Is the base F3 the sportiest model?

[Peter Aawen]

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[Dasmoetorhead]

My F3S is plenty quick, and the acceleration is addicting. I have a Baldwin Iron Works cat delete using the stock exhaust can, and a PedalBox set at Sport III and I will say it is very sporty. I like the fact that it has a Sport mode, a larger instrument panel, cruise, and the rear cowl with storage if you don't use the pillion seat. I ride 100% solo. I haven't found a Spyder or Ryker rider yet who can hang with me in the twisty's. It gets lots of attention from all riders, Cruisers or Sport bikes.

Now that I have the Quatracs up front and an Altima rear tire it even rides better. Plans are to get a BajaRon swaybar, and that's it as far as suspension upgrades. I'm not even sure if that will make a huge difference or not. Everybody says they do, but I really can't imagine it'll make a big difference in how well I can corner. I believe I'm already at my limit as far as to how fast I want to go.

I love the look of my F3S over any of the other Spyders. If I toured it would be different. I do have the Shad bags which are great, and I feel they actually look good when mounted. They also come off very quickly.

It's all a personal choice of course, but the F3S does it for me.

 

[Bullgator]

I would say that you are on the right path. Make a couple of mods and you will be right at home on the F3-S.

If you were coming off a 750 or liter bike, then I would say you'll be disappointed. Neither the Spyder nor Ryker in any of the variants are truly "sporty" when compared to most sport bikes.

 

[AZrailwhale]

It’s not hard to add cruise to a base F-3