PistonBlown
Active member
Road debris is not an issue for a Spyder. So far on my Spyder I've hit 2 possums (animal about the size of a large tom cat), several patches of gravel, potholes, a piece of firewood and some shredded truck tire (I have avoided a lot more stuff
). None of those things have caused any issues other than the bump as the tire goes over it. If I can't avoid something completely I just make sure it misses the front wheels. I was trained that its better to hit something like this on a bike with your wheels straight rather than at an angle trying to avoid it.
In comparison to a motorbike its far safer. On my bike I've crashed on a corner because of a bolt on the road I didn't spot, my front tire hit it, slid and down I went. The place where I hit a piece of firewood on my SPyder, a couple of bends later I came across a guy on a Japanese cruiser who had hit another piece and ended up in the ditch.
). None of those things have caused any issues other than the bump as the tire goes over it. If I can't avoid something completely I just make sure it misses the front wheels. I was trained that its better to hit something like this on a bike with your wheels straight rather than at an angle trying to avoid it.In comparison to a motorbike its far safer. On my bike I've crashed on a corner because of a bolt on the road I didn't spot, my front tire hit it, slid and down I went. The place where I hit a piece of firewood on my SPyder, a couple of bends later I came across a guy on a Japanese cruiser who had hit another piece and ended up in the ditch.
