Spyders not for real men

[Dan_Ashley]

We may need some further clarification on the meanings of "mess", and "up"...

My personal definition: "Crap happens because I'm drunk, and I don't like it, or my family members don't like it."

What's your personal defination? I'm sure yours is as good for you as mine is for me.

[SNOOPY]

I had a gentlemen about mid fifties come over to ask me some questions about my Sypder. His son had just bought a motorcycle and he was thinking about buying to and was looking at options. He said he had riden years ago but did not feel safe on them any more. So when he started asking questions I gave them the regular run down.

Yes its fun
Yes its much more stable
Yes its safer
Yes its easier
No its not hard to drive
Yes they are expensive but you can find great deals on used ones
See its automatic
Yes it backs up

Then he said " well I really like it but its not for real men"
"ok" i said "since more men then women ride them I will let them know"

As he walked away I thought to myself "well there goes another one that will buy something he cant really ride or will be to afraid to ride"

Funny, no one has a problem when they see me ride....and I'm a dog.





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[Bob Ledford]

i bet he doesn't vote, rarely bathes, and has trouble spelling his own name.

You're probably more right then I was. Let's add " on welfare" to the list along with beats his wife and makes his kids sleep on a dirty mattress too.

[wyliec]

I said that I "CAN"; just maybe not always...

Sorry Bob,

I meant, if you'd been to a mardi gras, you may have seen more than males standing.

[SpyRyd]

I've ridden Hondas, Yamahas, Harleys and now I'm a Spyder Ryder and have been since May 2012 with nearly 25,000 Spyder miles under my belt. In all my years of riding I've never experienced anything near what has been expressed in some of the stories in this thread. I can't help but wonder if some of these stories posted here are perhaps made up to stimulate more fictional conversation, JMHO. Maybe, maybe not

[Kagey_98]

I had a gentlemen about mid fifties come over to ask me some questions about my Sypder. His son had just bought a motorcycle and he was thinking about buying to and was looking at options. He said he had riden years ago but did not feel safe on them any more. So when he started asking questions I gave them the regular run down.

Yes its fun
Yes its much more stable
Yes its safer
Yes its easier
No its not hard to drive
Yes they are expensive but you can find great deals on used ones
See its automatic
Yes it backs up

Then he said " well I really like it but its not for real men" <=== He Spelled Sheep Wrong...
"ok" i said "since more men then women ride them I will let them know"

As he walked away I thought to myself "well there goes another one that will buy something he cant really ride or will be to afraid to ride"

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[Bob Denman]

Sorry Bob,

I meant, if you'd been to a mardi gras, you may have seen more than males standing.

How am I gonna get back to sleep after THAT???

[den1953]

Back before I retired there were a couple jerks in my department who never even owned or rode motorcycles but kept up the "real men ride Harleys" crap, trying to get my goat. I finally grew tired of it one day and snapped back "well what do you girls ride?". I had a Honda and a couple of Yamahas at the time.

[wyliec]

How am I gonna get back to sleep after THAT???

Count the number of droplets.

[araknd]

I was told by several friends/co workers before I bought mine, "you might as well just buy a convertable there is no difference." Once I took my first test ride I realized how stupid these friends where to say something like that. Putting a sun roof in my truck is way more like a convertable than my Spyder! My Spyder is just plain fun to ride!

Q

I know this is a men's comment thread, but I might make a comment. I rode a traditional bike for years, however, after a serious back injury and couldn't ride my Nomad any more the Spyder was a good fix. I have to admit I had a serious identity crisis with my first one ('09 roadster). Now, after my second fusion, I have a '12 RT and really love it. You just can't and shouldn't try to compensate for someone's idiotic comments.
araknd

[Bob Denman]

Count the number of droplets.

Glad to have you back!!

[Bazeel]

Try being under 40 and on an RT. I hear quite a few strange things. I just give them the "your stupid" look and they walk away feeling that way.

Oh man, I get that. I'm 28 and I run with a pack of sportbikes one day and a pack of Cruisers the next. A few freinds joke with 'You shoulda gotta Harley', but I've not had anyone say any -real- smart.

(On a side note, I did have a gentleman in a beat-up farm truck tell me to 'Get a real bike'...Which is pretty funny coming from someone riding about in their truck. )

[lwrydr]

Some clowns (Harley Riders) that I know had a reservation cop put a ticket on my saying that it was not supposed to be
parked in a mororcycle only area. I had a lot of fun with that one and at the time was not real happy.

[Bob Denman]

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[Dan McNally]

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[retread]

To the "real bike" question, I ask if I've been riding my imagination for 6 years, then tell them if my imagination is that good, I'll try thinking a few million into my bank account and see what happens. The first one I said that to had to have it explained to him.

john

[zrc]

Operative words: Too much.

if drinking does not mess up your life, then it probably isn't too much.

IM BACK IN THE GAME BABY, OH YEA!

[missouriboy]

Trying to reason with someone who already knows everything is like talking politics with a Liberal...

Hmmmm.... I know we're not supposed to mention politics, but didja know the Quote of the Year was attributed to Vladimir Putin?

It was reported that he said, "Negotiating with Barack ***** is like trying to play chess with a pigeon: first he knocks over all the game pieces, then he poops on the board and struts around like he won the game."

[Bob Denman]

We're gonna get in trouble if one of them complains...

[spydaman60]

Real men don't worry about being real, or being manly.
...and to start a list of what real men don't do, let me go first:
1. Real men don't disrespect other people, for any reason.
2. Real men don't hit women or children.
3. Real men support their families.
4. Real men don't drink too much, and don't use drugs.
5. Real men don't lie.
6. Real men earn their living.
7. Real men don't fail to aid those in need, whether asked or not.
8. Real men are not obese.
9. Real men don't steal.
10. Real men don't fail to compliment their spouses.
11. Real men don't need approval of everyone.
12. Real men don't need to join gangs to feel that they belong.
13. Real men don't expect others to bail them out.
14. Real men are not afraid to show love, compassion, or kindness.
15. Real men Ryde Spyders, drive cars, and even walk.

14 out of 15 on your definition of a real man! I resemble #8 to some degree! maybe not obese, but on the heavy side!

[Dan_Ashley]

14 out of 15 on your definition of a real man! I resemble #8 to some degree! maybe not obese, but on the heavy side!

Can you walk?
Can you bend over?
Can you climb stairs?

If so, then you might be overweight but not OBESE.
The reason I put that on the list is because truly obese people show to the world that they have no self-control, and therefore cannot be self reliant.

[spydaman60]

Can you walk?
Can you bend over?
Can you climb stairs?

If so, then you might be overweight but not OBESE.
The reason I put that on the list is because truly obese people show to the world that they have no self-control, and therefore cannot be self reliant.

yes, yes and yes!!guess i'm fifteen for fifteen!! man I feel better now!!

[OJ UK]

TBH I have not had any derogatory remarks from anyone in the UK....more like:
"What is it?? It looks great....can you drive it on a car licence? Wow!"
When I explain that Yes, you can drive on a car or 'full' bike licence and then I
give the person a card from my dealer, they generally walk off shaking their heads and
looking back at my pride and joy!! The hard nosed Harley brigade do tend to say very little
but I often catch them taking a sneaky look at it when I've out accelerated them and
then gone into curves way faster than they can!!
Horses for courses I suppose.

[SNOOPY]

Real men don't worry about being real, or being manly.
...and to start a list of what real men don't do, let me go first:
1. Real men don't disrespect other people, for any reason.
2. Real men don't hit women or children.
3. Real men support their families.
4. Real men don't drink too much, and don't use drugs.
5. Real men don't lie.
6. Real men earn their living.
7. Real men don't fail to aid those in need, whether asked or not.
8. Real men are not obese.
9. Real men don't steal.
10. Real men don't fail to compliment their spouses.
11. Real men don't need approval of everyone.
12. Real men don't need to join gangs to feel that they belong.
13. Real men don't expect others to bail them out.
14. Real men are not afraid to show love, compassion, or kindness.
15. Real men Ryde Spyders, drive cars, and even walk.

Whoa, good thing I a dog, I'd never be able to live up to all of that.

[Dan_Ashley]

Whoa, good thing I a dog, I'd never be able to live up to all of that.

Dogs do all of that naturally. Thank you for being a dog. So do Spyder Ryder's!