Let's see your Can-Am Spyder - Page 2

RedRocket · 04-24-2012, 06:32 AM

Come on out of the closet, I'm sure there are more than just two of you here.

I've tested one, and it was enjoyable. I too wished I could shut of the stability control, but I think the majority of this bike's buyers don't care.
There are a lot them here in SoCal. I think they help a lot of 'mobility lacking' folks get to be out in the wind on them.

buggiebuggie · 04-24-2012, 12:49 PM

East Bound and Down, Baby!

DAKEZ · 04-24-2012, 02:28 PM

I thought there was a Trike forum.

TheRackman · 04-24-2012, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAKEZ

I thought there was a Trike forum.

It's not Trike....................It's a ROADSTER

Mr. Canoehead · 04-24-2012, 06:32 PM

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...belongs in Hacks.

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duck · 04-24-2012, 09:23 PM

At least hacks have a real motorcycle attached to them.

DAKEZ · 04-24-2012, 09:36 PM

And they don't look like a Miata/snowmobile transformer.

Grainbelt · 04-25-2012, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Canoehead

Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...belongs in Shiny Things.

Sorta cool, but not a motorcycle. Leans the wrong way.

ScottDill · 04-25-2012, 10:33 AM

Not a bike.....not that there's anything wrong guy with that......but still not a bike.

Mr. Canoehead · 04-25-2012, 04:06 PM

"Belongs in Shiny things"

That's what I thought it at first, too, but but Hacks specifically says "2+ wheeled moto-contraptions". That is the textbook definition of a Spyder, no?

The sidecar guys might not be too happy.

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Wuwei · 04-25-2012, 04:17 PM

Don't know about this year, but there are usually a bunch of them around Americade doing demo rides. A couple of years ago I got stuck behind a long string of them that appeared to be owner driven, not demos, so it might be the place for someone to check out the Spyder seen. Not for me, and I must say I was rather annoyed that the long string (maybe 50 of them?) were going about 10-20 mph below the speed limit, but I think that was more a function of the numbers than the performance potential. Was kinda fun swooping by them all though...

BCC · 04-25-2012, 05:58 PM

Well, I wave at 'em, so they're motorcycles.

TheRackman · 04-25-2012, 06:37 PM

Only two FF's out there......."WHF"

LET'S SEE SOME PICTURES........

Contevita · 04-26-2012, 03:40 AM

I'm not interested in these but just curious if you need a motorcycle endorsement or can someone get away with a standard drivers license?

Barnone · 04-26-2012, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Contevita

I'm not interested in these but just curious if you need a motorcycle endorsement or can someone get away with a standard drivers license?

Moto endorsement required in FL.

04-24-2012, 02:28 PM	#18
DAKEZ Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 18,067	I thought there was a Trike forum. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

04-24-2012, 06:32 PM	#20
Mr. Canoehead Taste Gunnels! Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Too far to the mountains and too cold Oddometer: 1,149	Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck...belongs in Hacks. Sent from my SGH-T959P using Tapatalk 2 __________________ ____________________________________________ 2005 GS1150 Adventure - Range Rover, 2002 DR650 SE - Land Rover "Not all who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkien

04-24-2012, 09:23 PM	#21
duck PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 10,108	At least hacks have a real motorcycle attached to them. __________________ 93 K1100LT, 94 K1100RS, 86-97 K75F (K75/100/1100 Frankenbrick), 91 K1, 05 KTM 450 SMR IBA #17739 (SS1K, BBG, 50CC) http://home.comcast.net/~smithduck/BMW_Tours.htm

04-24-2012, 09:36 PM	#22
DAKEZ Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2007 Location: U-gene, OR. Oddometer: 18,067	And they don't look like a Miata/snowmobile transformer. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind." — Dr. Seuss “Watch out for everything bigger than you, they have the "right of weight" Bib

04-25-2012, 10:33 AM	#24
ScottDill TANSTAAFL Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario Oddometer: 3,082	Not a bike.....not that there's anything wrong guy with that......but still not a bike. __________________ Ride Reports Poutine Run Da UP Icebergs&Whiskey Tuesdays will never be the same DoD# 1386 - yeah really

04-24-2012, 06:32 AM	#16
RedRocket Yeah! I want Cheesy Poofs Joined: Feb 2003 Location: SoCal Oddometer: 17,867	Come on out of the closet, I'm sure there are more than just two of you here. I've tested one, and it was enjoyable. I too wished I could shut of the stability control, but I think the majority of this bike's buyers don't care. There are a lot them here in SoCal. I think they help a lot of 'mobility lacking' folks get to be out in the wind on them.

04-24-2012, 12:49 PM	#17
buggiebuggie Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Grand Junction, CO Oddometer: 171	East Bound and Down, Baby!

04-25-2012, 04:06 PM	#25
Mr. Canoehead Taste Gunnels! Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Calgary, Too far to the mountains and too cold Oddometer: 1,149	"Belongs in Shiny things" That's what I thought it at first, too, but but Hacks specifically says "2+ wheeled moto-contraptions". That is the textbook definition of a Spyder, no? The sidecar guys might not be too happy. Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ ____________________________________________ 2005 GS1150 Adventure - Range Rover, 2002 DR650 SE - Land Rover "Not all who wander are lost" - JRR Tolkien

04-25-2012, 04:17 PM	#26
Wuwei Beastly Adventurer Joined: May 2008 Location: New York Oddometer: 1,108	Don't know about this year, but there are usually a bunch of them around Americade doing demo rides. A couple of years ago I got stuck behind a long string of them that appeared to be owner driven, not demos, so it might be the place for someone to check out the Spyder seen. Not for me, and I must say I was rather annoyed that the long string (maybe 50 of them?) were going about 10-20 mph below the speed limit, but I think that was more a function of the numbers than the performance potential. Was kinda fun swooping by them all though... __________________ For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move. Robert Louis Stevenson

04-25-2012, 05:58 PM	#27
BCC I know better Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Southern NJ Oddometer: 6,733	Well, I wave at 'em, so they're motorcycles. __________________ Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you - Hillel If you can't be knowledgeable, be certain

04-25-2012, 06:37 PM	#28
TheRackman ^OP RideTodayItMayBeYourLast! Joined: Mar 2006 Location: SoCal Oddometer: 369	Only two FF's out there......."WHF" LET'S SEE SOME PICTURES........ __________________ Mike_R STOC 2902 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT-SM5 TheRackman screwed with this post 04-25-2012 at 07:49 PM

04-26-2012, 03:40 AM	#29
Contevita Cigar Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: Gulfport, MS Oddometer: 1,151	I'm not interested in these but just curious if you need a motorcycle endorsement or can someone get away with a standard drivers license?

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