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I am curious about us Spyder riders, what is your comfortable riding speed limit on the highway? I am a new rider and right now my max (constantly) speed is between 62-67mph. I know that relaxing my arms is a most, but my highways speed limit in some areas are between 65-70 mph. Will I get comfortable riding at that speed? Any tips other than relax your arms and pay attention to the road...thanks
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Originally Posted by cuznjohn
i ride between 60 and 65
I am also comfortable at that speed too. (60-65mph)
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The exact speed is the speed you're comfortable with.
Stop worrying about what other people are doing
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I was the same when first riding the spyder. Now, Louise and I have no trouble keeping up with traffic which is often well above the 75MPH speed limit on open freeway.
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REMEMBER ONE THING, 18 WHEELERS BLOW LOTS OF AIR.... SO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE IF YOU DON'T LIKE PASSING THEM... IF YOU DO PASS THEM, HOLD ON TIGHT....
MOST IMPORTANTLY, RIDE IN YOUR SAFE ZONE....
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Gain experience and relax!
It takes several thousaand miles to master the beast!
Ride and practice at what ever speed you can deal with.
Relax and let spider do the work dont think about it, just point it!
Have Fun
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Dan P's comment is spot on. If you want some extra protection amidst the semis get a BajaRon sway bar. On my first interstate foray I specifically went out to see how my Spyder would react when passing the big rigs. I could feel buffeting on my upper torso but the roadster tracked straight as an arrow. It behaves similarly in gusty crosswinds.
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Originally Posted by ahh-cool
The exact speed is the speed you're comfortable with.
Stop worrying about what other people are doing
Ride your own ride. If it is comfortable, that is your speed.
Forget about what speed others ride.
Jack
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Originally Posted by JayBros
Dan P's comment is spot on. If you want some extra protection amidst the semis get a BajaRon sway bar. On my first interstate foray I specifically went out to see how my Spyder would react when passing the big rigs. I could feel buffeting on my upper torso but the roadster tracked straight as an arrow. It behaves similarly in gusty crosswinds.
I have a new Bajaron swaybar on my new Spyder..
Last edited by wengerda; 04-03-2015 at 08:50 AM.
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I ride at the speed limit but the bike is stable at any speed. I had a 2011 and found that the passing a semi could be felt. I added better shocks and a sway bar and it was great after that. On my 14 I did not even notice passing a semi wit the stock configuration but added a sway bar which did improve cornering considerably. As said, the Spyder is better than a two wheeler in this regard. I ran on track wide open in top gear and the handling was just as good at 96 mph (2011 model) as it is at 50.
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Depends..!
I get comfotable at any speed. You should ryde where you are happiest. I will keep with traffic speeds when traffic is heavy and speed limit plus 5/10 mph when light then let her rip when clear for a bit. But again it is where you are comfortable. Never a good idea to ryde when in a hurry or pressed to meat a schedule. Much more fun when you have not time limits...thats my way..
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Come to Socal.... You will get use to riding almost 80 as that's what traffic does!
I too when new to the Spyder was nervous when going over 65. You will soon find that the Spyder pretty much rides the same at 65 and 75.
Find an open road somewhere and just do 75 for a while. You will see you quickly get comfortable.
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I ride 5 mph over the limit up to 65.
When the limit is 70 or 75 I drive the limit.
AJ
Originally Posted by wengerda
I am curious about us Spyder riders, what is your comfortable riding speed limit on the highway? I am a new rider and right now my max (constantly) speed is between 62-67mph. I know that relaxing my arms is a most, but my highways speed limit in some areas are between 65-70 mph. Will I get comfortable riding at that speed? Any tips other than relax your arms and pay attention to the road...thanks
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Riding with traffic is important if you would be impeding other drivers. Riding faster than traffic also presents it's problems.
Here, I like to ride between 5 and 7 mph above posted. My is 2 mph under actual. On the double lane, most cars pass me when it is not busy. When busy, I maintain what others are doing.
On 55 mph roads, I like to go 60 - 62 where possible. Less on twisties or roads with blind curves. I have a favorite ride that is posted 55 but it has many curves and blind spots. Usually 50 is where I am at. If others want to get around, I usually pull over or signal them by when safe.
Like others posted, ride your own ride. Be safe as possible without becoming a target or an annoyance to others.
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like i said b4, i like between 60 and 65 mph, but when i ride with my friends they like to run ahead of traffic and not just as fast as it
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I ride 5 to 8 mph over the posted speed limit. On most of the highways I ride on the cages and trucks will blow you off the road if you try to ride much slower than that.. The Spyder cruises very comfortable at 78
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advice from my safety instructor
1) appropriate speed for your skills
2) appropriate speed for the road condition
3) just a couple mph above the surrounding cage drivers (provided you dont exceed #1 or #2).
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I usually don't drive over 75 unless I have ear plugs in.
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Have cruised at 85 at 100 degree Temps . No problem. 2014 RT. Was in Utah where they have 80 mile speed limit. Have added bajaron sway bar and Baker tensioner since then, Which has made ride and handling much better.
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I usually ride 1 to 5 above the posted limit. Cops don't bother me at that speed. Sometimes that means I'm up to around 85, but mostly I ride around the 70 mark. I feel safer on the Spyder at 85 than I ever did on my Goldwing at 75.
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