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    Default San Antonio TX PD testing Spyders!

    Bexar County Sheriff's deputies are testing out a new Can-Am Spyder. The vehicle could replace the current fleet of BCSO motorcycles.

    What do you think about it?

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    Uhmmm...Haha maybe?

    Not an F3 fan really. Looks worse even done up in that scheme.

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    Looking forward to seeing it out in public..

    Just not behind my RT-L with the lights flashing.
    I might just have to come up with an excuse

    And then punish myself
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    I'm going to be in that area late next week. If I see one, I'll try to talk to the officer & get some pics.
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    They are out and about. Saw two leading in a funeral procession.

    I traded my 2014 RT for a 2017 Mr. White RT-S. I am George Lewis. I live two miles from Boerne, TX. I am 89, retired USAF and Sony Corp. I also have a GW MotorTrike. My email: scoot62@aol.com

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    I'm a Spyder lover ,but not a fan of this application. I think an Adventure bike would be better for Police work. The Adventure bikes would give you better access in crowded areas, be able to go over curbs and between cars in traffic jams.

    Just my 2 cents

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    Quote Originally Posted by ES44AC View Post
    I'm a Spyder lover ,but not a fan of this application. I think an Adventure bike would be better for Police work. The Adventure bikes would give you better access in crowded areas, be able to go over curbs and between cars in traffic jams.

    Just my 2 cents

    I was born in Kerrville, TX not too far away.

    Think Officer Safety and you will love these Spyders.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruzr Joe View Post
    Think Officer Safety and you will love these Spyders.


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    I have no problem on the Safety side for using Spyder. I would use the same argument against a Harley Davidson or a Honda ST1400 .
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    I live just North of SA, Schertz, Tx, I've seen them around. I hear the motorcycle PD like them.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by ES44AC View Post
    I have no problem on the Safety side for using Spyder. I would use the same argument against a Harley Davidson or a Honda ST1400 .
    There is no ST1400. The latest, 2012, was a 1300.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doc Spyder View Post
    I live just North of SA, Schertz, Tx, I've seen them around. I hear the motorcycle PD like them.....

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    Hey me and my Spyder live in Schertz as well/

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    Cool, Wilson Estates here, we need to get together.....and ride !!!!!


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    Default Jimsta and Doc Spyder -- Ride Invite

    I am not trying to steal the thread but if you have room for one more I'd like to meet, greet and ride with you one day. I live on the northeast side as well, San Antonio/Converse area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimboregon View Post
    There is no ST1400. The latest, 2012, was a 1300.

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    Typo I mean ST1300 style bike.
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    I still have one.

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    Default I see one problem already.....

    They better put a 3rd peg on them. It is not like you can just swing your legs over the bags in the back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimsta View Post
    Hey me and my Spyder live in Schertz as well/
    And so do I so that makes three of us in Schertz. Pretty amazing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robinson View Post
    Bexar County Sheriff's deputies are testing out a new Can-Am Spyder. The vehicle could replace the current fleet of BCSO motorcycles.

    What do you think about it?

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    It's nice to see Spyders being accepted for other motorcycling applications.
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    Default Makes a lot of sense

    Makes a lot of sense to me. The bags look like Jesse's or something similar. Very popular with BMW R1200GS.

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    Default Afion, Doc Spyder, and Jimsta...

    Quote Originally Posted by Arion View Post
    And so do I so that makes three of us in Schertz. Pretty amazing.

    Arion, Doc Spyder and Jimsta -- I posted this in the Spyder Sightings thread a few weeks ago. Does it describe any of you? Just thought I'd share it again
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    Spyders are getting out there in all sorts of roles. There are even a few of the PD versions of F3's & RT's undergoing evaluation with some of our Police & some other Govt Departments here Down Under!! So it seems clear that there's a fair bit of interest in them!

    I understand (from talking with some of the trainers/evaluators involved) that instead of taking 3plus Months to properly train a new Police Motorcyclist on a 2 Wheeled machine before releasing them to Operational Duties, the training on these Reverse Trike 3 Wheelers can take a Police Officer off General Duties & have them trained & operational in a little less than one third the time!! AND the Accident & Injury during Training & on Duty stats are waaaayyyy lower too!!

    As for the 'greater access & manoeuvrability' etc that we normally attribute to 2 Wheeled motorcycles, all the Officers I've spoken to have commented on how extremely surprised they were at how little is actually lost or compromised on the Spyders - sure, they are wider, but they are also more stable under a wider range of road conditions, surfaces, turns & braking, speeds, etc than most expected; so much so that they've found that most of what they lose in the 'squeezing thru the gaps' ability is more than compensated for by the extra stability & better manoeuvrability that comes with the reverse trike configuration - altho they also ALL commented that Sport Mode was very effective on the F3's & therefore a highly desirable feature on the RT's as well!!

    All that said, none of the bugga's have let me test any of the Police Spyders out yet!! Not even on the tracks & obstacles at their training facilities, where they unhesitantly let me ride their 2 Wheelers just about any time, but apparently they are solidly booked & booking well in advance just to give all their active 'interested personnel' some saddle time - so retirees & ex-trainers just don't stand a chance of getting astride one of them, not yet anyway!!

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