Coming soon: New addition to the family~

[Siara]

Hey everyone! :3

You might have seen me around stalking everyone with a Spyder and bombarding them with questions. Well, now I'm proud to announce that a little Spyder will be joining the family. It was heartbreaking to decide on the right machine for me. I'm still having doubts now even after the purchase but hopefully these will soon go away. I'm from Belgium so it was very slim pickings regarding these three-wheelers. Decent Spyders are very hard to come by here. One particular dealer however made me a deal I could not refuse...

So in the end I purchased a new Magnesium 2012 RT-S that was being ignored by everyone. The dealer wanted it gone desperately so I actually felt sorry for it, haha~ The dealer threw in a Zumo 660 which they'll install for me as well as 4 years of warranty and travel assistance. That's not too shabby for a new machine that has no miles on it so far. Off course it still has the old engine but upgrading to a 2014 RT or higher would have cost me about € 10.000 more. So that's a lot of gas money I will now be spending on this machine instead.

If all goes according to plan I will be able to pick it up this Saturday morning so I'm quite anxious. Honestly, I can't wait to get on the machine for my very first ride. Anything I should know in particular regarding this model or driving the RT in general?

Here are some pictures I took in the showroom of the new family member, he'll be joining a BMW R1200R Classic that belongs to the hubby~ (Unfortunately that meant saying goodbye to my BMW F800GT...)

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Any names for the beast that spring to mind?

[Lin]

Congratulations!!!!!!

[Purple Guy]

& on your new addition to your family!

2012 was a good year for the RT, you're going to love it!

This is a must read for all new Spyder Ryders...

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/s...-Spyder-owners

[Eagle1]

Very nice. That is a good year and the RT is a great Ryde. Enjoy.

[warp10]

congrats, I had 2 2012 RT-S both silver. one was a manual shift and the other was semi-auto. both were great bikes, you will not be sorry.

[Dan McNally]

. . . that is a beautiful Spyder!

[Bob Denman]

Your long search has finally ended...

[Trbayth]

Awesome, awesome, awesome!

[bronzeflex42]

on ur

[PrairieSpyder]

I'm very happy you found a Spyder at a good deal. I know you agonized over which model to get, but I think you did well with the RTS. And thanks for the pics. We love pics here.

Is it manual or semi-automatic?

[LisaLimited]

I got my 2014 RTLimited SE6 in August, so I know your joy. I had looked for several years. Had a hard time giving up my Harley Road King, so I kept it too!

[RBS66]

CONGRATS! Siara ,I know you took a long time to make the decision. You're going to love it. I own a 2013 RT And I feel the 998 has plenty of power. Yes the 1330 would be nice ,but my RT runs just Great with my wife and I on it. And I'm not a small guy. Have fun and enjoy your new ride.

[stormtrooper]

Thats a nice color.Good luck and have fun with your new toy

[Chupaca]

to the roadster world. You made a great choice and will find this out from the first ryde. Congrats..!!

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

& Did I read you correctly when you said " this be my first ride " ???????......I sure hope you enjoy it , because you now OWN IT.......I suggest you find the " DO'S AND DONT'S " for new rider's post you will learn a lot.................Mike

[SpyderAnn01]

Congratulations, you will love it.

[Highwayman2013]

Have Fun!

[Dragonrider]

You will love - it's the BEST of the 990s! Remember that it will take 200 miles (320 KM) to learn to ride it, and not grip to bars too hard!! It will go anywhere your hubby will take his Beemer too!

Enjoy

[Marker]

In my opinion the 2012 model year was the best year for the 998 engine to buy.

[archibald609]

Congratulations, you will love it

[ARtraveler]

on your purchase. I am partial to the magnesium color--we have a 2011 RT in our stable.

As others have said, the 2012 RT is considered the best of all the 998 RT's.

We have 16,500 trouble free miles on akspyderlady's 2011. She calls it her "baby."

[Yazz]

Siara, so happy for your new addition to the family! 2012 was a very good year for RTs.

As for naming the RT, it will come to you in time...

[robmorg]

That silver (Magnesium) color sure does look snazzy all bright and shiny in that showroom picture. Enjoy!!!

[Bam Bam and Pebbles]

I have the same model, year and color. As far as names go, I call mine the Beast so you cant use that. Enjoy the ride.

[wolphspyder]

On your new addition to your family..you will enjoy it, I know....both my wife and I have been enjoying our ...I hope you enjoy many , many happy miles on yours....you have a beautiful ryde.