road safety course for spyder

[Kennethsmithdo]

Does anyone know if BRP is offering a road safety course for new spyder owners? I just took and passed my motorcycle safety course over the weekend. So, I am now waiting to receive my spyder hopefully this week. The course encouraged SAFETY, SAFETY AND MORE SAFETY. The spyder handles differently than a motorcycle and the instructors from the weekend did not know anything about the spyder. I am excited but I just want to be safe and get as much practice as possible before I hit the highways and show off my new WOLVERINE!!!!! Any sugestions???????:2excited::yes:

[spyryder]

Here's a couple of safety videos from BRP::f_spider:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCpZTlCA7sY&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqUmcM4xL48&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEjeDaLxAMM

[Bersquack]

There are suggested practice exercises in the user manual. It is pretty much the same thing you practice during your course.

It is a good idea to go to a large empty parking lot and practice breaking and turning at various speed to get more comfortable!

[NancysToy]

There are suggested practice exercises in the user manual. It is pretty much the same thing you practice during your course.

It is a good idea to go to a large empty parking lot and practice braking and turning at various speed to get more comfortable!
:agree: Watch the video, read the book (http://spyder.brp.com/NR/rdonlyres/A86F2B61-B5BE-4BE9-8E75-31BAFBB36FC0/0/OperatorsGuide_2008_en.pdf), buy some soccer cones, then practice a while before you hit the streets. After her MSF course my wife did a few days of parking lot practice, then snuck around some back streets in the neighborhood before hitting any major roads or the highway. Worked great for her.
-Scotty http://www.pmdawnonline.com/forum/images/smilies/velo.gif

[wyliec]

Does anyone know if BRP is offering a road safety course for new spyder owners? I just took and passed my motorcycle safety course over the weekend. So, I am now waiting to receive my spyder hopefully this week. The course encouraged SAFETY, SAFETY AND MORE SAFETY. The spyder handles differently than a motorcycle and the instructors from the weekend did not know anything about the spyder. I am excited but I just want to be safe and get as much practice as possible before I hit the highways and show off my new WOLVERINE!!!!! Any sugestions???????:2excited::yes:


A few months back there was a 3 wheeler course being offered at a college in Rochester, NY that was being taught by an MSF instuctor; I posted here about it. The course was canceled due to lack of interest. I was thinking of contacting the person again to see if he was going to try and put another one together.