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    Default A good Spyder article

    This is on Motorcyle.com
    Nice to see/read good things.


    http://www.motorcycle.com/can-am/alo...le.com20180411

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    Default Lady Spyder

    YES, a very good article to read. The Wife Liked it too.
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    A good article.

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    Good to see some positive press.
    "A Wise Man Once Said, I Should Ask My Wife."
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    Very good article. And, adding more new ryders will make our Spyder family grow more and more!

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    Nice! Went to my wife...she is signed up for the 3WBRC in September
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    Cool

    Makes me nervously anticipate my upcoming beginners 3-wheel course next month even more. Scared, psyched, worried, excited. All wrapped up in one neurotic bundle.

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    shut up & ride, nuff said.

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    Default Dear Mr. Hawk1966

    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk1966 View Post
    Makes me nervously anticipate my upcoming beginners 3-wheel course next month even more. Scared, psyched, worried, excited. All wrapped up in one neurotic bundle.
    You got this. I went from VTX 1800 to Spyder RT and I was nervous too. Initially kept trying to put my foot down and grab for the front brake. Stay calm, take it easy, and that class will give you confidence. Once you ryde for a little, you will be very comfortable and glad you have three wheels! Enjoy!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk1966 View Post
    Makes me nervously anticipate my upcoming beginners 3-wheel course next month even more. Scared, psyched, worried, excited. All wrapped up in one neurotic bundle.
    Keep the faith. Always think positive. My Friend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN View Post
    shut up & ride, nuff said.
    More than enough said.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigGuy66 View Post
    You got this. I went from VTX 1800 to Spyder RT and I was nervous too. Initially kept trying to put my foot down and grab for the front brake. Stay calm, take it easy, and that class will give you confidence. Once you ryde for a little, you will be very comfortable and glad you have three wheels! Enjoy!
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    Keep the faith. Always think positive. My Friend.
    Thanks guys.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hawk1966 View Post
    Makes me nervously anticipate my upcoming beginners 3-wheel course next month even more. Scared, psyched, worried, excited. All wrapped up in one neurotic bundle.
    Feel very much the same way, Hawk...just a few more weekends till my course...will be hitting the parking lot again this weekend
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    Hi ofdave,

    Re: A good Spyder article

    I thought it was a fairly good article until he wrote: 'It's not a motorcycle'

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    Quote Originally Posted by JerryB View Post
    Hi ofdave,

    Re: A good Spyder article

    I thought it was a fairly good article until he wrote: 'It's not a motorcycle'

    Jerry Baumchen
    you ride one and didn't know that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Raprider View Post
    Feel very much the same way, Hawk...just a few more weekends till my course...will be hitting the parking lot again this weekend
    I wish I had a Spyder to learn on. Can't get any kind of learners permit here in FL. Have to take a course to get an endorsement before you can ride.

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    Great article, except I too didn't like that he kept saying it's not a motorcycle. It's not a BIKE, but it's certainly a motorized cycle. He clearly meant by his follow up statements that it simply doesn't handle like a bike.

    It sounds nit-picky, but in a similar vein, here in MI the definition of motorcycle is important because now that we've succeeded in ameliorating our state's helmet law, state officials are fighting to go back to full helmet requirements (note too that the FEDS are considering making it a FEDERAL law that we must always wear helmets). They're doing so by outright lying about statistics, but also by including statistics on those vehicles which aren't motorcycles, such as the Sling Shot. Their numbers are tiny now, but Sling Shots and certain road-legal ATV type vehicles are on the roads here, and as their numbers grow, we don't need their accident statistics thrown in with ours when it's all being used against us.

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