How Many years of street riding experience do you have?

[Bob Denman]

Hi Guys!
Sooooo... I think I'm trying to figure out if the Spyder Roadster is bringing new riders into our sport...Or is it a Lifestyle?? :dontknow:
How many of us are just getting started and how many of us have moved over from other motorcycles to these?
I've been gathering up street experience for a bit over thirty-five years, but rode the dirt since early childhood... Motors and handlebars just seem so right when they're put together!

[packbuckbrew]

2 yrs on a spyder, but more than 25 on a snowmobile.

[murphybrown]

0 until Spyder

[NancysToy]

You stopped sort of short in your poll. Where are the categories for 30, 40, or 50 years? ;)

I've been riding on the street for over 50...and I have a long way to go to catch a few of our more seasoned members.

[Bob Denman]

...First time I've ever even thought about designing a poll... :opps:
I wanted to see how many of us were completely new, had maybe a little experience, some REAL wheel-time, and then those of us who have spent our lives immersed in this pasttime...

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Scotty's right.....Again....since the vast majority of Spyder owner's (in the most recent poll ) were over 50 you should re-do and start over with higher numbers ...IMHO.......Mike.....:thumbup:

[spyderrock]

...First time I've ever even thought about designing a poll... :opps:
I wanted to see how many of us were completely new, had maybe a little experience, some REAL wheel-time, and then those of us who have spent our lives immersed in this pasttime...

Hey Bob great poll, I have not been on a bike in over 20 years until last year when I got my rt limited. In 1998 I was in a accident on a drilling rig here at home and 6 operations later to fix my broken back biking was out of the question. When I saw the Spyder at the Motorcycle show I was in the dealer and bought the bike on the spot. I did ride but that was years ago its good to be back riding you have no idea:yes::yes::yes:

[mowin]

Well...the last time I was on a two wheeler with a motor was when I was a teenager...48 now and a year on the spyder..Many miles on a 4 wheeler and snowmobile, but thats not street rydin

Good poll bob:thumbup:

[granpa in Cincy]

Only 45 years here. I got a late start. :thumbup:

[Oldmanzues]

You stopped sort of short in your poll. Where are the categories for 30, 40, or 50 years? ;)

I've been riding on the street for over 50...and I have a long way to go to catch a few of our more seasoned members.
I agree. I had a home built and a Whizzer in 1947. Assorted over the years, including the most powerful machine ever built, Harley Hummer.
Oldmanzues

[Dib52]

Never had a street bike, I was smart enough to know I might get myself into a lot of trouble with one. However, growing up on/near multiple farms, I've had my fair share of ripping through the fields on dirt bikes, 3 wheelers, quads, snowmobiles. So I guess my poll vote has to be...new to this.
On a side note, the wife is in NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM a RISK TAKER(heck, she works in insurance) and she has taken right to the Spyder. I'll go out on a limb and say its bringing more people to the market. Thanks for letting us in!

[rhansen309]

We started riding Aug 2011 on a 2011 RT. Never rode before. Loving the ride of the Spyder!!!

[webweaver]

The spyder is my first ryde, and I've had it almost a year. I rode on my husbands (2 up) befor the kids and now that he is back on 2 wheels I decided I wanted my own bike. But after a trip to the ER trying to learn on 2 wheels decided 3 wheels is the way to go.

[seansr917]

Just getting started myself, I wanted freedom and safety which the spyder provides for me. Never road the other guy!


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[napper39]

60 years and 53 bikes,still love it.:thumbup::2thumbs::chat:

[dave01]

35 so far, and still lovin 2 wheels

[boomerkc]

This will be my first bike ever. Waiting for my RS to arrive from FL so I can begin the journey.

[Grandpa Spyder]

Just under 50 years 48 years to be exact. Hope to make it 70 years some day.

[Mexican]

60 years and 53 bikes,still love it.:thumbup::2thumbs::chat:

I', embarrassed of my puny 25 year riding experience compared to some of you guys:opps:

[spyder3]

1 yr anniversary in may. Never rode before.

[Dudley]

I started riding in 1966 on a Honda 305 SuperHawk. I have had only 10 bikes in this span of time of time. I tend to keep each bike for several thousand miles. Over this period of time I have driven over 500,000 miles without getting a ticket, and only one fender bender. The Spyder was the answer to continuing my riding experience. I am only 140 pounds and the 800 pound bikes were getting just a bit too much to want to lug around anymore. We got our first Spyder (SE5) in November 2008, kept it till Oct 2010, put 43,000 miles on it. The 2010 RT (SM5) came home in Oct 2010 and now has 20,000 miles.

[Gordy]

I was 16 and started riding on a 98 james now 73, hope I have at least another 10 years

[thehawk]

I started with a Whizzer, too. Took a short hiatus to 4 wheels when I put an old Maytag kick start engine from a washing machine on my Irish Mail ... but traded it for a Cushman Eagle. Have been on two wheels ever since. Someplace between 55 and 60 years.

thehawk

[Bob Denman]

I', embarrassed of my puny 25 year riding experience compared to some of you guys:opps:


:shocked: No No NO!! Twenty five years is serious experience! :thumbup: :2thumbs: :firstplace: You're doing stuff on "Autopilot" that the Newbies will take years to figure out...
That's why hopefully those of us with some serious time under our belts can try to help out the newcomers... so that it another couple of decades they can return the favor...

[retread]

Started in 1954, on a 1948 Cushman, I was 6 years older than it. Been at it ever since.

john

[CyncySpyder]

:yes: and our second Spyder :yes: and love'n it :yes: thanks to Len at Cowtown :firstplace:438324383043831

[flamingobabe]

0 until Spyder
you go girl!!!!!

I had less than 200 miles back in 2001...could not find my happy place...750 Honda...sold it....spring forward May 2010...find my Spyder...purchase on Monday and hit the road for Tucumcari NM on Thursday....I just rolled over 34,000 yesterday...I LOVE MY SPYDER

looking forward to meeting everyone at Spyderfest......

[hotglue]

I gotta agree with NancysToy......
where are the 30, 40 and 50 year polls...LOL

51 years on street bikes here....got a job when I was 9 and bought my 1st street bike to get to town, school, and work....have had one ever since.
Over the years......Hondas, Triumphs, Nortons, BSA's, Motto Guzzi, Harleys, Kawasaki's, Yamaha's......
never had a BMW.....

.and now Flamingobabe has a Spyder that she will let me ride.... but I have ta be pretty secure in my manhood.... that thing is awfully PINK!!!!! LOL

[Netminder]

A mini bike when I was 12, a couple of dirtbikes during my teenage years, a 1973 Honda CJ 360 in my twenties and a Honda 500 quad for the last 5 yrs. Turning 50 this year and hope to have my RT limited in early May!

[Bob Denman]

I gotta agree with NancysToy......
where are the 30, 40 and 50 year polls...LOL

:opps: I had thought about that kind of poll, but was really looking to see if the Roadsters were bringing fresh blood into our sport...
The guys who have been riding "Since Jesus wore short pants" :pray: weren't the primary focus of the poll; although we all owe them our grattitude for keeping things moving forward all of these years... :2thumbs: :firstplace:

[BajaRon]

I've been riding the street since 1969. So let me see, forteen times two, carry the six plus twelve since the new century and..... Hmmm... I guess I'm in the 20+ catagory!

This is my 1st Street ride! 1969 Kawasaki A7 Avenger 350cc 2 Stroke. Awesome ride! (Also my first street crash machine)

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/BajaRon/Other/1970KawAvengerA7.jpg

[rcantrell52]

18 months all on a Spyder.
Reese

[CMA Cowboy]

Wife and I learned how to ride at an MSF course in 2008, both started on Yamaha 1100s and moved up over the next four years to me on a Yamaha Venture and Pinkyjo on a Honda Goldwing. She is still on her Goldwing and bad knee made me a Spyder Ryder.

[NancysToy]

.....(Also my first street crash machine)


Now that would make an interesting topic.

[arntufun]

I've been riding the street since 1969. So let me see, forteen times two, carry the six plus twelve since the new century and..... Hmmm... I guess I'm in the 20+ catagory!

This is my 1st Street ride! 1969 Kawasaki A7 Avenger 350cc 2 Stroke. Awesome ride! (Also my first street crash machine)

http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd365/BajaRon/Other/1970KawAvengerA7.jpg





That is a leg burner if I have ever seen one !!!! :yikes: That gives new meaning to the word........ hot dog. :yes:

[Euripedes Neves]

:ani29: two years on my spyder. anda My first bike I was 10 years old. Yamaha enduro 75cc. good times.
Hi Guys!
Sooooo... I think I'm trying to figure out if the Spyder Roadster is bringing new riders into our sport...Or is it a Lifestyle?? :dontknow:
How many of us are just getting started and how many of us have moved over from other motorcycles to these?
I've been gathering up street experience for a bit over thirty-five years, but rode the dirt since early childhood... Motors and handlebars just seem so right when they're put together!

[Cavman]

When I got a driver's license at 16 I would ride a friend's Honda 50. He would ride his Honda 90. This went off and on for a couple of years. When we would vacation at the beach, a rental bike was used.
I got my first and new motorcycle, a 1981 Yamaha 400. That next year while visiting the dealer, they had a contest to win a 1982 Yamaha 650 Heritage Special. I filled in the last entry and dropped it onto the box. A couple of weeks later, I got a phone call letting me know I had won the bike. :shocked: I thought it was a prank call.
I sold the 400 the next Spring. Rode the 650 for about 10 years till the generator went dead.

I've had that bike ever since. It has been sitting "dead" in the garage for over 20 years. Since I've had mobility issues, I've not had the desire to fix it and ride it. In the last several years, I've had issues with mountain bike ridding too. I sure miss that.

When I discovered the Spyders, I started doing research a year ago. Found out in January I wouldn't be having surgery on my right foot and the hunt was on!

So, off and on, I have less than a dozen years of motorcycle experience.

[SpyderLady]

Did not start riding until I was 55. However that being said I definitely put the miles on the 2 wheeler. Had close to 90,000 under my belt which included a high female miler of the year award with the Harley chapter I was in. Had to stop riding due to back surgeries and limited range of mobility. Test drove a Spyder in 2009 at Sturgis, got home and bought the first one. You all know the bike....purple of course. Now I have my RT....purple on it of course. Will be putting lots of miss on her. Lots of trips planed...the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise!

[Oldmanzues]

I started with a Whizzer, too. Took a short hiatus to 4 wheels when I put an old Maytag kick start engine from a washing machine on my Irish Mail ... but traded it for a Cushman Eagle. Have been on two wheels ever since. Someplace between 55 and 60 years.

thehawk
I had to reply to this one. I had the same type engine. People do not believe Maytag would have a engine like that. Off subject a little, A Ice Cream vender comes to a lot motorcyle events. She uses a 1935 Hit or Miss John Deer gas engine power her Ice Cream maker.
Oldmanzues

[BajaRon]

Now that would make an interesting topic.

Things I learned that day. (Short List)

1- Don't think you know what you don't know.
2- Don't try to keep up with your buddies when they
... A- Have been riding much longer
... B- Know the road well (especially if it is windy)
3- Find your limits slowly, not all at once
4- Macho can really HURT!
5- Wear protective clothing
6- Keep the rubber side down

[FreedomRings]

I have been riding for 20 plus years, dirt bikes, ATV's and Harley's, bought my spyder last year and love it. Husband has been riding since he was about 3 on snowmachines, dirt bikes, atvs, sport bikes etc so about 25 plus years. He rides a Harley right now, but funny enough loves to take my spyder. I have not yet converted him over to getting a spyder, but give it time lol. He too shall be converted :doorag:

[boborgera]

40+ years, I gave up drag racing, And went to street bikes for the Adrenalin rush.!

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Dudley, that's Spooky 1968 on the same bike.......Mike...:yikes:

[Chazzman]

40 years, 35 bikes... Rode the Spyder in 2008 and thought if they ever come out with a touring model I would be interested. I purchased a 2012 RT Limited, only 1600 miles but I am enjoying it more every ride.

[Bootie]

You stopped sort of short in your poll. Where are the categories for 30, 40, or 50 years? ;)

I've been riding on the street for over 50...and I have a long way to go to catch a few of our more seasoned members.:agree: with Scotty. I got my first bike, a 1949 Indian Scout, in 1964. I needed some money and sold it for $125. I wonder what it would be worth today?:(

[effgjamis]

I began I think was 1945 or 1946.. As you all know I have senior moments to take into account.. My math is bad too.. soooo I'll just say it has been a long ryde.

However, my 1st ride.. Guess it's year and what it is and I'll buy you a cup of coffee when I see you... However, I want you to know the picture is not mine but I had one just like it.

[tompen]

40 years.

[Marker]

New to the lifestyle :doorag:. Never rode a bike before. It was on my bucket list until I saw the spyder , so replaced bike with spyder on bucket list and thanks to my wife :firstplace:it happened !! Checked off of bucket list.

[MTFan]

I have been riding for over 35 years. My wife just got her license on Wednesday in VA.

[jlb]

let's see almost 7 years now. 2 1/2 of them on my spyder with far more mileage than I ever had on either of the two wheelers I had/have.

[Fonz]

Rode for 2 years. Stopped riding for 10 years, and then that darn Cam Am commercial started, and I was hooked. One year on my :spyder2:

[spyderspyke]

I have been riding the:spyder2: for about 1 year,but I have been riding ATVs and snowmobiles for
about 35 years.

[Daisyjoe]

My first bike:yes::yes: I, too, had a motorcycle at the top of my bucket list. Couldn't have made a better choice. Bought a new Corvette in 2005. That

$55,000 car never brought me the joy this $16,000.00 bike has:bowdown: Purchased my bike last June(2011) and I have never regretted it :ohyea::ohyea: Once I was

bitten by the :f_spider:, there has been no antidote:yes::yes:. She is about to roll over 5000 miles, and I am still :):):).

[Big Iron]

I started riding in 1979,,, can't get enough of it!!

[ARtraveler]

47 years so far.

[dannymax]

When I was 14 I talked my Dad into buying me an old junk Barnett that was mostly in boxes.....two days later I had it together, running and tearing up and down the driveway. Still remember the 'discussion' my parents had....
Mom- "Phil, why did you buy Danny a motorcycle.....have you lost your mind?" :gaah:

Dad- "Jeez Rita, I never thought he'd get it running!" :opps:

That was 53 years ago and I've been riding on 2 wheels ever since. Got the GS Nov. '11 and love it but still have a 2 wheeler....probly always will.

[Gordy]

I began I think was 1945 or 1946.. As you all know I have senior moments to take into account.. My math is bad too.. soooo I'll just say it has been a long ryde.

However, my 1st ride.. Guess it's year and what it is and I'll buy you a cup of coffee when I see you... However, I want you to know the picture is not mine but I had one just like it.
Well Im going to guess that you had an Indian 4 cylinder about 1938.Last one I saw was in sturgis in 1957

[effgjamis]

Well Im going to guess that you had an Indian 4 cylinder about 1938.Last one I saw was in sturgis in 1957

Yepper you are as close as close kin be.... Indian chief, 4 cyl, water cooled, and YEAR 1937...

So you get the coffee, If at spyderfest, knock on my door and you have it...

[KipDM]

i had roughly a year of riding experience in the late '80s before the bike got totally.
got back in last yr and chose the Spyder over the Honda (and Yamaha) i was looking at.

so maybe is shoulda checked no exp since it was so long ago.......

[Gordy]

Ill hold you to it:thumbup:

[billythekidd]

1st two wheeler at 16...... Man where did the last 43 years go. Most of it went by fast, something to do with 2 wheels I suppose.


Willy

[emoney230]

15 days of riding....Loving every minute of it. Loving the stares and the pointing at the :spyder2:.

[Questions]

I started approx 1961 on an old H-D (kick start) Let's see I think that makes ------ years. What were we talking about??

[EddieK]

Wow, I think it started back in 65?

?? Honda 50


65 Yamaha Twin 100


68 Honda 305 Super Hawk


69 Triumph Bonneville


73 (AMF) HD Sportster XLCH, I did not have the extra $100 for the eclectic starter then but sold the bike three years later to covered my down payment and settlement cost for our new home when Lynipoo and I married. Those were the “good old days” when you could buy a new HD ride for a couple of years and sell it for more than the $1900.00 I paid for it.


25 year break for family and career, I had 3 Corvettes during that time so it's not like I didn't have any toys.


In 2001 my then 17 year old youngest son and a old friend who I still ride with today convinced me it was time to get back in the saddle so what better than a 01 HD Roadking Classic to get my grove back on?


In late 04 I was looking for something different when I found a almost new 05 BMW-LT, boy I loved that bike and not to mention the hundreds of dollars I was saving every year not buying HD tee-shirts any more, but with two bad knees I knew I had to make a change if I wanted to keep riding so last November I made the switch and now I’m the owner of a 12 Limited and enjoying every mile.

Now that I'm retired I'm looking forward to seeing as much of this great country as I can, even checking out our friends north of the boarder on my :f_spider:

[prmurat]

1st 2 wheelers at 14 in -69 (Honda PS50, 3 speeds... Still have one!),., so it makes 42 years... I feel old suddenly!

[ornerydog7]

I guess I would fall under the "New To This", but I did ride some 2 wheelers in my teens, quads and seadoos in my later years. Never to old to have some fun and that is what the SpYder is "FUN"!!!!!!!!



Ralph

[effgjamis]

how about a Poll:
Over 40
Over 50
over 60

???????

My first ride: Well at least one just like it...

[JJW SpyderRider]

Almost 2 years to the day, all on my GS. :yes::yes:

[3leggedSpyder]

Over 40yrs on two wheels, just sold a 2006 Suzuki Hayabusa and traded my 2003 Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 1600, on a 2012 Can-Am RT Limited Lava Bronze.

[Arr MiHardies]

6 months

[mastertek2000]

36 years here started with dirt bikes when i was 10 LOL