Brevet05
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Well, after much consideration and discussion with my wife, I have sold the 2008 SM5 emblazoned in Army-themed graphics (by Spiralus Designs). I will be sad to see it go, as I had a blast on it and I really had intended to keep it for the long haul.
The good news is that its new owner is one of the Army's marketing agencies. The Army Spyder will join the Army's fleet of eye-catching vehicles, apparently replacing the now-defunct Orange County Chopper.
I didn't make this decision lightly, nor will I be leaving the Spyder family, as I will move over to the RT-S branch, picking up the Orbital Blue machine from the great folks at South Texas Suzuki on Saturday. The primary reason behind the sale was that my wife has never been too happy about my riding the SM5, and this was made worse by her not being comfortable enough on it to want to be on it for any long ride. Still, I actually just went over 10,000 miles in the 8 months I have owned it.
However, the wrap that I got from Spiralus drew a LOT of attention, and it caught the eye of the Army's marketing folks, who coincidentally were looking to replace their now dead Orange County Chopper. They had the option of going out and buying a Spyder and having it wrapped themselves, but decided to see if they could get it quickly and cheaply by buying my Spyder.
I told Kathleen about their offer and took her to our dealer to test ride the RT-S. About a half hour into the ride, she said there was no comparison to the two machines, and that I should take the offer, sell the SM5 and buy the RT-S to allow her to ride comfortably.
Since sharing the ride with her has always been the missing piece of my Spyder experience, I opted into the deal. Since I'm in Virginia on Army business (teaching a pre-command course for new Professors of Military Science), it's been a little hectic getting all the actors moving in the same direction, but Kelly at STS has been very patient with the bureaucracy, and it's all come together for this Saturday. I'm pretty excited about the change, even though I'll miss the raw energy of the Army Spyder!
I'll take pictures on Saturday, once I pick it up, as I need a picture at a dealership for Irish's Scavenger Hunt, anyway... Now, I just need to see what new graphics Marc St. Louis comes up with for the RT!
hyea:
The good news is that its new owner is one of the Army's marketing agencies. The Army Spyder will join the Army's fleet of eye-catching vehicles, apparently replacing the now-defunct Orange County Chopper.
I didn't make this decision lightly, nor will I be leaving the Spyder family, as I will move over to the RT-S branch, picking up the Orbital Blue machine from the great folks at South Texas Suzuki on Saturday. The primary reason behind the sale was that my wife has never been too happy about my riding the SM5, and this was made worse by her not being comfortable enough on it to want to be on it for any long ride. Still, I actually just went over 10,000 miles in the 8 months I have owned it.
However, the wrap that I got from Spiralus drew a LOT of attention, and it caught the eye of the Army's marketing folks, who coincidentally were looking to replace their now dead Orange County Chopper. They had the option of going out and buying a Spyder and having it wrapped themselves, but decided to see if they could get it quickly and cheaply by buying my Spyder.
I told Kathleen about their offer and took her to our dealer to test ride the RT-S. About a half hour into the ride, she said there was no comparison to the two machines, and that I should take the offer, sell the SM5 and buy the RT-S to allow her to ride comfortably.
Since sharing the ride with her has always been the missing piece of my Spyder experience, I opted into the deal. Since I'm in Virginia on Army business (teaching a pre-command course for new Professors of Military Science), it's been a little hectic getting all the actors moving in the same direction, but Kelly at STS has been very patient with the bureaucracy, and it's all come together for this Saturday. I'm pretty excited about the change, even though I'll miss the raw energy of the Army Spyder!
I'll take pictures on Saturday, once I pick it up, as I need a picture at a dealership for Irish's Scavenger Hunt, anyway... Now, I just need to see what new graphics Marc St. Louis comes up with for the RT!
hyea:
