Well, I traded off my bike I've had for about five years that I didn't put many miles on. 1982 CM450A Hondamatic! I'm a manual wheelchair user, specifically incomplete paraplegic. I can walk with a forearm crutch, not stable but I can ambulate. I cannot use my ankles at all, completely flacid, paralyzed, flop around like fish (more to that at the end) Well, me and the old Honda we layed on the road a couple times and the day I bought it coming up into the yard in front of the garage, just a gently tip over. It came with cruiser pegs, so no harm no foul. So before I got that bike I looked at many a Spyder, you know the GS 2009 2010, yellow, thinking perfect bike, except the price and maintenance. You can still see those 2010 fetching what I consider premium dollar.
Fast forward to last summer looking at Spyder's again, came into a little money from selling house, looking at Spyder RT going through divorce figured good investment, pretty close to buying very glad I didn't, it just way too expensive. I did sit on some F3's, just wasn't very friendly for my feet and shifting involved.
2019 Ryker I saw the ads about December? I was hooked. I've been looking this spring, went to as many dealers as I could. Read as many posts as I could find on here about buying! I PM'd people about pricing and their negotiations. I hope that is ok!
So far it's been pretty good. My only issues were the brakes. Taking some time to break in I'm seeing. I've read others state gorilla stomp, I agree. The power. I've only ran in eco, wow, amazing, plenty. I heard all the clicks, pops, rubs etc that I saw others post on video's here so that's all normal. Some say it reduces over time (re belt noise) so we'll see. I have passenger seat, found I can attach my crutch easily and go riding.
Future plan, I ordered a Cal Sci windshield, I was going to get factory, but it just looks too small. I'm in MN, last couple days I've been getting beat up by the wind, it's horrible here, all the time. I'm in southwest MN, great plains, flat. Windy, I'll get that installed this Thursday pending the blizzard coming. I was thinking about taking it out in the snow, I would think it would be fun, but I'm not going to, not worth getting it all wet and maybe picking up road chemicals.
Thank you to everyone for helping me in my endeavors! (ps I hope the picture posts?)
Fast forward to last summer looking at Spyder's again, came into a little money from selling house, looking at Spyder RT going through divorce figured good investment, pretty close to buying very glad I didn't, it just way too expensive. I did sit on some F3's, just wasn't very friendly for my feet and shifting involved.
2019 Ryker I saw the ads about December? I was hooked. I've been looking this spring, went to as many dealers as I could. Read as many posts as I could find on here about buying! I PM'd people about pricing and their negotiations. I hope that is ok!
So far it's been pretty good. My only issues were the brakes. Taking some time to break in I'm seeing. I've read others state gorilla stomp, I agree. The power. I've only ran in eco, wow, amazing, plenty. I heard all the clicks, pops, rubs etc that I saw others post on video's here so that's all normal. Some say it reduces over time (re belt noise) so we'll see. I have passenger seat, found I can attach my crutch easily and go riding.
Future plan, I ordered a Cal Sci windshield, I was going to get factory, but it just looks too small. I'm in MN, last couple days I've been getting beat up by the wind, it's horrible here, all the time. I'm in southwest MN, great plains, flat. Windy, I'll get that installed this Thursday pending the blizzard coming. I was thinking about taking it out in the snow, I would think it would be fun, but I'm not going to, not worth getting it all wet and maybe picking up road chemicals.
Thank you to everyone for helping me in my endeavors! (ps I hope the picture posts?)
cueman
