Let's see your Can-Am Spyder - Page 4

RedRocket · 04-29-2012, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by zDollar Bill

Took a test ride when it was just a concept and I was trying to grab the front brake lever that wasn't there.
One of the service guys figured out how to disconnect the traction control and claimed it did awesome smokey burnouts.

You don't have to disable any traction control, they'll do burnouts in a straight line. It's the stability control that puts the squeeze on cornering, and oversteering out of corners.
I did some smoky launches when I test rode one.

southwade · 04-29-2012, 03:51 PM

Found these online

southwade · 04-29-2012, 03:52 PM

duck · 04-29-2012, 05:01 PM

But, can they lanespliit? (Serious question.)

Phlemdog · 04-29-2012, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by duck

But, can they lanespliit? (Serious question.)

About as well as a Tri-Glide.

TheRackman · 04-29-2012, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by southwade

I Knew only "COOL" people ride the SPYDERS

kbuckey · 04-30-2012, 12:55 PM

My wife has a sport version. Thing is a hoot to ride and you can trick the rear into stepping out but the recovery tends to be a little rough, cause the power shuts off just when you need it!

But, she loves it and that's what matters. I would still rather ride a two wheeler but she had to stop riding two wheelers when she had a head injury (two nasty concussions - one from falling on ice, the other falling off her horse - on Hallowe'en a year apart) which has affected her balance. So she sold her bike.

She tried riding on the back of my bike (in fact I bought a V-Strom just so she'd ride on the back) but she didn't take to it.

Then, one day she said "Let's go down and test ride a Spyder." I was kind of dumbfounded but took her down and she rides the thing around the parking lot some and then for a test ride and comes back and tells the salesman - I'll take one! But of course she wanted the fancier RS-S version. It looks pretty cool in white. Really a very interesting contraption. And she really does like it.

TheRackman · 04-30-2012, 05:32 PM

THIS ISN'T A FUCKING HACK!

YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR HEADS UP YOUR ASSES

NUKE THIS THREAD!

El Paso · 04-30-2012, 07:32 PM

Yup, I will not only admit I have one... I got one of the first ones out in Feb '08... and I like it! While I've had my Spyder on several 1000 mile+ trips, I prefer my GS on the open road. Around town, or in high wind conditions, though, the Spyder is much happier ride.

ScottDill · 04-30-2012, 07:34 PM

Not hack, but pretty sure it falls under "other cooleo 2+ wheeled moto-contraptions"

.....it's just not a motorcycle, that's my only issue

ScottDill · 04-30-2012, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRackman

THIS ISN'T A FUCKING HACK!

YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR HEADS UP YOUR ASSES

NUKE THIS THREAD!

Not a hack, but pretty sure it falls under "other cooleo 2+ wheeled moto-contraptions"

.....it's just not a motorcycle, that's my only issue

kailuasurfer · 04-30-2012, 08:15 PM

I test drove one of these last year. On twisties, you really have to move your body around like you are driving a sidecar rig to keep it from lifting up. Very different yet also very familiar riding experience. It is an amazingly technologically advanced machine. I am not quite ready to trade my sidecar rigs for a Spyder, however.

Oldmanwheeler · 04-30-2012, 11:11 PM

Allow me to put this into perspective. After a serious motorcycle accident in which I broke 16 bones and was on life support for 6 weeks and dozens of operations I still had the desire to ride. However, I would never be able to ride a two wheeler no matter how bad I wanted to. I tried a three wheeler but after my third should replacement I could no longer turn it. It was suggested to me to try out a Spyder because they have power assisted steering. I did and today I am still able to ride and to me that's the most important thing of all, being able to get out and enjoy a sport I love. For some of us the Spyder is our only hope so before that for us who are handicapped they may be the only alternative. So be careful how you refer to them because someday you may be in the same boat and then the Spyder will look heavenly. Ride Safe and Ride Smart.

Prmurat · 04-30-2012, 11:16 PM

I have a RT for a year now... Only 6000 miles!! I bought it after an accident left with a bad right arm. This is the only way my wife and myself can go together on ride/vacations: I cannot hold an heavy touring bike 2 up anymore. I have a very strange relations with my Spyder: when I look at it in the garage i hate it: all the BS of Miata transformer and "its not a motorcycle" are getting to me specially cause it is not a choice that I will make if I had the choice! Once I ride it, 2 up, in the twisties I realize every time how difficult it is compared to any bike: such a great workout! With sun, rain, fog, it is really a motorcycle and the pleasure is here! It is the most comfy bike i've ever owned and 12h rides are a blast... Even if my left arm is now 3 times the size of the screwed one. I bought a Gear Up to get dirty as dirt bikes are a no no now and it is a different pleasure even if the riding technique is not too far away

oppozit · 05-01-2012, 12:44 AM

It's not WHAT you ride, it's THAT you ride.

04-29-2012, 03:51 PM	#47
southwade ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Joined: Oct 2011 Location: NOVA/DC Oddometer: 1,208	Found these online __________________ flickr / tumblr

04-29-2012, 03:52 PM	#48
southwade ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Joined: Oct 2011 Location: NOVA/DC Oddometer: 1,208	__________________ flickr / tumblr

04-29-2012, 05:01 PM	#49
duck PsyKotic Waterfowl Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Seattle (Berkeley with rain) Oddometer: 9,968	But, can they lanespliit? (Serious question.) __________________ 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

04-30-2012, 05:32 PM	#53
TheRackman ^OP RideTodayItMayBeYourLast! Joined: Mar 2006 Location: SoCal Oddometer: 368	THIS ISN'T A FUCKING HACK! YOU GUYS HAVE YOUR HEADS UP YOUR ASSES NUKE THIS THREAD! __________________ Mike_R STOC 2902 2011 Can-Am Spyder RT-SM5

04-30-2012, 07:34 PM	#55
ScottDill TANSTAAFL Joined: Sep 2007 Location: Ontario Oddometer: 3,017	Not hack, but pretty sure it falls under "other cooleo 2+ wheeled moto-contraptions" .....it's just not a motorcycle, that's my only issue __________________ 2009 DR650 For Sale Ride Reports Poutine Run Da UP Icebergs&Whiskey Tuesdays will never be the same DoD# 1386 - yeah really

04-30-2012, 12:55 PM	#52
kbuckey Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Lookout Mountain - above Golden, CO Oddometer: 476	My wife has a sport version. Thing is a hoot to ride and you can trick the rear into stepping out but the recovery tends to be a little rough, cause the power shuts off just when you need it! But, she loves it and that's what matters. I would still rather ride a two wheeler but she had to stop riding two wheelers when she had a head injury (two nasty concussions - one from falling on ice, the other falling off her horse - on Hallowe'en a year apart) which has affected her balance. So she sold her bike. She tried riding on the back of my bike (in fact I bought a V-Strom just so she'd ride on the back) but she didn't take to it. Then, one day she said "Let's go down and test ride a Spyder." I was kind of dumbfounded but took her down and she rides the thing around the parking lot some and then for a test ride and comes back and tells the salesman - I'll take one! But of course she wanted the fancier RS-S version. It looks pretty cool in white. Really a very interesting contraption. And she really does like it.

04-30-2012, 07:32 PM	#54
El Paso It's a dry heat Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Tucson, AZ Oddometer: 16	Yup, I will not only admit I have one... I got one of the first ones out in Feb '08... and I like it! While I've had my Spyder on several 1000 mile+ trips, I prefer my GS on the open road. Around town, or in high wind conditions, though, the Spyder is much happier ride.

04-30-2012, 08:15 PM	#57
kailuasurfer Dreamer Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Mid-Atlantic Oddometer: 281	Belongs here as a 2+ wheeled contraption I test drove one of these last year. On twisties, you really have to move your body around like you are driving a sidecar rig to keep it from lifting up. Very different yet also very familiar riding experience. It is an amazingly technologically advanced machine. I am not quite ready to trade my sidecar rigs for a Spyder, however.

04-30-2012, 11:11 PM	#58
Oldmanwheeler Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Ames, Iowa Oddometer: 29	Allow me to put this into perspective. After a serious motorcycle accident in which I broke 16 bones and was on life support for 6 weeks and dozens of operations I still had the desire to ride. However, I would never be able to ride a two wheeler no matter how bad I wanted to. I tried a three wheeler but after my third should replacement I could no longer turn it. It was suggested to me to try out a Spyder because they have power assisted steering. I did and today I am still able to ride and to me that's the most important thing of all, being able to get out and enjoy a sport I love. For some of us the Spyder is our only hope so before that for us who are handicapped they may be the only alternative. So be careful how you refer to them because someday you may be in the same boat and then the Spyder will look heavenly. Ride Safe and Ride Smart. __________________ Oldmanwheeler Ames, IA '12 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited '04 BMW R1150RT Hannigan Trike

04-30-2012, 11:16 PM	#59
Prmurat Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA Oddometer: 382	I have a RT for a year now... Only 6000 miles!! I bought it after an accident left with a bad right arm. This is the only way my wife and myself can go together on ride/vacations: I cannot hold an heavy touring bike 2 up anymore. I have a very strange relations with my Spyder: when I look at it in the garage i hate it: all the BS of Miata transformer and "its not a motorcycle" are getting to me specially cause it is not a choice that I will make if I had the choice! Once I ride it, 2 up, in the twisties I realize every time how difficult it is compared to any bike: such a great workout! With sun, rain, fog, it is really a motorcycle and the pleasure is here! It is the most comfy bike i've ever owned and 12h rides are a blast... Even if my left arm is now 3 times the size of the screwed one. I bought a Gear Up to get dirty as dirt bikes are a no no now and it is a different pleasure even if the riding technique is not too far away

05-01-2012, 12:44 AM	#60
oppozit Banned Joined: Feb 2008 Oddometer: 341	It's not WHAT you ride, it's THAT you ride.

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