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Leaning Multi Wheel—technology
developed by Yamaha. To this
end, it has four steering heads,
dual tube upside-down forks
and, of course, two front leaning
wheels. You might think that
that’s the sort of engineering
which you wouldn’t want to
mess with, and Game Over
Cycles would agree with you,
as the company boss, Stanislaw without losing the aerodynamic
Myszkowski explains: “Niken to properties. Bearing in mind
many people is revolutionary, to the speed of which the Niken is
others a controversial bike. This capable, one could say that this
is exactly how people also react to motorcycle cuts through the air
our custom bikes which is why I like a samurai sword.”
got interested in it right from the Working in partnership with
beginning. In terms of technology Yamaha Motor Poland, Game
nothing should be changed on Over Cycles set about the task of
this machine. The quality of the transforming the Niken, a process
Japanese engineering provides which would eventually consume
Niken’s great driving abilities.” some 1400 hours. A particular
However, Stanislaw did feel challenge was to combine the
that the Niken could benefit from machine’s functional parts with
a slightly different character. its appearance. All the new
“To achieve this,” he says, “We body parts had to be designed
changed the whole body. All the and adjusted in such a way that
plastic elements were replaced nothing will collide with anything
by aluminium and the result is else whatever position the Niken
that the bike’s shape has become is in. Remember this bike turns
sharper and even more aggressive and leans like no other with the
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