Yamaha Motor: new focus on three-wheeled vehicles like Niken [VIDEO]

A recent film highlights further and interesting aspects of three-wheeled vehicles yamaha Motor, like the lively one Niken. In this event related to the cycle Tips and tricks, we always talk about three wheels.

Difficult conditions and three-wheeled vehicles

Fabio Albertoni, Aftersales and Racing Manager and Yamaha Motor technician, accompanies us again in this video dedicated to the mentioned topic. Another peculiarity of three-wheeled vehicles, as reported on the occasion, is linked to a practical example that can happen to any motorcyclist when the weather suddenly changes. For example, the classic summer downpour which forces, as jokingly underlined by Fabio Albertoni, the adoption of a modality “egg guide”. It happens both on motorbikes, but also on scooters.
Fabio Albertoni remembers an episode during the Niken Tour 2018 in Bormio. First day and first stop with the Italian dealers. Climbing the suggestive Stelvio pass, the group led by Albertoni himself finds himself under a summer storm. Already on the uphill route, as witnessed, the approach with a three-wheeled vehicle appeared different compared to the typical sensations on a classic two-wheeler. But especially on the descent the asphalt appeared “much less wet”, therefore demanding, compared to what other motorcyclists perceive.
With a traditional motorbike, as we remember again in the video, considering the slippery asphalt it is necessary to go rather slowly, use the brake delicately and lean very little, given the way in which the front end is stressed. Riding one Niken things appear different when evaluating the setting of the vehicle itself. During braking, the action of theABS and the sophisticated system Multi-Wheel Leaning it prevented the wheels from locking on the occasion mentioned, allowing an appropriate insertion to tackle the hairpin bends. Furthermore, with two wheels the grip on the asphalt appears "substantially doubled" with a manageable understeering effect, as would happen with a car.
If you consider the Tricity, in an urban context for example, the effectiveness of three wheels in conditions of rough asphalt or poor grip is further functional. Two aspects are highlighted in the film: keeping in mind the two front wheels, in the event that one of them ends up on a low-friction surface, the other can still offer support and continue. Possibly, with both wheels on a low-grip surface, the understeering effect already mentioned could occur. Furthermore, the two wheels feature independent suspension, with an action on bumps reminiscent of that of a car.

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