Bob Denman gave you the "short answer" directly above, and it was the correct answer. :thumbup: I'll expand on it a little, as I am more verbose than he.
I also moved up from a big Yamaha (Royal Star Venture) into my Spyder RT Limited when I needed to move from two wheels to three. I rode the Yamaha for the last 10 years. The truth is a CanAm is not going to be as high on the "reliability scale" as a Yamaha. Few bikes are. And the CanAm is a MUCH more complex machine, which is mostly what lends to it's reliability ratings in those magazine surveys. However, if you need or want a trike at this point, you are not going to find any that are going to be rock solid machines 100% of the time. And you could do FAR worse in a trike than buying an RT Limited. But it's impossible to have more fun on any other trike.
I have absolutely
NO regrets, and have ridden thousands of trouble-free miles on my 2013 RT Limited. The same is the case for most RT owners - especially with the newest ones. This is true despite the fact that there are some reported problems that CanAm is working to resolve - the most reported one being the occasional fault that crops up with the DESS (Digital Electronic Security key System). The majority of RT's never exhibit the problem.
But here is really the bottom line... While any bike can occasionally give you a problem or two, there is ABSOLUTELY no trike that is more FUN to ride than the CanAm. It will keep the wind on your helmet for many more years to come. It is fast, exhilarating, and an absolute pleasure to ride. I promise you (as will hundreds of other members here) that you will be very glad you bought one. And that really IS the only piece of the equation that matters, right?
So again... Just buy the damn bike. :thumbup:
