F3 or RT

[poordom]

Good afternoon All,

Your opinions will be greatly appreciated.

I now own a 2013 RTS, and looking at the possibility of trading for an F3T.

Any pros and cons.

Thanks

Dom

[WaltH]

I have had both an RT and a F-3T. The F-3 has 1/2 of the storage capacity of the RT. Other than this, everything else favors the F-3. In my opinion, the F-3 is the best motorcycle BRP has made in modern times. The improvements are very impressive. For touring, I prefer to pull a trailer. This gives me all of the storage I need. In the past eight years, I have owned five new Spyders. The F-3T is my favorite.

[ruralgirl]

Hi Dom. I'm brand new to Spyders, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I was all set to buy the F3-T when I went to the dealer in January to see the various Spyders in person. Turned out the Ts were too new to have been delivered even to this huge dealership, and they only had one RT assembled and on the floor. However, my decision to go with the RT was due to 1) the added storage as I plan to weekly grocery shop and even strap the occasional bag of horse feed onto the passenger seat, 2) the heated grips were included, and, probably most importantly, 3) I didn't like the forward position of the footpegs or board. I've been riding horses for 6 decades, and "leaners" for more than 4 decades, and I simply don't feel balanced with my feet out in front of me.

As I say, you're far more experienced with the RT than I am, but FWIW, those were my deciding factors.

[ruralgirl]

Hmmm, how'd my smiley face end up in my title space? I was experimenting with inserting my first ever icon. Oh, and I see it's not even the same icon.

[StanProff]

My wife loves the RT for the passenger comfort and storage. We also pull a 622 trailer for longer touring. If I were younger the F3 would be cool but I am very happy with an RT. This is my 2nd one and the 1330 triple se6 is great.

[Bob Denman]

What type of riding will you be doing?
Will you be riding solo, or two-up?

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

the thing you have to consider are you just doing cruising or do you plan on traveling especially with passenger

[ARtraveler]

As an owner of three RT's, I can say that I really like the "couch" feel of the RT. I currently have one, two cylinder and one, three cylinder version. The three cylinder is much smoother and quieter. Also requires less maintenance.

I have test sat an F3 and my personal feeling is that it "feels" much different than the RT. Even with the pegs and handlebars adjusted to my liking. I would miss the electric windshield, but could live with the lesser storage space. I do like the looks (ala Harley Road King).

I have yet to test drive (the test sit was on the dealers personal machine).

Cost wise, when you compare the F3T to a standard RT, there is not a lot of difference. I am thinking "more for less" is what is happening--IMO of course.

Am also thinking, the F3T will have to generate a lot more "wow" on the test drive for me to bite the bullet on #6.

[poordom]

the thing you have to consider are you just doing cruising or do you plan on traveling especially with passenger

Very good question.

I want to travel more, and right now, I am not very comfortable on my RT.

So maybe, just a seat replacement would do the trick.

Dom

[Bob Denman]

With about double the storage capacity od the F3-T; the RT would seem like the best choice...
It looks as if you should contact the "Seat folks" for some new possibilities...
Happy Shopping!

[OverHillAndDale]

With about double the storage capacity od the F3_T; the RT would seem like the best choice...
It looks as if you should contact the "Seat folks" for some new possibilities...
Happy Shopping!

Another way to view this is as motorcycle equivalents.

• The RT is a full touring bike like the Harley Road Glide Ultra - saddlebags, trunk, large frunk, lots of protection from the fairing, full complement of electronics.
• The F3 is more like the Fat-Boy. Fun, lighter, faster, substantially less luggage capacity, no fairing.

So, are you going to take this bike around town or on longer trips? If you want the best of both worlds you'll need an F3 and a trailer. One of the F3 models can have a trailer hitch, the other can't (don't remember which is which).

[Myersd802003]