Tricycle future prediction 3CT and X-ADV will be the main model !?

"Young Machine" is familiar by boldly anticipating (× Delusion) the new motorcycle of the future. In 2018 preview appeared as YAMAHA LMW flagship, and a big topic was invoked. In the following 2019 HONDA is going to handle the three wheel market. Keep an eye on the trend of three wheels!.

YAMAHA vs HONDA Composition

2018, Yamaha launched full-fledged sports tooling type NIKEN as the third LMW series. Although it is a three-wheeled market with more and more momentum, at 2019, Honda finally starts moving specifically toward commercialization.

Honda had announced the large three wheel "NEO WING" which adopted double wishbone suspension at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. However, what Honda is developing for the launch turned out to be a completely new machine that tricycled "X-ADV", which is different from that, at the "Young Machine" survey.

It seems that development of it has already advanced to the final stage. According to stakeholders, HONDA has its own structure and has extraordinary confidence in handling. It's pretty awkward as a YAMAHA. Of course NEO WING development is also continuing.

YAMAHA does not afford to just watch this development in silence. The 3CT of the 4th LMW released at the Milan show in 2018 was a concept model based on the X-MAX 300. However, in fact, the development is finished until it is close to a commercial model. In the local field, there is information that stakeholders leaked "We had a hard time finishing it like a concept model". The 3CT is the biggest point of having a self-standing function that has never existed before. In addition, they made even the future vision in the mid-term plan.

[HONDA X-ADV 3W]Honda will compete against popular X-ADV with Niken by three - wheeling!

What Honda is developing for commercialization is a model with a unique structure and a front two wheels model with DCT 750cc engine. It seems that it complements handling at turning with inverted V-shaped parallelogram link and inclined tie rod. I would like to expect the announcement within 2019 but when will it really be?

HONDA X-ADV 3W [IMAGE CG]

[HONDA X-ADV 2019] The base is expected to be the AT adventure X-ADV. In 2019, the new color of the camouflage pattern announced at the Milan show will also be introduced into the Japan specification. • Water-cooled Parallel 2-cylinder 745cc 54ps 6.9kg-m 238kg 1,236,600 yen (tax included)

[HONDA GL-3W] Moving castle

The concept model NEO WING was a super death class three wheels with six horizontally opposed cylinders. This development seems to be continuing. I anticipate that it will be GOLD WING's 3 wheel specification when it becomes a commercial model. However, the sale time is unknown for now. It will be a little bit future.

HONDA GL-3W [IMAGE CG]

 [YAMAHA 3CT] New mechanism is self-sustaining mode at stop

This is the concept model of the 4th LMW released at the 2018 Milan show. Based on the X-MAX which is deploying multiple displacement amount to 125 to 400cc on the same platform, it wii be possible to expand the model at a stroke at the time of marketing. It is a point that "self-standing function" which nofall-down even when stopping is newly attached. Apparently it seems to be electronically controlled as well.

YAMAHA 3CT [CONCEPT]

(Left) Although it is based on X - MAX, around the cockpit was already a good finish as a commercial model rather than a concept model. (Right) The right foot board was equipped with a mysterious pedal. It is obvious that it is not a brake, but it is still unknown whether this is related to the self-standing function.

[YAMAHA SPORT-3W] Anyone can easily drift with a double wishbone?

The new LMW whose existence was specified by silhouette in the material published in YAMAHA new medium-term management plan (2019 - 2021) is aiming for a more FUN direction than NIKEN. It is characterized by the tread width becoming wider at low height. It looks like a machine that drift can be made by Burdelli which YAMAHA has bought a patent for 3 wheel technology. Moreover, it is expected to be electric from a silhouette.

(Left) This is the figure in the document distributed at the time of YAMAHA management plan announcement. As far as this is seen, there is a plan of LMW that is more sporty than NIKEN. As far as this is seen, there is a plan of LMW that is more sporty than NIKEN. In 2019, as 3CT commercialization is waiting, it will be after 2020 to appear. (Right) The machine developed by Burdelli who gave patented technology to YAMAHA is excited because it was able to drift dramatically with double wishbone suspension.

※ This article was reorganized on the basis of the article published in the February issue of Young Machine 2019

Original Source[ Young Machine ] (*Japanese)

See HONDA Moto Index Page
See YAMAHA Moto Index Page

See Accessories for HONDA X-ADV
See Accessories for YAMAHA NIKEN
See Accessories for YAMAHA X-MAX 300