I enjoy my Spyder

[ARtraveler]

Some folks will accuse us of, "Drinking the Kool-Aid". :shocked:
From my vantage point: it tastes pretty darn good! :clap: :2thumbs:

I will have some of that cherry. :cheers::cheers:

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Chalk up another happy camper here. We love our Spyder RT. Sure, it's a 2010, and we bought it used, but have enjoyed every mile we have on it. Sure, I put a few of the "recommended" farkles on it, but it probably wasn't truly necessary. The extras just make it "more" enjoyable. In fact I just finished detailing it with Lamont's detailer kit I won at 'Fest 2016.

 

[pitzerwm]

This is true, happy people usually just enjoy. Reminds me of something I heard before.

When your neighbor 'scar breaks down, bummer, when his wife is cheating on him, bummer, but when your car breaks down and its your wife that is cheating, its a little differ response.

I love my Spyder too, have 2 actually no problems so far, not many miles but hope to have many trouble free miles down the road. BUT I can really feel for the people that have had an issue and get stranded, paying for towing etc and especially when they have the problem more than once. I disagree with your part about BRP wouldn't want unhappy customers. IMO they have shown a callus disregard to solutions for some of the problems that have come up.

Yes, its easier to complain than to praise, I try to do both and if you read my post, I have praised good service and well designed products/parts a number of times and thanked people that have provided a solution/idea that helps.

 

[SPIDR1]

GAS MILEAGE

Yep, I agree with you. Who cares about the gas mileage when the real reason is riding for fun and being with guys on the ride. A person only lives once on this earth and should enjoy every minute of it especially when you are retired. Keep smoking the tires!

Let me add a little more.
I belong to three riding groups, I enjoy all of their company.

One has about 25 members, three are Spyders and all but two of the rest are other three wheelers. Most are Harley's, many Honda's and maybe few others.
Another group has about 20 regulars but maybe a couple hundred, there a many Spyders but I have the only one in the local group, almost all are Harley's and mostly no three wheelers.
The third group is most interesting, part of a huge national group, the local group has one Spyder, mine, and a proportional mix of others like the former groups, but with only a three wheeler or two out of about 40.

People complain about the mileage, especially on the 990's, shoot, I read the Newbie News on the forum and I get 30 or better most every tank, I did not buy it for the mileage, but the joy I get from it would be fine even at 24, who cares, I bought it for the ride and the air and the zone! :thumbup:

Yes, I realize that statistically, with fewer Spyders, we will have less incidents of breakdowns, recalls and such and the higher Harley population will have a higher number just from the sheer numbers. However, we do have fewer problems, we do have issues, but they have them too. In the end game, as one friend of mine with a Sypder and in group one demonstrates, he carries a Harley strap in the Frunk, because one of them may need a pull to the rescue, it happens more than you would think.
We complain, they complain, why not find the praise and bask in the glory of it?

 

[Fatcycledaddy]

I am sure that some bone head will take this the wrong way, but tough noogies!

I read this forum all the time, I read and see people helping others with issues, concerns, learning curves (literal and figurative) and much more.
As of late some of the tone seems to have changes, much of it seems to be Spyder or BRP bashing, perhaps some is deserved but most is not.
Do you really believe that BRP really wants unhappy customers, come on.

So the last two days I took my little old 2013 RTL out and focused on some of the complaints that I read about and most importantly the ones people do the most complaining about.
Apparently, I bought a good one, though used with 12,686 miles on it but a good one.

I did not feel any illicit, or exaggerated roll-over in the tight corners or corrections.
I did not experience severe heat off the dragons mouth.
The gauges all seemed to operate just fine.
I took it on the highway, tried holding it at 55, then 60, then 65, then 70, then 75 and 80 for several miles, there was not any extra vibration or discomfort.
The bike did not seem to pull one way or the other but tracked very well.

Hey, I guess I am just blessed with the only Spyder that is operating well, a joy to ride and a soul calming influence, but then I was told originally that the Black Current models were the best.
Hey, maybe you have a positive experience as well and we can start a dialogue about how great it is, instead of complaining that the bugs hit directly in my field of vision...... whatever!

Ryde on Friends! :yes::lecturef_smilie::f_spider::clap::2thumbs: I like my Spyder! I want another one just like this one! I wish everybody had one as good as mine, and I will NOT find the last Farkle either.

Joe

Could not have said it better myself!!!
I LOVE my Spyder, in fact I found an excuse for me to ride it to work today instead of taking the company truck with paid for gas. :yes:

At this point my 2015 RTL will roll over to 9,000 miles on the way home today, and has been totally trouble free.

Can't wait until Friday morning, heading from MI to VA for a long weekend ride.

Then last 2 weeks of June to Utah towing the camper trailer, and I do not have any apprehensions that the Spyder will get me to and from both of those places.

I can't say that about me however, there have been the occasional time I had the kill switch off and it wouldn't start. I also have bumped the paddle and put it in neutral at a red light, then when the light turns green I have twisted the throttle and set there. Then you forget to step on the brake so it won't go into gear so you panic a little, but then it comes back to you and away you go, just embarrassed, but no fault of the Spyder, just the fault of the guy riding it.

 

[Buckeye Bleau]

Thanks for all the good responses. I was hoping to create a forum post that allows people to speak positively about these amazing machines.
One where we praise BRP for what they have supplied us, one where we talk about the positives and share the joy, smiles or pleasure that we get from the machines.
Frankly, I never owned an MC before I ordered this one, used from a dealer in Florida, had it delivered to the house by uship.com.
They parked it in the garage, tank was very low, made the excuse that I cannot ride it for fear that it would run out of gas on the way to the pump.
Took a gas can to the station, brought it back, filled it up and then discovered that I was out of excuses. I had to ride a motorcycle now. I put on the helmet, went for a ride, took a MC safety course and cannot keep my but off the seat.
Yup, I farkle around some, and would love to do more, want to go to Spyder Fest, I want to meet more members of this site and would cherish the opportunity to get OhioSpyderRyders to get back in the game.
Thanks for all the positive feedback, in life it is easy to complain, it is harder to appreciate and espouse the things that we are blessed with.
Thank God for my wife, my health, my kids, the American Soldier and our freedom!

Joe

 

[whitespyder1189]

Happy Happy Spyder riders!

I want to add our names to the list of happy, problem-free Spyder owners. We just took our first "out of state" trip-from Akron, OH to a beautiful state park resort called Stonewall in West Virginia on our 2015 RTS. We decided to take back roads and stay off the highway. We found roads that twisted and turned through deep woods and small towns. We had one of the best times ever! Even crossed the Ohio river on a small ferry. No problems of any kind with our Spyder. It ran and took the curves like a dream. We just turned 2300 miles!

We loved riding our VTX, but this is something completely different. We had a guy step up to us at a gas station and ask us to list the pros and cons of a Spyder. We flooded him with pros, but we really couldn't think of any cons, except that our trip was almost over and we had to go back to work until next weekend.

I do read this forum and keep my husband up to date on any problems that others have encountered. I have learned so much from those of you who have had your Spyders for a while. So far, our Spyder is running great and we plan on traveling as much as possible on it, especially now that the weather here in Ohio is changing for the better.

Thank you for all the great information and the funny stuff,

Ellen and Rod

 

[GandM]

Happy Spyder Rider

I am glad to see this thread. 2010 RT bought used 2 years ago, NO problems