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I Love this bike!!

jwhatman

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Just got back to the hotel room from a great ride. Thanks honey. Anyway, we are in Blairsville Georgia for our vacation. Riding with my parents. They have a HD Ultraclassic and a Honda Shadow. Hubby is riding his Goldwing. The rodes have been great. The bike is certainly getting a workout with all the twisties. It just keeps begging for more, so do I! The bike handles like a dream! Very comfortable and tight thru the turns and with great acceleration. Have to be careful not to run over mom. I am just amazed. Hubby is shocked and wants to take it through the turns. Maybe if be asks real nice. Mom and Dad are just shocked at how well it hugs the road. Not really used to driving twisties in Florida, so I don't have much experience with them, but WOW!!. I am just so comfortable with the bike that it almost has become second nature. Hubby says the bike just sings and growls going down the road. It's a beautiful thing. Just wanted to let you all know. We will be riding to Murphy, NC then to Hiawassee, and wherever else we might end up. My parents are going to Deals Gap. We all need a day apart just to do our own thing to make sure every thing stays amicable. You know what I mean. It was funny, Hubby has the Gps and he is the tailgunner, so my Dad is lead bike. While Hubby is giving directions to him over the CB. It has so far worked out very well. No stress on either party. I have been constant stares, questions, etc about the bike. I think the others are a bit jealous. Even the State and Highway Patrol are slowing down or passing us to get a better look. Guess it is a bit hard to miss being bright yellow.
Gotta go back out to ride while the weather is nice. We hit some terrible downpours the last few days and the bike just rode on through without a wimper, that sound you heard was me, complaining that since we brought the rain gear, why didn't we use it!
Stay safe and have fun. We will!!!
Joyce
 
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:congrats: have fun and have a great time see the world and people you well be the one people look at.
 
The Spyder is Sweet in the Twisties! No worries about gravel, water, mud, etc. Just sit back and soak up the pavement!

My brother rides a motorcycle and his wife wants a Spyder. He said he is worried about her keeping up.

I told him he would get over it as she passed him by!
 
:2thumbs: :clap: YES, :spyder2: still out there exciting people! Great to hear your enthusiastic comments. All the problems and such still boils down to it's a wonderful, fun machine.
 
just reading . . . .

. . . . your account brought a smile to my face. I can't imagine how big yours is.

Enjoy.

Tom
 
welcome

Sounds like you are having a blast. I am looking forward to spending some quality time with my :spyder2: on the way to Lamonster's BBQ.
 
Okay, today the spyder ran like s***. We got gas yeaterday at the circle K in Blairsville. Bike did not like it. Ran very rough today and was popping like crazy and just acting very unhappy. Hubby put some fuel additive, in it to help and also put high test in since I still had a 1/2 tank of the garbage gas. So I'll run it empty tomorrow and fill up with better stuff. Otherwise the ride today was great. We went into Hiawasse, what a beautiful town! Then we went to Brasstown Bald. It is the highest peal in Georgia. The ride up we were following a civic full of oldies who would not go above 20mph and would essentially stop at all hairpins. Both hubby's bike and mine were running hot, not overheating but generally pissed off at the slow speed. On the way down was much better. Although I did through a DPS fault going down a 15% grade on a hairpin. The spyder notified me of a possible brake failure. Wonderful! It cleared almost immediately. We were on a hairpin with a steep grade and an incline in it, so I think the computer thought I was tipped over and through the code. No more problems now. Going to start out for Fl tomorrow. We are planning another ride next year. This trip with my parents was planned lst minute, they invited themselves, so this was a test, but I have to say, we all had a great time. Nothing brings family together than a good ride. I have to thank my husband who did all the planning and stressing over the trip.
Joyce
 
Okay, today the spyder ran like s***. We got gas yeaterday at the circle K in Blairsville. Bike did not like it. Ran very rough today and was popping like crazy and just acting very unhappy. Hubby put some fuel additive, in it to help and also put high test in since I still had a 1/2 tank of the garbage gas. So I'll run it empty tomorrow and fill up with better stuff. Otherwise the ride today was great. We went into Hiawasse, what a beautiful town! Then we went to Brasstown Bald. It is the highest peal in Georgia. The ride up we were following a civic full of oldies who would not go above 20mph and would essentially stop at all hairpins. Both hubby's bike and mine were running hot, not overheating but generally pissed off at the slow speed. On the way down was much better. Although I did through a DPS fault going down a 15% grade on a hairpin. The spyder notified me of a possible brake failure. Wonderful! It cleared almost immediately. We were on a hairpin with a steep grade and an incline in it, so I think the computer thought I was tipped over and through the code. No more problems now. Going to start out for Fl tomorrow. We are planning another ride next year. This trip with my parents was planned lst minute, they invited themselves, so this was a test, but I have to say, we all had a great time. Nothing brings family together than a good ride. I have to thank my husband who did all the planning and stressing over the trip.
Joyce
Check that brake fluid level. Brake fault warning on a steep grade or under heavy braking is a sign that it is just a teeny, tiny bit low. Sounds like a delightful trip. Enjoy!
 
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