I was thinking....

[krb1945]

Although I ride two wheels too... I really like the fact that I don't have to put my foot down when stopped.

Now if they will just allow the rider to have control of the machine and not the "nanny" it will be a near perfect machine and when they put a boxer 6 in it they will have achieved perfection. It will have the right power, torque and smoothness. Ken krb1945

PS: I wish I lived near one of the master mechanics... we could have a ball with my black spyder installing a 1500 /6 and shaft drive. Oh well... I guess I can dream.

[NancysToy]

Nancy's Spyder GS:
What I appreciate most is that I no longer have to ride with her two-up on my two-wheelers.

My Spyder RTS:
What I appreciate most is that we can ride two-up again, with me getting nervous or complaining.

[glynnk]

Reverse

LOL....I'd have to agree with most of what everybody else has mentioned, but Smylinacha's "reverse" comment is the one I'd vote for!!

Glynnk

[grumpybob]

Yesterday the girlfriend and I went to Beaver Lake Nature Center to get in a 3 mile walk. Came back to the parking lot and there was a 4 year old boy looking at the spyder. Asked him if he would like to sit on it and he smiled from ear to ear until his mother took him off. He went home with a couple of pictures of himself sitting in the drivers position, We went home smiling because of how he loved getting on the spyder.

[BajaRon]

Yesterday the girlfriend and I went to Beaver Lake Nature Center to get in a 3 mile walk. Came back to the parking lot and there was a 4 year old boy looking at the spyder. Asked him if he would like to sit on it and he smiled from ear to ear until his mother took him off. He went home with a couple of pictures of himself sitting in the drivers position, We went home smiling because of how he loved getting on the spyder.

I've done the same thing...Priceless!

[Tom in NM]

With all the little extras of stability, wheelbase and so on - when I ride the Spyder I find I can pay about 20% more attention to the world that I am riding in - not just the next 800 feet in front of me. I am really surprised how big a difference that extra 20% makes.

Plus, I have found that I really like the feel it delivers - like being strapped to the hood of a high performance sports car.

Tom

[BajaRon]

With all the little extras of stability, wheelbase and so on - when I ride the Spyder I find I can pay about 20% more attention to the world that I am riding in - not just the next 800 feet in front of me. I am really surprised how big a difference that extra 20% makes.

Plus, I have found that I really like the feel it delivers - like being strapped to the hood of a high performance sports car.

Tom

Though you have to refrain from letting it get out of hand, you do tend to see a lot more scenery riding the Spyder than you do on 2 or even 4 wheels. You can look around more while driving a car for the same reasons but it is amazing how limited your view is compared to the wide open Spyder. And you feel like more a part of the experience then when in a car.

I've ridden with a few 2 wheeled riders through the mountains and at the other end I ask, did you see this, did you see that? The answer is almost always, NO! I was too busy watching the road! (Like, 'Are you crazy?' 'Were you actually looking around in those turns?')

Good point!

[bjt]

You can look around more while driving a car for the same reasons but it is amazing how limited your view is compared to the wide open Spyder. And you feel like more a part of the experience then when in a car.

Especially in a 1/2 or 3/4 helmet.

[Firefly]

Especially in a 1/2 or 3/4 helmet.

What are these 'helmet' things you speak of?

[BajaRon]

Especially in a 1/2 or 3/4 helmet.

Oh! Now we're getting personal! I can see out of my Full Face just fine!

Let's see now....Where's my travel list....
Trailer - Check!
Claw Hamer - Check!

Ready to go!

[canam9]

Baja, I cant put my finger on just one thing I like most. So I'll say I like the whole package.

[BajaRon]

Baja, I cant put my finger on just one thing I like most. So I'll say I like the whole package.

That's cheating!! (I think...)

[2spyders]

Goes fast, and won't fall down!

[spyder3rdr]

My favorite thing is THE RYDE, not the machine so much but the experience

its the " Ryde " that defines the 1 thing

[BajaRon]

Goes fast, and won't fall down!

By your Avatar....Looks like it walks on water too!

[Rockytime]

I've had my RT-S for four weeks now after having been taken off my two wheels by my doctor. Saturday I will be visiting a 100% Harley club house. I'm wondering how well I will be received. Hope I don't get a beating. I love the feel, the handling, the looks and the fact that my wife is excited about it. She never did like the idea of me on my bike. In the short time I have had it she and I have had a real blast.
Les

[pitbull]

I've had my RT-S for four weeks now after having been taken off my two wheels by my doctor. Saturday I will be visiting a 100% Harley club house. I'm wondering how well I will be received. Hope I don't get a beating. I love the feel, the handling, the looks and the fact that my wife is excited about it. She never did like the idea of me on my bike. In the short time I have had it she and I have had a real blast.
Les

The classic arms crossed....a few stares.....then this thing is cool, how do you like it and so on forth....you'll be fine Harley has the most spyders in them of any group. Its not a jap bike. Know worries, I ryde both, and so have you now.

[Raptor]

I'm really glad this thread is still going. Something happened to me yesterday. It was something of an epihany (sorry if it is spelled incorrectly) but it is kind of important. It's a soul-feeding spiritual thing!

Yesterday I left work early with full intent on getting home to watch the All-Star game. But that is not what happened. I got on my Spyder and realized that the weather was just perfect. And it was clear that I wasn't going home. I began to think about my route and a plan began to form.

It started with a semi-commute freeway run. I then exited the freeway and did some of the most aggressive and blood-curddling mountain riding I have done to date. The sway bar was workin, man, and the rush was off the scale!

Then I hit the ocean. It was so amazing that I completely changed my mindset; Speed, cornering, adreninlin rush no longer mattered. I had just been there; it was time to cruise.

I did a 200 mile cruise down and then back up the coast that completely changed my experience and gave me a whole new perspective of what the Spyder experience and riding in general was all about. I was suddenly just putting at 65 and gazing at the the cliffs and the ocean and everything around me. I was smelling the roses, and it was sweet.

So in the end, my answer is still the ride; but as you can tell, this ride was very, very different. I anxiously look forward to the next. You just never know what can happen. You might just end up smelling some roses along the way.

[BajaRon]

I've had my RT-S for four weeks now after having been taken off my two wheels by my doctor. Saturday I will be visiting a 100% Harley club house. I'm wondering how well I will be received. Hope I don't get a beating. I love the feel, the handling, the looks and the fact that my wife is excited about it. She never did like the idea of me on my bike. In the short time I have had it she and I have had a real blast.
Les

Just ride up and park like you own the place and nothing is out of the ordinary. Don't expect any reaction at all. That takes the pressure off and puts the ball in their court.

I hope you are pleasantly surprised.

Oh, and don't point out all the advantages over 2 wheels. If they ask, just show it to them like it's no big deal. They'll figure it out.

Good Luck! Let us know how it goes!

[BajaRon]

I'm really glad this thread is still going. Something happened to me yesterday. It was something of an epihany (sorry if it is spelled incorrectly) but it is kind of important. It's a soul-feeding spiritual thing!

Yesterday I left work early with full intent on getting home to watch the All-Star game. But that is not what happened. I got on my Spyder and realized that the weather was just perfect. And it was clear that I wasn't going home. I began to think about my route and a plan began to form.

It started with a semi-commute freeway run. I then exited the freeway and did some of the most aggressive and blood-curddling mountain riding I have done to date. The sway bar was workin, man, and the rush was off the scale!

Then I hit the ocean. It was so amazing that I completely changed my mindset; Speed, cornering, adreninlin rush no longer mattered. I had just been there; it was time to cruise.

I did a 200 mile cruise down and then back up the coast that completely changed my experience and gave me a whole new perspective of what the Spyder experience and riding in general was all about. I was suddenly just putting at 65 and gazing at the the cliffs and the ocean and everything around me. I was smelling the roses, and it was sweet.

So in the end, my answer is still the ride; but as you can tell, this ride was very, very different. I anxiously look forward to the next. You just never know what can happen. You might just end up smelling some roses along the way.

You put it very well! Sounds like a great ride and a great day! It will last you much longer than the game would have.

Where is Millbrae anyway? Spent my whole life in California and can't say that I ever heard of it.

[BajaRon]

I'm really glad this thread is still going....

I am surprised that this thread has lasted so long. This is an active forum and very few threads have long legs because of that.

It is really great to hear about all the good stuff surrounding the Spyder and those that experience it.

Makes me want to get out there and RIDE!

[Raptor]

You put it very well! Sounds like a great ride and a great day! It will last you much longer than the game would have.

Where is Millbrae anyway? Spent my whole life in California and can't say that I ever heard of it.

Howzit, Baja!! -

Millbrae is a little City that is 13 miles South of San Francisco on the penisula near SFO Airport. We are right in the middle of hiways 101 and 280, just a quick hop over to the coast and not far from Crystal Springs Reservoir. It's actually a great spot for us riders because almost any kind of riding you wish to do is right there at your finger tips!

[2spyders]

Howzit, Baja!! -

Millbrae is a little City that is 13 miles South of San Francisco on the penisula near SFO Airport. We are right in the middle of hiways 101 and 280, just a quick hop over to the coast and not far from Crystal Springs Reservoir. It's actually a great spot for us riders because almost any kind of riding you wish to do is right there at your finger tips!

Good to know - we're going to be in SF next month & we were just saying that we should rent an RT and do a little riding while we are there.

[BajaRon]

Howzit, Baja!! -

Millbrae is a little City that is 13 miles South of San Francisco on the penisula near SFO Airport. We are right in the middle of hiways 101 and 280, just a quick hop over to the coast and not far from Crystal Springs Reservoir. It's actually a great spot for us riders because almost any kind of riding you wish to do is right there at your finger tips!

Ok, well, I don't feel so bad then. California is a big place and there are a lot of places I've not been (or been but don't remember). Nice area to ride though.

[Star Cruiser]

I LOVE the SE5 shifter.