maximNikenGT
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Additional types of vehicles used by Italian law enforcement. Very difficult to pick out a typical auto silhouette of a "regular" Italian police vehicle.
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This is why the Niken makes sense in European cities with cobblestones. Riding these on a typical two wheeler already feels disconnected on regular cobblestones (verified by riding two days on Vespa), but even more precarious when the cobblestones aren't resembling a flat roadway.
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Additional ZTL signs found in Rome and Chianti region respectively.
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Am hitting Siena tomorrow via scooter. Just found the ZTL restricted parking map here : https://www.accessibilitacentristorici.it/ztl/Tuscany/siena/mappa
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Saw these ZTL signs up all over central Florence. Terrible place to even attempt to drive a car. Stay outside the city and park on the outside of the river to be sure.
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This is a more powerful Italian police bike in use. Looks like a late generation Ducati Multistrada.
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Police bike used in Positano Italy.
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Made it to Italy and a few odd things about the Autostrada A1 going from Maenza south to Naples. Max speed of 130 kph is not actually posted anywhere unlike the USA highways where they generally post max speeds. Drivers here seem to know when the last posted speed ends e.g. Some signs with numbers and a red circle around them indicating max speed of 100 kph or 90 kph. Also don't know what kind of police cars they use in italy. So far I've seen what looked like a VW CC as well as police bikes, and a third car I was unfamiliar with. Anyone have a good listing of what unmarked cars they use because the VW CC / Arteon surprised me quite a bit.
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Was this on scooter or by car?
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Interesting you mention Capri. Lady and I are planning on hitting Capri as well. Your photo above remind me of road widths similar to what I've ridden in Taiwan and Bali, Indonesia. Definitely doable but I found both places easier to ride a two wheeled machine vs 4. Good tip on the VASCAR style timing based speed cameras. Will keep everything nice and leisurely on the roadways then. Am planning to buy a bunch cappuccinos, espressos, baked goods, and of course Italian deli meats, cheese and fresh bread to enjoy picnic style during our visit. Good suggestion on the ice cream. Lady likes her Gelato. One of the things we're going to try is a Florentine style three or four finger thick steak. Needless to say I'm eating salads all week until departure and packing pants with elastic waist band in preparation. No belts! 😂
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The ZTL restriction zones are the part that worry me the most. You'd think that there be a centralized place to view all ZTL zones in Italy but you have to view multiple sites. Especially concerned if ZTL no car zones when I'm planning to hit the Ferrari museum in Maranello along with a tour of the Fiorano track. $150 Euros for a twenty foot violation huh, jeez, that is harsh. Thanks for the forewarning - fingers crossed.
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Planning a route to the Amalfi coast, Tuscany and Rome. I've only been to Naples before but it was during a brief cruise ship stop so this will be my first time driving /riding the roads of Italy. What do you mean by lunchtime closing?did everything basically shut down for lunch?
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Hoping to take an upcoming vacation to Italy. A few questions on driving rules in Italy: -Speed limits and speed enforcement Limits look like 50 kph /31 mph in city urban areas, highways 90 kph / 56 mph, main roads trunk lines 110 kph / 68 mph. Enforcement is handled by both police officers and a bunch of photo speed cameras. Q: Am assuming the use of speed cameras is primarily along the highways and urban areas, possibly less so in the countryside? Is there a threshold for the cameras e.g. + 3-5kph won't necessarily result in a photo ticket? -Parking Is parking free on weekends? -Toll roads Looks like they take credit card on the expressways. Can a US citizen get a Telepass?
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I remember watching this video to see if I could get a better sense of when the Niken's grip goes in comparison to a standard two wheeled motorcycle and I recall thinking that it's not so much you have better grip so much as it's easier to catch a marginal front end slide on the Niken vs. a regular motorcycle.
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Ok, to try and better understand the inline three cylinder "CP3" design, here's a look at what the firing order looks like when connected to lights:
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So I now see why Yamaha's CP3 designation gets ribbed from Lemmy at Revzilla: It does seem unusual that Yamaha would try to market an engine whose crankshafts inherently has to be configured 120 degrees apart.
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Saw that Yamaha was celebrating its anniversary by splashing is R1, R7,R3 with throwback red racing stripes on white. https://jalopnik.com/yamaha-celebrates-60-years-of-grand-prix-with-a-grand-l-1847684127 Anyone have the graphics background to mock up what this might look like on a Niken?
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I stumbled across this video last night on motorcycle engine engineering which asked the question, why does Yamaha use a cross plane engine when the rest of the industry predominantly uses inline 4 configurations. It was a detailed background and walkthrough and I found it very educational as to why the cross plane design, although heavier to counter balance inherent engine design vibrations, was preferred by Yamaha. The video takes a look specifically at the crossplane four-cylinder configuration but I'm assuming that the performance benefits inherently remain the same when transferred to the Niken's triple cylinder cross plane (CP3) design.
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Do not mount Iphones on Motorcycles!
maximNikenGT replied to maximNikenGT's topic in Yamaha Niken Forum
Found this Hondo anti vibration mount on sind adventure touring boards. https://hondogarage.com/products/buzz-kill-vibration-isolator -
Do not mount Iphones on Motorcycles!
maximNikenGT replied to maximNikenGT's topic in Yamaha Niken Forum
I've got the XR on a induction charger RAM mount and noticed the problem with my camera intermittently after only a few times on the bike. So far it appears to have self corrected but I've avoided placing the iPhone in the RAM wireless mount until they engineer a vibration dampener of some kind. -
Do not mount Iphones on Motorcycles!
maximNikenGT replied to maximNikenGT's topic in Yamaha Niken Forum
Looks like Quad Lock's vibration dampeners will see a huge uptick in sales in that they're one of the few makers that have a specifically engineered solution. https://www.quadlockcase.com/collections/shop-moto/products/vibration-dampener?variant=32819777372235 -
This warning just got posted on September 10, 2021 from Apple. Apparently they've identified a root cause issue where if you mount a late generation Iphone on your motorcycle the vibrations can cause issues with image stabilization hardware and software thereby causing problems with your camera. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212803 Switchglide12 was right to keep his phone on his person vs mounted on the bike.
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Saw this posted on Youtube which appears to be a 2021 Niken produced as recently as May 2021 in the Japan market. Can anyone read the label in Japanese at the 0:43 second mark to confirm what I think it says?
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Hat tip to GregNiken! Link for the Niken GT risers here https://voigt-mt.de/index.php?k=4583&lang=eng. 69.95 Euros for the GT risers and the non GT version. Link to risers for regular (not GT) version here : https://voigt-mt.de/VMT-Voigt-MT-Freiburg-Handlebar-risers-20mm-for-Yamaha-Niken-RN58-18-kit-bar-mounts-1-inch Notes: 1. There are two different links depending upon whether you get risers for the GT vs nonGT version. Be sure you select the correct link. 2. When I called Rox risers of the US back in Jan 2021 they did not make risers for the Nikens. So far these are the first official manufacturer of risers I've heard of.
