The 3 wheeled cycle market just got more interesting

[WilderThomas]

Reverse Trikes

Saw this article at Spyder Life Magazine. http://www.financialexpress.com/aut...eup-buys-patent-for-brudeli-leanster/1002602/

Looks like Yamaha will now have 3 reverse trike type models soon. I have to think Honda will be close behind since they have been showing concept bikes the last few years.

What I find interesting.....Both Honda and Yamaha are showing, and in Yamaha's case building, 3 wheeled, reverse trike designs that lean. How long and how many people have been on this forum asking for BRP to have a leaning Spyder? I'm not sure why BRP has such a reluctance to building leaning and performance minded Spyders but this may finally force them to do so.

I think it would both interesting, and fun, to see Honda come out with a reverse trike to equal the Gold Wing. Some riders will always prefer the two wheel motorcycle and its cornering abilities, and some would probably like to see a "from the ground up" GW reverse trike.

 

[wmh9680]

Just saw the Vanderhall Venice at the International
Marketplace on Waikiki and it Looks sharp. Anyone tried out one of these?

 

[johnsimion]

Conceptually, it's cool, but the style on this Yamaha thing is just so damned ugly I have no interest in it. If I wanted a leaning 3-wheeler, there is a kit for Harleys or there's the Piaggio. Neither is beautiful like a Spyder but at least they don't make you gag to look at them.

 

[Hawk1966]

https://paultan.org/2017/10/25/2018...nd-it-leans/2018-yamaha-niken-lmw-details-11/
Kickstand!

That whole front end is hideous. Don't know what they were thinking, can't see anyone falling in love with that thing.

 

[WA5VHU]

That whole front end is hideous. Don't know what they were thinking, can't see anyone falling in love with that thing.

That's what everyone said about the Spyder F3 when it first came out! :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[gkamer]

Looks like a Piaggio

Looks like a Piaggio on steroids. hyea:hyea:

 

[Hawk1966]

That's what everyone said about the Spyder F3 when it first came out! :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

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.

 

[Dray]

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:yes::yes::yes::yes:

 

[MR. H1956]

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:riding: love my :spyder2:

 

[wmh9680]

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 on

Dray:yes::yes::yes::yes:

I just saw a Vanderhall Venice at the International Marketplace on Waikiki and sat it in. It was beautiful. Would love to take one for a ride but it sits too close to the ground for me to get in and out of on a daily basis. About the same price as a RT LIMITED. Mike

 

[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:riding: love my :spyder2:

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/video.php?v=1672172859539969

 

[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]

and mine

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:yes::yes::yes::yes:

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/video.php?v=1672172859539969

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!:banghead:

 

[Leland]

Two front wheels increases contact patch area.

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.