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First time ride on my Spyder today - I think I'm gonna like it!

Lctriple

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I took my first ride on a Spyder today. I can see why some people give up on these things right away. It's just so different from anything else I've ridden. The constant pulling to either side if you hold the grips too tight would scare the **** out of a lot of people. I have to break some motorcycle habits. I kept reaching for the clutch and tried shifting with my foot a couple times. I haven't been on a motorcycle in almost 4 years but rode for 50 plus before that. I think I'm gonna like it, I just need to keep riding it. I know the thing to do is start off in a parking area, but I live in a rural area with lots of farm roads with little traffic, so I'm hitting the roads.
 
Just keep at it. It took me a good 1,000 miles to feel really comfortable on the Spyder after all my years on two wheels. And yes, the test ride at the dealer scared the cr*p out of me, but I knew it would, so I just pressed on. Each ride it gets better, now I actually look forward to the ride.
 
Ride your own ride and don’t be concerned if Rider X says it took ZK miles to grasp all the good procedures and Rider Q says it took YK miles to grasp them. Treat every ride as a training opportunity because that’s what it is.
 
I felt more confident after the first 15 minutes but I'm not riding in much traffic yet. The roads are definitely not smooth either, and I straddled my first road debri without running over it with the back tire.
 
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