Tilting Reverse Trike

[dndfindley]

Rumor has it that Yamaha will begin production of a tilting reverse trike next year. Here is the link: http://rideapart.com/articles/three-...ded-production

[Bfromla]

Good rumor. Still looking for the honda neowing to hit states . So far it's only was seen at the bike show in japan.

[ions82]

The look of that Yamaha makes it seem like, at any moment, machine guns are going to pop out of the front end and start firing away.

[JayBros]

The Yamaha looks like an adventure bike for those who are prone to falling over when riding in the dirt.

[Bob Denman]

This all dates back to their Tesseract...



This is from 2007-2008 era. They were investigating the possibility of a leaning ATV.

[Chupaca]

But that looks like it is set for failure from the start. who are they targeting with that..? I see the scooter to a point but a ffull sport bikesaddled with that much limitations...

[MisterP]

This bike is better suited for the European market, where Piaggio is already popular.

[bronzeflex42]

Not my taste bud. I do like the slogan "ride apart". makes me think of Spyder riders, we already ride apart from any other open air riding machine out there.

[dndfindley]

The Yamaha looks like an adventure bike for those who are prone to falling over when riding in the dirt.

The Yamaha is closely based on the FZ-09 and FJ-09 which means it is a high performance machine and it is pavement only. I have an FJ-09 so I know a bit about it.

[dndfindley]

But that looks like it is set for failure from the start. who are they targeting with that..? I see the scooter to a point but a ffull sport bikesaddled with that much limitations...

I see a very big market for it. Supposedly it handles as good as a sportbike and is as fast which means all of the performance and none of the limitations. It is being promoted as an MT which means initially it most probably will be offered in Europe only.

[motoswami]

I've read a number of reports on handling improvements on irregular or slick surfaces the smaller leaning reverse trikes (Yamaha's Tri-City, Piaggi's MP3..) offer, while at the same time providing a seamless motorcycle-like ride on both urban and higher speed roads.

Now that a larger displacement choice is perhaps soon available from manufacturers who can be trusted to bring a reliable product to market (Honda and Yamaha), riders desiring the capabilities of a full-size bike may be rejoicing.

Greater stability and better braking while still being able to enjoy leaning into the curves; what's not to like about that?

The design doesn't totally eliminate the risk of a slow-speed (or stopped) plop-over, so I'm going to stick with my decision to move to a CanAm, and not chance irreparable damage to my bionic hind leg (two different titanium joints, knee and ankle), but I sure love seeing the new concept coming to market.

The current issue of Motorcyclist magazine has an article by James Parker on a new kit for converting Gold Wings or Harley big twins to a leaning reverse trike, so I gotta think there's an unserved market for such out there.

Pete

[Rogue Hawk]

This is another upcoming trike...

[isthatahemi]

Yep. Bring on the leaning trikes, I would like options when I buy one. Who could honestly say they would not prefer the HIGHER level of safety and capability of a leaner? You are literally looking at 50-60% more cornering ability. Use it or not, it greatly increases the capabilities. A leaning trike should track straighter, wander less, and be more ergonomic and natural in all circumstances except at a dead stop. The tire and body profile will fix the second biggest complaint, MILEAGE! 20-30% improvement over the Spyder should be expected. And don't even start talking about the nanny, as it will be banished to full speed riding or accident prevention, not design mitigation, which is the function it currently serves in the Spyder.

I really enjoy my Spyder, and hope to put another 13000 or so miles on it this summer again.....but

Simply put, all else being equal (well similar) anything that leans into a corner is better than something that leans out. Which way do you lean when cornering? Opposite what the Spyder does. Nuff said.