Got to ride a Ryker last night

[Raven]

I had never ridden a three wheeler before so I had signed up for a two hour beginner course.
Coming from over fifty years of two wheelers it was eye opening to say the least.
Having been asking questions on here for the last nine months helped.
Learned a lot and still have a lot to learn.
There were four of us in the course and all had their motorcycle license.
So after learning how things worked and riding around the parking lot for while they took us for a tour around the college.
Met some nice people and had a blast.
I have some issues with my right arm and shoulder, but they held up ok.
Feel a little beat up today, but that is partly due to the six hour round trip to the class.
Sorry about the long winded post.
Raven

[JohnRuckus]

NICE!
So, what did you think of the experience?

[ARtraveler]

[ziggy]

I'm like you. I had 50+ years on two, A little different on three, especially the arm and shoulder use. Good upper torso workout..
Now..Get one and ride, ride, ride.

[DickB]

Spyders have power steering. Maybe visit a dealer and give one a try.

[Raven]

NICE!
So, what did you think of the experience?

It was a lot of fun. The instructors were ok, but the one was hard to talk to.
Knew her stuff about riding though.
For someone who hasn't ridden a three wheeler I would highly recommend a beginner course before taking a ten hour course.

[Raven]

Spyders have power steering. Maybe visit a dealer and give one a try.

Can't afford a Spyder, besides I think a Ryker is more my style.
Thanks though.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Can't afford a Spyder, besides I think a Ryker is more my style.
Thanks though.

I don't know if they said anything like this ..... the Spyders and Rykers will be LESS tiring if you only " Guide " them .... I found over the many years of ownership, that less STEERING input will get the desired result.... over time you will / should feel more Relaxed while driving .... this will result in much less tension and muscle fatigue .... 10 years ago ( at 65 ) I bought my second Spyder an RSS .... and drove it from Tenn. to NJ ( near NYC ) about 650 + miles. I did this in one day, and was still able to walk and sit. ..... It just takes time to learn your machine .... good luck .... Mike

[Sarge707]

I go from a F3 one day to the Ryker the next and you really have to muscle the Ryker through turns that take virtually no effort with the F3 . The DPS can feel over sensitive compared to the Ryker.

[Raven]

I'm like you. I had 50+ years on two, A little different on three, especially the arm and shoulder use. Good upper torso workout..
Now..Get one and ride, ride, ride.

Have to sell the two wheeler first and then find a Ryker.

[Raven]

I don't know if they said anything like this ..... the Spyders and Rykers will be LESS tiring if you only " Guide " them .... I found over the many years of ownership, that less STEERING input will get the desired result.... over time you will / should feel more Relaxed while driving .... this will result in much less tension and muscle fatigue .... 10 years ago ( at 65 ) I bought my second Spyder an RSS .... and drove it from Tenn. to NJ ( near NYC ) about 650 + miles. I did this in one day, and was still able to walk and sit. ..... It just takes time to learn your machine .... good luck .... Mike

Had to remember to keep the bars turned in a corner.
Only reached for a front brake once and that was at the end of the night.
Rykers are noisy, I thought my Harley XR sounded like a bunch of nuts and bolts in a paint shaker.
The Ryker sounded almost the same.

[Raven]

I would like to thank everyone here for all the advice over the last nine months.
It helped a lot and gave some idea of what to expect.
Raven