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This needs some Lamonster mods

:shocked: Are you calling him OLD??

"Cause he's three years younger than me... and I'm still nothing but a big kid at heart! :D
 
I think for the Ryker demographic, floorboards and drink holders are out, but perhaps rally light bars and off-road armor might sell.
 
Old

[Yep, lol! Ol' Lamonster might be cool to this group but he's a fossil by their standards, lol. Nothing cool about any of us north of 50. QUOTE=Bob Denman;1391936]:shocked: Are you calling him OLD??

"Cause he's three years younger than me... and I'm still nothing but a big kid at heart! :D[/QUOTE]
 
I don't think the Ryker is envisioned as a touring type machine. More "cruiser" and "commuter" type of accessories are what is called for. JUST IMO--of course.
 
No belt

Shaft drive
oldguyinCT said:
You know, after reading the various posts about the Ryker, I have a question. I've looked for the answer, but haven't found it yet. Is the Ryker belt driven? And if so, after all of these years that we have been told not to ride off road, , on stones, gravel, etc., how does that work? Inquiring minds want to know.
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I've been customizing motorcycles for a living for 20 years now and have modifying them since I was 12, I'm almost 60 now. I'm no Arlen Ness but I'm pretty sure he's older than I am and he still makes some pretty cool bikes. Age is just a number. When I run out of ideas to make things cool I'll drop out but to be honest I feel like I'm just getting started. The Spyder is the first ride I've ever had that had a windshield or any of the comforts we have now. The Ryker will bring me back to my roots when I customized Harleys, Valkyries, VTX's, Boss Hosses, and M109's. Brp has cut me out of this project because they have a new target group of younger riders with less disposable income and they see me as a competitor and not an ally. Let's see who's buying the lions share of Rykers in a year and let's see what company is building the cool parts they want even though Can Am claims they have 75,000 ways to customize the Ryker. I know of a few they missed right out the gate. :doorag:

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akspyderman said:
I don't think the Ryker is envisioned as a touring type machine. More "cruiser" and "commuter" type of accessories are what is called for. JUST IMO--of course.
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akspyderman you may well be right but remember when the GS/RS came out this was a sports based Spyder within a short time riders were fitting windshields saddlebags etc to make them better for long distance machines
Once the Ryker owner has a feel for it, they may well want to go on longer journeys and will look for accessories to fit the bill
After market supplies make their living bringing accessories to the market place not always made by the manufacturer as the volume of sales may be less but the range of items available continues to grow from those after market suppliers year on year as riders request a wide range to adapt their machine
 
eddieshep999 said:
akspyderman you may well be right but remember when the GS/RS came out this was a sports based Spyder within a short time riders were fitting windshields saddlebags etc to make them better for long distance machines
Once the Ryker owner has a feel for it, they may well want to go on longer journeys and will look for accessories to fit the bill
After market supplies make their living bringing accessories to the market place not always made by the manufacturer as the volume of sales may be less but the range of items available continues to grow from those after market suppliers year on year as riders request a wide range to adapt their machine
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I fitted out my 08 GS and 09 RS with $6K of touring accessories--because that is what I wanted. Finding stuff was not easy as there was not a lot of aftermarket. The BRP catalog got a lot of action. When the RT came out in 2010, I jumped on the Premier Edition.

The handling and stuff on the 08/09 was still "crotch rocket."
The accessories did not, a touring machine make. The RT was a totally different ride. I am guessing the same for the Ryker.

I will send you a couple pictures by PM of the 08/09 decked out as tourers. I don't want to digress from the current thread. I have said a couple times, that I think BRP used some of my ideas when they did the 2010--RT. :roflblack:
 
akspyderman said:
I fitted out my 08 GS and 09 RS with $6K of touring accessories--because that is what I wanted. Finding stuff was not easy as there was not a lot of aftermarket. The BRP catalog got a lot of action. When the RT came out in 2010, I jumped on the Premier Edition.

The handling and stuff on the 08/09 was still "crotch rocket."
The accessories did not, a touring machine make. The RT was a totally different ride. I am guessing the same for the Ryker.

I will send you a couple pictures by PM of the 08/09 decked out as tourers. I don't want to digress from the current thread. I have said a couple times, that I think BRP used some of my ideas when they did the 2010--RT. :roflblack:
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Thanks have got the pictures
Have sent a reply but if you did not get it
Very impressive mods, Just think what you could do to thr new Ryker
Thanks for send me the photos
cheers mate
 
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