Also cool would be a WR450R. Just saying...

Siper2 if you wanna like it I won't hate. But courage does not automatically equal greatness.

yes, that's why I became a yamaha owner. It seems like the engineers took over the company and they are having a field day. First the introduce the crossplane R1... Then the FZ09 made nakeds cool, fun and affordable. Then the FZ07 became the standard to beat when it came to entry level nakeds Then the new R1 came packed to the bone in electronics... Then the FJ09 becomes an affordable, capable touring bike Then R3 becomes everyone's favorite first bike Then XSR900 scares hipsters shitless... Then the FZ10 comes to compete with the big european naked dogs... Then the XSR700 comes to make hipsters happy again... Then.... the R6 becomes the first japanese 600cc bike with advanced electronics... Then the Super Tenere.... Then this... I'm really always insterested to see what is Yamaha going to do next.

I agree, it just confuses me in terms of who's going to buy it, and why

Yamaha came out with Tricity 125 and 155 before niken was even a thing. Also Adiva AD-3 and 3D-350 too

5 wheels. 5.

ahahhahahahahha good one!!!!!!!!!!

@Acme Inc. Your video said "5th wheel *CAR"*

Yeah, and a steering wheel. Right? Oh btw i think one exists, doesnt batman have one?

Already done

Kyllä

Not rly .

No cus batman isnt a pussy. He only rides 2 wheels on motorcycle

lol batman and robin on the side XD

There's this Batman guy in Tokyo (I think). He's pretty famous and he rides a similar trike.

ME262MKI . Yup , all most it cost maintainance equal to fighter jet

After the price tag, that would be my biggest worry with all the moving parts. Still glad Yamaha made it, tough.

Looks easy as its on the outside of the bike. Ive serviced my FZ6 removing the forks. It was tedious but not hard.

No repairs only replacement

It looks like regular upside down forks arraigned differently. The custom bits are the connecting parts -- bottom wheel attachments and the entire top end swivel frame, but it doesn't look like it would be higher maintenance then a regular steering bearing. I wouldn't want to crash it though.

PapaWheelie yea who cares about taking turns fast, us bikers only go fast in straight lines. Who cares if a Honda civic can take turns faster.

:DDD thanks

Agreed. If there's no system to control lean or somehow catch lowsides, I don't see any real advantage.

Isnt that how touchscreens came on smartphones too

tom riddle probably more analogous to a phone with two screens haha.

09:34

if you had watched the video..

Of cource i have watched it, that's the reason for the ^^

you didn't put quote marks around it so i assumed it was a question

Let me fix this

Thank you

Thanks

ThorInTheMorning me too.lovem😙

ThorInTheMorning Ari can be my wingman anytime.

ROFL!

yes!

you may have just officially nicknamed this bike "the mutant"😂

Ermos Cimpoesu I'd like to see a lowside on it

Thanks

i can now sleep ... ty , not all heroes wear capes

Ellis Goward Jst save me 10 min Well exactly 9 :34 as i write thistxt🤣 Anyways thnks 🤜

Hahaha how did you know?

haha yes

the usage is on the front is probably below 50% for each tyre! (compared to conventional design)

What stars really look like Tyre is correct outside the USA

Seems like you need to widen your approach.

Chris Squire *tire

And suspensions.. and linkages, disk brakes, alloys, and much more...

Wait thats illigal

Small ballz

Well, at least your drunk uncle's cool! For riding a yamaha! One that's harder to fall down on 💯👏

I've been watching different innovations videos on YT recently and 90% of the people just criticize the shit out of everything. Sad.

DDK Guitars bigger bikes already got dual front brakes.... They just added another wheel up. My worry is that linkage system.

If you're worried about cost, motorsports might not be the best thing for you...

Guys McFellas in theory, change bearings every X miles should be enough to keep the system flawless. Don't think they'd use any kind of bushing that could develop play or something... That sounds bomb proof to be honest, even double suspensions and arms to assure alignment and stiffness. I like that a lot!

Guys McFellas (I compare to rear suspension bearings, that must be verified every 10 thousand miles and changed if worn out or play has been developed.

I think your missing the point of this. It’s about giving more grip and stability and thus improving your safety. So what if it costs you an extra £200 to service? If it saves you from sliding off on a fast bend... what would that cost you?

Cool ! And satisfying !

Vectrum 1st it literally has more traction in the front end when turning and going over rough terrain. 2nd Don’t complain about something you probably can’t afford you broke child

EJ Wu this comment needs an answer.

That was my first thought when I saw it.

Dress socks

Fox I bet it does one pretty well with the extra brakes up front!

Hahaha ... Only true motorcyclist would know the pain lol

Auto blipper I wasn't sure if I liked the new cbr1k until I saw it in person. It isn't very photogenic but it is the most comfortable 1k I sat on. Couldn't afford it though unfortunately.

Death Wish83 Honda monkey, grom, CB300R.

Aditya Dugar none of which I wouls say are pushing the envelope. Maybe the grom, but the monkey is just a repackaged, more expensive grom.

Agreed. Yamaha rebooted itself with the FZ/MT series. Barky 270­° super-light SV killer. Best sounding and arguably one of the best engines in motorcycling ever..... triple, also super light. And don't forget the crossplane R1 i-4 engine right at the backside of the recession of 2008-2009. Yamaha does good stuff, even if you don't agree with everything they do. Honda? yawwwwwwwn. I guess if I wanted to have scooter-economy and interesting utility in a bike that would never break in 200,000 miles, while letting it shift for me? NC750X, but as a 2nd or 3rd bike.

I have to ask what back in the day your talking about that Honda was pushing the envelop or doing things better then others

Oh my fuck you just ruined it

off road? why? it's less nimble, a lot heavier, a lot wider and just overall too much motorcycle to throw around off road. it would take a lot more energy to ride it off road then a regular off road bike. although I agree it would look badass with fat offroad tires and all...

snk_blk I am not talking about "Motocross" offroading. I am talking about "adventure" offroading where you need a heavier and stable bike. For example take BMW GS1200, that sort of long distance, adventure, off roaf bike.

Ravi Rajyaguru If they made a Super Tenere version of this with the two front wheels you could really load it up with gear and more easily ride difficult conditions such as sand, gravel, or rutted mud slippery ry roads

off-road? haha...... you made me laugh sir

The GT is $17.3K and the base is $16k. YMMV depending on the country you live in and exchange rates.

The answer is no. My mother has one and I’ve tried so hard to do it but it is impossible... but drifting it is really fun!

No wheelies and no drifting. Anti roll stability control kicks in and shuts off fuel if wheels are spinning at different rates. Aka "Nanny" would have to be disabled and too pull a wheelie you would have to go turbo and sticky tire

Way too much front end weight to wheelie one of them.

Negative

put a fat girl on the back and there you go

CPUspeed truuuuuuu

But why? Because mother Russia!

The Calvin Darius cuz 'MURICA

Same here.

The first of a new technology is always expensive

Lou Ordorica Thb i thought it was going to be more expensive

its going to be around $40 Grand here in south-east Asia.

Wait a year, they'll be under 10 grand. Remember the GTS ???

Given its TC and ABS, just adding on some appropriate winter tires and I couldn't see why not.....He did say it requires both feet on the ground to keep up though, so if both tires lose traction, then it seems it doesn't have enough rigidity to stay upright. Both front tires losing traction in snow seems like a certainty so it may not be as efficient in winter as it looks. We'll see.

Mike Bike ural is probably more suitable for harsh winters. Two wheel drive, knobbies.

you could easily run chains on this as well

Mike Bike that's what I thought when it was cutting in the snow, and it didn't wash out. That's how I crashed for the first time. Snow, lost front, oops...

Get it if roads are snowy or wet a lot, and you have the money. You can alway ecu flash and put a pipe on for more power.

It kinda is. It also kinda is just schowing off what can be built. You are allowed to ride the MP3 with just your car drivers license. That's why it's so popular. Maybe the niken will get that benefit too. The point about the superior performance on rough underground is interesting for a lot of people. But 16k? Nah not for me. And the weight is also pretty shit.

Yeah the weight is a massive downside.

BWX ain't it cool

that's kind of Yamaha thing......they are pretty good at it tho

kolby4078 Agree, it's not exactly the first time they've done this. The first thing that comes to mind is the GTS1000. But also things like running 5-valve heads, EXUP and the like, with questionable benefit, at least considering whether they're worth the added complexity.

James Scheppegrell I can’t grasp why they didn’t think of that. It’s a much more elegant solution.

More stress on the pivot that way maybe? I guess they'd rather have the weight on the kickstand rather than stress anything else

Don't think the upside wheel lifting off the road surface is something I want to try!

mrjt maybe they did think of it, and decided not to for some actually good reason. I can't think what though.

Mohamed K it's supporting your front wheels as you drive at speed over bumps, it's gotta be strong enough to support it at a stand still I'd think.

I just don’t understand why it exists

@@CaptainTyler-xi9zs 10:11

Stupid bike

Yair Weinberg in the video he states there is no self balancing and you do have to put your feet down.

Why not get an FZ09 in the first place?

I was just joking.

Better than a regular bike with one flat front tyre.

My Guzzi 1200 Sport weights 229Kg DRY. This one is 263Kg WET. Once I add the 23liters of fuel and the 3.5 of oil I'm right there... And I can pick it up.

Allen Long Back in is sliding back tire in the turn.watch again you will see it

Slide the rear out coming into a corner by applying the rear brake.

Agree completely. An MT/FZ09 will do just as well or better if the lean angle is diminished!

Paolo G You suspect wrong. I've been riding in all weather, including snow, since 1970. There is no front grip problem that justifies $7K more than an FZ09. I suspect those who love it lack the skill or confidence to ride on slippery surfaces and want this perceived safety net.

Paolo G , Nope. 40 years on bikes. I tour all around the country, that means all kinds of weather. Rain in the Ozarks, storms in the Texas Hill Country, snow in Rocky Mountain passes, Hail (!) in the high plains. I've ridden in 112 degrees and in 15. Years ago I tucked my old Connie into a turn I knew well only to find it flooded. Sure I would crash I just followed "Twist of the Wrist" all the way through. Came through just fine only needing a change of Fruit-of-the-Looms . The bike will make the turn if your nerves will, maybe even if they won't. Oh, yes. I've dropped it in the rain. 1984. Still feel it in my hip. I'm sure the drinking, old tires, and outdated-even-then suspension had nothing to do with it. I chopped throttle and grabbed the brake. Live and learn. More contact patch does not mean more traction if you divide the load on the front between 2 tires. A fresh quality touring tire at the right pressure will have more grip in wet that 2 similar lightly loaded tires. It might make you *feel* more confident, and that may be the point, making fearful riders artificially more confident while protecting them from the challenging lean angles where tire traction matters. But really, I stand by my original post. This bike will sell poorly, but well enough to validate the hardware to be used in future semi-autonomous projects.

if you pronounce it Japanese style it would be Knee Can :)

without seeing thew Kanji I'm guessing but Ni is two in Japanese Ken might be sword

I don't understand what people who have accidents have to do with anything? Unless you're implying that people who are injured and can't hold a bike up anymore- but this bike isn't self balancing. You still need to hold it up and do all the same stuff you do with a 2 wheeled bike- it just looks stupid.

More front end grip. This thing would stop waaaay faster than a conventional bike

I'd actually be very interested in seeing a full on test of one of these to see if these are true. Yes, they have more grip, but they also have more weight. I am curious now if one cancels the other out.

Matthew Hutzell well it’s got 1/3 more contact patch but that funky front end wouldn’t make the bike weigh 1/3 more.

Now THAT is an actual improvement that I didn't think of. I bet it is much easier to control in shitty conditions.

the 2 front wheels are doing half as much grip-work as a single wheel, so theoretically it should take twice as long to wear out...

hope you dont own a car

Lol what a strange reason to not be interested.

I'd be more concerned about the quad fork seal replace time/cost.

Front ends don't tend to be light, it's also heavier. May be gripper definitely in changing conditions but the whole reason I like bikes is they're light and I enjoy the cornering and direction change. Be interesting to see what it's like but I struggle to see it being my sort of thing.

I wish to amend. Watched last minute or two minutes of video.....ya, ok. If it floats your goat, go for it. Tires are still expensive.....

Not only added price of tires but 2x the cost of fork maintenance.