Lamonster
09-06-2009, 10:13 PM
I decided to go ahead and do the writeup before posting the videos and pictures. I have a ton of videos today.
So I got on the road about 7 am today from the Gaylord in Washington DC and headed toward East TN. I had plans to make it home, get cleaned up and then head over to Deals Gap. That didn't workout as planned but I had a great ride anyway.
As you guys know it's hard to get fuel and then just take right off on the Spyder. It was just as hard to do on the RT but this time I really didn't care if I spent a little more time with folks and didn't make it to the Gap, there's always tomorrow.
This was my first picture stop.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5840
The RT did great as expected and the ride was so cush. This thing is made for the long haul for sure. I had my iphone playing my music from the web and to me it was just as good as my XM radio. The wind protection was fantastic and for the first time that I can remember I was hoping to see some rain. I did get some sprinkles but not enough to matter till the end of the day.
While cruising down 81 I decided to stop by Bristol Speedway for some pics.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5841
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5842
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5843
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5844
I got those and thought I might as well head over to the Snake in Shady Valley seeing it was just down the road a piece. I stopped by the lake and took some pics too.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5846
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5847
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5848
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5849
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5850
There wasn't as many bikes out as I thought there would be and after talking with a trooper he said that's because it had been raining on and off and it was suppose to rain some more. He road a HD and was a pretty cool guy. He hating having to crack down on the guys there because he was rider too but there had been a lot of deaths there before they started hanging out. He was just doing his job and I can't fault him for that. I thought that would be a cool pic too so I snapped a few.
Right when I pulled over two of the troopers had just pulled out to chase down some sport bikes. Looks they caught them just before the store.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5851
As soon as I pulled up to the store the owner came out with the wife and was all over the RT. They had been looking at trikes and knew about the Spyder but had no idea they could get one setup like this. He said next time I see him he'll be on a Spyder. I don't think so because I'll be there in two weeks for there big event and he can't get one till Dec. :D
They have really great burgers there but some how the little gal talked me into ordering "The Snake" burger. I had no idea it was a 1 lbs burger till after I got it. :yikes: It was great but I couldn't finish it. :opps:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5860
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5852
From there I hit the twisties pretty hard on 91. I even got the front wheels up a couple of times but I had to really work at it. The nanny is so tame now that I'm really going to hate it when I get back on my RS and that thing kicks in. I guess because it's fly by wire they were able to really kick it in without you really noticing it. Works great now.
Assoon as I got to town it started raining and raining pretty hard. The cars were shooting up a bunch of spray and it was a great test to see how the RT did as far as rain protection. I was very happy and have never been so dry in such heavy rain. As long as I was moving I kept pretty dry. The only thing that got wet was the back of my shoulders and if I had my Batman cape on I would have been dry as a bone. The real amazing thing is my legs never got wet. Most of the time my shins get so wet that it will fill my boot in a rain like that. Oh and I didn't have any rain gear on, just a t-shirt and jeans. :doorag:
So I get my rain test done and head for the house. I had about 600 miles in today but I still felt like riding. I showed the wife the RT and she seemed to like it but I'm not sure if she want to ride on it yet. :pray:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5863
Now my son Alex is a different story, he loved it from the first time he saw it and he really liked it when he saw it in person. I told him to grab his helmet and let go for a ride. :doorag: We blasted the twisties pretty good and I got to see how the RT did two up. It did great and a blew my boy away in all respects. He loved the seat and come to find out he wasn't even holding on to the grab handles and I was riding hard enough to get in the vss. :yikes:
That was a pretty huge endorsement for a 18 year old to think the RT was so cool. He said it was like the Escalade of Spyders. :D
YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.
All and all it was another great ride and I look forward to many more. As far as fuel mileage goes I got about 31 mpg but I expect it to get a little better with time as my RS did.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5864
So I got on the road about 7 am today from the Gaylord in Washington DC and headed toward East TN. I had plans to make it home, get cleaned up and then head over to Deals Gap. That didn't workout as planned but I had a great ride anyway.
As you guys know it's hard to get fuel and then just take right off on the Spyder. It was just as hard to do on the RT but this time I really didn't care if I spent a little more time with folks and didn't make it to the Gap, there's always tomorrow.
This was my first picture stop.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5840
The RT did great as expected and the ride was so cush. This thing is made for the long haul for sure. I had my iphone playing my music from the web and to me it was just as good as my XM radio. The wind protection was fantastic and for the first time that I can remember I was hoping to see some rain. I did get some sprinkles but not enough to matter till the end of the day.
While cruising down 81 I decided to stop by Bristol Speedway for some pics.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5841
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5842
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5843
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5844
I got those and thought I might as well head over to the Snake in Shady Valley seeing it was just down the road a piece. I stopped by the lake and took some pics too.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5846
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5847
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5848
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5849
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5850
There wasn't as many bikes out as I thought there would be and after talking with a trooper he said that's because it had been raining on and off and it was suppose to rain some more. He road a HD and was a pretty cool guy. He hating having to crack down on the guys there because he was rider too but there had been a lot of deaths there before they started hanging out. He was just doing his job and I can't fault him for that. I thought that would be a cool pic too so I snapped a few.
Right when I pulled over two of the troopers had just pulled out to chase down some sport bikes. Looks they caught them just before the store.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5851
As soon as I pulled up to the store the owner came out with the wife and was all over the RT. They had been looking at trikes and knew about the Spyder but had no idea they could get one setup like this. He said next time I see him he'll be on a Spyder. I don't think so because I'll be there in two weeks for there big event and he can't get one till Dec. :D
They have really great burgers there but some how the little gal talked me into ordering "The Snake" burger. I had no idea it was a 1 lbs burger till after I got it. :yikes: It was great but I couldn't finish it. :opps:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5860
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5852
From there I hit the twisties pretty hard on 91. I even got the front wheels up a couple of times but I had to really work at it. The nanny is so tame now that I'm really going to hate it when I get back on my RS and that thing kicks in. I guess because it's fly by wire they were able to really kick it in without you really noticing it. Works great now.
Assoon as I got to town it started raining and raining pretty hard. The cars were shooting up a bunch of spray and it was a great test to see how the RT did as far as rain protection. I was very happy and have never been so dry in such heavy rain. As long as I was moving I kept pretty dry. The only thing that got wet was the back of my shoulders and if I had my Batman cape on I would have been dry as a bone. The real amazing thing is my legs never got wet. Most of the time my shins get so wet that it will fill my boot in a rain like that. Oh and I didn't have any rain gear on, just a t-shirt and jeans. :doorag:
So I get my rain test done and head for the house. I had about 600 miles in today but I still felt like riding. I showed the wife the RT and she seemed to like it but I'm not sure if she want to ride on it yet. :pray:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5863
Now my son Alex is a different story, he loved it from the first time he saw it and he really liked it when he saw it in person. I told him to grab his helmet and let go for a ride. :doorag: We blasted the twisties pretty good and I got to see how the RT did two up. It did great and a blew my boy away in all respects. He loved the seat and come to find out he wasn't even holding on to the grab handles and I was riding hard enough to get in the vss. :yikes:
That was a pretty huge endorsement for a 18 year old to think the RT was so cool. He said it was like the Escalade of Spyders. :D
YouTube- Broadcast Yourself.
All and all it was another great ride and I look forward to many more. As far as fuel mileage goes I got about 31 mpg but I expect it to get a little better with time as my RS did.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=478&pictureid=5864