Polaris Slingshot

[Cruzr Joe]

Sat in one last weekend at Bikes Blues & BBQ in Fayetteville Arkansas, cute but i was not impressed. Kinda looked like a BatMobile

Cruzr Joe

[PW2013STL]

Sat in one last weekend at Bikes Blues & BBQ in Fayetteville Arkansas, cute but i was not impressed. Kinda looked like a BatMobile

Cruzr Joe

Joe,

How easy was it to get in and out of? Once in it did it fell cramped?

[Chupaca]

have not sat in one but not impressed. From the plans it seems to be well built for a car...what..??

[BikerDoc]

did it feel strange sitting that close to the ground?

[Bob Denman]

We need to know...
How tough was it; climbing in at out, of the Batmobile? bat-sign.jpg

[bullant12]

Joe... street legal overpriced go-kart!

[Bob Denman]

Here's our Street Legal, overpriced Go-Kart...
MINI & RT 009.jpg If only I could have gotten a RED Spyder last year...

[redflasher]

We stopped in at Tousley Motorsports in White Bear Lake MN on Saturday. Salesman told us Slingshots will be arriving middle of October. He said they have already sold 9 units sight unseen. Think I want one also.

[pickelhead]

I was curious about the Slingshot, so I googled it and found a website Slingshotroadsters.com that is about the Polaris Slingshot. It looks like a fairly new website, but it already has some events listed for the Slingshot. I think there are some in Daytona and there is one in Maggie Valley, NC. I have seen allot of talk about the Slingshot, some for and some against. It seems similar to when the Spyder first came out. People said it wasn't a motorcycle, even though it was classified as a motorcycle. But the Spyder slowly gained popularity and filled a niche for people who couldn't ride 2 wheels for 1 reason or another, or who wanted something different. Look at the Spyder following today, and how much it has grown and how the Spyder has evolved. I think the Slingshot is maybe what the Spyder was when it first came out, something new that will find a place in the motorcycling world. Its not in competition with the Spyder, but like people who rode on just 2 wheels, and then bought a Spyder, might now add it to their stable. I guess only time will tell. Due to an injury I can no longer ride on 2 wheels, I now ride a Spyder . Due also to said I cannot use my left leg to shift or operate a clutch, so for now the Slingshot is not a choice. I am still going to check it out, and maybe they will do like Can Am did, and come out with a semi-automatic.

[mtdoragary]

did it feel strange sitting that close to the ground?

I sat that close to the ground in my fuelie Vette powered 1955 MG-TF and it felt GREAT!

[Bob Denman]

Pickelhead,
Whatever it is, or isn't; it sure looks as if it's a lot of fun!
(But I'm sticking with my Spyder!)

[spyder3]

did it feel strange sitting that close to the ground?

I sit that low in my current ride. You are literally sitting in the bike, not on top of it. Its like being in a cockpit and is quite awesome. That was one part i thought I would not like, and it turned out being one of my favorite areas of the ride. You don't know until you try it, for sure.

[Bob Denman]

Do you ever find yourself thinking, "Dang; they put the handlebars over the wrong end of the bike..."

[Cruzr Joe]

Joe,

How easy was it to get in and out of? Once in it did it fell cramped?

not real easy for an old man like me.

not too bad a seat. less storage than an RS

Cruzr Joe

[Cruzr Joe]

did it feel strange sitting that close to the ground?

a little bit but not too bad

Cruzr Joe

[ARtraveler]

I am also into the look and see. As low to the ground as it appears, I would be a bit on the fearful side with all the big SUV's and trucks here.

I am about 75% decided not--but that is today.

[Bob Denman]

I wonder if you could ride (Drive?) one right underneath a trailer, that's being towed by a Semi?
Just like they do in the MOVIES!!

[ARtraveler]

I wonder if you could ride (Drive?) one right underneath a trailer, that's being towed by a Semi?
Just like they do in the MOVIES!!

That is kind of what is scarring me off a bit. Enough clearance to get you into some serious trouble if things were to go bad.

[Bob Denman]

But it worked out well for the Grizwalds...

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[spydaman60]

I wonder if you could ride (Drive?) one right underneath a trailer, that's being towed by a Semi?
Just like they do in the MOVIES!!

when it's parked bob, i will try that, but when it's moving you can count me out!!

[Bob Denman]

Chuck,
Isn't that "Motorcycle Mall" place not too far trom you?
I think that they might be selling these things...
We have GOT to go check them out!

[Netminder]

I am not really keen on the belt/drive shaft combination for the drivetrain! Just seems like one extra thing to go wrong. Plus it is one long drivetrain, how that will relate to the ride ,time will tell!But that's just me!
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[Bob Denman]

I think that the drivetrain chosen; was done so to alleviate some design problems inherent with swingarm suspensions...
I could live with it!

[Netminder]

Time will tell Bob! Real time riding will tell how it relates to shifing/vibrations etc.

[Bob Denman]