The Niken is just
the next step of
the LMW journey
for Yamaha
CONVINCING
hat said, the iken is a convincing ride
when it comes to cornering security
and more useful sto ing erformance,
es ecially as it also has ride comfort totally
nailed. could also really get used to the
way the iken feels livelier yet more secure
than all two-wheelers mid-corner. t makes
bikes feel like sledges in com arison such
is the highly incisive and accurate way that
it tracks through the turns. felt the rear
would let go way before the front would
surrender its tenacious gri . little side-tri
on a dirt road confirmed that the
will
easily tackle adventure touring as well, as
that e tra front-end gri is a boon no matter
what the surface.
lder riders seeking a more stable and less
ta ing ride might find the inertia created
by the e tra front end mass and increased
rolling resistance a little tiring when it comes
50 KIWI RIDER
to arking manoeuvrers. aybe they should
wait until a future iken arrives, e ui ed
with the trick automatic-locking-at- arking-
s eed front end that amaha showed off on
a conce t
at the recent
show.
hat would eliminate all fears of dro ing
the e ible tri le-tracker while arking it.
eanwhile, amaha s strangely-beautiful
three-wheeler definitely attracted a crowd
everywhere it arked during the launch
ride. he iken is ust the ne t ste of the
ourney for amaha.
version
e ui ed with a larger screen, lusher
seat, centrestand, and luggage will go on
sale in arch, and larger scoots than the
current ricity
are also on the hori on.
ersonally can t wait to see the technology
a lied to some kind of enere adventure
tourer. uch a bike would be a su erb
lide uler.