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Test fleet: Yamaha Niken

I might not be able to look into the future, but I predict my time with Yamaha’s Niken is going to be emotional. The majority of feelings are likely to be very positive, as I’m a huge fan of the bike. If my experience so far is anything to go by, then there’ll be some negative emotions to endure too, because many bikers aren’t fans of the Niken! We’ll come to what annoys me in due course. In the meantime, let’s begin with some optimism.

Contentment was very much in evidence when I first collected the Niken from Yamaha. I have

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