THREE’S (NOT) A CROWD

Three-wheeled vehicles have some peculiar licencing requirements. You'd probably think that you're obliged to pass a motorcycle test if you're riding something that leans from side to side. But you'd be wrong. It all depends. If the front wheels are more than 460mm apart it is legally classified as a tricycle; meaning you can ride it if you're over 21 and hold a ‘B’ car licence. That's the case for Yamaha's latest leaning multi-wheeler, the Tricity 300.

Of course, that means there's a potentially massive audience that could be tempted to swap four wheels for three, and swing their leg over this thing each morning to head into work. That's what Yamaha think anyway. But just because you can ride a Tricity 300 on a car licence without any additional training or testing doesn’t mean you should. Yamaha