Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 21, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 21, 2021 3 Nikens at the Tail of the Dragon and the Cherohala skyway. 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgy Knees Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Imo... the looks, extra expense of ownership and extra weight massively outweigh the gains of front end grip. Having said that, some folk think their Great, Good luck to them. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted January 21, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 21, 2021 10 hours ago, maximNikenGT said: 3 Nikens at the Tail of the Dragon and the Cherohala skyway. They all seem really impressed with the machine as I was after a brief test ride, I cant see myself buying one but I would absolutely rent one for the weekend like they did. Interesting that he says only 36 were brought to the U.S... I'm not sure how accurate that statement is but I would think it has to be a bit more than that? 🤷♀️ ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 22, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 22, 2021 11 hours ago, betoney said: They all seem really impressed with the machine as I was after a brief test ride, I cant see myself buying one but I would absolutely rent one for the weekend like they did. Interesting that he says only 36 were brought to the U.S... I'm not sure how accurate that statement is but I would think it has to be a bit more than that? 🤷♀️ My other thread on how many Nikens are out there in the wild came up with an estimate of a little under 200 in the US. Another forum member mentioned about how the highest serial number he saw in another Niken forum in Europe seemed to imply about 1400-1500 Nikens in total based upon last couple of digits on folks serial numbers. My last couple numbers end in 134, and another gentleman indicated his was 371. So if production numbers are truly sequential, there's at least a few hundred Nikens in the US. My last best guess was approximately 20-30 Niken's per US state. If the number were truly as low as only 36 Nikens in the US, that would make Nikens about as rare as Mclaren F1s (only 106 produced worldwide). 1 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 23, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 23, 2021 Yamaha Niken at the Ofenpass. 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 23, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 23, 2021 Yamaha Niken acting like adventure bike. 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted January 23, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, maximNikenGT said: Yamaha Niken at the Ofenpass. Steep, twisty mountain roads, my favorite. 👍 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 25, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yamaha Niken and other bikes assembly in Iwata, Japan. 1 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 25, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yamaha Niken in Australia: 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted January 25, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted January 25, 2021 Sounds from the Yamaha Niken. 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted February 1, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 1, 2021 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 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted February 1, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 1, 2021 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. 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted February 21, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted February 21, 2021 Niken on a UK test track. 2 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted March 24, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted March 24, 2021 Game Over Cycles out of Poland actually customized a Niken with a bunch of shiny aluminum. Only video I've seen about the bike - prior to this everything was photos only. Skip to 10:22 for the Niken view. In Polish and with no close captioning, but interesting to see this in actual video vs. photos. 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member maximNikenGT Posted April 6, 2021 Supporting Member Share Posted April 6, 2021 Explanation of LMW (Leaning Multi Wheel) technology at the Yamaha website: 1 2019 Niken GT "Motorcycles - the brand is not important, the fact that you ride is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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