Does it ride like a quad?

[lesa]

I'm not surprised he was disappointed. A "trike" rides like a lumber-wagon compared to a Spyder, handling-wise. So, as many respondents have stated, describing it as like a quad is much more accurate than like a trike.

Then too, there is the much-enhanced safety advantage of the "reverse-trike" design, vs a "trike."

i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving

 

[PrairieSpyder]

is a quad a 4 wheeler? riding bitch on a spyder is like riding a potato wagon--never had a rougher ride on anything lol---and i really hate to say it since i just spent almost 30 grand on this thing

i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving

Then don't ryde on the back. Get another one and you both can be dryvers!

 

[Pampurrs]

i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving

Lesa, I know we talked about this in your other thread, but people have stated that the BajaRon bar really makes a difference for the passenger in terms of comfort.

I don't want you to be unhappy :cheers:

Pam

 

[Bob Denman]

i describe riding our new spyder like riding a "potato wagon"--so rough and gawdawful--riding pillion--its fine when im driving

They're not for everybody... :shocked:

 

[SL Ken]

is a quad a 4 wheeler? riding bitch on a spyder is like riding a potato wagon--never had a rougher ride on anything lol---and i really hate to say it since i just spent almost 30 grand on this thing

My wife says she is so comfortable on the back she is afraid of going to sleep and slipping off. You must have something wrong. Only time she was uncomfortable is when the air bag was really low. ( I have a base RT, no electric pump)

i had had never ridden a quad before starting to research buying a Spyder. I was reading the Do's and Don't's thread about the handling of the Spyder. I had the opportunity to get on a friends quad and used the same principles of riding a Spyder to the quad, so I would say yes, a quad drives like a Spyder.

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Yes, it rides like a quad and snowmobiles.

Yup, that's my response as well.

 

[flaggerphil]

I've told people it steers "something like an ATV." That's mostly to let them know it doesn't lean and there's a bit of a learning curve from going from two wheels to a Spyder.

And yes, I have people stop and talk to me about it all the time. I've even had people pull up along side of me on the freeway to take pics from their cars. I almost always get a thumbs up.

 

[thunor]

I've told people it steers "something like an ATV." That's mostly to let them know it doesn't lean and there's a bit of a learning curve from going from two wheels to a Spyder.

And yes, I have people stop and talk to me about it all the time. I've even had people pull up along side of me on the freeway to take pics from their cars. I almost always get a thumbs up.

On our ride back from RI we had someone pull alongside of us while driving at about 75 mph and they were video taping
us...needless to say that one didn't fly with us all too well and we..."disappeared" on them.

 

[Indyron]

Have ridden BRP quads for 7+ years and no my Spyder doesn't ride like a quad. A quad on steroids yes!

 

[CANUCK SPYDER]

I've said the same thing too peeps before, "Like riding a STEET LEGAL Quad, Just a lot faster" I had a Bombardier DS 650 Quad reminds a lot of it.. D

 

[Bob Denman]

I've said the same thing too peeps before, "Like riding a STEET LEGAL Quad, Just a lot faster" I had a Bombardier DS 650 Quad reminds a lot of it.. D

:shocked: But those Big DS quads would "push" in the turns like a Buick riding on two flat tires...
The Spyders handle MUCH better! :thumbup:

 

[CANUCK SPYDER]

:shocked: But those Big DS quads would "push" in the turns like a Buick riding on two flat tires...
The Spyders handle MUCH better! :thumbup:

Lol For sure big time, guessing the View and feel with shifting does remind me in a straight line

 

[lesa]

Lesa, I know we talked about this in your other thread, but people have stated that the BajaRon bar really makes a difference for the passenger in terms of comfort.

I don't want you to be unhappy :cheers:

Pam

im just gonna have to ride by myself pam lol--gone are the days of sitting back and taking in the scenery--now i have to work hard and watch traffic--blah------really though i think something is wrong with our auto suspension--u can hear it running almost all the time--dealer says he will fix it at our first scheduled maintence if it needs to be replaced