Parking

[Zoot]

The other day I spotted an RT parked in front of a business in the "Motorcycle Only" zone. Needless to say, it took up at least two or three slots. Has anybody ever been ticketed for / hassled about this? :lecturef_smilie:

[starrider60]

Never had the pleasure :ohyea:

[BryanSD]

Legally, the Spyder is defined as a motorcycle in my state (South Dakota) so it would be completely legal to park in a "motorcycle only" zone similar to any trike. I'll park in a motorcycle space where it makes sense. However, when I ride with a group and the motorcycle space is limited I usually let them park there together and I go find another area to park my Spyder. It all comes down to respect. You have to show some to get some back.

[BoilerAnimal]

I ride my Spyder to work and rarely park in the motorcycle parking area. Have never used motorcycle only parking at other places.

[ARtraveler]

We are on the other side. We both have handicap designation. I usually park in a HC space if there is one available. We both use the same space so as not to take up two of the spaces.

I would shy away from parking spaces that are to small for spyder. Another chance to make someone angry and damage your bike if they feel like it.

[Lew L]

I park the old, slow, modded V-Max in motorcycle parking and the :spyder2: in a car spot.

Lew L

[Gwolf]

Riding alone I use a car parking space. I ride a lot of times with a 2 wheel Vic. When we riding together we both use just one car parking space.

[trikermutha]

My Management told me not to park in the motorcycle parking spots. Next management tells me its ok to park in the motorcycle spots..:yikes:

Guess it all depends on which way the moons line up :shocked:

[SuperG]

It's rude to park in a narrow marked motorcycle spot with the Spyder. Taking more than one space shouldn't be done. Use a car spot.

[ARNIE R]

Guess it depends on the kind of business establishment that it is. There is a popular biker hangout where I live that has a rear bar and outdoor seating area. The sign says “Motorcycle Parking Only”, but I doubt that my Spyder or myself would be welcome there..............:lecturef_smilie:

[Vader]

Taking up more than one space, whether ryding or driving, is just plain rude.

[Cruzr Joe]

It's rude to park in a narrow marked motorcycle spot with the Spyder. Taking more than one space shouldn't be done. Use a car spot.


Why is it rude???

Cruzr Joe

[glennm]

I have considered what I would do if I rode a Spyder to work.
Out the front there is council retricted parking for cars and motocycles. For cars the limit is 2 hours otherwise you get a fine. For motorcycles it is 8 hours (and a fraction of the cost, a couple of dollars). The motorcycle spots are marked and 90 degree angle rear to curb. The Spyder would take up I think 1 and a quarter to 1 and a half spots. Never seen a Spyder/Ryker parked there so don't know what the council inspectors would do. Ther alternative is parking stations with early bird around $25 per day (in by a certain time and out after a certain time) and non early bird $75 for all day.

[SuperG]

Why is it rude???

Cruzr Joe

That's easy. You're an individual, but you're taking up space for two. You're not that important.:lecturef_smilie:

[Cruzr Joe]

That's easy. You're an individual, but you're taking up space for two. You're not that important.:lecturef_smilie:

I am parking in a motorcycle designated place. And I will continue to do so, because my spyder has been designated as a motorcycle

[canamjhb]

Well, I guess I am a cantankerous old SOB. If I am riding a motorcycle and there are places for "motorcycle only" parking then that's where I will park if I like. For years I drove a ford F350 and often it would not fit well between the lines drawn by the pin-heads who designed parking space sizes for Hondas and Toyotas. So, as far as I am concerned the "lines" are there as a suggestion. Call me rude if you like. But if an establishment has an area for motorcycles than that is where they think we should park. Otherwise, we are taking up a space designed for an automobile. So, either we are taking up too much space for a bike or too little for a car. Either way, it doesn't make a tinker damn..... Jim

[Peter Aawen]

Here in Aus, some of us have sought rulings from the various applicable State & whoever our Local Authorities might be, and amongst the collective group, I reckon we've got close to covering most of the major 'settled areas' & cities.... and so far there's not one dissenting Authority - our Spyders are legal to park in those 'Motorcycle Only' parking spaces, even if they do take up more than one lined space. And in those States that allow it, our Spyders can also be legally 'parked' on a footpath, just so long as they don't 'unnecessarily impede pedestrians or other access'!! So dunno about you lot over there, we're right here mate! :thumbup:

While there certainly might be some Spyder Ryders out there with differing stories (I really don't know every Spyder Ryder in Aus :shocked: ) so far I haven't heard/don't know of anyone here in Aus who's been abused, scored abusive notes, or had their Spyders damaged cos they took up more than one 'motorcycle space' in the designated areas either..... I guess most Motorcycle Riders here who are likely to frequent those designated parking spots might be just a little less easily riled than those in other countries - besides, it's not really as if we don't have the room! :ohyea:

[askitee]

Its either for me. If parking is short for say MC parking I'll park in a car spot and vice versa.

The most recent time I was chatted about parking in a MC spot - I just laughed - there were no other MC's parked in the available 12 spots.

Personally the RTL is a bit wide for an MC spot so I prefer a car spot

[bushrat]

Common sense has a lot to do with whether you can/should utilize m/c parking and will/will not get hassled for doing so with a Spyder. Should be quite legal, unless otherwise specified or clearly stated that you can't use more than one designated m/c space. Would a two-wheeler with a sidecar get ticketed? Or a Harley or GW trike be hassled for being in a m/c spot? A Spyder is really no different. Most often, I use a car space, even if I have to pay; but I wouldn't hesitate to use a m/c slot, if available.

When we ryde in FL during winter, and visit lots of over-crowded touristy areas, there are often many other bikers around. I try to avoid taking up two m/c slots, and usually leave those places for two-wheelers (avoids arguments). However, instead of parallel parking in a car space, I will angle park the Spyder, rear to curb, and leave extra room either side. Most times when we return from lunch, there will be 2 or 3 two-wheelers angle-parked in our same car space on either side. Many are grateful that we were there first (and left the extra room), and say "Thanks for sharing". It goes both ways!

[Wahrsuul]

The only place I have designate MC parking is at work, and I use 1 1/2 slots. I could use a car slot - there's one harley rider that REFUSES to park with other bikes and takes up a whole care space for himself. But I haven't felt the need. Mostly there's only 2-3 other riders that park there so we all have plenty of room. If things started getting tight, I'd move to a car spot.

[SuperG]

Motorcycle parking is usually designated to take *advantage* of the smaller spaces motorcycles use. If you take more than one spot - you're basically going against that principle. You might be obeying the letter of the law by being designated a motorcycle when parking in a narrow marked motorcycle spot, but certainly not the spirit. i.e. how about parking in a motorcycle spot while pulling a trailer? You'd have to park across half a dozen spots of so, maybe taking them all.

[CopperSpyder]

opinion is fine lets not make it augmentative. We can have different ones.

[Wahrsuul]

If I was towing a trailer with the Spyder, then I'd have no choice but to use a car spot. The cycle spots are too short.

[steviep]

At work i park in motorcycle parking, we have a couple of small parking lots that are designated MC parking lot only with plenty of parking. On the other hand I'm not allowed to park in the parking garage , no MC is allowed. Most places though I use a car spot.

[grumpyoldretiredcop]

Where I work, I park my Victory Cross Country on the walk in front of the shop door. Usually there's a couple or three bikes there in good weather as the company president rides as do a number of us. When I'm riding the F3, I use a car space. I could probably get the F3 up there without scraping anything serious, but it seems rude to me to take up space that two bikes could fit into. I pretty much feel the same way in parking lots and so forth.

[Hentch]

I feel if the state required me to get a class M motorcycle license to ride a Spyder it is considered a motorcycle Legally by the state. Therefore I can legally park in a motorcycle spot.

[PMK]

It's rude to park in a narrow marked motorcycle spot with the Spyder. Taking more than one space shouldn't be done. Use a car spot.

Agree that taking two spots is wrong, however if the Spyder fits between the painted lines designating the parking spot, in a moto parking zone, the Spyder gets parked there.

My obvious gauge is the lines painted on the ground.

[Joel The Biker]

If riders of bikes with sidecars and trike conversions can park in motorcycle only spots, so can we.

[foxtail1]

My Spyder is considered a motorcycle on my campus, so I will park in MC spots if that's all that's available. Normally, I use a full car spot, but if there isn't one available, there's a nice big (unlined) faculty motorcycle only area that I use. I try not to use the narrow lined motorcycle spots, but I wouldn't hesitate if that's all that's there. (We have ample motorcycle parking on campus.)