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This just in from a Niken owner in the Czech Republic. Apparently Yamaha factory accessories were just made available in the form of a Yamaha radiator guard and chain guard. 

No mention of this anywhere I could find on the US yamaha site though. 

11 hours ago, pablo miller said:

Wow, thank you MaxinNiken for an incredibly informative and helpful post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What kind of aux lights did you mount?

Are you happy with them?

Are you making them moduate?

Happy riding,

Pablo Miller

 

 

Greetings Pablo, I had problems with mounting my auxiliary lights on my crash bars. I started an entire thread on just the auxiliary light  mounting and am trying to get a front bracket made to mount the lights closer to the front. 

Yamaha filed patents for a leaning four wheeler which appear to be based upon the MW Vision concept from a few years back. 

Four-wheeled leaning vehicle patents from Yamaha revealed

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Patents unearthed by a Japanese motorcycle commentator show Yamaha...

YAMAHA MW-VISION | Tokyo Motor Show 2019 - Event | YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Various information of YAMAHA's The 46th Tokyo Motor Show is available...

After watching the video what is really interesting is the fact that yamaha has at least prototyped a working self leveling system for three wheeled motorcycles in addition to a reverse function for what is presumably a battery powered engine. So in theory if Niken sales were promising, then a self leveling three wheeled electric motorcycle like the MW Vision concept might make sense. 

Would be interesting to know if it qualifies in the US as a motorcycle or a four wheel ATV.  I doubt that it would qualify as a car because of the open air configuration. 

On 2/12/2021 at 1:46 PM, jetpilot5 said:

Looking at a few videos of the Barber Motorsports Museum before I head down for a visit next month. I was surprised to see they have a Niken on display. Pretty cool to have one in one of the premier motorcycle museums on the planet.

Niken at 14:54

 

According to my impromptu check of Niken VINs worldwide, highest confirmed owner VIN is 1501 for a 2019 Niken GT registered in Europe. For comparison purposes there were only 1315 Ferrari F40s made worldwide. If the highest confirmed number is only 1501, then the Niken is in very rare air indeed. 

2 hours ago, biggo said:

Some more pcs of my pro-oiler 

Thank you sir. Very helpful to see how you routed the Pro-Oiler. A few questions:

1. I've got concerns that I may not be able to mount as much of the Pro Oiler hardware under my seat because I've got an Arboreal systems electronic switching controller under there and it takes up a good amount of space. So my first few questions are regarding hardware placement:
   • Why did you mount the adjustment controller under the seat? I would have thought you would want to mount it somewhere if you get caught in the rain that you would adjust the flow higher? Or is it a case of set it and forget it because your bike doesn't see rain that often?
   • Is the controller flat enough that it doesn't rub against the bottom of the seat? I tried to install an Arboreal systems electronic switch controller in that same area  but it was so tall that it caused the seat not to lock into place.
   • I saw that you managed to mount the oil reservoir under the seat as well - similar question here, I would have thought you would want to mount this somewhere more externally facing for ease of fill? Or is it a case of you don't have to fill it that often so under the seat is ok?
   • Is the Pro Oiler hard to refill (i.e. Intake nozzle looks big enough to pour oil direct from the container into it without having to resort to a funnel of some kind)? And is this why you mounted it under your seat so that you don't have to get a special angle funnel to fill it if it were mounted vertically elsewhere on the bike? 
2. How long did the install and nozzle adjustments take? 
3. What oil setting did you ultimate decide upon for regular flow and why?
4. What kind of oil do you end up using? I'm debating between 10W30 synthetic vs. gear oil...
5. On an unrelated note- what is that Warrant of Fitness under the seat? Is that an inspection sticker of some kind? The U.S. use to have inspection decals that you had to display on the suspension forks of your bike - but now it's all tied electronically to owner registration documents, and you cannot re-register annually unless you can evidence passing vehicle inspection documentation. 

From the Facebook Niken owners forum, 2019 Niken GT in Vancouver Canada reported serial number 003.   

Depends on how you ride and ambient conditions. My last bike was a R1150R with shaft drive and that spoiled me from ever having to worry about drivechain issues. Am hoping to semi-replicate the self lubricating aspects and not have to worry about it as much over long distance rides 200+ miles. 

5 hours ago, biggo said:

I have a pro-oiler that I bought for my FJ1200 about 9 years ago Did about 50000 kms on that. Transferred it to my MT-09 Tracer and did 50000 kms ( original chain lasted 45000kms) I upgraded to GPS control from reed switch on Tracer . This has been a great piece of kit I have had to buy a few spare nozzles during the 9 years but they are cheap. I have just fitted it on my Niken everything fits under the seat I leave the digital controller under seat because once you have it set I never adjust it . Top oil up about every 8-10000 kms .I made a bracket to fit the nozzle that I am not overly happy with but I am off on a 4000km trip in 10 days so will sort it after my return. Great very well made oiler highly recommended 

Am super impressed with your personal testimonial as to its longevity since I keep my kit for years across multiple bikes if I can.   

Anyone installed an auto oiler  in their Niken? Would love to hear feedback and see photos of any installs. Am seriously considering the ProOiler with GPS. 

From the Yamaha Niken owners forum on Facebook, one of the owners there built his own stand. Have requested information as to how he built this. 

On 2/2/2021 at 2:52 AM, biggo said:

On the subject of fitting Auxiliary lights can anyone tell me where to tap in for a trigger from the high beam circuit. On the tracer it was a yellow/brown wire that was negatively switched when high beam on does anyone know if the Niken is the same ?

Have to reference the user manual for that. This is what I have a far as reference wiring diagrams for headlight cables. 

Note on page 2-34 #13 references a Sub wire harness with a fog light (optional) wiring. Might be possible to tap into this one specifically for the purposes of powering your auxiliary lights. Will be very interested in knowing what you find since I'll have to determine my wiring soon. 

Saw this in a Facebook posting about the Niken  as to why the front suspension has the shocks on the outside of the tires vs the inside (a la Yamaha Tricity) and it's because: "The Niken arranges the front fork outboard of the front wheels, in order to allow a bank angle of 45 degrees allowing for higher corner speeds than the Tricity, which has the front fork inboard of the front wheels."

I Am curious as to how much higher cornering speeds would you have with the Niken design vs the Tricity suspension design.

Incidentally the top speed of a tricity is 85mph/137kph while top speed of a Yamaha Niken is electronically limited to 136mph/219kph. Not that I've ever taken a hard turn at triple digit speeds (mph) on a  motorcycle like that before. 

Back in 2013, Kawasaki debuted their 3 wheel J Cycle Concept: 

Steering mechanism reminds me of my Green Machine cycle I used to have as a kid. 

From an Italian Niken owner who shared how he mounted his auxiliary lights to the front using bolts secured to the front headlight unit.

Not exactly lifting but certainly to perform some light maintenance on the Niken comes this video from a company based in Brisbane, Australia with wheel rolling stands that work for the Niken:

Niken Rolling Stands

Impressive French rider Sarah Lezito who is riding the wheels off the Niken doing drifts, burnouts, wheelies and stoppies. Turn close captioning on and set Auto Translate from French to English to hear what she's saying. 

Owner's video of modifications he made to his 2019 Niken (nonGT) with crash bars, GT windscreen and wind extender, 3d printed mount for RAM cell phone quick grip holder, frame sliders, Givi V37 hard saddlebags/panniers, and top case. 

My Yamaha Niken 2019 Upgrades Review - YouTube

From the Facebook Yamaha NIKEN Owners Club, highest owner confirmed Niken serial number so far is a Niken GT bought in May 2019 in France #1501. 

Additional close ups of the home made auxiliary light bar. Note that arms securing the mounting bar to the headlight bolts is welded on.

On 8/24/2019 at 6:31 PM, graftyman said:

I bought the AdventureTech one for the FJ09 and it fit.   I messed up and thought it wouldn't fit and began to modify it to fit, but I was wrong.  It fits fine.  At worst case the angle might need to be tweaked in a vice, but that is doubtful.  The GT in the picture on this page is mine.

Yamaha FJ-09/MT-09/Tracer 900 GT - AdventureTech, LLC.

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Check out our light bar, wiring harness, and 1050 Lumen LED lights!  Click...

 

Super helpful. Am reaching out to Adventuretech to see if they can make an auxiliary light mount made for my 2019 Niken GT. Thank you!

Other Niken owner supplied these additional reference pictures. Note: the lights that he ultimately used are more to make him more visible to others in traffic vs providing significant nighttime lighting for countryside roads. He  did share with me:

1) the concern that at full lean angles you run the risk of the larger lights getting squashed (first two photos) between the wheel fenders and the bottom part of the front fairing, and

2) prototyping photos of his mount with  automotive sized driving lights (last four photos). 

His final mounting  solution ended up utilizing two bolts that secure the headlight housing to the fairing and was very light 0.5kg/~1.1lbs) including the mounting bar.  But because of the max lean concerns he ended up moving the bar as high as possible and used a much smaller light. 

Stumbled across this in a Facebook page. Appears to be the Yamaha Niken concept at a motorcycle expo of some kind. 

I've reached out to get owner to get details on how they mounted the lights directly under the headlights. Will share once I have additional knowledge. 

Saw this posted by a Niken owner in Serbia. Talk about awesome lighting. 

7 hours ago, biggo said:

Here is a mounting bracket I saw on a Bike in a dealers in NZ

Would love to know where they got that mount.