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$10K Spyders for 2019

Firefly said:
Some cool features.. but ugly as sin...
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:agree: I would definitely shop around for a used spyder if I wanted a 3 wheeled machine..
Now, if like so many other items, if it is 25-30% off next fall (fall 2019), then I might consider the base model, just to have a new one with warranty. But it is still ugly.
I will be test riding one, just to see what it is about. After all, I thought the F3 series were ugly (and still do), but after a test ride, I just had to have one. Who knows, if I can get into one next fall for around $7k (and it will happen), then I might go for it.:dontknow:
 
:agree: And even without power steering: it's pretty easy to twist the bars anyway! nojoke
(Anybody else in here ever stuff an 800 pound ATV without P.S.: into a mudhole? )
 
Not sure

but I myself would have to ryde one before commenting on performance. I know a buddy who stated that my GS could never be a really fun experience, until he tried mine. I can see the Ryker being an affordable alternative to some, and possible a better fit for smaller frame ryders.
 
Speaking for myself ....

I was always quite taken by the saying that ... something was ugly in so many ways that it was POSITIVELY BEAUTIFUL!!!

How can anyone gutsy enough to buck two-wheel tradition and ride something as breath-takingly different as a Spyder or Ryker ever think of themselves or their byke as "ugly"? Courage, mes amis!! C'mon now.
 
It's ugly, but it would be nice if the RT had a shaft drive and parts of the u-fit system as a standard instead of buying the tri-axis bars as an accessory.
 
Video

Video seemed to show you want to get your fairly mobile on the seat to get it into corners right if you want to get all sporting or rally with it and then there is the question of nanny or no nanny??

Front seems pretty wide when you see it in the video I have seen static measurements yet and they try to underplay that in any on the static presentations. So it seems no nanny and kept upright by width of front suspension, now that seems like a bit of a bad recipe, seems only time and riding will tell.

I dont mind the look of it so much, if you dont like this then you likely never liked the look of any ATV I think, Its never going to be the Mona Lisa its built to a price, but I think its nifty enough and I for one am not a great fan of lines like the Gold-wing, Im a bit more street bike, than cruiser weight and I think this is also maybe a bit of a shot at that market as well as being a stepping stone to cruiser spiders.
 
wyliec said:
All the ugly comments are funny considering all spyders are ugly. All you have to do is open your eyes.
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Models like the F3 and RT have sleek lines and design aspects that look good and make sense. The original GS models..not so much. On the Ryker the top part of the front where it transitions from the lower 'trunk' to the upper area is the worst part of it.
From the sides and the rear it's fine... and I love the rear hub and single lugnuts as well as the swingarm and shaft drive.

I'll demo one at one of the events for giggles, but no way would I want one. This is obviously an 'around town' scooter type of product.
 
SXSMachine said:
Video seemed to show you want to get your fairly mobile on the seat to get it into corners right if you want to get all sporting or rally with it and then there is the question of nanny or no nanny??

Front seems pretty wide when you see it in the video I have seen static measurements yet and they try to underplay that in any on the static presentations. So it seems no nanny and kept upright by width of front suspension, now that seems like a bit of a bad recipe, seems only time and riding will tell.

I dont mind the look of it so much, if you dont like this then you likely never liked the look of any ATV I think, Its never going to be the Mona Lisa its built to a price, but I think its nifty enough and I for one am not a great fan of lines like the Gold-wing, Im a bit more street bike, than cruiser weight and I think this is also maybe a bit of a shot at that market as well as being a stepping stone to cruiser spiders.
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It has the nanny... but no power steering.
 
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