34fun
07-07-2011, 02:25 PM
Hi to all from Florida. I picked up my 09 Spyder G.S 2 weeks ago and have only ridden my Harley once since. In fact I have ridden my spyder everyday but today due to rain. I had never sat on a spyder or test ridden one until I purchased mine, my ride home was 200 miles so it definately was a learning experience starting with the shear panic of reaching for the front brake at 80mph on the Interstate. I now have 700 miles of town and highway driving and have to say next to my first ever bike this is the most enjoyable one I have ever had.
Some of the comments on the forum have helped me as a newbie a great deal and I am very grateful. Probably one of the best tips I read is to relax your grip/ arms and when turning REMEMBER the bikers mantra "look where you want the bike to go" and suddenly taking any serious corners at speed is not an issue. Another thing I read that was a great help to my enjoyment factor was increasing the tire pressures to 20 front/30 rear and the front shocks to #5 it made a huge difference.
On my ride home the bike just had the stock "go faster look" windshield it was brutal at highway speed, so after searching the forums I purchase a new one from California Scientific, the windshield is perfect and their service was l incredible. I am in the process of adding a bunch more stuff, 2 or 3 wheels the spending never stops lol
Some of the comments on the forum have helped me as a newbie a great deal and I am very grateful. Probably one of the best tips I read is to relax your grip/ arms and when turning REMEMBER the bikers mantra "look where you want the bike to go" and suddenly taking any serious corners at speed is not an issue. Another thing I read that was a great help to my enjoyment factor was increasing the tire pressures to 20 front/30 rear and the front shocks to #5 it made a huge difference.
On my ride home the bike just had the stock "go faster look" windshield it was brutal at highway speed, so after searching the forums I purchase a new one from California Scientific, the windshield is perfect and their service was l incredible. I am in the process of adding a bunch more stuff, 2 or 3 wheels the spending never stops lol