New to me 12 RS SE5 . 1st post.

[kes]

Good Day All;
I believe this is my first post. I lurked for a long time. Joined some time back.
I tried riding a spider years ago.scared the bejesus out of myself and managed to keep riding on two wheels but could get it n out of my head either.
Well....I finally got rid of the last of my bikes maybe 2 yrs back.

Came close to getting a Ural last season. Talked.myself out of it. Dont NEED a bike. It's just in my blood and a disease some 45 yrs or so.
Sooooo, in a moment of passion and weakness, I bought a 2012 RS SE5 a couple days back. I work 7 day's a week. Have a couple days off and here I am. Calling myself stupid knowing riding of any type is going to fire up sone.med issues.

Road her home. We're registered and got a sticker. First Highway r
ide today. Tons of questions. I'LL try and get them in the correct forums.

@60 mi under my belt on this odd mode of transportation.

I'll create a significant when I get to a PC and appologize for the probable phone induced punctuation and spelling errors.
Hello all. Thank you for letting me in.
Kevin

[Bob Denman]

, and on the next Chapter of your motorcycling life!
Tell us a bit about how you like to ride: is it for commuting? Weekend getaways? Canyon Carving?
Pounding the Interstates?
Do you have any experience riding ATVs or snowmobiles? They feel the most similar to the Spyders.

[youngers]

hahaha we also pulled the buy trigger 1 year ago , have a blast riding with others in the area , but I also enjoy riding into work in the weee moring hours , look out for wild things in the road , and feel the cool spots along the way , might be 60 degrees and the next low spot in the road will be 50`s , but do not over drive the head lights ... { meaning do not go faster than what comes up in the head lamp glow ! } hope you have the same fun , and I do not think they do well in the sand of the cape ?

[PrairieSpyder]

and

I'm glad you finally pulled the trigger and are joining the fun!

I wouldn't call you stupid, or else we all are!

[kes]

I wouldn't call you stupid, or else we all are!

(as I clear my throat and put on my best Forest Gump) Stupid is as stupid does.

Sorry, I know I haven't been here long enough to be a joker, just couldn't resist.

Sorry! and Thank you for the reinforcement.

[Bob Denman]

kes,
After reading your first experience on one: it reminds me a lot of what I felt...
I bought a 2010 RT without the benefit of a test-ride... I had barely even SAT on one!
So of course: I buy from a dealer that is almost 60 miles from home!
Within the first two miles: I was POSITIVE that I had just made a $25,000 mistake...
The thing was all over the road; it was twitchy, darty, and where was my front brake lever!
But I'm stubborn.
I decided that if Ski Doo could build a sled that tracked straight down a trail: Can Am could build a.... whatever the heck these were, and make it go straight down the highway!
So I relaxed my white-knickle grip on the bars...

...And the clouds parted, the sky was filled with sunshine, and the birds sang!

There's a thread in here about "Do's & Don'ts", and it's REALLY helpful!

[kes]

hahaha we also pulled the buy trigger 1 year ago , but I also enjoy riding into work in the weee moring hours , look out for wild things in the road , and feel the cool spots along the way , , and I do not think they do well in the sand of the cape ?

yes = part of the bike charm all these years, the smells, the temperature changes, oh yes. And yes, this commute includes up a 0430 and of to the AFB down the cape, then head home @1700 hrs. if i find a way to carry three big bags with me.

Your awesome - thank you for the kind welcome. Oh - and you don't think if i air down and put on a knobby I can hit the dunes on the way home?

[kes]

Tell us a bit about how you like to ride:
Do you have any experience riding ATVs or snowmobiles?

Thank you both. Well....till fairly recently I'd have answered I like to ride any time any way I can....That said, a job loss and some health issues with now 7 day/wk work sched.....my answer would be the same but it will boil down to commuting. That said, my commute is 45 mi each way, so near 100 miles per day. most is highway some of my questions I hope to get out in the correct area will inole how to make the ergonomics and carrying ability work for me.
I was riding an 02 orange wing that I absolutely adored before I started my chicken little impersonation. i.e. my sky fell. That commute was @ 26 mi each way.

my questions may not be RS specific but I will write a few shortly. I am hopeful some folks with experience and knowledge can send me off in a good direction.

Oh - no absolutely no experience with a quad or snowmobile. I'm not doing terribly this time out, but i still remember that first ride looking for a used one. I'd est @ 2010. I went a few feet and realized i wasnt in Kansas anymore. my body thought it was on a bike and wanted to ride a bike. But dang, this thing wasn't a bike. I was petrified. I took off normal. had to turn and thought the thing was throwing me off into the street. I literally crawled back. and yet I still tried to purchase the thing a week later. so for some reason I apparently really wanted to ride this bronk till the buzzer went off.

my frst trip on the highway was today. to the dealer to check for recalls. it would have been awesome if the wind wasnt hitting me just right trying to rip off my helmet and glasses. but i did it. looked down I was moving along over 70 so it is capable, just need to tweak me and maybe a couple other things.

BTW - knowing this group was here made me take the plunge. If this goes positively someone will have a good deal on this so I can get an RT. I need my wings luggage back. If this doesn't go well, well maybe someone still gets a like new ride I think it just rolled over 7K.