Mark nice review as usual .Ive sat on the fence a long while regarding the niken but have now taken the plunge and very glad I have it's awesome . I commute ,tour and scratch it round the mountains and will do a track day when we can .To sum it up it's just great fun and is really comfy for my arthritic body love it .Yes the gt soft bags are crap but do a job ,the fasteners are pretty crap as on most bikes these days other than that it's a winner .

Thanks, nice vid, I've got a std Niken, I've done 20k miles on it and at this point two things stand out for me (and you mentioned both) 1. safe, honestly you'd have to be a lunatic to crash it. haven't crossed a centre line ...not once, not even a bit . and 2. it carves corners like ...well like no two wheeled motorcycle ever. Zero understeer, that characteristic is just so obvious now. Sticky tyres make the Niken ....well seem unbeatable on the road. Weird I know given you're touting its touring cred. It's a corner carving goldwing.

This would be interesting on slippery Scottish and Welsh single track roads where it’s muddy. I love exploring those sorts of roads and this would seem to offer a solution 👍👍

Was wondering when you were going to ride this one. Great job as always.

To my way of thinking this bike works primarily as a tourer as opposed to a sports bike. Interested to see how it handles rough back and dirt roads as it would have to do in Australia.

Two problems with the GT: the screen doesn't adjust and the bags are zipped soft jobs, not hard. Poor at this price. I'd buy the standard model. Excellent review. I have subscribed.

Excellent review thank you kindly. I rode one yesterday and couldn't agree more - feels safe and impressive and well fast enough. I rode a Kwaka z900 replica afterwards and just felt it lacked a front wheel...lol, true though.

The "left field" nature of this bike really appeals and I'm sure it would make a fun sports tourer (second hand ones now very affordable) just the weight puts me off. She's a bit of a porker.

I wonder how many have sold in the UK? definately the Delorean of motorbikes, will be collectable in a few years but not produced in my opinion. Thanks for the review Mark 👍

Excellent review, well done. Definitely want to get one 😃👍

I love this bike.had one for a day and it blew me away (I love you my tracer 900gt!) As im an all year round rider it just makes so much sense with that extra wheel.imagine this 3 wheel technology on an fjr 1300!!! Also has anyone thought about if Yamaha will release a tenere 900? Great vIdeo mark.cheers steve.

Great video. The best ive seen for a Niken and trust me ive seen them all. Im so hooked up on this,cant wait to sell mine to get one ( as i need the space ). I only ride on the weekend and i have a 350 to commute so no issues . Im so hyped up,love everything about it

I saw these at the Tour de France and thought, "what the heck are those?" It is a trike that handles a lot like a bike! I thought perhaps you wouldn't need to put down the side stand when you got off, but I saw that you did, so the front end geometry has to swivel to let the bike lean over. I wonder how far you can lean it. Your review answered a lot of my questions about this trike. It is quite an interesting machine!

This is the best review of the niken

Wow I love it. I have a gilera fuoco 500. I may look in to one. Mine has a tiltlock to hold up right

Surprised the final drive isn't shaft, interested to know if possible why Yamaha didn't add that as they did with the Super Tenere I would only get one as a tourer, highway commuter bike.

Hope you get your hands on a ZX10R soon. I love how you do your reviews. Always on the details 👌

Machine gun mounts are optional :)

Great review! I'm gong to a demo day this Friday and Saturday and get the chance to ride this bike. I'm really hoping to like it. You and I are the same height and inseam so, this should work for the seat height.

Hey Mark, loving the content, how do you think cornering on this bike compares to an average sport bike?

I just started watching and I’m already hooked on Marks Channel 😂

Thank you.

Filtering might be a problem On busy narrow uk roads

Mark, Good review on this bike. Alittle ugly, but at the same time unique, interesting & possibly fun to ride.

It'll be interesting to see how it sells. I expect it'll appeal more to non bikers who view bikes purely as transport as opposed to those of us who are smitten with 2 wheels and the pleasure we get. I don't want to ride it in case I like it. One thing I've noticed with Yamaha in particular in recent years is the lack of properly engineered fittings e.g. Yokes and handle bars are just clipped on with general purpose plastic bolt clips with an aluminium handle bar that could of come off any bicycle. It works but if you compare it to their engineering of yesteryear it all looks a bit 'short cut' and after thoughtish.

wonderful review Mark, thankyou, pardon my ignorance but is their abs on both wheels? regular traction control? off road capable or too big with wrong tires? Are the front tires smaller than normal?

In Singapore this bike cost $30 ++ thousand

I would love to see this vs a GTS1000

bought my Benelli TRK502X after watching your video on it.....guess what im planning on buying a Niken now because of reviews like this .....unless you can get a test ride on the new CF MOTO 800MT?....id also be interested in your opinion on that bike too

I recently purchased Cosmo Moto @t - smart brake light that affixes to your helmet and detects when you are decelerating - braking or engine braking to light up and inform other road users of your presence and that you are slowing down. It also can be set up to emit a continuous light similar to that of the rear light on your motorbike whilst shining brighter if you are decelerating in addition it can be set up as a strobe/ continuous warning light as well. Have you thought about reviewing this as I believe that this is an invaluable safety aid in raising your visibility on the road at an affordable price for all motorcyclists. Please let me know your views.

good vid mark, very informative.

Nice review. I would love to take one of these for a ride. I have been looking for a new sport tourer something I can go long distance on in comfort but not ready for a Wing just yet. What to the weird lines on the road mean? We don't have those in Canada the ones that look like /\/\/\/\/\/\

Have you ever heard of Steadicam?

Every Yamaha should at least have an R1 engine

is there a reverse on the Niken ?

Not a machine for me, mainly because the extra complexity and weight. Motorcycles have gone the same way as cars over the last 40 years, in so much as getting heavier and too my mind this kills the overal feeling of the riding pleasure because of the increase in weight?

I can't think of a single reason I would choose it over a Tracer GT.

What is a “Marmite bike”.

WHY???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No! Please! No Trike for me please! I'd rather crash!

Top.speed on this

Or just go electric

Hideous 🥴