I have watched probably half a dozen videos about this bike, ranging from 3:00 to 25:00 minutes. Obviously, they have all been from this same press ride/event and nearly all have included the same beats, access, and interview/explanation from Yamaha. This video though, was hands down the best. The rapport you had with the Yamaha rep and the time you and the producers took to get great shots of the front end and to allow for a thorough explanation finally made this concept click for me. Fantastic job and clearly a cut above your peers.

Such a cool machine, thanks for taking the time to dive into the technical details on this bike. A lot of reviews were missing this element and your break down was great. I think this is a very interesting concept for a bike, and I hope it takes off. If it gets more people involved in the sport that is a great thing!

Damn, your reviews are usually excellent, but this one is spectacular! The best in any language (I've looked at German and French one's) by any reviewer. Thank you!

More than just a review - this is a true analysis of the bike, its tech and design, and then also a great review. I loved it , thank you so much!

For any given bike, consistently the best, most thorough, detailed video reviews on the Web. Please don't worry about the length. What viewers like me want is SUBSTANCE, and as long as your videos continue to be endowed with it throughout, the length itself is irrelevant. Keep up the great work, gents and ladies.

My goodness. It may be ugly as sin but this bike is a technical marvel. I have always admired Yamaha's tendency to always push the envelope and challenge their own engineers to try bold ideas. This moves the entire industry forward as a result....well done!

Great very detailed review. Some years ago I nearly lost the front end of my BMW R1100s coming down a French mountain hairpin bend due to gravel , and then also facing cobbled bits of road on the hairpins - that was er - fun, I would of really appreciated having this sort of tech at the time . In the end weather it’s two or three wheels, it’s the fun is leaning a bike round the bends. If it does more more reassurance on less than perfect roads then bring it on. However now being partially disabled by a stroke 3 years ago I was really hoping it would have a locking mechanism to help getting on and off and manoeuvring a quite heavy bike around . Nothing complex like the MP3’s just a simple lever to lock it. I’m sure many disabled riders people like me who would place an order now if a modification like that was available. Common Yamaha, please , how about consider developing that type of mod has an optional extra. There is a large market of disabled riders your missing out on.

Yet another brilliant video bike world, keep up the good work.

Best review I've ever seen on this Yammie. I really want to take one out for a test ride. You have a new subscriber!

As a former 400 MP3 owner my most common used phrase was the most fun on a country road route ever. Dealt with tractor ruts and mud, snow, potholes, huge cracks on fenland roads etc. Biggest problem not enough power. Yamaha seems to have addressed that issue. Disappointed to see chain drive, but believe me when you get the bike in a controlled slide you’ll be laughing all the way home. TRY IT,

How did I miss this? I wish they'd built in some mechanism whereby the bike cannot fall over at standstill, say in a car park with a gravel surface. This would make it more attractive to me as I get older. Does the extra weight make this slower than the MT-09? The best reviewer on KZfaq.

Just saw one of these on the road at night during the recent wet snow flurry in New cross .... Had to do a double take but that distinct front could not be mistaken ..... definitely brought a smile to my face as it zoomed by

Brilliant review. Answers all my questions.

I actually bought the GT version. Toured Snowdonia recently and I honestly wouldn't have wanted to be on anything else. Fantastic machine.

Superb and an in detail review of Yamaha Niken.I enjoyed it, looking for more such reviews.

I will be testing one in a weeks time in the mountains close to Madrid. This review was great and I feel better prepared to make the best out of the test. Thanks!

Great review loved and I would love one of these. A must to test ride cheers Colin

Best review of the Niken i have seen. As a matter of fact, better than the saleman of the shop. Well done lad !!

What a great review! Definitely the best review of this motorcycle. Thank you.

Excellent job, thank you John

Excellent review and ride impressions. Well done and many thanks.

Undeniably this is an incredible piece of engineering. I understand the footpeg scrape easily. Could be really useful as a winter, wet weather bike. Dry weather for conventional bike.

Love this bike. Looking forward to see it's future evolution, will definitely buy when I can afford it. That extras extras security really makes it for me, whiles still conserving the fun of a Motorbike that's just incredible

Best Niken review by far. Great insight into the marketing, engineering, rider behaviour, everything that might reveal some insight about this radical new bike. I'm still not clear on who their target market is exactly, or just how much more safety the dual front wheel brings (track test please!) but you did a great job trying to get those answers too.

I can't wait to test ride :)

You're comments regarding you not smiling did make me LAL (laugh a little) as I'm the same. Subscribed, thank you.

Well, hello my new acquisition. I’m intrigued by it and definitely I shall add it to my rather eclectic collection of motorbikes. Thanks for the convincing work.

Brilliant review...

bravo Bike World + Yamaha the tuning fork folks have thought this thing through and this review is commensurate with that level of excellence Thank you from a codger who had rejected the Piaggio MP3 (for obvious reasons) but now, a few more years down the road, would consider this.

Would love to see a corner speed comparison or something like that.

Thank you for uploading, I'm in Japan. I wanna to buy but I have to wait still winter...

Great Review!!!!!

great review! i am very interested in this bike and may get one! sport touring! i currently ride a 03 aprilia futura and this just may be its replacement!

Brilliant work, brilliant bike. I have owned aside car so I think this would be a lot of fun and very confidence inspiring in the wet.

very interesting, must try it out

The best review bar none. That's why I've been a sub this long. Test riding it should be fun. I'll make sure I'm broke or put my money in long term investments before I take the test ride. This one and the v4S

Love the idea, I just hope they can put the wheels a bit closer together and reduce overall width on future Nikens.

So cool!

I actually like the look of it more without the front fairing on. Yamaha should make a Naked Niken!

Superb in depth review. Personally think they would have sold more had you been able to feet up at standstill.

Fagan is just knocking these videos out of the park

This is a great review ,I must admit I do like quirky bikes and this makes a lot of sense to me and I will if I can get a test ride .However the one thing that pd me off was the fact that the price ended up 2grand more than originally touted so if I like then I would wait for an ex demo and get a better deal .I would have liked to be able to lock the steering as well as this can bring a few benefits especially getting on /off the bike if like me you have a short inseam and more often than not have to have the stand down to allow me to mount via the pegs ,also added stability when a pillion is getting on .I think this one thing is an oversight by Yamaha.

Damn I want the GT version so bad can’t wait to get one

If Yamaha comes to Prague, I would like to test ride the thing, and just see how it is. The more I see of it, the more I am growing fond of it. The price is a tad steep, but I would consider owning one if I did not already have my dream bike.

would have like to seen a section where you took a corner fast and fast and fast till it lost traction showing why and how when it looses traction

Its not only 80% increased contact patch- its the contact that constantly exists. Its an indifferent stabillity equillibrium instead of the brittle equillibrium that every two-wheels motorcycle is bound to- inc the most expensive gp/ the whatever pangialle/beemer/ect.

When first announced, I thought this bike was a really stupid idea. Watching your review, I feel it was me being stupid... the front end grip looks amazing. Too bad you can't "lock" the front end into an upright position when you park it, so that it won't fall over. Tremendous review, thanks!

Haven't rode in 50 yrs..Niken looks good to me..

I'd like to see a race series for this bike.

Hi i like this review but is a bit to much for me i hope you will do a review on the 2020 Yamaha Tricity 300 i would like to hear what you think about it . hope to hear from you soon . Thank`s for all the good work .

Why is it not shaft drive? And does it lose the front traction advantage if you are riding with a passenger?

there is a brilliant invention here, the ideas of 4 fork tubes on a regular bike

what does each fork tube actually do? (compression rebound preload, etc)

When will it be available on the philippines?

Just think how cool blue forks would look on a MT or R1

Back end sliding out at 16:05. Maybe just a bit aggressive. Another review said the front is very stable but the back will still slide out. Nice review. I guess you have to keep an open mind.

VIewed this and other reviews after seeing this machine for the first time at the Festival of Speed. I expected it to be the laughing stock of the bike community but all the reviews I have seen are very positive. I think it is possibly going to end up as a collectors item even though the concept is obviously sound and reviewers tend to enjoy the riding experience. It is certainly a head turner and will be a talking point whenever 2 or more bikers are gathered in the same place,

How cool would a Flexit side car look with it?

I like the look well done yamaha ;)

They need to sort out the oversized , droopy front fairing. I think that's what puts a lot of people off and the bike looks so much thinner once you took the front fairing off.

Is this more safer to ride than a regular bike with two wheels especially in terms of skidding and falling off when we encounter an unexpected oil spill or loose gravel on a highway at high speeds ?

Yamaha MT 03 when it will be launch in India?

Where can we see the other dude doing the TT?

First 15" front wheels makes the smallest rut or pothole big, suspension geometry cannot change the rolling diameter. The wheelbase would give it the turning circle of a bus and it appears to scrape quite early. Bumps on one front wheel would surely make it steer in one direction. The additional front wheel would surely require more turn in effort. I don't know why he is worried about brakes with all that rubber contact on the front. The front would have to be 40kg heavier. I believe it would need a very advanced ABS as a hard stop with one wheel hitting a slippery patch would have to steer the bike with the only way to correct by steering input, tricky with the rear up in the air? Not for me but it does look cool...

Would this handle filtering well or would you be in goldwing territory....?

think the bike should sell well,hope insurance company's will be fair on rates for customers

I think it looks so much cooler without the front fairing hiding all the amazing technology. Would it be road legal if it were fully naked? (I'm wondering about pedestrian impact protection regulations).

THIS WOULD probably be an awesome bike for a new world superbike championship Niken Series

Take it to Germany and run it on the nurburgring. Do a test lap or two and then a speed run full out with focus on the turns and corners.

I'll got to buy one when they have an electric version of it.

All the Niken needs now is that fluid in the forks that when magnetised will stiffen so i don't have to put my feet down i a don't want to

Is this bike immune to speed wobble?

Wonder why Yamaha didn’t use the mt10 motor.

First off, superb review. But it got me thinking, is there any way to get 4 wheels on a “bike”-two in front like the Niken and two driven wheels in the back... and still have it lean? That would be the ULTIMATE machine for grip and confidence!

It’s auto balanced???

It all kinda reminds of controls the move the rotor blades on a helicopter

finally a good nike review. watched like 5 already

Do you still have to counter steer? Since it still leans I would think so but it could be the other way also

Very good video on Yamaha Niken hope riders will give this bike a chance to be a good investment for Yamaha,I have limited income and I can usually find a way to buy a motorcycle,I have several crotch rockets and I am 70 years of age,find in U.S.A. motorcycle for larger cc bike hard on the billfold, this Niken should have good insurance rates for rider,wish Yamaha good sales on investment made by Yamaha

Wow

It is cool from an engineering perspective. I don't buy the maintenance story though. A little bit of play in the headtube is one thing, but a little bit of play in 20 bearings is a nightmare.

The more reviews I watch the more I want one regardless of a test ride. Ok I will test ride one first & I think the only thing that will stop me from buying one is the wife😳🤔😁

I can see an E-Niken around the corner!!!

Would love to see Rossi riding a R1 version of this in MOTOGP

No mention of the tour on the website, what are the dates and locations?

is it fair to say that the stopping distance did not decreased yet?

On ly just found this after seeing one go by be and thinking wtf? Excellent review and info. Just one thing. Ni is two in Japanese and it's pronounced nee. So it's NeeKen.

maybe training wheels might be better option. but cool none the less.

Does counter steering still work, or does it become irrelevant?

How does it do on the track? "We don't know yet". That's a bad answer, because he knows, so why bother with the evasive answer? That's all they did in development of this bike, is track tests.. and track tests, and track tests.. Could have come up with a more respectable response for your potential customers. Other than that it's an interesting concept.

Servicing the front end bearings must be a lot of fun.

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Weird? I've rode from a 1972 H2, to ZX14, is this the future will see? Looks heavy? Put the VMAX engine Yamaha then we're taking.

Um, not sure it can be called new technology... All that stuff is in the front of an MP3, and they've been out for nearly a decade! But well done to Yamaha for bringing it to a proper bike! I hope it doesn't go the same way as the GTS1000, the best bike they ever made!

If this aint some Batman shit, I don't know what is

whats the point? all that extra equipment up front will just lead to greater costs in repair.

.............. oooooookay, but how does it do in, you know.... normal situations.... that are more relatable than some exotic destination

Soon to be named yamaha nickin.

if i would've the financial capacity i would buy this bike immediately

I can't help wondering what the performance limit of this set up is. Could it bolt on to a R1 😄