Currently riding a 5/2010 Spyder,... Different..and fun, exhausting fun keeping the v-twin Rotax above 5000 and keeping it on the road...I'm managing but.
Not so my mate that bought it, I'm an experienced motorcyclist of over 40 years experience, I've read up on SpyderRyding and in particular cornering, weight shift, braking, and since coming here the need to keep the revs up.
Ok. Back to last week, i took the newly purchased Spyder for a run over my favourite mountain with my mate on the back, I've adapted quite well and was enjoying the ride.
Came back to civilisation, found a fairly low traffic dead end Street area with a long straight and a 90 deg bend and got my mate to ride through the bend up the hill, do a 3 point turn then back thru the bend the other way and down the straight to do a uturn and repeat.
After 20 mins of this I decided to get on the back with him and coach him from the passenger seat...
A very bad move!!!!
He sets off. First gear second gear third gear and on a dead straight road suddenly we turn violently left and smash through 2 guide posts and headed for a tree!
I jump... Launching myself backwards and to the right, hitting the concrete path hard enough for my studded belt to rip a gouge in the concrete. I may have rolled don't know but I ended up laying on my back with all the wind knocked out of me!
Thought my back may be broken:-(
My mate yelled out was I ok? I told him to turn the engine off as I could hear it still running.
I got my mobile and rang my GF to drive out to where we were then got to my feet.
The Spyder had continued down a hill across a flat and ended up in the swamp at the edge of a duck pond!
He don't remember what happened but my guess is holding bars to tight and countersteered shot us hard left.
Inexperience meant throttle still on and panic resulted in no brake application
Lucky we both still alive! I'm battered and bruised and he's got a broken wrist he finds out today...a week later.
I'm heavily bruised where I landed and must've put my left hand down too cos my left wrists sore.
The Spyder came out relatively unscathed after I got a 4wd passer-by to tow us out and rang a tilt tray to get it back home where u washed the mud and grass from it, and it started up again after sitting for an hour.
I'm out riding it today but don't really fancy my mates chances of learning to ride this thing successfully.
Time will tell once his wrists ok
I definitely won't be getting on the back.
Need my head examined taking such a risk!
Not so my mate that bought it, I'm an experienced motorcyclist of over 40 years experience, I've read up on SpyderRyding and in particular cornering, weight shift, braking, and since coming here the need to keep the revs up.
Ok. Back to last week, i took the newly purchased Spyder for a run over my favourite mountain with my mate on the back, I've adapted quite well and was enjoying the ride.
Came back to civilisation, found a fairly low traffic dead end Street area with a long straight and a 90 deg bend and got my mate to ride through the bend up the hill, do a 3 point turn then back thru the bend the other way and down the straight to do a uturn and repeat.
After 20 mins of this I decided to get on the back with him and coach him from the passenger seat...
A very bad move!!!!
He sets off. First gear second gear third gear and on a dead straight road suddenly we turn violently left and smash through 2 guide posts and headed for a tree!
I jump... Launching myself backwards and to the right, hitting the concrete path hard enough for my studded belt to rip a gouge in the concrete. I may have rolled don't know but I ended up laying on my back with all the wind knocked out of me!
Thought my back may be broken:-(
My mate yelled out was I ok? I told him to turn the engine off as I could hear it still running.
I got my mobile and rang my GF to drive out to where we were then got to my feet.
The Spyder had continued down a hill across a flat and ended up in the swamp at the edge of a duck pond!
He don't remember what happened but my guess is holding bars to tight and countersteered shot us hard left.
Inexperience meant throttle still on and panic resulted in no brake application
Lucky we both still alive! I'm battered and bruised and he's got a broken wrist he finds out today...a week later.
I'm heavily bruised where I landed and must've put my left hand down too cos my left wrists sore.
The Spyder came out relatively unscathed after I got a 4wd passer-by to tow us out and rang a tilt tray to get it back home where u washed the mud and grass from it, and it started up again after sitting for an hour.
I'm out riding it today but don't really fancy my mates chances of learning to ride this thing successfully.
Time will tell once his wrists ok
I definitely won't be getting on the back.
Need my head examined taking such a risk!
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least what I would do for my buds. Guessing this experience has not scared them away from trying again? I would suggest doing a dealers test ride however as they may be better suited for complications.
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