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YAMAHA NIKEN

SAY YOU HAVE A KNIFE that you’ve carried for a long time. Its shape is familiar, and it does its job satisfactorily. If you have any criticism it is that it doesn’t hold its edge particularly well, but you’ve gotten used to that. Then someone offers you a new knife. Its shape is a bit odd, but it holds its edge beautifully to the point where you can work with it much better than with the old knife.

What do you do?

The same question arises with the Yamaha Niken. Its twin front wheels and twin forks on each side give it a highly unusual look. But its

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