3 - WHEELS COMPARISON

[SPYD3R]

HERE'S A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SPYD3R, TRI-GUILD & SLING-SHOT....
http://www.fool.com/investing/genera...torcycles.aspx
I DON'T SEE WHERE THE SLING-SHOT EVEN FITS INTO THE SAME MARKET AS 'SIT-ON', SINCE IT'S A'SIT-IN'... IT'S MORE LIKE THE MORGAN 3 WHEELED CAR TO ME...
DAN P
EASLEY, SC
SPYD3R

[Bob Denman]

The Press is always trying to work out these ridiculous "comparisons", in order to prove their own pre-conceived notions...
Pay them no mind; they'll go away soon enough!

[ARtraveler]

IMO: Apples, oranges, pears.

[Bob Denman]

More like:
Guitar picks
Orangutans
and
Corvettes

[wyliec]

The Press is always trying to work out these ridiculous "comparisons", in order to prove their own pre-conceived notions...
Pay them no mind; they'll go away soon enough!

It's called circular reasoning. Sometimes I see it on here.

[SPYD3R]

More like:
Guitar picks
Orangutans
and
Corvettes

Guitar picks & Corvettes go well Bob.... i had both, and the girls loved'm.....

Orangutans.....???????? we'll leave that 1 alone....
Dan P

[Chupaca]

wish they would quit dragging the spyder into there ideas. There are non like it...!!

[Dragonrider]

Sorry but:

1. They are all toys.
2. They are all expensive toys
3. The gov't lackeys list them all as "motorcycles", requiring the same endorsement and helmets (here anyway)
4. The mechanical design is similar, especially for the Spyder and SlingShot - it's the same argument as comparing a Raptor 700 and Rzr as sand toys.
5. All provide an increase level of stability and security.
6. If you can call T-rex an motorcycle, the Slingshot is it's kid brother.

And there are new players coming - watch for Yamaha and Toyota to put something in the market within the next 24 months....

[mtdoragary]

Yep; it's a 21st Century Morgan.

HERE'S A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE SPYD3R, TRI-GUILD & SLING-SHOT....
http://www.fool.com/investing/genera...torcycles.aspx
I DON'T SEE WHERE THE SLING-SHOT EVEN FITS INTO THE SAME MARKET AS 'SIT-ON', SINCE IT'S A'SIT-IN'... IT'S MORE LIKE THE MORGAN 3 WHEELED CAR TO ME...
DAN P
EASLEY, SC
SPYD3R

[iSpyder123]

Polaris is really pushing the boundaries. My local dealer will have these and I will be test riding one.
IMO, Anything with a steering wheel is not a bike.
A steering wheel, passenger seat, an engine and transmission that size has entered car territory. In fact more like a three wheeled go kart that's street legal.

[SPYD3R]

Polaris is really pushing the boundaries. My local dealer will have these and I will be test riding one.
IMO, Anything with a steering wheel is not a bike.
A steering wheel, passenger seat, an engine and transmission that size has entered car territory. In fact more like a three wheeled go kart that's street legal.

BINGO, you win......

nothing else need be said...

[zamfield]

[Woodsrider]

Eh, here in NC the Polaris doesn't require a helmet, so I'd have to call that a car. Take my Wrangler's soft top off and doors off, drop the windshield, and it's almost the polaris (well okay my wrangler is dog slow and has an extra wheel )

I like seeing all of these new vehicles come out though. Call 'em whatever, they all look to be some kind of fun. Once thought an Elio would be cool but I doubt that particular vehicle will show up.

[ARtraveler]

Why do I want to test drive a Slingshot so much?

[Ivorspyder]

Polaris is really pushing the boundaries. My local dealer will have these and I will be test riding one.
IMO, Anything with a steering wheel is not a bike.
A steering wheel, passenger seat, an engine and transmission that size has entered car territory. In fact more like a three wheeled go kart that's street legal.

A Spyder is not a bike.Bike is short for bicycle,bi means 2 thus 2 wheels.A Spyder is a trike short for tricycle which means 3 wheels.A Polaris has 3 wheels which defines it as a trike.Steering wheels have absolutely nothing to do with it being a bike or trike.I guess Polaris could have put 1 seat in and handlebars had they wanted or for that matter Can Am could put a steering wheel of sorts on it instead of handlebars had they had the desire to do so.Just saying.

[Bob Denman]

Why do I want to test drive a Slingshot so much?

One Word:
Peer Pressure...


Okay; TWO words!

[StanProff]

Doesn't seem to me like a comparison at all. To me to compare something it has to be of similar design. If you compare a reverse trike (not a kit), do it with another reverse trike (not a kit). Compare a regular trike kit to another regular trike kit. Compare a side by side with another side by side. Maybe i am over simplifying it but that is the way I see it. With that being said, My dealer will be getting the Slingshot, you bet I want to drive it. I can't see me buying one over a reverse trike but who knows, instead of selling or trading my spyder for a '15 model I could possibly keep the spyder and buy a slingshot. Frankly I don't see me being comfortable driving with my butt that close to the ground.

[vtrider]

More to come..... http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...0-preview.html

[MRH]

There are very limited number of three wheeled vehicles out there. I'd agree that a Spyder and a Slingshot are very different, the slingshot being much of a three wheeled sports car, but in the range that includes what is reasonably available to most consumers, a Spyder is as good a comparison as any.

To my mind, this is good coverage for both businesses as it serves to raise awareness.

[JerryB]

Hi MRH,

Re: There are very limited number of three wheeled vehicles out there. I'd agree that a Spyder and a Slingshot are very different, the slingshot being much of a three wheeled sports car, but in the range that includes what is reasonably available to most consumers, a Spyder is as good a comparison as any.

To my mind, this is good coverage for both businesses as it serves to raise awareness.

I agree. I read the entire article & the columned comparisons. I do not believe that the writer was comparing apples to apples. IMO what he was comparing is that these types of vehicles are designed for the same market.

IMO ( again ), it seems to me that a lot of posters here seem to want to believe that these new 3-wheelers will not effect the sales of the Spyders. Sorry, I cannot believe that. It is the older crowd with the discrestionary money to spend.

Just my $0.002,

Jerry Baumchen
A satisfied Spyder owner

[Dgjason]

Why do I want to test drive a Slingshot so much?

Hell yeah...me too. Wonder if they have any heat issues (just saying)

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

call them what you want, i think the slingshot looks really cool & i plan on test driving it.
I love my little & have absolutely no plans of getting rid of it.

[Bob Denman]

I think that they could be a lot of fun...

...depending on how some questions concerning luggage, and protection from inclement weather, are answered.