Just Pre-Ordered My Ryker!

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I don't think BRP has ever really marketed it as an "off road vehicle" (as in trails). I think we (the general public) have done that.
This is the marketing I've read on their site: Not all roads are created equal, so from paved to unpaved and everywhere in between, feel comfortable taking your ride out for a rip wherever you want. Reinforced rims, front grill protection, skid plate, and integrated handguards help it stand out in a crowd, and make it a true contender for the path less taken.

Dual sport bikes, which is what I think the Ryker is partially aimed at competing with, are not trail bikes either, in the usual since of the meaning. Dual sport bikes aren't "off road" bikes per se.

 

[ARtraveler]

RE: Factory Accessories

Much the same seems to be happening with BRP products over the years. When first introduced--bare bones and very few or very expensive add ons from the factory.

I have purchased aftermarket floorboards, trunk lights, hard bags, trunk etc. As the company sees most people adding these items, the company starts supplying them at extra cost to the basic units.

Unfortunately, it puts some of the aftermarket manufacturers in a bad place with their sales.

Remember when we used to buy a basic bike from the dealer and then "Vetterize" it with fairings, bags, trunk, lights, etc?
Most accessories for the new Ryker can now be ordered as factory add ons.

 

[old Timer]

=Michaelscs;1395881]I don't think BRP has ever really marketed it as an "off road vehicle" (as in trails). I think we (the general public) have done that.
This is the marketing I've read on their site: Not all roads are created equal, so from paved to unpaved and everywhere in between, feel comfortable taking your ride out for a rip wherever you want. Reinforced rims, front grill protection, skid plate, and integrated handguards help it stand out in a crowd, and make it a true contender for the path less taken.





What they are really saying is that you no longer have to worry about whether you want to go down this or that Gravel Driveway or Road or anything like that. The road to my house where we used to live was a 3 mile, unmaintained dirt/gravel/rock road. With the new Ryker, going down it would be no more of a worry than when riding it on my BMW's. Lots of friends with HD's would visit and they were super careful with their belt drive. The Ryker will be just as easy and worry free as my Beemers.

 

[Sarge707]

Interesting that they do not mention the sway bar upgrade install.... :shocked:



Definitely depends on your definition of 'Off-Road'. And I agree that rumor has tended to exaggerate BRP's intended message. Though they do not go to any extra effort to define what can be expected.

By the way. Love the invisible text in your post. Is that subliminal? :roflblack:

Ron- The fiche is up for Ryker in BRP Parts BUT no nomenclature or Cost. I think the sway bar may attach like the old GS/RT. Hard to tell from Fiche but it doesn't look boxed in like the F3?

 

[SpyderAnn01]

I got to sit on one today, may be able to test ride it tomorrow.

 

[BajaRon]

Ron- The fiche is up for Ryker in BRP Parts BUT no nomenclature or Cost. I think the sway bar may attach like the old GS/RT. Hard to tell from Fiche but it doesn't look boxed in like the F3?

I think your assessment may be correct. Though it is hard to tell exactly how the bushings will attach to the frame. There does not appear to be any enclosure as is the case with the 2013+ Spyder models. This enclosed channel is really what makes the bar swap more difficult than it was with the open mounting system on the 2008-2012 models.

We shall know soon enough! :thumbup:

 

[Dustoff]

Ryker

I wonder if we will see a Shaft drive in the future for the RT/F3, Now that I would be interested In !!!!!!!

 

[BajaRon]

I wonder if we will see a Shaft drive in the future for the RT/F3, Now that I would be interested In !!!!!!!

Shaft drive has its advantages and its disadvantages. Most today feel the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Shaft Drive Advantages
Quiet
Very Smooth (No Vibration)
Little to no maintenance
Lasts a Long Time
Easier to do rear wheel work (Tire Changes)

Disadvantages
Not as efficient as belt drive for power transfer
Much heavier
More Un-Sprung Weight
More expensive to produce

 

[BajaRon]

Saw the Ryker at the Maggie Valley event yesterday. I must say it looks better in person than it does in the pictures. I didn't ride it. Not sure it was being offered to ride. But I didn't even ask the BRP rep since I wouldn't feel comfortable riding it like I want to, not being mine.

Some very interesting features and innovations. It has an air cleaner for the CVT intake. The CVT has a blower to cool it, he said. And hence, the air cleaner.

Really looking forward to getting mine in. There are a ton of aftermarket items that are just screaming to be created for the Ryker.

 

[LeftCoast]

Very excited to see what ingenious folks like yourself start to come up with!

 

[rogerb]

Just looking at it makes you start thinking of aftermarket. You can work on it without spending an hour just taking plastic off and still not reached the engine and internals.

 

[gnorthern]

Dual sport versus adventure

I have not seen the term adventure bike appear. I would never take my old V-Strom or Triumph Tiger 800 "dirt biking." I just wanted to be able to ride on any road. I see the Ryker with the drive shaft doing the same thing.

 

[BajaRon]

Maybe an 'All Road' machine. But definitely not an 'All Terrain' ride.