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I park in car slots mostly. When I am out with my club I park where the group parks. Generally we park in the outlying spots and share spots making room for other vehicles.
At motorcycle dealers I park in designated MC spots if they are wide enough. If there is limited space on "kickstand down" concrete spots I will use a car spot.
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I've never seen a motorcycle specific parking space that would accomodate a Spyder. And taking two spaces is just not acceptable. It has never even occurred to me to try. When parking I consider the Spyder a car and take a full space. BTW, in many jurisdictions if two motorcycles park in one metered space, they will be ticketed.
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I always park in a vehicle space, doesn't even come to mind to park in a motorcycle spot. If you look at the width of the Spyder, it comes close to a small size car.
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I generally park in car spaces. At work is a different story, I have to park in the MC parking because of not enough car spaces.
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Your experience parking in motorcycle parking spaces
What is your experience parking your Ryker/Spyder in designated motorcycle parking areas? I'm picking up my Spyder in a couple of days and as a first time owner, wondering if I should bother parking in m/c spaces or just find a car spot. Do other bikers complain because these vehicles take up so much space?
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Originally Posted by rational
What is your experience parking your Ryker/Spyder in designated motorcycle parking areas? I'm picking up my Spyder in a couple of days and as a first time owner, wondering if I should bother parking in m/c spaces or just find a car spot. Do other bikers complain because these vehicles take up so much space?
When they created and designed " Mtc. parking " .... they were thinking TWO wheels ..... our Spyders need more room - so park with the auto's .....JMHO .... Mike
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Somewhat agree Shade & or covered also primo parking.
Key thing: Park sensibly, with in reason. IF regular car spots available, would use first ( I don’t mind walking lil further). Our reverse works better/easier & uphill if wherever is suitable ( does take experience *practice carefully first*) courtesy is a maybe
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Around here most MC only spots are to narrow to comfortably park my RT. Also a lot of the MC spots are concrete rather than blacktop to prevent the sidestand from sinking in hot pavement. Spyder doesn't have that issue. Then there is always the argument that these contraptions are not motorcycles.
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Hiding your Spyder in amongst cars can lead to lookie loo’s playing with or doing damage to your ride. MC parking is more visible and helps prevent people from doing anything to the bikes. I don’t care how many bike spaces I use, I’ll park where it’s safer.
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I use the same parking spots as the cars do.
We don't have Motorcycle parking spaces in Vermont.
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I have parked in there, and why not! It's got a bike plate on the rear, I need a bike license to drive it, and so what if it takes a spot and half, make believe that I am riding with my buddy, and it's parked really close. Back into the spot and act like you own it!
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Downtown there are 5 or 6 mc parking areas and I use them if room enough.
One day there was a "metermaid" looking at me backing my RT into a park and she told me to park with the cars, because I took too much space.
I just showed her my registration card that said, "motorcycle with three wheels" and asked if she would dispute the DMV department! She told me to have a nice day and walked away!
I have also parked in car spots at the mall, but between two big cars like SUV's the Spyder might come as a surprise to people thinking "there is an empty spot" and almost hit you as they turn in.
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As in life, I think the answer is it depends. I typically see regular trikes parked in mcy areas so I'm not here or there on the subject. If we are at an attraction that offers a decent size mcy area, I park there. If not, or at a grocery store, mall, etc will usually park in the main area.
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Originally Posted by Jesster72
As in life, I think the answer is it depends. I typically see regular trikes parked in mcy areas so I'm not here or there on the subject. If we are at an attraction that offers a decent size mcy area, I park there. If not, or at a grocery store, mall, etc will usually park in the main area.
I totally agree with Jesster. Some places we frequent have a designated area for bikes so we park there, if enough room. I normally use a little common sense and park where its best for me and other riders. When we ride as a group the group we ride with includes Can-Am, Goldwing, and Harly trikes and this issue has never been a problem for us.
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I don't park in handicapped spaces unless I am handicapped. I don't take up two or more motorcycle only spaces with my Spyder either. Those spaces are clearly intended for narrower, two wheeled vehicles, not for the Spyder which has a car sized footprint.
If there is a general area designated for motorcycles, often closer to the special event location than the parking area is for cars, and where parking is open and not designated by lines for narrow spots, then I would not hesitate to park my Spyder there.
FWIW, I love riding my RT and yes I understand that it is registered as a motorcycle and in my state a motorcycle endoresement is required on my driver's license. But we all really know that the Spyder/Ryker is not really a motorcycle as most think of what that word means. Learn to ride a two wheeler with a standard transmission and then consider yourself a motorcyclist, and continue to do so even when you happen to be riding a three wheeler.
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Originally Posted by NorwegianRT
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I have also parked in car spots at the mall, but between two big cars like SUV's the Spyder might come as a surprise to people thinking "there is an empty spot" and almost hit you as they turn in.
This is where it helps to carry a small orange cone and place it behind the Spyder to avoid this situation. I see cones at Amazon with heights starting from 4 inches.
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Originally Posted by rational
This is where it helps to carry a small orange cone and place it behind the Spyder to avoid this situation. I see cones at Amazon with heights starting from 4 inches.
If they can't see my bike sitting there almost 5 ft tall there not going to see a 4 inch cone!! Sorry
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This is where it helps to carry a small orange cone and place it behind the Spyder to avoid this situation. I see cones at Amazon with heights starting from 4 inches.
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Originally Posted by NorwegianRT
.... I have also parked in car spots at the mall, but between two big cars like SUV's the Spyder might come as a surprise to people thinking "there is an empty spot" and almost hit you as they turn in.
When I park in parking lots, I position the front of my bike to be in line with the rear of cars that are parked - helps avoid someone thinking it is an open space.
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Originally Posted by IGETAROUND
When I park in parking lots, I position the front of my bike to be in line with the rear of cars that are parked - helps avoid someone thinking it is an open space.
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That would be a lot smarter of course, I will make that a rule from now on if I park with cars!
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