was easy tp ride. The version I had had 3 modes. a sport mode, the engine reved higher before shifting and an economy mode. I would ride MT. Lemon in sport mode and streets in economy. average mileage wa in the low 60's. getting as much as 75 mi to the gallon in economy mode. The biggest difference in engines between the C and a sport bike was that the engine was low reving. Redline was around 5k. The bike does feel underpowered compared to other 650 to 750 cc bikes. Great beginner bike or for someone who doesn't lioke to shift. The 3rd mode was a computer assisted shift, manual mode. You could override the automatic mode just by hitting the shift paddles for about 15- 20 seconds. Finally the shift paddles are reversed compared to the spider.
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Do you still have a regular motorcycle along with your Spyder ??
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scorpion56
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I traded in one of my two bikes, a 650 cc BMW Maxi-Scooter, essential a fully automatic, CVT, motorcycle - to buy my F3-L. I'm very happy that I kept my '09 Honda Shadow Aero 750. As others have said, there's a lot more going on between the ears, riding on 2-wheels. But I still love the manual choke-to-start, manual shifting, the hand and foot brakes, no gas gauge. And most of all, LEANING into those "S" turns. I never used it for full day rides, but for a couple of hours, it's still a blast. And, it's a Honda. Enuf said.
pegasus1300
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They are virtually the same motor with a few tweaks to it( like the V Boost). I have had singles parallel twins 3s 4s flat 4 flat six, inline 6 but that V4 Yammie is my favorite motorcycle engine.
grumpyoldretiredcop
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I sold my Victory Cross Country after getting the F3, it took a few months but I'm looking for a lighter two-wheeler to ride strictly one-up.
blacklightning
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ChicagoSpyder
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I rode dirt bikes from 11 years old into my early 20's and a few years back I decided to get back into riding so I bought a used CBX 500 with the idea being I could use it on the roads, take it up to the UP to bomb the two track and ATV trails, and to illegally ride on the goat paths in the local forest preserves......In any event it was fun to be riding again, my only issue was that my wife would not get on the bike with me for all the tea in China and I'm just talking local jaunts.
That brings me to the F3L, we were on a sled trip a year and half ago and one of my buds was looking to trade his old ST for a F3L and he was showing us the brochure and the light bulb went off, came home a week later and asked the wife if she would get on the three wheeler with me, and with that I traded the CBX on the F3L.
The transition to three wheels was pretty natural as I ride sleds 4,000 miles a year and am still an aggressive rider, but what you can't do on these three wheelers is side saddle a corner like you can a sled or lean like on a two wheeler, with that said I'm keeping my eye out for a used Vulcan S to ride locally as I really don't need an adventure bike because at 60+ I'm getting to old to be running from the tree cops in the forest preserve........
That brings me to the F3L, we were on a sled trip a year and half ago and one of my buds was looking to trade his old ST for a F3L and he was showing us the brochure and the light bulb went off, came home a week later and asked the wife if she would get on the three wheeler with me, and with that I traded the CBX on the F3L.
The transition to three wheels was pretty natural as I ride sleds 4,000 miles a year and am still an aggressive rider, but what you can't do on these three wheelers is side saddle a corner like you can a sled or lean like on a two wheeler, with that said I'm keeping my eye out for a used Vulcan S to ride locally as I really don't need an adventure bike because at 60+ I'm getting to old to be running from the tree cops in the forest preserve........
Grandpot
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If your wife let you have all those bikes, I'd like to know if she has a like-minded sister. Women like that a hard to find.:bowdown:
OK-DZ9R
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Sorry, the sisters are taken. You're right, she's a rare find. If you want to annoy her, let her hear you say "my wife won't let me". She didn't "let" me have those bikes. I just bought them. We treat each other like adults,
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