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Hay Yamaha, lets make a silly bike.....OK

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by Polock, Jun 30, 2018.

  1. Polock

    Polock Well-Known Member

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    chacal Moderator Moderator Supporting Vendor Premium Member

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    Hmmmm..........
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Yamaha has been working on that concept for almost two decades (well, after basically stealing the idea from a guy who forgot to patent his work).
    Somehow they have managed to keep making it uglier with every iteration.

    If it was inexpensive enough (and better looking) I think it'd be perfect for winter.
     
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    MattiThundrrr Not a guru

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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Piaggio's design is mechanical and passive. The Yamaha is hydraulic and active. If it's anything like what the original inventor had in mind, it won't miss a beat when dealing with road irregularities (like curbs).
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Oops. I did some more looking. It seems that Yamaha dropped the hydraulics and do have a system similar to Piaggio's. Well that's less interesting.
    Still, if it rides well, and I ever lose both of my legs in an accident.....
     
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    :eek: I like it (cough)
     
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    Maybe if my legs were broke, but then I’d probably buy a Spyder.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Spyders don't lean, and they cost more.
     
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    True
     
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    I don't get it.
     
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    Thanks for the vid, like it even more now
     
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    Meh
     
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    I would not buy a Niken, don't like it.
     
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    Yamaha has stated that it's not a trike and won't stand up without use of the side stand. The intent was not to address balance, but to increase traction. I like the idea of improving traction, considering Minnesota weather, but it just looks ugly and cumbersome to me.
     
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    Ick...
     
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    Well despite what Yamaha says, it is a trike (per currnent U.S. law anyway).
    I see the lack of a self-support function to be a drawback, but I'm sure the aftermarket will supply a solution for those who need it.
     
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    Structurally though the forks and frame must be cleverly designed to make it work. I have studied basic bridge designs and the forces acting on them on construction projects but I don't know much about motorcycle frames and forks.
     
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    As I'm into trikes a bit, and have a "spare" kawasaki gpz500 which isn't really worth much, I've looked at building a reverse trike. The question over tilting or non tilting is a huge one, and quickly takes a reverse trike towards a bike with two front wheels, which as some have said would seem rather pointless.
    Actually making it tilt is not that difficult, but possibly getting it to do it with the right characteristics might be - I dunno.
    There are versions out there that flop all over the place, and others that tilt according to amount of lock, and others that tilt according to caster only.
    I don't know about traction - that would be via the driven wheel, techically it would improve front end grip, but its a big penalty to pay. In the uk though, if you passed your test before dec 15 you could ride on a bike licence.
     
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    Never had a trike although there are some nice machines out there.
     

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