I can't make up my mind!!!

[Michaelscs]

Congratulations! Your going to love it. You made the right choice!

 

[Rayelljay]

It took me 3000 miles of owning the F3 to realize that I really dislike the feet-forward riding position and for one big reason: when you go over a bump (which I do plenty, with the roads we have), you can not stand up on the pegs and you land on your bum; your spine absorbs the impact and it's a major issue for me. I did not realize this after a half-hour long test ride. Now I've given up my RS-S and am financially upside down on the F3 so looking for a way to make the riding position be less rough on my spine (considering adding Lamonster's 3rd peg, it won't allow me to use brakes or shift gears so I can't always use it but at least I'm hoping to stand up on those pegs if ever I find myself on a very bumpy road). Make sure you take them both for a good long ride before you decide.

I was looking at a few pictures and I wonder if anyone has done anything creative with that seat. I seem to get the impression that if the driver's part of the seat were about 2" higher, could the foot controls still be properly accessible...I can't ryde with my feet that far forward and my RS is nigh on perfect.

Just random thoughts from the crazy englishman.

 

[SpyderGTL]

Congrats on the purchase! I've had my F3 for a year and love it. I highly recommend the 3rd peg that Lamont sells. It makes it so much easier to get on and off the Spyder, and as others have mentioned, it gives you an option to "stand on the pegs" when going over rough patches of road. I do that whenever I encounter those road conditions. Plus, it gives you another foot position when riding long distances, when you know you won't likely have to hit the brakes.

As as far as switching from an RT, my wife will be doing that in a week. She couldn't make Spyderfest this year on her 2011 RT, but loved a picture of an F3-T at Cowtown in Cuba, MO that I sent her today when we stopped in, so we're coming back in a week to trade in her RT on the new F3-T!