H.L.Spyder Guy
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I must confess that I never intended or even thought about buying a Spyder… but now that I have one, I’m not giving it up!!
For almost 23 years now, I’ve talked with my wife about buying a bike. But as always, it ended every time with her saying, “NO, THERE TO DANGEROUS”!! This year was a little different. When the subject came up, and she was about to give me her same old reply…I had cut her off and said “Maybe they are, but I’m not buying a motorcycle, I’m buying one of those three wheel bug looking things” That kind of put her over the edge….a little bit!! She told me that if I was going to buy one of those bug things, make sure that I call it a Spyder, so they don’t think you’re as big of an IDIOT as I do right now!
Well that kind of got the ball rolling….. so to speak. Over the following week I brought home Some Spyder literature and occasionally read it, and wrote down a few items that would be nice to have on my Spyder and made sure I left it out for her to see….hoping I could get a rise out of her! She didn’t take the bait. Then one day, while helping a friend pick up some parts for a four wheeler, I met one of my wife’s relatives, at the local Can-Am Dealership. I did not know that he was working there. Needless to say I had looked at several different Spyders' that day and for the heck of it even filled out a credit application. I did not even sit on one or even ride one that day! I went ahead and submitted an application for a white Can-Am RS Spyder but never really thought much of it after I had left the dealership.
I was sent out of town the following week for work when I had received a nasty phone call from my better half. She was upset because she received the application approval in the mail. A few words were exchanged and I tried telling her that I did not buy it; but she didn’t believe me!! Her last words were “I would have picked out the silver and black one” and then she hung up.
NOW HELP ME OUT HERE GUYS!! WHEN SHE SAID THAT, IT MEANS IT’S OK TO GO AND BUY THE SILVER AND BLACK ONE?! DON’T YOU THINK?!
Needless to say with the new found approval of my wife; I called my wife’s relative and bought the 2012 Pure Magnesium and Black Metallic RS-SE5 with a Heli-Bar riser, 25” touring windshield, BRP passenger back rest, and fog lights. What was I thinking!! I still have never sat on one or even rode one!! Oh Well, at least I got the family discount which made me feel better about it in case I had to sell it because I didn’t like it. To keep things short…..Let’s just say she didn’t speak to me for awhile!! Let’s also just say that her Dad only had to say a few words to her and then things were peachy between us again!
The BIG DAY CAME April 5[SUP]th[/SUP], 2012 I picked up my Spyder!!
(Yes this was the first time I ever sat on a Spyder and Rode one!)
As of this evening when I tucked her in bed
(Daddy’s Alien Tupperware Bug with a Frunk as my daughter calls it)
She’s sitting at 6213 miles!! Thank God the Maintenance Schedule has Changed!!
I CONFESS………..I”M NOW A SPYDER ADDICT!!!
P.S. I would not recommend repeating what I had done to get your own Spyder!! This could be potentially DANGEROUS or even FATAL!
For almost 23 years now, I’ve talked with my wife about buying a bike. But as always, it ended every time with her saying, “NO, THERE TO DANGEROUS”!! This year was a little different. When the subject came up, and she was about to give me her same old reply…I had cut her off and said “Maybe they are, but I’m not buying a motorcycle, I’m buying one of those three wheel bug looking things” That kind of put her over the edge….a little bit!! She told me that if I was going to buy one of those bug things, make sure that I call it a Spyder, so they don’t think you’re as big of an IDIOT as I do right now!
Well that kind of got the ball rolling….. so to speak. Over the following week I brought home Some Spyder literature and occasionally read it, and wrote down a few items that would be nice to have on my Spyder and made sure I left it out for her to see….hoping I could get a rise out of her! She didn’t take the bait. Then one day, while helping a friend pick up some parts for a four wheeler, I met one of my wife’s relatives, at the local Can-Am Dealership. I did not know that he was working there. Needless to say I had looked at several different Spyders' that day and for the heck of it even filled out a credit application. I did not even sit on one or even ride one that day! I went ahead and submitted an application for a white Can-Am RS Spyder but never really thought much of it after I had left the dealership.
I was sent out of town the following week for work when I had received a nasty phone call from my better half. She was upset because she received the application approval in the mail. A few words were exchanged and I tried telling her that I did not buy it; but she didn’t believe me!! Her last words were “I would have picked out the silver and black one” and then she hung up.
NOW HELP ME OUT HERE GUYS!! WHEN SHE SAID THAT, IT MEANS IT’S OK TO GO AND BUY THE SILVER AND BLACK ONE?! DON’T YOU THINK?!
Needless to say with the new found approval of my wife; I called my wife’s relative and bought the 2012 Pure Magnesium and Black Metallic RS-SE5 with a Heli-Bar riser, 25” touring windshield, BRP passenger back rest, and fog lights. What was I thinking!! I still have never sat on one or even rode one!! Oh Well, at least I got the family discount which made me feel better about it in case I had to sell it because I didn’t like it. To keep things short…..Let’s just say she didn’t speak to me for awhile!! Let’s also just say that her Dad only had to say a few words to her and then things were peachy between us again!
The BIG DAY CAME April 5[SUP]th[/SUP], 2012 I picked up my Spyder!!
(Yes this was the first time I ever sat on a Spyder and Rode one!)
As of this evening when I tucked her in bed
(Daddy’s Alien Tupperware Bug with a Frunk as my daughter calls it)
She’s sitting at 6213 miles!! Thank God the Maintenance Schedule has Changed!!
I CONFESS………..I”M NOW A SPYDER ADDICT!!!
P.S. I would not recommend repeating what I had done to get your own Spyder!! This could be potentially DANGEROUS or even FATAL!
n your spyder. Dale
