Three-wheel Yamaha Tricity unveiled

With their extra stability and better ride comfort, trikes like the new Yamaha Tricity are going to have a particular appeal to anybody who feels nervous about riding a normal scooter.

The frontal ‘Leaning Multi Wheel’ arrangement that defines the Tricity is a complicated piece of engineering. At its core is a special parallelogram linkage which allows the Tricity to tilt into corners, plus the two front wheels each have an independent suspension set-up. What’s more they’re set close together, so filtering should still be possible in most situations.

Yamaha Tricity (2015) Front Side 1

To further help novice riders the seat height is just 780 mm (30.7”) and the Yamaha three-wheeler weighs a manageable 152 kg (335 lbs) fully-fuelled. An all-disc linked braking system will also inspire confidence on the road.

Power comes from a single-cylinder, four-stroke, liquid-cooled 125 cc engine producing 10.8 bhp (8.1 kW / 11.0 PS) with 10.4 Nm (7.7 lb/ft) of peak torque. That output is delivered to the rear wheel via a V-belt automatic transmission.

UK sales of the 2015 Tricity are expected to begin shortly, although Yamaha has yet to announce a price.

Yamaha Tricity (2015) SideYamaha Tricity (2015) Front

Yamaha Tricity (2015) Front Side 2Yamaha Tricity (2015) Top

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