Looking at 2014 RT-S Spyder

[BikerDoc]

Hello looking for some feedback from those who own a 2014 Spyder. What are your thoughts on a manual vs semiautomatic? How do they handle? What are your likes and dislikes. I ride a Harley trike how would the handling be different with two fronts wheels vs the two wheels in the back.
Thank you Jo

I have ridden the Harley trike earlier in my riding career.. without meaning to be indelicate I would have to day the comparison for handling would be the Harley trike drove like a freight truck and the Spyder drove like a Porsche . Seriously if you cornered the Harley trike at the speeds you can corner the spyder you would roll over guaranteed.

 

[spyderdmb1621]

Hello looking for some feedback from those who own a 2014 Spyder. What are your thoughts on a manual vs semiautomatic? How do they handle? What are your likes and dislikes. I ride a Harley trike how would the handling be different with two fronts wheels vs the two wheels in the back.
Thank you Jo

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...der-RTS-Cognac-1500-Miles&p=804521#post804521

 

[Bob Denman]

I have ridden the Harley trike earlier in my riding career.. without meaning to be indelicate I would have to day the comparison for handling would be the Harley trike drove like a freight truck and the Spyder drove like a Porsche . Seriously if you cornered the Harley trike at the speeds you can corner the spyder you would roll over guaranteed.

When the ride starts to get a bit... spirited; the Tri-Glide will start to understeer. :shocked:
That is; the two rear tires, will try to push the lone front one straight ahead! :yikes:

Then; things start going South rapidly!
However; at a normal, safe and sane rate of speed; they handle comfortably and predictably.

 

[bgraybeal]

Living Vicariously Through These Posts!

Hey everyone. I am so incredibly stoked to read about the enjoyment you all have had with your 2014 RT-S Spyders!
I have "Built and Priced" mine about 20 times on the Can-Am website. The closest dealership is about two and a half hours south of me, so I haven't been to test ride yet.
I have a bit more saving to do before I can buy. In the mean time, I have customized the RT-S at the Can-Am website, and also with a list of parts I want to get for it.

I am moving from a Ducati 999 to the Spyder, due to some knee issues and a desire to have my wife join me. (She used to ride on my Kawasaki Concours 14 and LOVED it.) She won't ride on the Duc because there isn't a sissy bar or handles.

Coming from a performance background, I would love to get the RS-S for myself, but in order to coax her, I have to get the comfy seat, etc. (Maybe later I can convince her to get a couple of RS-S Spyders, so we can both ride fast!)

In order to make the shift from sports bike to RT-S, what suggestions does everyone have for performance?

I was thinking about the Two Brothers exhaust, BajaRon's Swaybar, an air filter, and maybe a Power Commander. Are there any other common performance mods?

 

[Jcimon]

I'm proud to announce that the Spyder bit me, so I did what any person would do. I took a bigger bite and bought a 2014 RT white Spyder.


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[sddinnh]

:congrats: on your new :spyder: - ENJOY

 

[Don in E Texas]

Enjoy your new ride

Jo:

Wonder if you elected the paddle shift over the standard shift? That was a question you were asking.

Nice color choice as well. Daughter, Laura, has a White 2011 RT Limited. She calls her bike "La La's Pearl" (Yes, she has grand kids that helped naming her ride)

Pictures?

Don

 

[Jcimon]

I went with the semi-automatic, here she is Spoiled Angel


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[jth]

I went with the semi-automatic, here she is Spoiled Angel View attachment 91330


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Congrats!
We bought a 2014 RT-SM6 from SVM in Milford NH about a month ago.
We have done rides to VT and Seacoast. Check out my posts on the 'New Hampshire' section of the forum. Maybe we can do a ride sometime.

- John & Mary

 

[gonker]

Hey everyone. I am so incredibly stoked to read about the enjoyment you all have had with your 2014 RT-S Spyders!
I have "Built and Priced" mine about 20 times on the Can-Am website. The closest dealership is about two and a half hours south of me, so I haven't been to test ride yet.
I have a bit more saving to do before I can buy. In the mean time, I have customized the RT-S at the Can-Am website, and also with a list of parts I want to get for it.

I am moving from a Ducati 999 to the Spyder, due to some knee issues and a desire to have my wife join me. (She used to ride on my Kawasaki Concours 14 and LOVED it.) She won't ride on the Duc because there isn't a sissy bar or handles.

Coming from a performance background, I would love to get the RS-S for myself, but in order to coax her, I have to get the comfy seat, etc. (Maybe later I can convince her to get a couple of RS-S Spyders, so we can both ride fast!)

In order to make the shift from sports bike to RT-S, what suggestions does everyone have for performance?

I was thinking about the Two Brothers exhaust, BajaRon's Swaybar, an air filter, and maybe a Power Commander. Are there any other common performance mods?

Add Elkas to your list. Right after the swaybar. And I switched from a Hayabusa to the Spyder. Now there's an engine I would put in a Spyder.

 

[Jcimon]

John and Mary that would be nice


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[bgraybeal]

When things don't go as you planned...

I posted in this thread a few months back, wanting suggestions for increasing the performance of an RT-S, when I was ready to switch.

I was worried that coming from a Ducati 999, I would 'miss' the performance aspect.

Well, I am now closer than I was to getting a Spyder; someone backed over my Duc in the parking lot and, since it only had two wheels, the damage was catastrophic. Amazing that the plastic parts from Italy can cost over $8,000. (No mechanical damage, other than the handlebars and clutch/brake levers.):yikes:

I am ready to get something that won't be backed over. RT-S with a big orange flag, here I come!

Thanks Gonker for the advice on Elkas!