🏼🙌🏼 I’ve been waiting so long for the V4 video! Looking forward to see an Aprilia RSV4 video as well☝🏼🥳🇮🇹. Love your First Rides! 🤘🏼 Keep it up! 🙌🏼👍🏼

@MrInternationalSound 5 жыл бұрын

"Take a gander" 😂😂😂 this guys enthusiam!!

@marienmeade2853 5 жыл бұрын

Omg I love your videos! I'm glad you're having fun with this and keep up the gret work

@darlingimscared 5 жыл бұрын

I see one coming home from work in Hull they just stuck one outside the yam dealership, what surprises me is how small they look...This is at 10 meteres away. I nearly got a tracer last year what put me off was the indicator switch felt like something off a toy, like a hard plastic that would break

@musikteer 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that piano joke caught me off gaurd

@CarolanIvey 5 жыл бұрын

It's more similar to the Piaggio MP3 than a Slingshot or a Can-Am - two wheels in front, leans like a 2-wheeler. I like that extra contact patch on the ground, about as stable as you can get on wet or gravel roads without it being a traditional rigid trike. The only major difference is the MP3 is an automatic, and it *will* lock upright at the push of a button. However this tilt-lock *will* unlock when you twist the throttle, so it's not a crutch, just a useful feature. The Niken definitely has more power, though!

@broncosguru 5 жыл бұрын

So I hate the looks of this thing sitting still but this is a first the bike looks good moving.

@don-tj7su 5 жыл бұрын

They did put this on the track and it did out perform the 2 wheeled bikes.specially in the wet....check out the video here on youtube

@dragontad30 5 жыл бұрын

do the 2019 honda 650r next please and thank you

@zaidm4590 5 жыл бұрын

Motion seconded 😁

@RandomGuyComments 5 жыл бұрын

I just can't. Glad you made a video on though bro! Training wheels for the front like a baby Canam Spyder

@user-jq8tp7te7m 5 күн бұрын

I would not say it is ugly today, 5 years ago it was. But this is well into the 21st century and it is appropriate even with the looks. Yes it looks odd but it is.... Kick-Ass!

@Anthro_dude 5 жыл бұрын

Love your videos mate, keep doing what you’re doing, picked myself up a Suzuki GSX150F today

@solarflare1008 5 жыл бұрын

So a fully independent front suspension....

@fire-mz2mb 5 жыл бұрын

Damn. You already got ahold of one

@inferninx 5 жыл бұрын

Man, I thought for a second that I was hallucinating that you were riding around in alpharetta once you got off the highway. I live there right off that road! You passed by a diner looking place on your lefthand side called BB’s Bagels, or Brooklyn’s Best Bagels, which was next to a fire station. They got the absolute best bagels in the Whole city, so you should check em out the next time you’re around those parts. The bike looks awesome and seems like a hell of a lot of fun. Cheers!

@JohnnyTsunami77 5 жыл бұрын

i think this will be a hit for the older guys that are into long riding.

@aceadaptable8737 5 жыл бұрын

I think it looks frikin awesome, just a preference I guess 😜

@Jess-lk6kf 5 жыл бұрын

If it was me I would make the rear as wide as the front and use a fatter rear tire to compensate for the space. Gt is supposed to have saddle bags and a bigger windscreen so we will have to see if it looks better. But it looks like a blast to ride either way

@audiolover 3 жыл бұрын

1, 2 and 3, with 1 being most responsive, 2 like the former STD and 3 softer response for rain

@luckylanno 5 жыл бұрын

High power mode on my Honda is mode 1 and it still doesn't feel completely intuitive to me after 6 months. It seems like a larger numbers should be more power, but I guess it's supposed to be race logic with "1" being the best.

@arijitology 4 жыл бұрын

Very practical touring bike, and also more safe than 2 wheels. What say?

@MikeSmith-vb8ul 4 жыл бұрын

Lol I wouldn't say more practical after all touring bikes see a lot of miles. And so can require more frequent maintenance -- now you have to replace two front tires at a time instead of one. Four fork seals instead of two. Oh and if something breaks down at the front? Now you need a mechanic who knows how to work with the fancy front steering mechanism too, and the whole thing will likely be more pricey as well. The Niken is more of a "somebody wants an exotic touring motorcycle" market. Exotic yes, practical not necessarily lol The whole video seems pretty cheesy too. Even though chase clarified what he was saying about its qualities as, "good in that it's better than some of the other heavy 500+ pound touring bikes out there"-sense, obviously not in that it would run circles around a FZ-07/FZ-09 or other more lighter street or city-oriented motorcycles lol

@vittorio974 5 жыл бұрын

Com' on man you should go to a curvy road to have fun! Thats its thing!

@varuntyagi6116 5 жыл бұрын

I think it looks really good.

@damiendaughtrey3432 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Chase! I just wanted to wish you and Heather( & Oreo) a safe, wonderful, Happy Christmas! As well as, wonderful, safe and Merry New Year! I really enjoyed the first ride! I was nice to see something unique!

@chaseontwowheels 5 жыл бұрын

We send it all back to you Damien. Thanks for the comment!