2015 F3 - No Camo Pics - Things are looking up!

[Lamonster]

I like the new F3 as a cruiser style spyder. It will have a large market for sure. People who ride the RT's will not cross over but I am sure a lot of new younger riders will come into the fold. YEA! It's all good for Spyderdom.
Seems as though the Spyder and the Slingshot are being compared like they are the same type of vehicle.:wrong: The only similarities are three wheels and it carries 2 passengers and it looks like the price point is in the same range. If any one can see more similarities let me know. Steering wheel, seats with seat belts, side by side seating, car engine, car transmission, as wide in the front as an F150, and I for one can't see myself sitting 10 or 11 inches from the pavement for very long. Fun? you bet! long distance travel? No storage other than sticking 2 helmets behind the seats. Done. I am sure the Slingshot will have a market. I do not believe it will be pulling from the motorcycle market and if so only very little as in a novelty appliance. I like the Slingshot, I love motorcycles, I like to ride not drive. If I want to drive I will take the car.

I was going to say something to the same effect about the Slingshot....it's a three wheeled car that you have to wear a helmet in. There's nothing motorcycle like about it. It's still cool just not on the same page or even the same book as the Spyder.

 

[asp125]

I like the Slingshot. Not as a Spyder competion but for what it is. It'll kick the RS in the corners with a lower CG. Once the aftermarket comes out with a turbo for the motor, the power will be way more than any stock Spyder. But I digress.

As for the Spyder, the RT and ST folks can sit this one out. Stripped down, the F3 is clearly not aimed at them. The RS/RSS folks can also chill out, as this doesn't seem to be a performance oriented corner carving model either. In short BRP is producing an armchair that you can rip up and down the boulevard with saying "hey look at me!", nothing more. Clearly BRP is aiming for the power cruiser segment.

 

[wyliec]

Lamont,

Have you driven one of these F3's? Not asking your impression (in case you have), just a yes or no answer.

 

[packbuckbrew]

Okay Bro are you ready for this? Here it comes....................I agree with you .........this thing is a Hotrod and it is BadA$$ and if the guys like you and Mickey Fisher like it then they did good. I see it as a blank canvas with lots of potential to make it my own just like all my cruiser bikes. :firstplace:

I agree with the "blank canvas" point. As soon as I look at it, I think of what it could be with some paint, rims and a big long pipe. Something really loud. I would be taking those rims to the powder coater almost immediately. How about a sissy bar and some ape hangers?

 

[bscrive]

My other question about the F3 is...where is the windshield? Where would it attach? With that riding postion it would be a real pain to keep upright. The new valkyrie was the same thing when I rode it. It took a lot of effort to hold on the handlebars without a windshield a higher speeds.

 

[BajaRon]

My other question about the F3 is...where is the windshield? Where would it attach? With that riding postion it would be a real pain to keep upright. The new valkyrie was the same thing when I rode it. It took a lot of effort to hold on the handlebars without a windshield a higher speeds.

If it can be done the A/M people will do it.

 

[CJInc]

As for the Spyder, the RT and ST folks can sit this one out. Stripped down, the F3 is clearly not aimed at them. The RS/RSS folks can also chill out, as this doesn't seem to be a performance oriented corner carving model either. In short BRP is producing an armchair that you can rip up and down the boulevard with saying "hey look at me!", nothing more. Clearly BRP is aiming for the power cruiser segment.

Hey y'all...new member here. Keeping my fingers crossed this F3 is not a direct RSS replacement...plan is to get a 2015 RSS as a graduation gift in the spring. It will be my first ever sports bike purchase. I'm NOT a fan of the 'rawness' of this F3 model. Here's hoping BRP doesn't forget about us younger customers!

 

[ironsidebob]

My other question about the F3 is...where is the windshield? Where would it attach? With that riding postion it would be a real pain to keep upright. The new valkyrie was the same thing when I rode it. It took a lot of effort to hold on the handlebars without a windshield a higher speeds.

If you look at pic 3 , There is a windshield, Think it does need it and makes it look so much better and finished, Have to say "awsome job brb, bad in every way"

 

[wis2013rtltd]

Does anyone see a

brake pedal? I must be missing it...

 

[Cez]

If it can be done the A/M people will do it.

I agree. A wind shield is a mast; I can't imagine highway speed riding without one. On the other hand, a large shield would not look good on this machine.
Overall I love the side view, love it. The front looks little like high performance lawn tractor to me.
With wilder more aggressive front wheels and pipes it would look like machine from old Mad Max movie. Kind of cool.

 

[daveinva]

Seems as though the Spyder and the Slingshot are being compared like they are the same type of vehicle.:wrong: The only similarities are three wheels and it carries 2 passengers and it looks like the price point is in the same range.

And that's the market for most people interested in buying a sporty recreational vehicle.

I do not believe it will be pulling from the motorcycle market and if so only very little as in a novelty appliance. I like the Slingshot, I love motorcycles, I like to ride not drive. If I want to drive I will take the car.

And that is my point: the Spyder RS was not pulling from the motorcycle market.

That market either wanted a sportbike (and bought them instead) because A) two wheels are what they wanted, or B) they'd be open to three wheels, but the Spyder (unfairly, but unarguably) carried too much of a stigma with their peers, **or** they wanted a fast toy. The Slingshot won't do any better than the Spyder RS did in getting sportbikers off of two wheels, but it will definitely get the "look cool in a fast toy" crowd to look twice at it, especially now that BRP isn't making a direct sporty trike competitor.

My take exactly. The Slingshot will have a market just like the T-Rex. But people who buy one are not very interested in a Spyder in the 1st place, and Vice-Versa.

With all due respect my good friend Ron, the T-Rex never had a market because the thing cost $50 freakin' thousand dollars. Polaris is genius for coming in at the $20K price point, which while still pricey, is within the realm of possibility for many weekend joyriders.

Again, stepping outside of the Spyderlovers bubble:

"I've never ridden motorcycles, I've only driven a car, I want a unique sporty open-air experience. I could buy a Spyder-- and learn how to ride that, buy all the gear, etc. AND risk being made fun of by a majority of bikers who think I'm too scared to ride two-wheels. Or, I could buy the Slingshot which is a lot like my car, comes with a seat belt, easily brings along a passenger for my Saturday joyride, *and* doesn't carry the stigma the Spyder has with all the cool kids-- and boy, do I ever want to be cool."

"Hmmm... oh, wait, what was that? Can-Am doesn't make a sporty Spyder any longer? Well then, I guess BRP made my decision for me, time for the test drive at the Polaris dealer!"

At the T-Rex prices, that conversation would NEVER happen. At $20K, however, I imagine that conversation is going to go on in a lot more people's heads than all my esteemed SL colleagues expect.

 

[H2O]

After looking at the side views I know exactly what this reminds me of and many of you won't like it. It reminds me of a Honda DN-01. Pull up a pic and compare side views - seating position and all. I hate this whatever it is that BRP might unload on us.

It's obvious you don't like it and it sounds like you don't like the DN-01 either. Granted, the DN-01 was not for everybody just as the F3 will not be to everyone's liking. My wife rides a DN-01 and she loves it, it doesn't matter what other people think. Paraphrasing Lamont's comment about ice cream - everyone has their favorite flavor and it may not be the same as the next person.


John

 

[KX5062]

I too like it. I am VERY impressed with some of the major engineering changes that have gone into it. :clap:

 

[joet82]

Oh, I LIKE it! It's the muscle car of the Spyder line-up. :doorag::thumbup:

May not appeal to some, but I've got to believe this may actually widen the Spyder market to the cruiser-types and the 30-45 year olds who might otherwise follow the Harley herd. Can totally see lots of different after-market parts on these....like mini ape-hangers (Joe Peschon of the MOGang was a visionary )

Hey,. I'm in that age group, and I NEVER be a follower of any harley herd...unless they're leading a group ride.

 

[BikerDoc]

Hey,. I'm in that age group, and I NEVER be a follower of any harley herd...unless they're leading a group ride.

I think the ultimate appeal for this new product will be price. If they can make it affordable to the masses then it could be popular.....

 

[spydaman60]

Hubby sais if we get one of those he is not riding it.

tell chad to go back and bake some more cookies and you'll take the f3 for a ride!!!:roflblack::roflblack: chad and i usually agree on the future of the rss, but this one, i think we're not on the same wavelength. if the front end was a little sleeker, i think i might hop on one of these!!!:thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

23 hours, and getting close to 6,000 hits! :thumbup:
Ron, You brought out a real winner of a thread!:clap: :bowdown:
I just emailed the pics of it to my Spyder Technician...

EDIT: Did they do away with the SST frame, and go conventional on us? :dontknow:

 

[spydaman60]

it appears to be a "love it" or "hate it" type of machine!!! :thumbup: time will only answer the questions!!!:dontknow:

 

[Bob Denman]

Are you gonna find a test-ride on one??
I think that I am! :2thumbs:
Whether or not you like what they did; the fact that they did something, should at least be noteworthy! :clap:

 

[BajaRon]

With all due respect my good friend Ron, the T-Rex never had a market because the thing cost $50 freakin' thousand dollars. Polaris is genius for coming in at the $20K price point, which while still pricey, is within the realm of possibility for many weekend joyriders.

Point taken and :agree: with your price perspective.

My comment ignored price as what I was getting at was customer attraction to the format of the Spyder as opposed to the very different Slingshot/T-Rex which I group together in that respect. When you add price into the mix (which I know everyone does) the same case could be made between the GG-Taurus and the Spyder. Same general format which should appeal to the same general customer, with price (not so much format) being a major deciding purchase factor.

In other words, would I like to have a GG-Taurus? Absolutely! From what I have seen it is an awesome ride!

Am I going to pay that price? No.