Licks Cycles: Yamaha Pulls The Covers Off The 2023 Tricity 125 And 155 In Japan

Yamaha has an attention-grabbing lineup of scooters within the European and Asian markets which primarily serve the aim of shuttling people in and across the metropolis in a sensible and trendy means. One notably attention-grabbing mannequin in Yamaha’s scooter vary is the Tricity, a sporty three-wheeled scooter with an emphasis on stability.

A lot of you might be aware of the Yamaha Niken, the highly effective three-wheeled tourer with the identical engine because the MT-09. Certainly, the Tricity shares a few of this tech, and even predates the Niken by a number of years (it was launched in 2014). Now, practically a decade following its debut, the Yamaha Tricity has been given a radical refresh in and out. For starters, it continues to be supplied in two variants in Japan—a beginner-friendly 125cc mannequin and a extra highly effective 155cc model.

The redesigned Tricity will get new bodywork giving the scooter a a lot sportier look. The scooters angular entrance fairing is bulbous and swoops over the 2 entrance wheels giving it an aggressive, ahead heavy stance. Within the center, in the meantime, it adopts a extra customary scooter design with a flat floorboard. It’s the identical story on the again, with the scooter adopting a contemporary model, albeit one which doesn’t detract an excessive amount of from the styling of different scooters.

Bodywork apart, Yamaha has thrown in numerous new tech within the 2023 Tricity. For starters, it has a Sensible Motor Generator which eliminates the necessity for the standard discount starter, leading to a a lot lighter, extra compact, and quieter beginning mechanism. Moreover, for extra effectivity when using within the metropolis, the brand new Tricity is supplied with an idling cease system that mechanically switches the engine off when stopped in visitors for a sure time frame.

Rounding up the brand new tech options is a brand new digital instrument panel full with Yamaha’s Motorbike Join system which lets you view notifications for SMS and calls, in addition to make use of your smartphone as an extra instrument panel. At the side of the up to date instrument panel, Yamaha has additionally given the Tricity a wise key system. After all, the up to date scooter will get entrance and rear LED lights for improved visibility.

On the efficiency facet of the equation, the Yamaha Tricity 125 will get a 124cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, single-cylinder engine. The Tricity 155, in the meantime, makes use of a much bigger, extra highly effective engine. Comparable in building to different well-liked Yamaha scoots just like the NMAX 155, in addition to the Asia-specific XSR155, MT-15, and YZF-R15, the Tricity 155 employs a 155cc, liquid-cooled, fuel-injected, single-cylinder motor tuned for a max output of 14.8 horsepower and 10.6 lb-ft of torque.

As for pricing and availability, Yamaha has launched the brand new Tricity scooters initially in Japan. The 125 variant retails for 495,000 Yen, which interprets to roughly $3,766 USD. In the meantime, the Tricity 155 instructions a extra premium price ticket of 566,500 Yen, or the equal of $4,310 USD.