Article in our local paper

[MisterP]

Overall, IMO it wasn't written as a negative article towards the Spyder at all. There were a lot of positives in there, but If you think you are going to be accepted by some die hard two wheelers as a real motorcyclist, you are sadly mistaken. The word "clunky" was in reference to the Spyder's size.


The Spyder and Slingshot are both misfits that are not motorcycles, and I'm proud to be on the isle of misfit toys with you !!!!!!! :thumbup:

I see you removed your comment about us needing to relax. I'm very relaxed, but as a professional writer, I can tell when another writer is wrapping their personal opinions, most likely without any factual basis in having ridden a Spyder, with enough facts about the product to make his opinions seem real and supported by the general market.

An example you might relate to would involve me reviewing your Slingshot. I might write "this oversized Tonka Toy belongs on a playground for the kids to jump on, not on the roads with the rest of us. By the way, it comes with an engine displacement of blah blah..." That's exactly what he did with his Spyder review, and it's unbalanced and poorly written from that standpoint.

He also stated how expensive Spyders are, without a comparative fact about the high prices of Honda or Harley trikes. I didn't even get into that, but it was another example of tailoring the facts to support his negative view.

I'm done here. Let's all enjoy our rides!

 

[latony007]

lol, im relaxed too, but i follow the old writers adage of write about what you know. And if you have never been on one then you should have no opinions to offer. If you want to write up the spec sheet i guess you could but people can get that from the manufacturer. As for the slingshot they are not getting my waves on the road lol. We have to draw the line somewhere and since you sit in it instead of ride on it thats where i am drawing mine. Otherwise we might as well wave to convertibles too

p.s. Spyders are expensive!