BRP @ major motorcycle events

[Dmottv]

MD, they are at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. They setup yesterday, demo rides start today. I believe they wrap up midday Saturday and head to the next event, based on a conversation with the setup crew, PA maybe? NHMS is ramping up their presence at Bike Week with racing events and I saw a few manufacturers (HD, Victory, California Sidecar and Trike ...) there with Can-Am.

I'm headed there shortly to see if they will do demo rides in the rain, supposed to be showers off/on all day.

Can-Am is doing Demo Rides in the rain! I arrived about 1PM, took the RT-S for a ride, then the F3-S. The RT-S was excellent with the wind protection, electric adjustable windshield and the heated grips were very welcome on this raw day with temps around 60F. Interestingly, the bike started beeping and went into Limp Mode near the beginning of the ride and wouldn't rev over about 2500 rpm. I pulled over and put the hazards on which caused the ride leader to pull the group over. I explained what happened to the ride leader, and that I had read about this happening to others here on this forum. We shut the bike down, started it back up, it went into normal mode and ran fine for the rest of the ride.

I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent lower body wind protection of the F3-S, the comfortable riding position and the sportier, tighter more taunt feel to the bike. I was expecting more of a cruiser feel, but the F3-S is a sweet machine! Here's a pic of me on the RT-S in my favorite color:

 

[hawkiii]

BRP Demo Ride in Chattanooga today at White's Cycles on Hwy 58!

Wow, I used to live on Champion Rd off of HWY 58 back in 1974 & 1975. Don't remember any motorcycle shops but my friend used to work at a Goodyear Tire store on HWY 58. Haven't been back. Maybe I need to take a ride to Tenn. and see how it has changed.

 

[Mad_Dog603]

Did they have anything other than the demo equipment.. gear for sale.. etc?

Did they have anything other than the demo equipment to test ride.. like gear for sale.. etc?

Can-Am is doing Demo Rides in the rain! I arrived about 1PM, took the RT-S for a ride, then the F3-S. The RT-S was excellent with the wind protection, electric adjustable windshield and the heated grips were very welcome on this raw day with temps around 60F. Interestingly, the bike started beeping and went into Limp Mode near the beginning of the ride and wouldn't rev over about 2500 rpm. I pulled over and put the hazards on which caused the ride leader to pull the group over. I explained what happened to the ride leader, and that I had read about this happening to others here on this forum. We shut the bike down, started it back up, it went into normal mode and ran fine for the rest of the ride.

I was pleasantly surprised at the excellent lower body wind protection of the F3-S, the comfortable riding position and the sportier, tighter more taunt feel to the bike. I was expecting more of a cruiser feel, but the F3-S is a sweet machine! Here's a pic of me on the RT-S in my favorite color:

 

[spydaman60]

Did they have anything other than the demo equipment to test ride.. like gear for sale.. etc?

brp doesn't bring gear with them to sell. that is solely up to their dealers. the demo truck, is the demo truck only. as to whether there were dealers there carrying the can am gear, i can't respond to that. at americade brp was right in the center of all the action. all the demo rides left from the same location.

 

[Mad_Dog603]

If they want to compete.. they aren't getting it..

If they want to compete.. they aren't getting it..

Never mind the fact that their gear and add ons are priced insanely high..

Their go to market strategy sux.. IMHO..

brp doesn't bring gear with them to sell. that is solely up to their dealers. the demo truck, is the demo truck only. as to whether there were dealers there carrying the can am gear, i can't respond to that. at americade brp was right in the center of all the action. all the demo rides left from the same location.

 

[Dmottv]

Did they have anything other than the demo equipment to test ride.. like gear for sale.. etc?

As Spydaman60 said, the Can-Am Truck was there with Demo Rides only. I've seen gear at Freedom Cycle in Concord. Here are some pics of a Demo Ride that was headed out in the rain when I arrived: :clap:

 

[Jdsd1]

BRP will be at nine major motorcycle events where the entire Can-Am Spyder line-up, including the all-new Spyder F3, will be available for demo rides.
No need to pre-register if you want to try one out!

March 26-29 - Phoenix Bikefest, Phoenix, AZ - www.phoenixbikefest.com
April 10-11 - Blue Ridge Bike Fest, Roanoke, VA -www.blueridgebikefest.com
May 29 - June 6 - Ohio Bike Week, Sandusky, OH - www.ohiobikeweek.com
June 1-6 - Americade 2015, Lake George, NY - www.americade.com
June 5-7 - Reno Street Vibrations, Reno, NV - http://roadshowsreno.com/sv_spring.php
June 15-21 - Laconia Motorcycle Week, Laconia, NH -www.laconiamcweek.com
June 25-29 - Thunder in the Valley, Johnstown, PA -www.visitjohnstownpa.com/thunderinthevalley
July 15-18 - Roar to the Shore, Erie, PA - www.roarontheshore.com
Aug. 1-8 - Sturgis 2015 - Sturgis, SD - www.sturgismotorcyclerally.com

Why aren't there events in southern California? Not enough Spyders?