Plenty of varied outings on the Yamaha Niken this month have helped me learn it all the more, and on the whole appreciation for it pretty much remains firmly intact.
The 1290 Super Adventure comes in two versions, the ‘S’ and ‘R’. This test bike is the ‘S’ and in a nutshell is the more street-biased of the two, with smaller 17in rear and 19in front cast wheels rather than spokes.