Spyder as a daily driver? Pros/Cons?

[thepower]

Anyone one on the forum use their spyder as a daily rider/driver for work commutes ? I guess this would apply on non snow or heavy rain days I live in the South, so for the most part, I'd deal with rain and occassional snow and deep freeze weather. Anyways, im considering it. Pro's/Cons?

 

[cuznjohn]

there are a few people on here that use their bikes most of the time. i personally rode only when i was riding with other people.

 

[thehawk]

I do…

… And have since I bought my first one in 2011.

thehawk

 

[Rf4ee]

I'm a fair weather rider, but I do commute to work as often as possible.

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[remark2013]

I ride ours everyday unless there is snow/ice on the road and it's above 10 degrees. hyea:

Kent

 

[bcer960]

The spyder is my only mode of transportation from April till mid oct, rain or shine.

 

[Tree]

I use mine to commute into a medium sized city as often as possible. I used to commute with a motorcycle as well, but with the extra stability and visibility, I feel more secure on my Spyder than my previous rides.
Not sure which model you are considering, but if you need to take a bit back and forth, you might have to make some adjustments. My F3T does not hold a laptop, so I wear a backpack when I need to take it home. Fortunately for me, I don't have to carry it everyday, but if you don't like to wear a backpack, you'll have to come up with some other storage options. Not sure if any of the other models have capacity for average size laptop.
Another pro for me is parking. I can squeeze it into spaces that other vehicles may not be able to use.
Gas mileage is better on my Spyder than my car, however since we're using premium, cost probably washes out.
Lastly, I'd rather ride on a bike/Spyder any day than a car - it makes the commute somewhat 'enjoyable'.


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[PistonBlown]

Used to, only reason I stopped was because I started needing to drop my daughter and two other girls to school on the way and couldn't think of a way to carry them all on the Spyder

Has benefits and drawbacks as a commuter. Drawback is that you can't lane split like you can on a motorbike so your stuck in with the cars in stop-start traffic. However you do have far more road presence than a motorbike and you don't seem to get the usual"Sorry I didn't See You" stuff. I've also frequently had drivers pull out of the way to let me past, something that never happens in/on other vehicles.

 

[ARtraveler]

I rode my motorcycles and then in 2008 switched to :spyder2: as a daily driver for the 20 plus mile commute into Anchorage. I drove rain or shine. I started March/April when the ice was off my side road, and drove until Oct/Nov when the black ice appeared on the highway.

My car got less than 1000 miles on it during that period. No regrets. Been retired from the day jobs since Nov of 2011 so, no longer do it.

A pleasant experience for me. I had parking right outside the door for both my day jobs. Never an issue with vandals. :yes::yes:

 

[Bob Denman]

Contact Tobor9 & SDM: they have two RTs, and nothing else!



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[CapeSpyder]

I ryde to work 36mile r/t everyday i can.

CapeSpyder
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[furface90]

Daily ride

I rode mine to work for 2 years, rain or shine, cold or hot (and it gets hot here), until i retired. Loved it because I could ride in the car pool lanes !!

 

[Bob Denman]

My RT-Limited is my only vehicle... :thumbup:

...But the Missus has a RAV4 that she'll let me in!

 

[Ron2andia]

I think about it often but just not sure...

 

[quasi]

i ride my 2012 rts pretty much everyday to work unless its raining hard when ready to leave the house.

 

[cuznjohn]

My RT-Limited is my only vehicle... :thumbup:

...But the Missus has a RAV4 that she'll let me in!

bob, you do drive your bike to work quite often

 

[SpyderF3-s]

I ride mine everyday to work!

I live in southern California. I have a 2015 F3-S. Been riding it to work since I got it in October of 2015. 90 miles round trip to work and back! Over 16,000 miles so far. Pro: I get to use the car pool lanes. Con: no lane splitting

Hottest day so far has been 109. Coldest 23. In the summer I have ice packs that fit in my jacket. In the winter, sweatshirt, jacket, gloves and chaps. The modified Harley fairing works great in cold weather!

 

[Bob Denman]

"bob, you do drive your bike to work quite often "
Yeah, I do... and that 30 foot commute to the office is really rough! nojoke

 

[Pampurrs]

My Spyder is my primary transportation and I ride it just about every day, all year long. I've been doing this for the past six years on a Goldwing, Victory Vision, and now the Spyder. It's not for everyone, but I've gotten used to riding in all kinds of weather, and sometimes having to ride in adverse conditions. I have always purposefully selected a large bagger touring bike (and now Spyder RT) so I can go grocery shopping. I occasionally have use of the car, but very rarely.

The downside is if I need something large for the house, such as lumber etc, I have to pay extra to have it delivered by Home Depot.

Pam

 

[_..stiffler..]

I live in Canada. Snow and rain and cold etc. I ride my spyder anytime I get a chance.

No snow obviously.
No rain unless I'm on a group ride and have no choice

But I ride to work as much as I can. I ride to the gym as much as I can. And I take my wife out for lunch all the time.

I love it

Over 5000km in 4 weeks.

Stiff

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