page_title: Yamaha Niken
section_title: Technology
hierarchical_section_title: Yamaha Niken / Technology
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Une Yamaha Niken exposée lors du mondial de l'automobile de Paris 2018.
context_page_description: The Yamaha Niken is a 845 cc tilting three-wheeler motorcycle, manufactured since 2018 by Yamaha Motor and sold worldwide.
context_section_description: The bike is equipped with a water-cooled in-line three-cylinder engine, mechanically identical to the sports naked Yamaha MT-09 and Tracer 900, while the gear ratio and the ECU setup were changed.
  The bike is equipped with ABS (anti-lock brake system) as standard. Each of the three wheels has its own rotation sensor and brake control device and is individually controlled. 
  The bike is also equipped with cruise control, assist slipper clutch, quick shift system, traction control system (TCS), and driving mode switching function.
  The Niken arranges the front fork outside, in order to allow a bank angle of 45 degrees, and thus higher corner speeds compared to the Tricity - the first LMW bike - which has the front fork inside. The spacing of the front wheels is 410 mm. The newly developed steering mechanism achieves operability and steering very close to a normal motorcycle.
  
  The front suspension uses parallel quadrilateral arms to support the cantilevered suspension. It is mounted outside the wheels to allow maximum lean and comprises two upside-down fork legs per side – a 43mm rear leg with adjustable preload and damping, and a 41mm front leg that just holds the assembly in alignment. Steering forces are applied via a separate group of tie rods and linkages, including offset steering knuckles. They realize the Ackermann steering geometry, similar to most cars, whereby the inside wheel turns progressively more than the outside, as it traces a smaller radius in each corner. Stub axles on each side carry cast aluminum wheels of 15 inches size, using 120/70-15 tires.
  The additional mechanics lead to 263 kg weight, around 70 kg more than the classical MT-09 motorcycle with the same basic engine.
caption: Suspension details of the Niken.
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