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Ryker Ykester!!!
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Bob Denman
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:roflblack: Yup! :thumbup:
But now you'd be competing with value and features: not with pricing...
But now you'd be competing with value and features: not with pricing...
BryanSD
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I think so. For the past month I had considered buying a 2014 RS (998) as a second Spyder for my family...but not anymore after seeing the Ryker. The 998s from the very early years and in good condition may hold value as a collectible down the road, but for me as a buyer today seeing the Ryker...I won't consider buying anything used unless it's a good deal on a F3 or RT 1330.
Vader
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Perhaps..
Glad I still have my GS. Not sure how a smaller Ryker would be a better fit for me. And for what I purchased mine for in 2014 with very low miles. Sure, you'll be able to get a 900 Ryker for less than $10K..naked. With nothing. No frunk to speak of. So, will those that own a GS, RS, RS-S, or ST suffer if they want to sell theirs, to say, purchase an RT or F3, perhaps. Or maybe they just will buy a Ryker to mess around with. Shorter trips. Ice cream run...etc.:dontknow:
Glad I still have my GS. Not sure how a smaller Ryker would be a better fit for me. And for what I purchased mine for in 2014 with very low miles. Sure, you'll be able to get a 900 Ryker for less than $10K..naked. With nothing. No frunk to speak of. So, will those that own a GS, RS, RS-S, or ST suffer if they want to sell theirs, to say, purchase an RT or F3, perhaps. Or maybe they just will buy a Ryker to mess around with. Shorter trips. Ice cream run...etc.:dontknow:
Bob Denman
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It'll also open up more folks to the idea of riding! :thumbup:
ThreeWheels
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I'm not real happy with the styling of the Ryker.
Still, with a 1.8 gallon tank, probably about 1.5 gallons of useful space, it's a completely different motorcycle.
Did the Honda Ruckus affect the resale value of the Gold Wing ??
I don't think so.
Just my opinion. I could be wrong. If I am, I'm sure somebody on this forum will let me know.
Still, with a 1.8 gallon tank, probably about 1.5 gallons of useful space, it's a completely different motorcycle.
Did the Honda Ruckus affect the resale value of the Gold Wing ??
I don't think so.
Just my opinion. I could be wrong. If I am, I'm sure somebody on this forum will let me know.
I agree. People go with the money.
Most people are not into long distance high mileage touring and will want to save a few bucks.
Most people are not into long distance high mileage touring and will want to save a few bucks.
Bob Denman
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ThreeWheels
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Thank you , Mr. Carpenter
PW2013STL
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That is the size of the glove box - not the gas tank.
My unsolicited and decidedly uninformed opinion is that BRP made a conscious decision to spin the Ryker off as a different 'brand' rather than extend the Spyder brand into a Ryker model within the Spyder lineup. This would give BRP distinct marketing benefits and flexibility. It also helps preserve the Spyder as a premium brand that would otherwise be cheapened by the down-market and smaller Ryker.
Bob Denman
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Wrong again...
It's a Spyder.
Marketed as a Spyder
Sold by Spyder Dealerships
built by Can Am
Developed by Can Am
It's even listed right on the Can Am Spyder website...
What would their logic be in carving it off on it's own?:dontknow:
I think I'll be selling my GS next spring and getting a Ryker next fall when they are trying to get rid of the 2019's. The Ryker works for me. I don't go touring. More back and forth to work and pleasure rides on the weekends for at most a couple of hours. I'm not worried about trying to go 100mph, and being able to beat a Harley in a drag race. It's not a grocery getter either.
I'll take a more reliable engine, better riding style for me, and a cheaper machine to have fun with.
I'll take a more reliable engine, better riding style for me, and a cheaper machine to have fun with.
Nowhere have I seen it referred to as a Spyder Ryker.
It is sold by BRP dealerships, along with ATVs, snowmobiles and PWCs. It is on the CanAm-BRP website.
Bob Denman
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Take a quick peek at your own signature line...
Did you refer to your own bikes as:
"Spyder RT-L"
Did you refer to your own bikes as:
"Spyder RT-L"
Good point. I think I now need to change that. Except this is a SpyderLovers forum, not a BRP reverse-trike lovers forum...
Interesting conundrum!
When someone asks what I have in the garage I say I have a Spyder, If I had A Ryker I would say I have a Ryker. I see this as if its a brand within a brand. If I had more money than god I would say I have a Acura in the garage I would never want to say I have a Honda even though thats who makes the Acura :dontknow: it seems as they are just taking after the car industry.
