Leaning motorcycles

[oldgoat]

I watched stage one of the Paris Nice bicycle race today.
At least 2 of the accompanying motorcycles had 2 wheels at the front and could lean. They also had detachable side cases at the rear.

I'm sure they weren't 3 wheeled scooters but could not get a good look at them

Any ideas?

 

[RICZ]

Prolly the new Yamaha Niken. Heaps of front end traction according to the road testers.

 

[oldgoat]

I didn't know you could buy them yet.

Thanks

 

[DGoebel]

Peugeot made/makes a maxi scooter 3 wheel leaner that look like motorcycle from the front and I couldn't get any good side views in the P2N vids.
Would make sense that French made 3 wheelers were being used for the filming and that Peugeot is the race sponsor.

 

[oldgoat]

From what I could see, I'm leaning (ha ha) towards the Niken as the suspension was outside the front wheels. I'll look at them more closely in the upcoming stages.

 

[Navydad]

Piaggio. My buddy has one and he likes it. I wouldn't trade my Yamaha T-Max for it though.

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[gkamer]

Coming from France, my guess would the Piaggio

 

[oldgoat]

It was a motorcycle not a scooter. I'm very familiar with the Piaggio 3 wheelers.

 

[Lew L]

Piaggio. My buddy has one and he likes it. I wouldn't trade my Yamaha T-Max for it though.

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I wouldn't traide my Yamaha V- Max for it either . nojoke

 

[Chupaca]

Was it something like this....?

 

[oldgoat]

Got a much better look at them today. They are Yamaha Nikens.