View Full Version : How does your Spyder react to Road Hazards?
LALoner
08-29-2023, 03:27 PM
Just curious, I'm sure that at some point people have hit tire remains or other hazards while riding.
Question; How did the bike react and did it in any way damage the bike?
Woodaddict
08-29-2023, 03:35 PM
I just hit a semi tire last Sept 2022, and here is the thread about it:
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?151101-Ran-over-Semi-Retread
oldguyinTX
08-29-2023, 03:36 PM
There was a thread here maybe a year ago where a Spyder hit tire remains and did a hell of a lot of damage to the bike. So try not to hit any if at all possible.
rjinaz86323
08-29-2023, 04:03 PM
watch out for pot holes too. I hit one earlier this year. Ruined the right front tire. Had to get a tow and a new tire, along with a laser alignment. Otherwise bike unhurt.
BLUEKNIGHT911
08-29-2023, 05:58 PM
Just curious, I'm sure that at some point people have hit tire remains or other hazards while riding.
Question; How did the bike react and did it in any way damage the bike?
My RT isn't fond of "road hazards" so I try to avoid them .... "How did the bike react", well that would depend on whatever the road hazard was and its size/depth .... In general, I'd rather be on a Spyder than any Two-wheeler..... Just slamming on the brakes of a Two-wheeler in the rain can get real exciting in a hurry; not so much on a Spyder..... Mike :thumbup:
BajaRon
08-29-2023, 07:35 PM
"How does your Spyder react to Road Hazards?"
Much better than I do. I've got some scars on my GS from not being able to avoid a few of them.
Bfromla
08-30-2023, 12:28 AM
See post here:
https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?151091-Dangerous-road-conditions-how-do-you-handle-it
Spyder did great ; damage discovered some time later: rear bearing
Gwolf
08-30-2023, 03:20 AM
It is kind of a squishy bump for possums and a much harder bump for armadillos.
Squirrels go under without much of any notice.
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