Spyder riding course?

[iridenow]

I'm a believer in "never stop learning." I plan on taking the course soon. Just curious how many of you have taken it? Did you learn anything in it?

[Bfromla]

Nope, did take a basic riding course after injury to prove I could ride safely again& passed learned few thins I taught myself wrong from some odd# of years before anyhow 60k miles in now
& closest BRP class some 200+ miles away waiting on email reply from them now

[Poasttown]

I took the course and found it to be very helpful in two ways. First, I was still in decision making mode about the CanAm and the course allowed me seat time to help in this process. Second, although all the riding was on a closed parking lot course we were able to put the bikes through both the basic and some pretty extensive maneuvers. Getting a feeling of the Non-highway speed performance envelope of the Spyder was helpful to me.
Only about five people were enrolled in my course which made it more relaxing and didn’t feel rushed to stick to a set time for each exercise.
If I remember correctly I may have been the only person in the course with motorcycle riding, driving, experience. But this was also ok because it allowed me to process all the new information in the context of my riding experience. Some members of the class were more anxious than others about being on the bike. It’s important for the course and instructor to deal with these issues as well and all of us at one time or another had to slow the process down a bit to clear up some questions/concerns.

Poasttown

[cptjam]

We took it, learned a lot, took the instructor course, and now we teach it. I appreciate the feedback and comments, and hope I can better relate to new riders. We love to ride, and hope our enthusiasm is contagious!

[Revalden]

Yep, I learned and taught the instructor that the Nanny really works well when you get the inside wheel off the ground by going too fast on tight turns. He said that he'd never seen anyone wake up the Nanny but I did it twice.

[Fearless]

Wish we could get the Spyder course here in Australia. Basically left to you own devices after buying.

[kokeshi]

I am enrolled in the 3 wheel course in 3 months. I just started riding our Spyder again. I feel like a complete noob. I did parking lot slalom tonight. Shifting is no problem. I just need some saddle time to get used to the way it feels and handles. Do you have any suggestions about things to practice so I can get the most out of this class and feel more comfortable driving it?

[SpyderAnn01]

I am enrolled in the 3 wheel course in 3 months. I just started riding our Spyder again. I feel like a complete noob. I did parking lot slalom tonight. Shifting is no problem. I just need some saddle time to get used to the way it feels and handles. Do you have any suggestions about things to practice so I can get the most out of this class and feel more comfortable driving it?

In your Owners Manual there is a big section on how to ride, they show practice courses too. Take a look at it, if you don’t have one you can get one here http://www.operatorsguides.brp.com/I...978.1584325850

[kokeshi]

Thanks. Got the book open right now.

[MNBK]

Cheri and I both took the Experienced Spyder Rider's Course last year. We only had 5 bikes in the class so it was at a relaxed pace.