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I agree entirely. I can still ride two wheelers but my wife is nervous on the back but absolutely elated to ride with me on my RT. Just having her along is all the thrill I need. LOL!
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OTHER TOYS
Yea I know exactly what you are talking about.....I have a 65 Shelby Cobra 427 that just mostly sits.....No it's not original......Yes it's a replica.....But I built it and I love it......But my Spyder's get way more attention....Mike.......................PS YOU GOT SOME SWEEEEEEEEEEEET STUFF
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We have two Spyders and a Goldwing. Only have enough room in my side of the garage for two, so the Goldwing stays in the enclosed trailer with a battery tender attached. Tore me up to put it out there, but it almost never gets ridden...
Mark & Mary Lou Lawson
Snellville, GA USA
'10 RT-S PE #0031
'10 RT-622 Trailer
'08 Yellow SM5 #2332
'01 Black GL1800A Goldwing #0930
"Remember in the darkness what you have learned in the light." - Joe Bayly
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Could not have said it better!!
2015 an Am Spyder RT Limited
2013 Yamaha WR250R - Sold
2011 Can Am Spyder RT-S SE5 Limited - Sold
2011 Aspen Sentry Trailer
2003 BMW K1200LT - Sold
2007 Unigo Trailer - Sold
2001 BMW K1200LT - Sold
2001 Honda 750 NightHawk - sold
2015 RT Ltd , Canamspyderaccessories Brake pedal ext. Red
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Although I in no way have the back ground or riding experience that you have, Lamont, your reasoning is right on point when it came to my decision to get a spyder. It wasn't so much that I couldn't ride a two wheeler as much as it was that this "in the future looking machine" intrigued me, and I thought how much of a ball I would have riding it. I also felt that my wife, Cindy, would feel more secure on the spyder as well. (which she does).
Chris
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I have owened a bunch of two wheeled bikes . all good some better than others . all were fast all are gone Now I am a Spyder Lover no way I have ever had so much fun on two , I am hooked after 4000 miles on the spyder . The thing just flat out works on so many levels . fun ,safe ,fast ,different ,fun ,reliable ,easy to operate ,auto trans, fun .
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I couldn't agree more! My bikes sit, my hotrod sits, Nancy's Falcon sits. I'd rather ride the Spyder than work on a car or bike. That says a lot, given my track record. When they are all side-by-side in the garage, and you consistently pick the Spyders, there has to be more to it than a ride for the geriatric set. The Spyders never fail to bring smiles to our faces.
-Scotty
2011 Spyder RTS-SM5 (mine)
2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
2011 RT-622 trailer, Aspen Sentry popup camper, custom motorcycle trailer to pull behind the Spyder
Mutant Trikes Forever!
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, couldn't agree more, I'm still more than capable of holding up some of the biggest bikes out there. I traded my VTX 1800R for a Goldwing then traded that for the Spyder, miss the VTX more than the Goldwing. I had no intrest in a trike but once I saw and rode the RT I feel in love with it. I have posted before that I was getting board with the wing, been ridding over 35 years and was ridding less and less. The spyder is so much fun, it as given me a new reason to ride, I just love it for the sheer fun it is to ride. I chose the Spyder not out of age, disabilities, health or lack of experance but out of the shear difference it is and the enjoyment it brings.
harry
"Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus"
My Rides;
Nimbus 2000, Ford Anglia, 2012 Spyder RT Limited, Pre 14 Vintage Classic Collectors Edition!
Favorite Ride;
Nimbus 2000 boy this thing can fly.
Mods:
Charm of invisibility, Reparo Charm (cuts down on service cost)
One always wonders about roads not taken.
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Wifey and I have his & hers sportbikes and dirt bikes, 6 including the Spyder. The two wheelers are fun and freedom on a different level; in the canyons I still prefer my knee dragger. The Spyder is "ours" for two up rides and luggage space; it's kind of relaxing cruising together on the RS. I suppose when arthritis claims my ankles (one was reconstructed after a track incident) I'll sell the two wheelers and buy an ST.
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When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
Current stable: 09 Thruxton / 09 FZ6
Sold List: 97 Ninja500R, 03 SV650K3, 01 Ducati 750Sport Dark, 73 CB350/4, 03 F650GSA, 08 Gixxer600, 03 Gixxer600, 91 VFR750F, 09 KLX250, 06 Thruxton 900, 08 Spyder RS , 12 Street TripleR, 15 RC390, 02 VFR800, 09 KLX250S, 10 F650GS
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... Motorcycles are kind of like Baskin Robbins... You're looking at 31 flavors of ice cream, don't you kind of want to know what they all taste like?...
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Great post Lamont! Rar still worries that she is not a biker because of the 3 wheels on he Charlotte. My Scrat sits right next to my HD and I laugh every time I don't get a wave.
Mike
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I only briefly considered a "traditional" trike. They just strike me as a step backward from a 2-wheeler. But the Spyder is like a whole 'nother animal. It's no compromise, but a ryde in itself.
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Reason: Spell correction
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I've been riding almost 60 years, had my share of 2 wheelers, a few trikes. That said, my Spyder is more pure fun than almost any bike or trike I've ridden, although the Maico K-501 came close.
And a big part of the enjoyment is the other folks who ride them.
john
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We began riding in 1974 when my wife and I visited Anderson's Motorsports in Pontiac, Michigan and came away with two Honda CB 360T's. Over the years we have owned multiple Suzukis, several Hondas, Harleys, Yamahas, and others but until my wife got her first RT in 2010 the cycles were supplemental to our automobiles.
Then I traded my Valkyrie on the first Spyder and then traded away my Gold Wing on the 2012 RT I drive now. These machines are now our primary vehicles. Whether taking trips or just going out for dinner, it's more enjoyable on the Spyders.
We have two automobiles in the drive. One has been driven less than 1,000 miles this year and the the other was purchased new in March of this year and just turned 8,000 miles. Last year I sold my Thunderbird that had been sitting in the garage undriven for so long I felt guilty.
What does that tell you about the Spyders??
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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Interesting, I got my first 2 wheeler from Anderson's when they were on Paddock, just off Pike Street. They sold Cushman scooters then, and grew and moved at least 2 times to get to Telegraph Road. Andy retired and his kids didn't want the business, so it's Motor City now; I bought my Spyder there, cause there weren't any dealers in Indiana in early '08.
john
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