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mitch96

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8. Check out the Yamaha Niken.... Three wheels and it LEANS!!

Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:11 PM

Apr 2019

I test rode one at Bikeweek at Daytona beach. What a neat ride. One of the Yamaha people working there said if I did not tell you it had two wheels in front you would never know it.
He was right. It's basically a yamaha FJ tracer beefed up frame and engine. Fast comfortable and leans to 45º. No worries about falling over. It handles really well. A bit pricy though.
I'm pushing 70 and my balance is not as good as it should be. Especially with slow speed stuff. Turn my head quick and I get a bit unbalanced. Don't know if it's part of the tinnitus thing. I'm gonna sell the Vstrom and the ST1300 to get this Niken. Can you tell I like it?
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I am a 75 year old man in good health. [View all] Cold War Spook Apr 2019 OP

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A very good question .... to ask your physician. marble falls Apr 2019 #5

What marble falls said. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2019 #6

Stay on the drug, get a Rzr and buckle up. JDC Apr 2019 #7

Check out the Yamaha Niken.... Three wheels and it LEANS!! mitch96 Apr 2019 #8

Thanks, Cold War Spook Apr 2019 #9

"I'll have to try this one out." mitch96 Apr 2019 #10

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