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Does it ride like a quad?
I was pumping gas today, and a man came up to me and asked "Does it ride like a quad?". I have never ridden a quad, so I didn't know what to say. After a few seconds of stammering, I told him it rides like a trike. He just walked away with a disappointed look.
For those who HAVE ridden quads, what is the answer to that question? I'm sure someone else will ask me again at some point.
P.S. One thing for sure, when you ride a Spyder, you'd better get used to talking to strangers in gas stations and parking lots
Pam
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Yes, it rides like a quad and snowmobiles.
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Originally Posted by GearHd
Yes, it rides like a quad and snowmobiles.
Yep, that's how I describe it to everyone that asks. I did say everyone, right?
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, I don't think it rides like a quad at all, complete different rear end feeling for me.
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i have never been on a quad that will 110 lol. but it does Steer like a quad.
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Sorta...!!
pretty much only the fact that you steer with the bars and you have two wheels up front. But to those that haven't ryden one it would be... but it is it's roots..quads, watercrafts and snowmobles. Steer with the bars hanh on with your knees...
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Yep
As close as you will get
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I agree, you feel like you are on a quad and you ride it similar to the way you ride a quad.
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Yep and my wife even thinks it feels the same on her back seat as on the back of our 800 canam max
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I tell them, it's like riding a quad on the freeway 70 mph with raidial tires, but better.
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I've never been on a quad.
When people come up and ask me how does it ride, I tell them it's like riding a bull. Just lean into the well and you'll be ok.
Oh and for some reason riding a Spyder changes some folks keyboards. Their i key somehow turns to a y when they type.
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Originally Posted by 3 wheeler
I agree, you feel like you are on a quad and you ride it similar to the way you ride a quad.
I tell them it's like riding a big fluffy quad because it is so much softer riding than a quad
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For me it is similar to a quad and our BRP Sea Doo. Steer with the front and everything else revolves around that point.
Not that I am even up to the "good novice" level yet. I tell most people(a lot!) that I prefer two wheels that turn in the corners
to dragging the weight of two rear tires around the corners. Never been on a GW trike or an HD trike but I can only envision
the "Big Wheels" from the kids days...though braking was a blast on those.
Last edited by thunor; 09-15-2015 at 08:29 AM.
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Originally Posted by GearHd
Yes, it rides like a quad and snowmobiles.
That's true, but I'm not sure that it's a good answer. Most people who don't ride quads think of them as a harsh and bumpy ride. I actually like Pams answer better. . I tell people, "Spyders ride like a conventional motorcycle trike, but they are much more stable with the two wheels in the front."
Now if it's a biker that asks, I tell them, " It's a lot of fun. It feels like you're riding a snowmobile on the road."
Last edited by robmorg; 09-15-2015 at 08:28 AM.
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Yeah but it's accurate enough for just a general explanation.
And quads are only harsh and bumpy because you're riding them off road on rough surfaces, ride a quad down the road and it's perfectly smooth.
Last edited by GearHd; 09-15-2015 at 09:01 AM.
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Originally Posted by GearHd
Yeah but it's accurate enough for just a general explanation.
And quads are only harsh and bumpy because you're riding them off road on rough surfaces, ride a quad down the road and it's perfectly smooth.
Riding a Quad on the road is like riding a Spyder with badly cupped tires.
Last edited by garb55; 09-15-2015 at 06:21 PM.
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Originally Posted by Pampurrs
...I told him it rides like a trike. He just walked away with a disappointed look...
Pam
I'm not surprised he was disappointed. A "trike" rides like a lumber-wagon compared to a Spyder, handling-wise. So, as many respondents have stated, describing it as like a quad is much more accurate than like a trike.
Then too, there is the much-enhanced safety advantage of the "reverse-trike" design, vs a "trike."
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Originally Posted by GearHd
Yeah but it's accurate enough for just a general explanation.
And quads are only harsh and bumpy because you're riding them off road on rough surfaces, ride a quad down the road and it's perfectly smooth.
is a quad a 4 wheeler? riding bitch on a spyder is like riding a potato wagon--never had a rougher ride on anything lol---and i really hate to say it since i just spent almost 30 grand on this thing
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Originally Posted by missouriboy
I'm not surprised he was disappointed. A "trike" rides like a lumber-wagon compared to a Spyder, handling-wise. So, as many respondents have stated, describing it as like a quad is much more accurate than like a trike.
Then too, there is the much-enhanced safety advantage of the "reverse-trike" design, vs a "trike."
i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving
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Originally Posted by lesa
is a quad a 4 wheeler? riding bitch on a spyder is like riding a potato wagon--never had a rougher ride on anything lol---and i really hate to say it since i just spent almost 30 grand on this thing
Originally Posted by lesa
i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving
Then don't ryde on the back. Get another one and you both can be dryvers!
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Originally Posted by lesa
i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving
Lesa, I know we talked about this in your other thread, but people have stated that the BajaRon bar really makes a difference for the passenger in terms of comfort.
I don't want you to be unhappy
Pam
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Originally Posted by lesa
i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving
They're not for everybody...
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Originally Posted by lesa
is a quad a 4 wheeler? riding bitch on a spyder is like riding a potato wagon--never had a rougher ride on anything lol---and i really hate to say it since i just spent almost 30 grand on this thing
My wife says she is so comfortable on the back she is afraid of going to sleep and slipping off. You must have something wrong. Only time she was uncomfortable is when the air bag was really low. ( I have a base RT, no electric pump)
i had had never ridden a quad before starting to research buying a Spyder. I was reading the Do's and Don't's thread about the handling of the Spyder. I had the opportunity to get on a friends quad and used the same principles of riding a Spyder to the quad, so I would say yes, a quad drives like a Spyder.
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