Nito
New member
Hello all,
Just a post to introduce myself and say hello. I registered a couple of days ago but had issues with the activation link and my spam filter (it must have had ideas on the word lovers!!). I've also registered last week over on the other channel but there seems to be more going on here.
Well, my name is Nito, I'm based in the south east of England in the UK, I have two Aprilia V-twin motorcycles (2002 Tuono/2008 Caponord) and my wife has a Can Am Outlander Max XTP 800R ATV/Quad. We have two sons 9 and 7 and the original plan was to buy two quads so we could take the kids out on the back in relative safety for family days out as I wouldn't feel responsible putting them on the back of the bikes.
Instead of two quads, we started considering the Spyder, which I've been looking at from afar for quite a while. I finally had my first test 'ryde' a couple of weeks back on a 2013 RS and a 2014 RT back to back. I was smitten with the new ACE triple and the RT is the model we are in the market for.
My wife, as much as she loves her quad, has never felt comfortable on roundabouts and it's not ideal for faster cruising, although it is good for 78mph, it's not as stable as a Spyder so it only makes sense that we sell this and upgrade her also.
She rode both yesterday back to back (a used RT 2011 and the new 2014) needless to say she is also hooked on the idea of one, so it could get very expensive very quickly. It looks like we'll be buying one, and when the quad and one of our other toys sells go for a second, I just hope that the kids enjoy it as much as we do.
I nearly pulled the trigger on a white RT-S SE6 yesterday but currently there is no stock of these for about 5 weeks. It's a considerable outlay and once the impulse of a purchase is removed you start thinking about all the sensible things you could do with the funds and whether we should start off with a used 2011/12 model RT and make sure the kids take to them etc before splurging on a new one. That said, I love the triple engine and could quite easily see me using a Spyder more than a bike!
Decisions, decisions, hopefully we'll be owners of an RT of some description soon.
Kind regards
Nito
Just a post to introduce myself and say hello. I registered a couple of days ago but had issues with the activation link and my spam filter (it must have had ideas on the word lovers!!). I've also registered last week over on the other channel but there seems to be more going on here.
Well, my name is Nito, I'm based in the south east of England in the UK, I have two Aprilia V-twin motorcycles (2002 Tuono/2008 Caponord) and my wife has a Can Am Outlander Max XTP 800R ATV/Quad. We have two sons 9 and 7 and the original plan was to buy two quads so we could take the kids out on the back in relative safety for family days out as I wouldn't feel responsible putting them on the back of the bikes.
Instead of two quads, we started considering the Spyder, which I've been looking at from afar for quite a while. I finally had my first test 'ryde' a couple of weeks back on a 2013 RS and a 2014 RT back to back. I was smitten with the new ACE triple and the RT is the model we are in the market for.
My wife, as much as she loves her quad, has never felt comfortable on roundabouts and it's not ideal for faster cruising, although it is good for 78mph, it's not as stable as a Spyder so it only makes sense that we sell this and upgrade her also.
She rode both yesterday back to back (a used RT 2011 and the new 2014) needless to say she is also hooked on the idea of one, so it could get very expensive very quickly. It looks like we'll be buying one, and when the quad and one of our other toys sells go for a second, I just hope that the kids enjoy it as much as we do.
I nearly pulled the trigger on a white RT-S SE6 yesterday but currently there is no stock of these for about 5 weeks. It's a considerable outlay and once the impulse of a purchase is removed you start thinking about all the sensible things you could do with the funds and whether we should start off with a used 2011/12 model RT and make sure the kids take to them etc before splurging on a new one. That said, I love the triple engine and could quite easily see me using a Spyder more than a bike!
Decisions, decisions, hopefully we'll be owners of an RT of some description soon.
Kind regards
Nito
