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331 Mile F3 Test Ryde

BikerDoc

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On Thanksgiving Day I took a 331 mile F3 Test Ryde compliments of Central Florida Powersports in Kissimmee, Fl. It was an incredible way to spend the holiday. For those who wish to see my full trip report/evaluation click on the following link
http://www.usspyderryders.com/blog/2014/11/29/331-mile-f3-thanksgiving-day-test-ryde

Dec 1st I rode the F3 an additional 93 miles and updated my blog for some additional observations. You may wish to look at the link again to get the full report Ryde Safe
 
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Thank-You

That was one of the best demo ride reports yet. Hopefully another demo rider will do a You-Tube video of his F3 ride sometime soon. I like these videos taken from the rider perspective and get a lot from watching & listening to their comments. Your's was well written though and appreciated.
 
Good right up and I am liking the F3 more and more, just will not get rid of my RTS and can't bring myself to
part with my Honda 1800N (the beast) so may be some time in the future it may be my next bike.
Thanks for your right up and thoughts on a great new machine. I got to test ride one in Daytona and was very
impressed with it also, just didn't get to ride as far as you did.
Toby
 
Ditto from my review...power is crazy fun. Like your comment on a windshield. I just couldn't remember the wind issue during my ride. May have to look more into that as I will be using the Magna 9 from Bell.


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BikerDoc said:
so am I, The F3 is an add on. The RTL and trailer will still be with us for long distance rides
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Great review! I had a much shorter demo ride but I agree with many things you said. Especially the windshield! What did you think about the stock seat. I was on an F3-S and I thought the seat was extremely comfortable. I agree about buying both backrest but I had originally thought I may also need the cannonball seat based on the comfort of the stock seat on previous spyders but I'm not so sure it is needed. I will definitely not buy it up front and try the stock for awhile. My only concern is storage as I plan on doing at least a couple of 1500 mile trips per year but I'm sure that can be solved easily. I'm on an 09 GS now and the smoothness of the ride compared to my bike was unbelievable. Spyders sure have came along way in a few short years. I love the F-3!!
 
SpyderRx said:
Great review! I had a much shorter demo ride but I agree with many things you said. Especially the windshield! What did you think about the stock seat. I was on an F3-S and I thought the seat was extremely comfortable. I agree about buying both backrest but I had originally thought I may also need the cannonball seat based on the comfort of the stock seat on previous spyders but I'm not so sure it is needed. I will definitely not buy it up front and try the stock for awhile. My only concern is storage as I plan on doing at least a couple of 1500 mile trips per year but I'm sure that can be solved easily. I'm on an 09 GS now and the smoothness of the ride compared to my bike was unbelievable. Spyders sure have came along way in a few short years. I love the F-3!!
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I think the stock seat is quite comfortable compared to any standard Spyder seat I have ridden before. I did not order the cannonball seat and the only reason I ordered the backrests was for extra support against the torque (the deep cut of the seat actually supported my lower back fairly well)
 
Can somebody summarize the F3 for me? Lots of raves but I'm not clear why it's so much better than the previous Spyders.
 
randian said:
Can somebody summarize the F3 for me? Lots of raves but I'm not clear why it's so much better than the previous Spyders.
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I think the biggest and most significant difference to me was the fact that you are sitting lower and "in" the spyder instead of "on" the spyder. It allows you to take corners without the feeling that you have to counter the force pulling you away from the curve. Now you are a part of the spyder and simply follow it through the curve, if that makes and sense. I've only ridden an RT a very short distance but comparing it to the RS and ST it is a much smoother ride with more power and torque. I also like the fact that the motor runs at a lower RPM at cruising speed. That's just my take on it for whatever it is worth.
 
PrairieSpyder said:
Thanks for the review. Tell more about the "linkages" you'd buy for ufit. Can't the fit be adjusted without buying something more?
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Patti when I looked at the F3 at the Seattle international motorcycle show and talked to the BRP guys yes you have to buy different linkages for the Brake pedal on the se6 at 29.99 each or the sm6 you will need one for the brake and the shifter at 49.99 also each different handle bar set is 449.99 each. you would only need to buy these if you want to change your riding position after the initial set up.
it will be interesting to hear the people gripe about not getting the set up that fits them right the first time and having to purchase different linkages and handle bars at a fair amount of cost. hopefully the dealers/BRP will be willing to work with people to get it right up till say 2K miles at no extra cost, but some how I doubt it cause as soon as you drive it off the lot it is now used and I know that I wouldn't want them putting some one else's used parts on my new machine at least until I wanted to do the swap thing and not have it cost anything I guess we shall see!! :popcorn::popcorn:
 
PrairieSpyder said:
Thanks for the review. Tell more about the "linkages" you'd buy for ufit. Can't the fit be adjusted without buying something more?
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If one chooses to move the pegs (or floorboards) to different positions, specific length linkages must be used to also move the brake pedal and/or gear shifter. It's too bad they didn't just design the linkages to be adjustable. On a surprising mote, the linkages are not very expensive!!
 
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