Some HD riders are IDIOTS!!

[zrc]

Have we jumped the shark yet?

As long as it isnt Megashark from Sci Fi we are jumping, I am good for it.

 

[Bob Denman]

Shark week is coming up soon on the Discovery Channel...

 

[mxz600]

Funny, just today I met a guy from the Diablos M.C., and he invited me to their Fall Ball rally. He said he heard of the Spyder (I was in my cage at the store) and heard they were fast.

Fast compared to what? Spyders are not fast, kind of quick, maybe.

You can be the fastest turtle, but you're still a turtle.

 

[Blue Star]

Fast compared to what? Spyders are not fast, kind of quick, maybe.

You can be the fastest turtle, but you're still a turtle.

Mine is fast enough for me.

 

[vondalyn]

I see we got locked out of that thread

 

[WackyDan]

Looks like they took that post down? I can't get to it even after registering.

Found some other Spyder threads there...

Here is one that actually mentioned Seth!

"Spyders have there place...My wife a 3 time cancer survivor

does not have the stentgh to hold up a regular 2 wheel motorcycle any more. We had to sell her Nightster due to this. So we talked to some friends and researched on line about trikes and Spyders....

Lots of options out there for her, but when we pulled into a local dealer to check out a Spyder. The wife saw a Red RT-S and fell in love...Needless to say we bought one and she has loved it ever since...

Several things that made us go with a Spyder instead of a trike, like was stated above, is a trike will push you straight, even when turning. Plus when in rain or wet roads the front tire turns into a ski instead of handling like a tire...Even had a buddy relate a story of him an dhis friend out riding, he was on 2 wheels and his buddy a trike. Got caught in a rain storm and went to turn a corner and the trike went straight into a mud embankment. Guy was OK but not good for the trike...The Spyder will get up an scream down the road. I took the wifes ride to work one day while my motorcycle wa sin the shop for service....I had the Spyder up to 115 MPH and still had RPMs left....THis thing is stock and is QUICK...Doesn't have the torque of a Victory 106 or HD 103 but it sure comes on around 4500 RPMs and pulls strong up to th e9K red line....

We just got back from Spyderfest and I can tell you these things are gaining in popularity. There were close to 1000 registered for this event and a ton more couldn't make it . Not bad for a machine thats been on the market for only 6 or 7 years... With the U.S. getting more older folks, a lot of peopel are turning to "trikes and Spyders" so they can continue to ride....

While at Spyderfest, we met this guy who is probably mid 20's and is a paraplegic, he rode and handled his Spyder like a friggin' crotch rocket rider, very cool to see this guy still enjoying life....

Also, we live in the wonderful East Tennessee mountains and the Spyder will out handle trikes all day long. The wife was following a trike up on th eCherohala Skyway one day and the guy was tipping his trike onto 2 wheels trhu some corners and the wife was actually pushing this guy to go faster (she is a slow driver too). The trike just couldn't maintain control and keep all three wheels on the ground and the wifes Spyder was digging thru each and every corner...It's not a motorcycle with lean but they can be fun if you will let them be!"

 

[Bob Denman]

Seth leaves nuthin' on the table... :bowdown::bowdown: :thumbup:

 

[camper1]

I just bought a Sportster to go with my Spyder. Now I'm only ignored half the time.hyea:

 

[bone crusher]

Fast compared to what? Spyders are not fast, kind of quick, maybe.

You can be the fastest turtle, but you're still a turtle.

You're kidding, right? You don't consider 0-60 in 4.5 seconds out of the box as fast? That's fast turtle for you? What vehicle (cage) are you driving that is faster than that? A modified Spyder is likely closer to 4.1 or 4.2...

When compared to a busa, yeah, not much is fast...as compared with about 99% of vehicles on the road, the Spyder is plenty fast...

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: But then; John Force probably wouldn't think much of the acceleration capabilities of anything on the road...
Speed is a relative thing; speed too much, and your relatives will be picking you up from the Hospital... :shocked:

 

[mxz600]

You're kidding, right? You don't consider 0-60 in 4.5 seconds out of the box as fast? That's fast turtle for you? What vehicle (cage) are you driving that is faster than that? A modified Spyder is likely closer to 4.1 or 4.2...

When compared to a busa, yeah, not much is fast...as compared with about 99% of vehicles on the road, the Spyder is plenty fast...

Yes Crusher, in a way I was kidding. I was trying to steer this thread in another direction for a moment. I figured I would ruffle some feathers with my comment but to my surprise it wasn't much.

I just get tired of the Harley bashing all the time. I know it's hard not to point fingers at them from time to time. I get caught up in it myself sometimes when a Harley rider puts my ride down and talks like I am less of a person because I don't ride a Harley. I owned and rode a Harley before and during my Spyder ownership. I finally sold the Harley last year because it never got much use as I enjoyed riding the Spyder a lot more.

This is just my opinion, but my take on this Harley thing is simple. When you look at the US population, a certain percentage of people are rude, self centered, hateful, ignorant, etc. When you look at the US motorcycle community, Harley Davidson has that market cornered. I'll almost bet that Harley makes up 75% of that market ( I could look it up but I don't feel like it). So it is easy to see why it seems so many people that ride Harleys are aholes.

Now back to the Spyder being fast. It is plenty fast enough for me at this time in my life. It is fast enough that you could lose your license if you get stupid. It is fast enough to get you killed. It is faster than a Harley, oops, did I just say that.

As for my cages that I drive being faster than a Spyder, no, they are not. But I have owned cars and rode motorcycles that would plant your eyeballs in the back of your head.

Like Bob said, speed is relative thing, and some of my relatives owned some really fast machines. I feel bad for people that will never know what it's like to drive anything other than a Prius. But then again, they'll never know that they missed out on anything.

 

[coz]

i'm with you m x

like the song says, ''you don't know what you don't know '':roflblack: p.s. still love your avatar. p.p.s. this thread needs to R.I.P. cause you're going to encounter A- holes everywhere, no matter what.
THAT'S LIFE !

 

[vtspyder]

GUNS.....Lets talk about them again....the most fun ever...:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:...No seriously, I no longer wave first. I keep my hand ready but in Vermont bikers don't wave "Nobody" so I have given up....It's sad but I can't change the world and I've given up trying......Mike...:thumbup:

Right there with ya! I don't ever wave unless I'm waved to first and then it's only if I feel like lifting my hand. Don't really care. I ride for me! Not for anyone else. At this point the people coming up to me to ask about the spyder have become a serious annoyance. I sputter under my breath;" Holy !#%$, could you people just leave me alone. The only person I care to talk to is my wife thru the intercom while she's riding her machine. Even then, I'll just shut her off when I'm sick of it!:roflblack: