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    Default I guess I'm a motorcycle guy

    I quickly lost interest in my Ryker Rally, guess I'm a motorcycle guy. My wife inherited it and I bought this yesterday. A 2011 Kawasaki Concours with 4k miles on it

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    Sweet! I always liked those. They seemed sort of heavy when I first got on them, but once they start to move, they are really not heavy at all.
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    Default Not to worry...

    Many ryde both but only if it is affordable to have and maintain both. If not go with what you like best. After all being out there and enjoying life should be on what makes it most pleasureable for you... Congrats on the new to you ryde we hope it will be all you want it to be. We will still wave if we pass along the way....
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    You are not alone. Many of us are motorcyclists at heart. I am fortunate enough to still own and ride two wheels as well as having a Spyder. I can still enjoy the best of both worlds. Before my hip surgery, I had to give up two wheels. But, was able to come back.

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    Like a lot of others here, we also have a Spyder and a 2 wheeler. Mine is a 2013 Triumph Bonneville T100. We have been on both 3 and 2 wheels since 1993, it is nice to have choices, I like both biking and triking pretty much equally.
    I'm sure you'll like the Connie - they are great sporty mile munchers.
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    Yes, you're a motorcycle guy, just a 2-wheeler....for now. As you approach 60-70 you'll be be reconsidering a trike
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    Ryde what YOU like and what makes YOU happy.... I have found very little animosity amongst the three wheel crowd towards two wheel bike/bikers. Unfortunately thats not always been the case the other way around.

    Congrats on the new bike... she sure is pretty.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Docster View Post
    Yes, you're a motorcycle guy, just a 2-wheeler....for now. As you approach 60-70 you'll be be reconsidering a trike
    Umm, maybe 80 something.....some of us are well past 60 and digging deeper every passing day into their 70's.

    Like both.....ride both. For as long as you can


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    Is not about the ride... is about getting what you want out of the ride.
    Both are motorcycles in my eyes.

    As long as it takes you where you want and it makes you happy, have fun travelling .


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    Nice ride...congrats!
    I'm good with the 2-wheeler when solo, but for 2-up, I take the Spyder.
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    When the wife and I decided to get a Spyder, I told her I hate having to sell the Valkyrie. She said, "You don't have to sell the Valkyrie. " I said, "Bless you dear."
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    The Spyder is my wife's but I ride it too. I prefer two wheels as well, but there a times where three wheels are a better fit for the job and then I use it. As others said above, ride what you like. The Connie is a very good machine too with a passionate community of owners that adds to the experience. Enjoy! And you hopefully the Mrs. will let you borrow the Ryker when the urge hits you. :-)

    On a side note, have been pleasantly surprised that I have found the two wheel crowd that I encounter to be very accepting of the Spyder. My key motorcycle is a BMW and I find more animosity from the HD crowd - and some the sport bike riders I hang with - toward the BMW than the Spyder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Raknid View Post
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    On a side note, have been pleasantly surprised that I have found the two wheel crowd that I encounter to be very accepting of the Spyder. ...
    Ditto! I ryde with a couple of local Meetup/Facebook groups, usually as the only 3W, and always feel accepted...and often have to answer all the "usual" questions, multiple times, on any given ride.

    I do have to caution whoever is following me that I can't point a leg at any road debris...well, I can point, but my short legs are virtually invisible due to the side bags So I just tell them to keep an eye on whoever is in front of me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grandpot View Post
    When the wife and I decided to get a Spyder, I told her I hate having to sell the Valkyrie. She said, "You don't have to sell the Valkyrie. " I said, "Bless you dear."
    WOW, I sold my Valkyrie before getting the Spyder. Must really be different going from one to the other, they are certainly different machines.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MonPaul View Post
    WOW, I sold my Valkyrie before getting the Spyder. Must really be different going from one to the other, they are certainly different machines.
    I just have to remember to put my feet down when riding the Valkyrie.
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    Ryker is a motorcycle

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    Sweet ride. I had a 2012 C14 before going to the F3 Ltd (knees). Even though I ride the Spyder now, I'm still an active member of the COG club (Concours Owners Group). Since you have a C14, you need to check out cog-online.org Our moto, join for the bike stay for the people. We don't care what you ride. There are several chapter across the country covering different regions. We like to ride, go places, camp, campfires then bring out the libations. Check out the one nearest you.
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    Yesterday I could have traded my ryjker for a beautiful low mileage Valkyrie. Then I remembered why I gave up 2 wheels. I m 67 and have a never issue with my back and I can't trust my legs to always work right. I have as much fun as I did on 2 wheels, and I feel much safer. If and when you know it's time to quit 2 wheels, the ryker is a great option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KID Ryker View Post
    Ryker is a motorcycle
    Not by any stretch.

    But it is its own kind of fun, in spades!

    Just last week I rode my Harley Road King to the store, sort of an all systems go before sale, a final,goodbye. I was instantly transported to two wheel mode, where a small flick of the waist took me around a pothole with nary a seconds thought. Where i could choose between 3-4 lines already in mid turn, and each was fine. Where I had difficulty balancing the bike in a slow speed turn using the friction zone to hold the bike up.

    See I knew the obvious struggles I was facing on a motorcycle due to arthritus in my knees , back, and ankles. And I remembered how my diabetic retinopathy caused me to lose feeling and strength in my left leg and foot. But I hadnt allowed for that preventing me from being able to upshift while riding using the toe shifter. Fortunately the bike is equipped with a well placed heel shifter, or I never could have gone above 1st gear. The Road King is a motorcycle made for two wheels and all that entails.

    The Ryker is a tricycle, meant to remain upright, and shifted with no clutch via cvt. Is it sexy? Absolutely. Does the ride offer some overlap to a motorcycle, the windin your hair, exhikirTing acceleration, a seat to straddle, and a twist grip throttle? Sure does. But the similarities and differences begin and end there. A motorcycle the Ryker is not. It is a healthy dose of fun worthy of addition to any Stable of sporty rides

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    Quote Originally Posted by KID Ryker View Post
    Ryker is a motorcycle
    Um, no. The Ryker, and the Spyder in all it variants, are trikes. In most states they are generally clumped into the motorcycle rules, in Missouri statutes it is always specified "motorcycles and motortricycles" when a law applies to both.
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    I bought the wife a Ryker, sold the C14 and "downsized" to a GSX-S1000F. It's 1/2 the weight, lower to the ground and similar HP to the Connie. I'm happy with my purchasing decision, but I still take the Ryker out for a spin once in a while. It's not a "motorcycle", but its a ton of fun to ryde.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KC61 View Post
    I quickly lost interest in my Ryker Rally, guess I'm a motorcycle guy. My wife inherited it and I bought this yesterday. A 2011 Kawasaki Concours with 4k miles on it

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    Nice bike ,i had a honda ST 1300 and my son had a FJR ,all great bikes with loads of fun.
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    I'd take my ST1300 back anyday too, for solo riding. But when the Mrs decides she wants to ride with me rather than on her Ryker, I prefer 3 wheels under us, for all the reasons you're all aware of by now. If I had the room and the money, I'd find me an ST1300, an FJR, or a Concourse. Love the looks and function of em all.
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    Too each his own most Harley riders think that way.
    Quote Originally Posted by KyBill View Post
    Not by any stretch.

    But it is its own kind of fun, in spades!

    Just last week I rode my Harley Road King to the store, sort of an all systems go before sale, a final,goodbye. I was instantly transported to two wheel mode, where a small flick of the waist took me around a pothole with nary a seconds thought. Where i could choose between 3-4 lines already in mid turn, and each was fine. Where I had difficulty balancing the bike in a slow speed turn using the friction zone to hold the bike up.

    See I knew the obvious struggles I was facing on a motorcycle due to arthritus in my knees , back, and ankles. And I remembered how my diabetic retinopathy caused me to lose feeling and strength in my left leg and foot. But I hadnt allowed for that preventing me from being able to upshift while riding using the toe shifter. Fortunately the bike is equipped with a well placed heel shifter, or I never could have gone above 1st gear. The Road King is a motorcycle made for two wheels and all that entails.

    The Ryker is a tricycle, meant to remain upright, and shifted with no clutch via cvt. Is it sexy? Absolutely. Does the ride offer some overlap to a motorcycle, the windin your hair, exhikirTing acceleration, a seat to straddle, and a twist grip throttle? Sure does. But the similarities and differences begin and end there. A motorcycle the Ryker is not. It is a healthy dose of fun worthy of addition to any Stable of sporty rides

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    The Ryker IS a motor cycle. Motor? Check. Cycle? Check. The term doesn't refer to the number of wheels.
    But that said, it's more like riding a go-kart with a handlebar. Way fun.

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