I am a sucker for adventurous designs but I see no discernible advantage in this. At least none which will make the extra effort / cost / weight / complexity acceptable. Two wheels beside each other in front or on the rear at least enable the bike to stand upright alone in distribution roles or as compact cameraplatform during bicycle competitions. So for practical applications. By the way: Can anybody tell us how many Nikens have actually been sold?

@NoOne-ef7yu

3 күн бұрын

Not many Nikens, but the Scooters like the Yamaha Tricity are quite a common sight here in Europe. Largely due to licensing laws.

@marcbrasse747

3 күн бұрын

@@NoOne-ef7yu I know but why especially through licensing laws? Do they maybe fall under tax rules for light transports?

@NoOne-ef7yu

3 күн бұрын

@@marcbrasse747 You can ride them with just a car license. No need for the time and expense to get a motorcycle license..

@pistolingoo

2 күн бұрын

@@marcbrasse747 At least in Germany you don't need a motorcycle license for them since the wheels are spaced far enough apart. This allows car drivers to ride > 50cc scooters without needing a motorcycle license. Does not apply for the Niken though (wheels not spaced far enough apart), which probably is for the best considering those are basically a real motorcycle, and a rather heavy one at that.

@marcbrasse747

Күн бұрын

@@pistolingoo interesting. I’ve got the impression the also do very well in big south European cities. In Paris high spec scooters seem to be very popular anyway. In May I visited the Basque region of Spain and there could be no doubt that scooters rule in Bilbao.

Would be cool to see a 3 wheeled prototype race in a Dakar style event. Just imagine.

Looks like a solution in search of a problem... you say increased traction from the extra wheel but I'd like to see figures of how much, as the smaller diameter wheels will each have smaller contact patches than one large wheel. One of the benefits of motorcycling should be simplicity of design and manufacture.

These look like they would be ideal to be used in the hyperloop when it makes an appearance.

2006?!? I can't believe I've never seen this before. Thanks for another eye-opening video!

“This weird bike will change the motorcycle market “ No it won’t.

What a concept , never say never .This design has a 'wheel' advantage 😊

If it doesn’t lean, it’s not a motorcycle.

@Victimesty

4 күн бұрын

Thank you for a comment that is literally unrelevant here.

These have an (inline) double front wheel or rear wheel. If you would transfer that concent to the Qooder Quadro, you could make an 8 wheel motorcycle. 😮

Thank you !👍

Combined with a CVT this bike would make a very stable scooter configuration. 😊 ps keeping the small wheels would help to keep a low centre of mass .

Cool useful bike with gripp More wheels is better

two front wheels on a single track vehicle... so, you have two different steering geometries. each wheel wants to follow a different arc. which one is linked directly to the bars? does the other one float? or is it constrained by linkages, inducing scrub, slip, loss of traction, completely negating any benefits? how does it countersteer properly? i get the feeling that riding this would be a fight on every turn... on a car at least you can fiddle with akermans and live with a bit of scrub... but not on a "bike". side by side, as a tadpole, with leaning, narrow enough to lane filter, yet stable in the wet and capable of carrying 100kg of cargo.... THEN we can talk.

@ducedevlstear2471

3 күн бұрын

You are forgetting the factor of the basic bike characteristics, it leans.

@paradiselost9946

3 күн бұрын

@@ducedevlstear2471 oh really? you dont say? it hasnt occurred to you that that is the WHOLE POINT? every wheel must follow a different arc. every wheel needs a certain combination of rake, trail, and head tube angle aka caster. every wheel will lean a different amount, and steering in a slightly different direction. how are the two wheels linked together? "it leans"... wow. do you want a reward for you top-notch observational skills? a trophy and medal? theres more to steering a bike than "iT LeaNs".

Always an interesting review, that's why we're sub'd!👍 But, in-line 3 wheeled concepts, hahaha...No!🥴 imho, it looks really ridiculous, plus it's so impractical to have 1 more wheel to worry about, all the time. The niken (i still can see an image of Ryan F9 mimicking pointing a gun mouthwards😂) gets even worse, more front suspension to maintain. it all comes down to personal preference though. As long as one is happy with one's choice, that's what counts the most. Hey, to each his own, right?😉 Anyways, Ride safe!🤙✌

Lol, the moment I saw the Marabese Blade, I immediately thought of Tyrrell P34! It is definitely different. I still think that the Yamaha Niken, and Tesseract are fugly though.

Yeah, why not?!

First impression of a Piaggio MP3 was hitting the brakes and nearly going over the handle bars, I was not going that fast either, the braking power of two front wheels is respectable

@johngalt97

3 күн бұрын

Its not more than a single front wheel. Both setups would pitch the same amount of weight onto the front axle, and skid at the same rate of deceleration.

It would make more sense with one 21” wheel at the back & two 14” wheels at at the back in-line on a powered walking beam.

@mickvonbornemann3824

4 күн бұрын

My app doesn’t let me edit, the 21” inch wheel is at the front.

Advantage?

Nothing new under the sun… 1903 Slinger three-wheel motorcycle: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYWutLiAhMi5p7w.html [EDIT] 3:36 The combined contact patch area and 'pressure' (normal force) of the two front wheels is the same as for a single tire/wheel setup. Will this misconception ever be retired? Sheesh… Two inline front wheels might resist handlebar 'jerk' and dynamic speed wobbles, but would the small diameter still have problems rolling over obstacles and through deep potholes?

Why is the channel name spelled wrong?

They tried something but no, just no! Public interest?! they will just be laughed at, clearly dad's genes did not get passed on.

Definitely wierd bikes.

3 wheeled 'motorcycles' are usually called trikes. No advantage for this 3 wheel in line bike

@tictactoehuhn6

4 күн бұрын

This is pure gimmick

@ducedevlstear2471

3 күн бұрын

Definitely the stability under braking and better braking grip. But there are disadvantages to it too.

@johngalt97

3 күн бұрын

@@ducedevlstear2471 There would be no extra 'braking grip'.

Wow

yeah i dont think so bobby they will die out

Bored.

4 wheels in a row

4 wheeled motorcycle 😂 its called a car or quad. It still provokes disdain ❤ luciano clearly hates bikes 😢

@zigabizjak9682

3 күн бұрын

So what what it is its a machine we can ride and have fun

@tictactoehuhn6

3 күн бұрын

@@zigabizjak9682 no, not ride, drive! That's the difference