The 3 wheeled cycle market just got more interesting

[wmh9680]

Having a bike that leans is nice. But if I want to lean I'll go back to a 2 wheeler so I can race the crouch rockets thru the twisties on the Tail Of The Dragon Ride Safe.Ride Often My Friends love my

Has anyone ever rode a Spyder on the road to Hana on Maui?

[SXSMachine]

Looks like she has a little poke and is going slightly faster than a Spyder but others can argue that out


https://www.facebook.com/TDAYRIDERS/...59539969/?t=28

[dndfindley]

I've loved the Spyder since I saw one driving down the road and had no idea what it was. That. . . thing, though, it looks cobbled together from street bike and scooter parts that were fed steroids.

Whether one likes the appearance or not is a subjective thing. However something that is not subjective is reliability and performance. The Yamaha Niken is based on the FJ-09 (for 2019 it is called the Tracer 900), one of Yamaha's best machines and one that will run rings around a Spyder and one that a person can take across the country without a worry in the world as to whether the Yamaha will make it or not.

[Buckeye Chuck 54]

My vote too.
Chuck

Spyder still wins my vote

[johnsimion]

Have you seen the new Vanderhall 3 wheeler? Front wheel drive, turbo 4 cylinder @ 179 HP and a automatic.
Built in Utah and nice looking and one heck of a dash panel. +/- $30.000.00 and I want one.

Dray

The Vanderhall is pretty neat but like the Slingshot, it sits too low and IMHO would be dangerous in traffic - too low for these 4x4 pickups to even see. By comparison, the Spyder sits up high enough that I'm at eye level with them or nearly so. If not for that reason, I'd love to have a Morgan 3-wheeler because there is nothing more cool or pretty than one of those. But just too low and too dangerous.

[jbim]

I looked at the Spyder for 10 years before buying mine this month. I think one of the reasons I waited is the fact that it doesn't lean and in my mind wasn't really a motorcycle. Now that I have one I really wonder why in the world would I want my Spyder to lean. It is amazing as it is and if it leaned it wouldn't be a Spyder.

I think a characteristic of the Spyder is its wide front wheels' track and it they were made to lean they would have to shorten it. That said, I find myself leaning in curves and turns when I want to take them aggressively. Maybe the idea would be to keep the fixed front wheels but somehow make a leaning cockpit not unlike some of the rides at the amusement parks.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Looks like she has a little poke and is going slightly faster than a Spyder but others can argue that out


https://www.facebook.com/TDAYRIDERS/...59539969/?t=28

One of the reasons I hate Facebook. So often, like now, the link takes you to the mud hole where the gem is hidden, not to the gem itself!

[Leland]

Hello Spyder Riders,

I watched a video interview of a Yamaha rep talking about the positive attributes of the Yamaha Niken. These reason the bike was created was to increase the front end tire contact patch area. "By using 2 front wheels the contact patch area is doubled, increasing the grip by 80%." That is a quote from the video. Why an increase of only 80 percent is a mystery to me. He said they created the bike for the riders that have lost confidence in their riding skills. He went on to elaborate about the fact that braking in a turn is responsible for many accidents since turning and braking together often leads to a disaster.