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Any new questions since these were posted?
i really get a kick out of the questions people ask about the Spyder....
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It's not legal
One guy said " you know it's not a motorcycle, right" ? Then he said " I heard the Ministry of Transport is going to outlaw them because they are so hard to control on the highway "
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Pulled under the portico at the motel behind some other bikes
after coming back from dinner, and a guy noticed the air release sound as my wife stepped off the back (RT-S with air compressor/compensation). He said what was that?
Wasn't ready with a quick response but explained that it had an air compensated suspension. Next time I'll say that we're having trouble getting "lil red wagon" potty trained, hehe
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Does it steer like a trike?
Can you do a wheelie?
What do they classify it?
Who makes it?
What does BRP stand for?
What is the gas mileage?
What is the age group that rides?
How much does it cost?
Here is the latest question: Do you race them? ( car racing.....Daytona 500 races)
Deanna
Last edited by Deanna777; 07-18-2016 at 11:05 AM.
Reason: added to current list 7/18/2016
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Former Spyder - 2014 RTS SE6 Cognac SOLD
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I was asked by a guy walking by if my Spyder was front wheel drive.
2013 Silverado 2500HD Duramax
2017 Honda Pilot
2018 Maverick Trail 1000 DPS
2015 RTS SE6 Intense Red Pearl
2014 35' Keystone Fuzion Impact Toyhauler
Ultimate Seats passenger backrest, Adjustable wind deflectors, Minitrailer USA trailer, Can Am driver backrest, Corbin passenger armrests, after market hitch, DIY bump skid, LED turn indicaters, cup holders, frunk decal stripes, DIY GPS mount, DIY Gopro dash mount, aux 12v & USB outlets, DIY belt rock shield, BajaRon swaybar, frunk 12v outlet
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"Do the front wheels lean in turns?"
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I've had several ask how much it costs and have said they really want to get one.
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Be careful....dumb people travels in pairs! hehehehehe
Originally Posted by SteveP
One guy said " you know it's not a motorcycle, right" ? Then he said " I heard the Ministry of Transport is going to outlaw them because they are so hard to control on the highway "
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Might be stupid questions but you enjoy the attention it gets the Spyder I mean(:
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A lady asked me this question today " Can you ride this on the road" I said yes you can.
She was mentioned the ATV's, you can ride those everywhere but on the road. She also asked "How much does it cost"?
Deanna
Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue
Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
Gremlin Bell
Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
Ultimate F3 Floorboards
Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
Sway Bar with Links
Rolo Laser Alignment
Half Cover
A-Arm Daytime Dual Color LED Running Lights with Blinker Module
Hi-Viz DRL and Sequential Mirrors lights
Former Spyder - 2014 RTS SE6 Cognac SOLD
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Originally Posted by Conaso
I guess I better start a list of responses when I finally buy one...
Is it electric? No, it's a "Roll-Back" Car. The Spyder is powered by a spring in the real-wheel that is wound when the vehicle is pushed backwards. Our Can-Am Club members help each other during the week to get them ready for weekend rides.
How do you steer it? The rear wheel or disk is mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin.
You work for the government?
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When I get asked what it costs I always answer that I got mine for 48 "easy" payments.
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"Where did you get it?"
"Well; these things were sitting around in a dealership parking lot that was right near where I escaped..."
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Happy TRAils/NSD
Paul
2012 RT L
AMA 25 years Life Member
TRA
PGR
Rhino Riders Plate #83
Venturers #78
TOI
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One of my favourites was a guy who spent about 5 minutes telling me about the company he worked for that made drive belts for Motorcycles etc... telling me how they were made...... then we talked about the belt on my Spyder and a few other things on my Spyder, and then the question was, "is it front wheel drive?" I had to put my helmet on and ride away.
We now have His and Hers Spyders.
Current Spyder, 2015 F3 Steel Black, Passenger Backrest, Blue Ridge Screen with Xcreen Extention, Akrapovic Muffler, Attitude Handlebars, Blades front rims, RT Swaybar,
Her Spyder 2011 Magnesium RSS Sportrack and Backrest, Comfort Seat, Grip Puppies, 3.5 inch Riser Bars, Wespyd Signature Swaybar. Hindle Muffler, Godiva Screen, Hiway Pegs Can Am Panniers
Previous Spyders
2013 ST SM5
2011 RSS
2010 RS
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Yepn
Originally Posted by Synthetic
Be careful....dumb people travels in pairs! hehehehehe
He seemed to be beside himself...👬
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Training Wheels
I will often tell people that I'm learning to ride and "I needed one with training wheels ... and hope to get them off in a few weeks". That gets them looking at me, looking at the bike, and then busting out laughing when they see my smirk. Like someone said earlier, the questions are not as frequent as they used to be a few years ago.
2016 F3 Limited - Triple Black Atlanta
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My wife gets asked loads of questions about her Spyder, as they are quite rare here in the UK. Her favourite so far is: "how do you get it on the centre-stand?"!
To save answering the same questions over and over, I made her a poster with the most popular Q&A's on it — she sits it in her windscreen whenever she parks. Here's how it looks:
Spyder-poster-v2.jpg
Here's where it sits conveniently behind the windscreen:
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on a long trip
This past month I was going from Austin to NY and back when someone, at a fill up, asked me could I ride it a long distance. When I told them about my trip they were surprised. I'm not sure what they were thinking.
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Had to put more go-go juice in mine on the way to work this morning. I got asked "how do you steer that thing?????". Sigh..... If I hadn't been so annoyed that I had to get gas in the first place, I would have said "Uh, I use the handlebars". I was polite and told the guy it was like riding a 4 wheeler.
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