Buckeye Bleau meet Buckeye Chuck
There have been several posts as of late talking about how many miles people are putting on the Spyder. Most of the higher mile numbers seem to come from 1330 owners.
I want to hear how many miles you have put on a single Spyder either your current model or a past model. I know many say that they have had three Spyders and a total of 110k, ok, that is not what I am looking for.
If you have or had a 990 series Byke how many miles did it have on it, or does it have on it.
Joe
I ryde a lot, always have. I've ridden over a million miles in 51 years, on 26 different motorcycles. My health forced me to try 3 wheels in 2010. I tried the Spyder RT but didn't like it, at all. I couldn't see why anybody would want one. A 3 wheeled cycle with a 105 HP engine screaming down the road, 4500 rpms at 55? I got lucky and found a 2007 BMW K1200LT. I thought I found my last cycle. 84,000 miles in 3.5 years. In March 2014 in my mail I get a flyer from BRP, they have a new RT, this one with a 1330 cc engine and 6 speeds! I had to try one. One ride is all it took. BMW gone.
It took until June 2014 before I could swing a deal. I rode out of the parking lot at Can Am of Jackson Ohio, 1 mile on the odometer. I didn't know if I'd like it, it was a huge gamble. In October '14 I hit a deer, I was able to ride home even with the right front wheel 6 inches behind the left one. Bent frame, over $14,000 damage. State Farm covered it. The dealer had it 3 months.
Long story short..
After many farkles I ryde about 2000 miles a week. My pristine RT-S "Pearl" as in white, today June 27th has 123,877 miles.
I had in the shop 2 weeks ago for a warranty rear shock air bag. (I bought 2 more years extended warranty June 8th.) The salesperson asked when I was going to buy a new one. I said why would I buy a new one when the one I ryde now is better than a new one?
There's a story about me in the October 2014 issue of Rider magazine. "Chuck's Race." That's me sitting on Pearl.
I don't know if anybody has more miles on a 2014 RT-S. SpyderAnn is close. We should compare notes some time.
Bleau, I'm right down the road in Zanesville. I'm a big guy who wears red, sometimes green suspenders and a silver helmet. I ryde state route 62 between Millersburg and Danville every day, one of my favorite rydes.
Give a PM, we can meet.
Buckeye Chuck
... I have owned 2012 for I guess , almost a year bought it with 5 ooo miles on her
