can you believe this question?

[danotech]

We had a guy come up and ask us if it was a dune buggy! Then he said "man, that looks like something my kids play with" (transformers?)

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[Bob Denman]

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:agree: Sometimes; it's just someone who really WANTS to learn more about them; but needs some work on their opening line... :thumbup:

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

stupid is not illegal, it just should be:banghead:

 

[sledmaster]

Many people who are not mechanically savvy know of the inherent instability of three-wheel vehicles. The tricycle and 3-wheel ATV are the classic examples. With the single wheel in front, the vehicle is unstable going forward, but surprisingly stable in reverse.

Their higher center of gravity does not help either. Think back to the kids plastic three-wheel "big wheel" that sat so low to the ground, it was quite stable, even with one wheel up front.

So when these people see the Spyder, they often do not instantly realize the vehicle is inherently stable in forward motion, and if anything the instability would only be in reverse. Add to that a lower center of gravity and we indeed have a very stable vehicle. Not as stable as a 4-wheel machine with the same width, but then it would be an automobile, not a motorcycle, with a different set of legal requirements for on-road operation.

So when people ask me about the stability, I tell them a traditional trike is unstable going forward but more stable in reverse, where the Spyder with two wheels in the front is very stable going forward and less stable in reverse. They usually get it at that point. If not then you move on to the VSS, ABS, TCS and DPS discussion.

But it is amazing how stupid some people really are, and remember, they are driving the cars that we are out there with all day long. Sorry to point out that scary fact.....

 

[SPYD3R]

ATV

I think some people remember the 3 wheel ATV's that tipped a lot and hurt people even though they were a regular trike and not a reverse trike....maybe that's what they were thinking? :dontknow:

I STILL HAVE MINE: 1984 HONDA 125M.... STILL IN PERFECT CONDITION.... ONE CARB REBUILD AND THAT'S IT, AND RUNS LIKE IT WAS BUILT YESTERDAY... GO HONDA....

DAN P
EASLEY, SC
SPYD3R

 

[MikeinGA]

I STILL HAVE MINE: 1984 HONDA 125M.... STILL IN PERFECT CONDITION.... ONE CARB REBUILD AND THAT'S IT, AND RUNS LIKE IT WAS BUILT YESTERDAY... GO HONDA....
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DAN P
EASLEY, SC
SPYD3R

They were fun to ride, but you hade to know it's limitation.

Mike

 

[cuznjohn]

the most asked questions i get are,1 DO YOU LIKE IT, AND 2 BEING HOW MUCH WAS IT

 

[Dragonrider]

You guy REALLY need to STOP shopping at WallyWorld!!!

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

the most asked questions i get are,1 DO YOU LIKE IT, AND 2 BEING HOW MUCH WAS IT

those are also the 2 most common questions i get many times from hd riders.

i have had 2 yamaha 250 trikes in the 90's & flipped them many times, they are very unsafe. In no way can i compare a :spyder2: to them. Yes those were off road trikes & :spyder2:'s are not but the regular trikes do flip very very very easily, i had the bruised ribs & aches to prove it.

 

[Bob Denman]

They were fun to ride, but you hade to know it's limitation.

Mike

Limitations... WHAT limitations?!?

 

[NovaSpyder]

I STILL HAVE MINE: 1984 HONDA 125M.... STILL IN PERFECT CONDITION.... ONE CARB REBUILD AND THAT'S IT, AND RUNS LIKE IT WAS BUILT YESTERDAY... GO HONDA....
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DAN P
EASLEY, SC
SPYD3R

Well I think that's a tiny little tractor. There was this ad out of Virginia I think about 20-25 years ago, Warning foul language.

 

[Bfromla]

Cant fix stupid! I hate I get asked "how fast will it go?" Everywhere ! (Look @the speedo & tell me if there is a road u dare think u can try that on! Speed is just gonna put u in emergency room faster, if not the grave!


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[coastrider]

The Spyders attract people, and questions are a natural extension of that curiosity. The fact that they know little about motorcycling doesn't make them "stupid". When riding we are all ambassadors for motorcycling, and our attitudes and behavior can help reduce the antipathy that many people feel for riders.

 

[Dan McNally]

about as good as the guy who approaches hollers out ... HEY .. does that thing turn? I mean those front wheels ... do they turn?


my reply was nope .. they sure don't. that is why it takes me four hours to get home.


he stood there and watched me drive away and I made sure I turned the wheels for him to see.

You should have told him they don't turn, and you have to rotate them, every 100 miles, so it evens out the wear, since they drag on the ground like skis! :roflblack:

 

[mtdoragary]

I think some people remember the 3 wheel ATV's that tipped a lot and hurt people even though they were a regular trike and not a reverse trike....maybe that's what they were thinking? :dontknow:

That's the comparison I've been getting...

 

[Dgjason]

I'll be glad to give them a ride in my sidecar. Right after I lift them off the pavement in a left hand turn, I'll give them a ride on the spyder. That will change minds.:yikes:

 

[OJ UK]

Someone else had this question a while back!

So there I am at the petrol station having just filled up and have hung the
nozzle back on the pump......checking the cost and a woman comes over
and says "Oooooh that's really lovely, that is! Is it electric???" :banghead:

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

Well I think that's a tiny little tractor. There was this ad out of Virginia I think about 20-25 years ago, Warning foul language.

WOW, that is one funny hill billy red neck ad.:yikes:

 

[Bob Denman]

So there I am at the petrol station having just filled up and have hung the
nozzle back on the pump......checking the cost and a woman comes over
and says "Oooooh that's really lovely, that is! Is it electric???" :banghead:

Tell them, Yes; yes it is!!" :2thumbs:

"But the Hedgehogs that spin the generators, are petrol-powered!" :roflblack: