AJKOK1
New member
Hi everyone,
just wanted to introduce myself having spent far too many hours reading posts on this forum over the last month. While the Can-Am seems really very popular in North America, here in the UK, it still seems a well kept secret. Anyway, i found a dealer very close to where i live and took an RT out for a test drive. I was originally looking for an RSS as i figured it would be "more fun", but they didn't have one available. A week later i went back to try an RSS once the dealer had sourced one, and took that for a drive too. Both are a great bit of kit, but as many seem to have indicated, it's really not fair to compare the two, they are focused on two different styles of riding with one common goal....making you smile.
I've never ridden a bike, so i didn't come to the test drives with any preconceptions, The RSS had loads of ooomph, but i found the seating position for the rider a bit harder work and as it was a windy day, quite exposed heading out for the drive. The RT was much more "comfortable", the seating position suited me better ( i feel more like Eric Estrada than Valentino Rossi) and the big windshield kept things nice and civil. Without the confidence of riding bikes before, i also felt the RT was a safer option for having the wife or kids on the back. So after an extra test drive again on a new RT-S and armed with a wealth of knowledge from this forum, i made the decision and purchased it. It was their demonstrator, has 200 miles on the clock and although it's registered new, it's a 2011 model.
I collected the Spyder on Saturday, and as is the way in the Uk, it hasn't stopped raining since
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I did do a few miles on Saturday, and i find it very stable and planted out on the road, i really don't feel too vulnerable coming from being a car driver. I will confess i still feel a bit "top heavy" on tight corners, as you turn in, there is a slight sense it will tip over, but i'm putting that down to my inexperience and probably learning to move my body with the turn.
Anyway, i just wanted to pass on my thanks for this great resource that really helped me research the Spyder before i made the decision, and i'm really looking forward to doing the miles in the coming weeks.
As it's been raining so much, the best i can offer for now is a photo of it in my garage...but hey, it's a start !!
Thanks again
Al.
just wanted to introduce myself having spent far too many hours reading posts on this forum over the last month. While the Can-Am seems really very popular in North America, here in the UK, it still seems a well kept secret. Anyway, i found a dealer very close to where i live and took an RT out for a test drive. I was originally looking for an RSS as i figured it would be "more fun", but they didn't have one available. A week later i went back to try an RSS once the dealer had sourced one, and took that for a drive too. Both are a great bit of kit, but as many seem to have indicated, it's really not fair to compare the two, they are focused on two different styles of riding with one common goal....making you smile.
I've never ridden a bike, so i didn't come to the test drives with any preconceptions, The RSS had loads of ooomph, but i found the seating position for the rider a bit harder work and as it was a windy day, quite exposed heading out for the drive. The RT was much more "comfortable", the seating position suited me better ( i feel more like Eric Estrada than Valentino Rossi) and the big windshield kept things nice and civil. Without the confidence of riding bikes before, i also felt the RT was a safer option for having the wife or kids on the back. So after an extra test drive again on a new RT-S and armed with a wealth of knowledge from this forum, i made the decision and purchased it. It was their demonstrator, has 200 miles on the clock and although it's registered new, it's a 2011 model.
I collected the Spyder on Saturday, and as is the way in the Uk, it hasn't stopped raining since
.I did do a few miles on Saturday, and i find it very stable and planted out on the road, i really don't feel too vulnerable coming from being a car driver. I will confess i still feel a bit "top heavy" on tight corners, as you turn in, there is a slight sense it will tip over, but i'm putting that down to my inexperience and probably learning to move my body with the turn.
Anyway, i just wanted to pass on my thanks for this great resource that really helped me research the Spyder before i made the decision, and i'm really looking forward to doing the miles in the coming weeks.
As it's been raining so much, the best i can offer for now is a photo of it in my garage...but hey, it's a start !!
Thanks again
Al.
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