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I guess I'm a motorcycle guy
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blacklightning
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Sweet! I always liked those. They seemed sort of heavy when I first got on them, but once they start to move, they are really not heavy at all.
Chupaca
New member
Not to worry...
Many ryde both but only if it is affordable to have and maintain both. If not go with what you like best. After all being out there and enjoying life should be on what makes it most pleasureable for you... Congrats on the new to you ryde we hope it will be all you want it to be. We will still wave if we pass along the way....:roflblack:
Many ryde both but only if it is affordable to have and maintain both. If not go with what you like best. After all being out there and enjoying life should be on what makes it most pleasureable for you... Congrats on the new to you ryde we hope it will be all you want it to be. We will still wave if we pass along the way....:roflblack:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
You are not alone. Many of us are motorcyclists at heart. I am fortunate enough to still own and ride two wheels as well as having a Spyder. I can still enjoy the best of both worlds. Before my hip surgery, I had to give up two wheels. But, was able to come back.
Going on 74 years young.
Going on 74 years young.
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ozarkryder
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Like a lot of others here, we also have a Spyder and a 2 wheeler. Mine is a 2013 Triumph Bonneville T100. We have been on both 3 and 2 wheels since 1993, it is nice to have choices, I like both biking and triking pretty much equally.
I'm sure you'll like the Connie - they are great sporty mile munchers.
I'm sure you'll like the Connie - they are great sporty mile munchers.
Jeriatric
Thinks out loud
Umm, maybe 80 something.....some of us are well past 60 and digging deeper every passing day into their 70's. :doorag:
Like both.....ride both. For as long as you can :cheers:
Raknid
Member
The Spyder is my wife's but I ride it too. I prefer two wheels as well, but there a times where three wheels are a better fit for the job and then I use it. As others said above, ride what you like. The Connie is a very good machine too with a passionate community of owners that adds to the experience. Enjoy! And you hopefully the Mrs. will let you borrow the Ryker when the urge hits you. 
On a side note, have been pleasantly surprised that I have found the two wheel crowd that I encounter to be very accepting of the Spyder. My key motorcycle is a BMW and I find more animosity from the HD crowd - and some the sport bike riders I hang with - toward the BMW than the Spyder.
On a side note, have been pleasantly surprised that I have found the two wheel crowd that I encounter to be very accepting of the Spyder. My key motorcycle is a BMW and I find more animosity from the HD crowd - and some the sport bike riders I hang with - toward the BMW than the Spyder.
Raprider
New member
Ditto! I ryde with a couple of local Meetup/Facebook groups, usually as the only 3W, and always feel accepted...and often have to answer all the "usual" questions, multiple times, on any given ride.
I do have to caution whoever is following me that I can't point a leg at any road debris...well, I can point, but my short legs are virtually invisible due to the side bags
So I just tell them to keep an eye on whoever is in front of me.
MonPaul
Member
WOW, I sold my Valkyrie before getting the Spyder. Must really be different going from one to the other, they are certainly different machines.
Grandpot
Active member
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always young
New member
Sweet ride. I had a 2012 C14 before going to the F3 Ltd (knees). Even though I ride the Spyder now, I'm still an active member of the COG club (Concours Owners Group). Since you have a C14, you need to check out cog-online.org Our moto, join for the bike stay for the people. We don't care what you ride. There are several chapter across the country covering different regions. We like to ride, go places, camp, campfires then bring out the libations. Check out the one nearest you.
oregoncoast
New member
Yesterday I could have traded my ryjker for a beautiful low mileage Valkyrie. Then I remembered why I gave up 2 wheels. I m 67 and have a never issue with my back and I can't trust my legs to always work right. I have as much fun as I did on 2 wheels, and I feel much safer. If and when you know it's time to quit 2 wheels, the ryker is a great option.
Not by any stretch.
But it is its own kind of fun, in spades!
Just last week I rode my Harley Road King to the store, sort of an all systems go before sale, a final,goodbye. I was instantly transported to two wheel mode, where a small flick of the waist took me around a pothole with nary a seconds thought. Where i could choose between 3-4 lines already in mid turn, and each was fine. Where I had difficulty balancing the bike in a slow speed turn using the friction zone to hold the bike up.
See I knew the obvious struggles I was facing on a motorcycle due to arthritus in my knees , back, and ankles. And I remembered how my diabetic retinopathy caused me to lose feeling and strength in my left leg and foot. But I hadnt allowed for that preventing me from being able to upshift while riding using the toe shifter. Fortunately the bike is equipped with a well placed heel shifter, or I never could have gone above 1st gear. The Road King is a motorcycle made for two wheels and all that entails.
The Ryker is a tricycle, meant to remain upright, and shifted with no clutch via cvt. Is it sexy? Absolutely. Does the ride offer some overlap to a motorcycle, the windin your hair, exhikirTing acceleration, a seat to straddle, and a twist grip throttle? Sure does. But the similarities and differences begin and end there. A motorcycle the Ryker is not. It is a healthy dose of fun worthy of addition to any Stable of sporty rides
ozarkryder
New member
Um, no. The Ryker, and the Spyder in all it variants, are trikes. In most states they are generally clumped into the motorcycle rules, in Missouri statutes it is always specified "motorcycles and motortricycles" when a law applies to both.
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