Page 1 of 8 12345 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 25 of 176
  1. #1
    Active Member KID Ryker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Crosby,Texas
    Posts
    372
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default Age of riders buying a Ryker

    Every one talks about this is a entry level bike. I don't think the young riders will be buying. Not my 1st bike still ride a 2 wheeler. I'm almost 69. I am buying.
    Last edited by KID Ryker; 12-04-2018 at 04:17 PM.

  2. #2
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    Johnson, Vermont
    Posts
    908
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    I'll be buying if the test ride goes well. I'm 46.

  3. #3
    SpyderLovers Ambassador Little Blue's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2017
    Location
    INDIANA, USA
    Posts
    6,730
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default Ryker

    My Dealer is 'hoping' that the 30 - 50 age group will be looking and buying these Bykes as well. HOPE For BEST. Remember Always ryde Safe.
    ENJOY YOUR LIFE WITH A SPYDER
    Ryde with a Friend and be Safe

    My Spyder .....'Little Blue-Boy'
    2016 RT Limited , Orbital Blue

  4. #4
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2018
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    786
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    Wifes a definite buyer at 59 me 62 undecided, I'll probably go for an F3s when funds permit (I just can't get my head around not having a gearbox to play with) and hang on to my Harley.
    Spoke to our dealer yesterday and he hasn't got a clue who's going to turn up to buy the Rykers so has ordered one of each for demo's and only mentioned one other lady that had shown interest so far.
    2017 F3S Daytona , Circuit Yellow Metalic

  5. #5
    Active Member KID Ryker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Crosby,Texas
    Posts
    372
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Rodriguez View Post
    I'll be buying if the test ride goes well. I'm 46.
    Test ride got my it's a f3 sport bike.

  6. #6
    Very Active Member Sarge707's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Connecticut
    Posts
    3,658
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    I'm Buying and IF Its just as Good OR better than my F3 for my afternoon 90-100 Mile rides (No Touring) Then my F3 will be sold to cover the Cost of the Ryker?

    2015 F3 sm6, Custom Dynamics fender lights.

    Sea Doo GTI-SE 90 Jet Ski!!

  7. #7
    Very Active Member jaherbst's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Location
    Oro Valley Arizona
    Posts
    3,719
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by gvcntx View Post
    Every one talks about this is a entry level bike. I don't think the young riders will be buying. Not my 1st bike still ride a 2 wheeler. I'm almost 69. I am buying.
    So what's your sayin is your still a kid. Right?

    Jack
    Last edited by jaherbst; 12-04-2018 at 09:22 PM.
    All my life I wanted to be somebody, now I realize I should have been more specific.
    2019 Specialized E-Bike COMO 2.0
    2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland
    2018 Tiffin Phaeton 37BH Motorhome
    2015 BMW R1200R LC
    2014 RTL SE6 Pearl White
    2012 RT-622 trailer viper red
    2014 Look 7x12 motorcycle trailer silver and black
    2011 Polaris Ranger green
    2013 GMC Yukon Denali XL silver oak
    2016 Can Am Maverick

  8. #8
    Active Member Winnex3's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2016
    Location
    Paw paw mi
    Posts
    168
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    53 and getting the rally

  9. #9
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2018
    Location
    N.E. Ohio
    Posts
    520
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    66 in January, my body is 99 cueman

  10. #10
    Very Active Member canamjhb's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2017
    Location
    Mesa, Arid-Zone-A
    Posts
    2,942
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Guess I got old at an early age. In my 20s I did a lot of off-road riding. Had a lot of fun but kept crashing all the time so I quit riding until I got old. Bought a Kawasaki Vulcan in my early 40s but only kept it a few weeks. It was too small for what I wanted so went straight to a Goldwing. Over 30 years riding old guy bikes and still loving it...... Jim
    2005 Windveil Blue Premium Mustang Convertible
    2008 Honda GL1800/California Sidecar Trike, SOLD
    2014 Platinum Silver Satin Spyder RTL, SOLD
    Semper Fi


  11. #11
    Active Member Winnex3's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2016
    Location
    Paw paw mi
    Posts
    168
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    do not feel bad i have a strip down Goldwing and love it my bike.jpg

  12. #12
    Very Active Member ARtraveler's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2010
    Location
    Valley Springs, AR
    Posts
    41,270
    Spyder Garage
    8

    Default

    So far, the age seems to be all over the place. I have been surprised at the number of senior RT riders who have chimed in about buying or the intent to do so.

    Time will tell.

    Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.

    Previously : 2008 GS-SM5 (silver), 2009 RS-SE5 (red), 2010 RT-S Premier Editon #474 (black) 2011 RT A&C SE5 (magnesium) 2014 RTS-SE6 (yellow)

    MY FINAL TALLY: 7 Spyders, 15 years, 205,500 miles

    IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WONDERFUL, AND FUN RIDE.
    2020 F3L , Magma Red

  13. #13
    Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2018
    Location
    Orillia Ontario
    Posts
    26
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    I am a new rider,55, looking seriously at a 900 for day rides with the wife.
    2019 F3S , Blue

  14. #14
    Active Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2017
    Location
    Crossville TN
    Posts
    227
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    58 here

  15. #15
    Very Active Member chris56's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    austria
    Posts
    1,545
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    my son is 22 - I just want to use it with his mother
    (every day !1)
    Outlander fairing - Fox-shock - BajaRon Swaybar - Hankook tire/ back - 165/50 Imperial tires front & longer front shocks - GIVI Topase - Shad sidecases -heated grips - new seats

  16. #16
    Active Member WisconsinDavid's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2018
    Location
    Beaver Dam WI
    Posts
    285
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    I'm 60... yikes. For years I rode cruiser sized bikes. When my first wife died (four years ago) I decided every year, for as long as I could, I would pass that sad day in the wind with friends. The first year, we passed June 12th on a ride to Thunder Bay Ontario. It was an education how cold that side of Lake Superior can be in June. We hit weather that was cold and windy and rainy and... quite a few of the miles were less than fun. That summer I bought an Ultra Classic and the trips behind the fairings and on the bigger bike were far more comfortable and fun. Last June, someone cut me off in Deadwood SD and I ended up riding a hospital bed in Spearfish... where an ankle and tibia were repaired. Healing was my summer vacation. I'm determined to get back out there, but with the leg work the days of safely holding up a loaded tourer have ended... so onto a Spyder. I have dipped my toe into the water with a low mileage RS, but most likely will move on to the comfort of the RT when I have the cash saved up. That said... I can't imagine touring on a Ryker any distance and being comfortable. I guess I've gotten old and soft ... but at least I'm still in the wind! I hope the Ryker is a hit... that will keep BRP solvent for all its cycle products and also help the sport of riding.

  17. #17
    Very Active Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2012
    Location
    CO
    Posts
    1,665
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    I don't know if it's wishful thinking on BRP's part, but none of the Ryker / Spyder riders I've met looked like the demographic in their brochures or videos. We're mostly greyer in the hair department (if we had any left) and larger around the middle.
    When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
    Current stable: 09 Thruxton / 09 FZ6
    Sold List: 97 Ninja500R, 03 SV650K3, 01 Ducati 750Sport Dark, 73 CB350/4, 03 F650GSA, 08 Gixxer600, 03 Gixxer600, 91 VFR750F, 09 KLX250, 06 Thruxton 900, 08 Spyder RS , 12 Street TripleR, 15 RC390, 02 VFR800, 09 KLX250S, 10 F650GS
    JLohPhotos
    ... Motorcycles are kind of like Baskin Robbins... You're looking at 31 flavors of ice cream, don't you kind of want to know what they all taste like?...
    2008 GS , Millennium Yellow

  18. #18
    Very Active Member Chupaca's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    San Diego, CA.
    Posts
    31,097
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default Tough one....

    Most of the young new ryders will not be here to speak up but may join in later. We pretty much know all the active ones here... and BRP is not much for sharing. Guess we will see as new members appear that are willing to state their age....
    Gene and Ilana De Laney
    Mt. Helix, California

    ​2012 RS sm5
    2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black

  19. #19
    Active Member CarolinaSpyderRyder's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2015
    Location
    North Carolina
    Posts
    127
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    I'm 41. The ryker interests me a little... but I really love my RSS. 900 Rally might be nice for playing on the dirt roads. I will have to wait and see about buying on though... not sure the performance is where i'd like it to be. Maybe a turbo for the 900 would entice me a little.
    2014 RSS , Sunburst Yellow and Steel Black Metallic

  20. #20
    Active Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2018
    Location
    Columbia,Tennessee
    Posts
    280
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Chupaca View Post
    Most of the young new ryders will not be here to speak up but may join in later. We pretty much know all the active ones here... and BRP is not much for sharing. Guess we will see as new members appear that are willing to state their age....
    you are probably right. I'm 62 and just happy I made it this long still trying to figure that out. But I'm proud I did. we'll just have to wait and see who fesses up about their age.

  21. #21
    Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2018
    Location
    Oklahoma
    Posts
    2
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    We just bought a 2015 RT. I am 58 and hubby is 67 yrs old. He had an accident on his triumph trophy, so we decided to buy a spyder for safety but just love it!

  22. #22
    Very Active Member Deanna777's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2012
    Location
    Vermont
    Posts
    7,986
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    I took a test ride on a 2014 RTS-SE6, in May of 2014 in Springfield, MO.( Spyderfest).

    In July I bought my current 2014 RTS-SE6. ( 4 years ago).

    Deanna




    Current Spyder - 2023 F3 LTD Special Mineral Blue

    Red LED NANO Saddlebag Marker Lights with Full Illumination
    Sequential Fender LED'S (Amber/Red) with Safety Reflector
    Dual Power Plate (12 V & USB ports)
    Gremlin Bell
    Rear Trunk Organizer (4 holders, 2 Elastic Holders)
    Lamonster "Top Cuff" with adjustable drink Holder
    SpyderPops Missing Guard Belt
    Console Accent Trim (Carbon Fiber Domed Black)
    Ultimate F3 Floorboards
    Front Fairing Service Access Door Covers (Carbon Fiber Doomed Black)
    Sway Bar with Links
    Rolo Laser Alignment
    Half Cover


    Former Spyder - 2014 RTS SE6 Cognac SOLD
    2023 F3 LTD Special Series , N/A N/A Mineral Blue

  23. #23
    Very Active Member Markubis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    NH
    Posts
    608
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    I'm 53 and am trying to decide between the Rally and the 900. If I go with the 900 I will be opting for the Fox suspension and sway bar. The Rally seems to be a better deal cost-wise, but I'm really not interested in going full rally mode anyways.
    Also, I kinda like the idea of having change-able color inserts on the non rally rims. Only a couple of colors to choose from right now but I imagine there will be more soon.
    I still need to see them in person though.

  24. #24
    Active Member KID Ryker's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Crosby,Texas
    Posts
    372
    Spyder Garage
    1

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Markubis View Post
    I'm 53 and am trying to decide between the Rally and the 900. If I go with the 900 I will be opting for the Fox suspension and sway bar. The Rally seems to be a better deal cost-wise, but I'm really not interested in going full rally mode anyways.
    Also, I kinda like the idea of having change-able color inserts on the non rally rims. Only a couple of colors to choose from right now but I imagine there will be more soon.
    I still need to see them in person though.
    Also not interested in rally mode one less thing to go wrong and not going offroad. I also want to up grade to Fox Suspension and Sway Bar 1st add on. Will be getting the 900 basic like the rear fender and wheels much better.
    Last edited by KID Ryker; 12-06-2018 at 02:43 PM.

  25. #25
    Active Member Gator37's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    Soap Lake, WA
    Posts
    411
    Spyder Garage
    0

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by gvcntx View Post
    Every one talks about this is a entry level bike. I don't think the young riders will be buying. Not my 1st bike still ride a 2 wheeler. I'm almost 69. I am buying.
    81 and still loving my Spyder. Got one after nearly 60 years on 2 wheelers. Makes you feel young.
    American by Birth, Southern by the Grace of GOD.

    The Older I get the Better I Was.


Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •