Third program: If the Niken GT rushes into the curve, two front wheels ensure that nothing slips.
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Rarely does a good product sell so badly. Is the three-wheeled Niken just too weird? Yamaha doesn’t give up.
It’s been five years since Yamaha presented a vehicle that to this day is not quite clear what to call it. Tricycle sounds like preschool age, three-wheeled two-wheeler like nonsense.
Walter Will
“Technology and Engine” editorial team
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Technically it is a smash, but not according to the sales figures. How does it affect safety and riding experience when you bolt a third wheel to the bike? The Niken, as the vehicle is called, is the convincing answer to this interesting question. Unfortunately, hardly anyone seems to ask them.