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I was thinking....

It is difficult to pick just one... I would have to say that it puts a smile on my face every time I sit on it and it has allowed me to meet lots of great people and go to exciting new places and do exciting new things that I may never have done if it wasn't for the freedom the Spyder has given me. :2thumbs:

Oh, and I love unique things. :)
 
BikeGuy pretty much said it for me. My wife and I love touring on our BMW R1200RT. The power, brakes, stability on the highway ... all great. But as I've aged in the 6 years we've owned it I find it more and more difficult to keep it under control with a pillion. Stop signs at the top or bottom of hills, sloping roads, all those places where I had to fight to stay balanced. I was ready to walk away from 2-wheel riding, but my wife pushed me to the Spyder. Now we can still have those long rides where words come spilling out that we never had a chance to share during the week, we share the smells, the sights and what happened during the week or even last week. Just love the :spyder2:
 
it almost like being human again, and has been the closest thing to not being hurt that I have found.

I would agree with dave that the owners are a close second.
 
For the past 20 years I have hated being a passenger on my husband's two wheeler. I always pictured myself flying off the back of it so I refused to ride except for the occasional charity event or dinner ride. I was so bad that once I walked 10 miles home because I found out the planned route of a group ride would take us on the expressway for 20 miles. When I test drove a Spyder I felt safe, the stability factor was what sold me on it. Also, now I can enjoy riding with my husband (or alone for 450 miles like I did yesterday!).
 
I don't actually have a Spyder. My wife does. But the one thing I like best on her Spyder is...you guessed it...her.
 
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These are some amazing testamonies! I don't know if I've ever heard this many people describing any machine in these terms.

And I must say I can agree with all of it.

Some things seem to have an unexplainable ablity to release the human spirit. For many, the Spyder is one of those things.

Do you find yourself trying to explain the Spyder experience to someone who has never ridden one only to get blank looks? Without personal experience, there just isn't an ability to understand what happens when you twist the throttle of a Y-Factor machine on a beautiful, winding, mountain road.

I traveled from East Tennessee to California and back. You know what I wanted to do when I got back home? Go riding! Crazy, I know, but true. It's the Spyder. It's bite has long lasting effects.
 
I just took my '09 Millenium Yellow RS for her 1000km going over; I was over the 1000km mark by about 200km! I commute daily to work and back on her, both on the interstate and back state and county roads. Phenomenal ryding via either route - so for me:

Just plain FUN to ryde!

:f_spider:

Now ask me the same question after my upcoming ryde to ID and back, and I may have different answers!
 
I actually love the fact that my wife will climb up behind me and take off on a 5000 mile vacation on the Spyder. I am not sure she would have done that on the Harley I was looking to restore before we found the Spyder. I just know that we love riding this thing together.
 
Stability!

Stability!

(Safety features, looks, wow factor, my wife will ride with me, etc, etc, etc)

I was asked by a guy why I didn’t buy a REAL bike:dontknow:. He then went on to tell me about all his crashes and broken bones from what we spyder owners find no more than a passing nuisance.:mad:

Knowing about the dangers of two wheeled cycles kept me from experiencing open road cycling. The three wheeled spyder has opened up this whole new world for me.

:spyder2:
 
Great Responses All! And not really what I expected. Now I'm not sure why I didn't see all of this coming as I can relate to every statement.

Like some of you here, I have some trouble putting my finger on the thing I like best about my Spyder.

I have to say it is the overall enjoyment I get when I'm riding it. Though I really enjoy 2 wheels, somehow the overall experience on my Spyder trumps everything else I've ever ridden. And it isn't that I can't handle 2 wheels anymore (though eventually, I know that will come to pass).

So, you ask, what reason do you give for this special enjoyment Ron?

Well, I'd have to pull out the bag of chips and start from the top! Just like Lay's, I can't stop at just one.
 
Although I ride two wheels too... I really like the fact that I don't have to put my foot down when stopped.

Now if they will just allow the rider to have control of the machine and not the "nanny" it will be a near perfect machine and when they put a boxer 6 in it they will have achieved perfection. It will have the right power, torque and smoothness. Ken krb1945

PS: I wish I lived near one of the master mechanics... we could have a ball with my black spyder installing a 1500 /6 and shaft drive. Oh well... I guess I can dream.:D
 
Nancy's Spyder GS:
What I appreciate most is that I no longer have to ride with her two-up on my two-wheelers.

My Spyder RTS:
What I appreciate most is that we can ride two-up again, with me getting nervous or complaining.
 
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Yesterday the girlfriend and I went to Beaver Lake Nature Center to get in a 3 mile walk. Came back to the parking lot and there was a 4 year old boy looking at the spyder. Asked him if he would like to sit on it and he smiled from ear to ear until his mother took him off. He went home with a couple of pictures of himself sitting in the drivers position, We went home smiling because of how he loved getting on the spyder.
 
grumpybob said:
Yesterday the girlfriend and I went to Beaver Lake Nature Center to get in a 3 mile walk. Came back to the parking lot and there was a 4 year old boy looking at the spyder. Asked him if he would like to sit on it and he smiled from ear to ear until his mother took him off. He went home with a couple of pictures of himself sitting in the drivers position, We went home smiling because of how he loved getting on the spyder.
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I've done the same thing...Priceless! :thumbup:
 
20% more "ride"

With all the little extras of stability, wheelbase and so on - when I ride the Spyder I find I can pay about 20% more attention to the world that I am riding in - not just the next 800 feet in front of me. I am really surprised how big a difference that extra 20% makes.

Plus, I have found that I really like the feel it delivers - like being strapped to the hood of a high performance sports car.

Tom
 
Tom in NM said:
With all the little extras of stability, wheelbase and so on - when I ride the Spyder I find I can pay about 20% more attention to the world that I am riding in - not just the next 800 feet in front of me. I am really surprised how big a difference that extra 20% makes.

Plus, I have found that I really like the feel it delivers - like being strapped to the hood of a high performance sports car.

Tom
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:agree: Though you have to refrain from letting it get out of hand, you do tend to see a lot more scenery riding the Spyder than you do on 2 or even 4 wheels. You can look around more while driving a car for the same reasons but it is amazing how limited your view is compared to the wide open Spyder. And you feel like more a part of the experience then when in a car.

I've ridden with a few 2 wheeled riders through the mountains and at the other end I ask, did you see this, did you see that? The answer is almost always, NO! I was too busy watching the road! (Like, 'Are you crazy?' 'Were you actually looking around in those turns?')

Good point! :thumbup:
 
BajaRon said:
You can look around more while driving a car for the same reasons but it is amazing how limited your view is compared to the wide open Spyder. And you feel like more a part of the experience then when in a car.
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Especially in a 1/2 or 3/4 helmet. :2thumbs:
 
bjt said:
Especially in a 1/2 or 3/4 helmet. :2thumbs:
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Oh! Now we're getting personal! I can see out of my Full Face just fine! :D:D:D

Let's see now....Where's my travel list....
Trailer - Check!
Claw Hamer - Check!

Ready to go! :roflblack:
 
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