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I thought the guy was hilarious! Reminded me of the first three days I owned my Spyder when I thought I had made an awful mistake. Then the learning curve cut in, and it's been joy ever since.
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 Originally Posted by joet82
Dewd was a Newb and didn't really give it time to get around the learning curve.
The Spyder is still new enough (and odd enough) for a lot of casual observers to ask me: "How do you like it?" I always start my story the same way.
I tell them 2 things right off the bat: (1) It rides differently then a 2-wheeled motorcycle. (2) The first full day of riding it, I thought to myself "DAMN, DID I JUST MAKE A HUGE MISTAKE?"
I then tell them --- within several days, I loved my 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT-S SM5.
The test drives most of us probably got through the dealership does not do the Spyder justice. One place I went to allowed you to drive it around their (small) parking lot. LOL. The second place had a 15 mile test ride that wasn't too bad. The route was out of the way, in some gently rolling hills and it gave you a flavor for how the Spyder handled.
The guy who wrote this review test drove his Spyder under the worse conditions. It is almost a shame they set it up the way he described.
Yes, the Spyder is not used as a get-away vehicle for a bank robbery. You do have to turn the key and wait. But you learn to turn the key, put on your helmet and fasten it, etc. and by the time you are ready to start the Spyder everything is ready to go.
I do not fault the writer. Test drives arranged under the circumstances he described are DUMB DUMB DUMB. Can-Am and it's dealers need to work on the test ride experience a LOT more. A conga line is a good description. Can you imagine being in the middle of the pack of a bunch of inexperienced Spyder riders? LOL. It is almost like saying "DON'T BUY THE SPYDER" and it the dealer and the factory saying it.
It is so different from a standard motorcycle, almost everyone will come away wondering if the Spyder is for them. Some of us will even wonder that when we get it home, but we come to love the darn thing!
Last edited by Knarfoh; 08-02-2013 at 12:50 PM.
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Originally Posted by MidLifeCrisis
I was a body and paint guy when Yugos were being sold and I can honestly say the best part about them is you could rip the damaged fenders off with your bare hands. They just took a good tug! Saved the shop a ton of man hours not having to use tools.  One of it's redeeming values.
The Yugo was also the only car I could push home solo when (not if, because it is inevitable) it stops running. I think this quote from an article pretty much sums it up:
"Built in Soviet-bloc Yugoslavia, the Yugo had the distinct feeling of something assembled at gunpoint".
Source:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...658529,00.html
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Spyders are by no means the only ones with slow boot ups. More and more machines are taking their sweet time as more software is being added. Just looked at a K1600GTL that took plenty long to boot Just no button to push to acknowledge the safety card. Cars are that way too, only we can usually start them first. If you have NAV, you have to acknowledge the safety notice, same with DVDs, etc. Gauges go through the same motions as those on the Spyder, before they display any real info. No one really complains, because they can get in and hit the switch.
With the smaller batteries like those on bikes, the computers are put into a deeper sleep, so they don't drain the battery. Can Am is a bit ahead of the curve on this, but more and more are going that way.
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Best anti-social statement I ever saw was a Yugo with personalized plates that read "Igo Ugo". Too weird, even for Floriduh!!!
Carl
2012 White RT Limited and 2013 Yellow ST-S Think 3 .i.
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I heard that they almost offered a four-door model called the.....
Wait for it.....
The WEgo!
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
How about the phone company? 
The internet?
Line Dancing?
Home-brewed beers?
Hey Bob, do ya know the origin of line dancing? 
I just learned it was created by a bunch of desperate women waiting for a rest-room stall!
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YUGO, Yes!
Don't be too hard on the Yugo. It was the first low-priced car with a standard backglass heating element.
It was provided to warm the hands of the pushers... 
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His test ride exactly mirrors the one I took on a very hot day in '08. I felt much as he did at the end of it....no way would I buy one.
I read 2 pages of the ADV thread & a lot of 2 wheelers disagreed with his attitude & castigated him.
Over the next 4 yrs I had 2 more test rides where the dealer gave me the Spyder & said to go & enjoy myself.
I now own one
He did have a way with words though 
2008 GS SM5, Full Moon Silver
2007 Piaggio MP3 - 250cc
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Great thread....love the "...did I make a mistake?..." reference. I was the same with my 2011 RS SM5....I put more miles on it than I do the cage.
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Originally Posted by oldgoat
His test ride exactly mirrors the one I took on a very hot day in '08. I felt much as he did at the end of it....no way would I buy one.
I read 2 pages of the ADV thread & a lot of 2 wheelers disagreed with his attitude & castigated him.
Over the next 4 yrs I had 2 more test rides where the dealer gave me the Spyder & said to go & enjoy myself.
I now own one
He did have a way with words though
My first impression after riding home from the dealer...(first time on the road... test ride was in parking lot at walking speed)
I thought "What kind of stupid thing have I done?"
That was 13,000+ miles ago...
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