Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

[JohnRuckus]

Gadzooks. Glad you're ok

 

[Mikey]

Just remember one thing, it's just nuts and bolts and the good thing is you are safe and lived to tell us your tale!!! Good Luck!!!

 

[ButterSmooth]

Coming soon to an auction near you...

The insurance adjuster just left. The Spyder is totaled and all the process that is left is computing the payment amount. It's a full MSRP plus accessories payment and since I have $3300 worth of mods/additions the final amount will be interesting. Supposed to know in three days.

I won't be replacing the RT with another Spyder. There are two primary reasons for that decision; The first is the parts availability issues (Can-Am can't supply and stamp a new frame) and the second is the 'message' delivered by the rock.

I think this means that I will be leaving the SpyderLovers forum. I have to say that this forum was one of the real highlights of owning/riding a Spyder.

The RT has already been replaced by a Mazda Miata, to get as close to the road experience of riding a Spyder as I can. Hope it works!

I have a spare set of wheels + tires if anyone is interested. The fronts have the original Kendas with about 4k miles on them and the rear is a brand new (never on the road) Vredestein Quadrac (https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Tire...&rearRatio=40&rearDiameter=17&performance=ALL) with balance beads. You can have 'em all for $300 plus shipping. Obviously a local sale is the best deal. Central Oregon.

 

[Tango]

Sorry to see you go. But, fully understand. I don't know if I would buy another Spyder myself at this point. :dontknow: The new BMW R1800 is calling me. :hun: But no has a trike kit for it. :sour: Tom :spyder:

 

[canamjhb]

The insurance adjuster just left. The Spyder is totaled and all the process that is left is computing the payment amount. It's a full MSRP plus accessories payment and since I have $3300 worth of mods/additions the final amount will be interesting. Supposed to know in three days.

I won't be replacing the RT with another Spyder. There are two primary reasons for that decision; The first is the parts availability issues (Can-Am can't supply and stamp a new frame) and the second is the 'message' delivered by the rock.

I think this means that I will be leaving the SpyderLovers forum. I have to say that this forum was one of the real highlights of owning/riding a Spyder.

The RT has already been replaced by a Mazda Miata, to get as close to the road experience of riding a Spyder as I can. Hope it works!

I have a spare set of wheels + tires if anyone is interested. The fronts have the original Kendas with about 4k miles on them and the rear is a brand new (never on the road) Vredestein Quadrac (https://www.tirerack.com/tires/Tire...&rearRatio=40&rearDiameter=17&performance=ALL) with balance beads. You can have 'em all for $300 plus shipping. Obviously a local sale is the best deal. Central Oregon.

Sorry to hear of your encounter and glad you're safe and unharmed. I encourage you to stick around the forum. I have, even though I've been Spyderless for about 3 years now. There are a lot of very good people here. Information and knowledge goes well beyond the Spyder world. And, every once in a while, I have an opportunity to help someone and contribute based upon my past experiences. Good luck..... Jim

 

[Peter Aawen]

The insurance adjuster just left. The Spyder is totaled and all the process that is left is computing the payment amount. It's a full MSRP plus accessories payment and since I have $3300 worth of mods/additions the final amount will be interesting. Supposed to know in three days.

I won't be replacing the RT with another Spyder. There are two primary reasons for that decision; The first is the parts availability issues (Can-Am can't supply and stamp a new frame) and the second is the 'message' delivered by the rock.

I think this means that I will be leaving the SpyderLovers forum. I have to say that this forum was one of the real highlights of owning/riding a Spyder.

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Sorry to hear of your encounter and glad you're safe and unharmed. I encourage you to stick around the forum. I have, even though I've been Spyderless for about 3 years now. There are a lot of very good people here. Information and knowledge goes well beyond the Spyder world. And, every once in a while, I have an opportunity to help someone and contribute based upon my past experiences. Good luck..... Jim

:agree: You're still a 'Spyder Lover', aren't you Butters? :dontknow:

It's a real shame that your Spyder Owning/Ryding experience hasta end this way, but I can appreciate your situation. Only I don't believe your Forum experience or being part of the extended Spyder Lover's Community needs to end just cos you aren't going to be an owner/ryder any longer! Like Jim, you've been one of the valued contributors here for a while now, & AFAIK there's no reason for that to end too! No pressure, but since you've been a valued member here, you'll always be welcome to come on in & participate in whatever way you feel you might want to - within the bounds of our Forum Rules, of course! :thumbup:

 

[ARtraveler]

:agree: You're still a 'Spyder Lover', aren't you? :dontknow:

It's a real shame that your Spyder Owning/Ryding experience hasta end this way Butters, but I can appreciate your situation. Only I don't believe your Forum experience or being part of the extended Spyder Lover's Community needs to end just cos you aren't going to be an owner/ryder any longer! Like Jim, you've been one of the valued contributors here for a while now, & AFAIK there's no reason for that to end too! No pressure, but since you've been a valued member here, you'll always be welcome to come on in & participate in whatever way you feel you might want to - within the bounds of our Forum Rules, of course! :thumbup:

:agree: x 2. See how you feel about this in a month or so. :bowdown:

 

[EdMat]

The RT has already been replaced by a Mazda Miata, to get as close to the road experience of riding a Spyder as I can. Hope it works!

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Hate to see you go, but good choice on the MX5. One of my other rides is a 22 MX5 RF. Love the thing, even for long trips.

 

[ButterSmooth]

Hate to see you go, but good choice on the MX5. One of my other rides is a 22 MX5 RF. Love the thing, even for long trips.

That's encouraging. Do you know of a forum for the MX5 that's as good as SpyderLovers?

And, I don't think I can give up this forum cold turkey, so I'll be lurking for a while... Thanks to you all for suggesting that I do -- what a great forum!

 

[EdMat]

That's encouraging. Do you know of a forum for the MX5 that's as good as SpyderLovers?

And, I don't think I can give up this forum cold turkey, so I'll be lurking for a while... Thanks to you all for suggesting that I do -- what a great forum!

Try https://www.miata.net/ I think you will find a lot of good info there.

this should take you straight to the forum. https://forum.miata.net/vb/index.php

 

[ButterSmooth]

Try https://www.miata.net/ I think you will find a lot of good info there.

this should take you straight to the forum. https://forum.miata.net/vb/index.php

Thanks, that will help. I have to thank you directly since my 'like' and 'thank' buttons stopped working a few months ago, when I changed browsers.

 

[ButterSmooth]

There She goes!...

Insurance company picked up the carcass today...
Still have 3 wheels with tires if anyone is interested. Rear wheel has a brand new Vredestein Qudrac mounted and balanced.

 

[Motorcycledave]

Rode ~200 miles today with another 18 in a Jeep with my Spyder on the trailer behind us. Almost made it home on the bike before disaster struck.

Started out as a beautiful day 75-84 degrees and patchy clouds. 22 miles from home there was a sudden marble sized hail storm. It was small and I could see the sunlight on the road a half mile ahead. I scrunched down behind the wind screen and rode on toward the 'light'. With all the hail and rain my vision was obscured and then it happened. BANG!! I was then riding on the right front wheel alone; The left came down quickly and finally the rear. Never saw what I hit, but I'm assuming it was a rock.

I pulled to the shoulder and two brothers that had been cutting firewood instantly came around the bend. It was so quick that I didn't have much time to check out the Spyder, but it wasn't going anywhere with a shredded rear tire. The tire had just over 6000 miles on it and looked to be less than half worn. Got to a place with cell service and called my son to come with the trailer to haul us home.

So, the RT is out on the trailer and I'll get a look at it tomorrow. It's somewhere between needing a new tire and totaled with frame damage.

Funny part is four days ago I rescued a BMW rider who had a rear wheel bearing failure. Quickest payback I've ever had!

Good old Murphy's Law

 

[grumpyoldretiredcop]

Glad to hear that you're OK... as has already been pointed out, machinery can be replaced but you can't! Hope the Miata works out, it's probably as close to a Spyder as you could get on 4 wheels.