New Spyder Owner

[Dubld]

:welcome: :congrats:

 

[mamccor]

Welcome from one ex-BMW rider to another. It took me over a 1000 miles to break the old habits, but I did and so can you. Lots of luck.

Thanks - I really loved my RT1200 and probably will still choose it to blast to the Hill Country and ride the Twisted Sisters with my buddies, but you have encouraged me that this new trike can be just as fun, especially two up!

 

[mamccor]

Mike, when you post, we all can read it. If you want to contact an individual, you must PM (private message) to them I had tears in my eyes when I triked my '02 Wing in '05 and left the installer....rode fifty miles home and thought I had just ruined a great two wheeler...rode it 1,000 miles and would not go back to two wheels. Same thing when I bought Big Red 1 March 2011.

Make sure your shocks are set to your tastes. Tire inflation is very important. Put 25 in front and 32 in rear...ride a few miles and let a pound or two out and ride some more...do this until you find your "sweet spot", it is there, ya just gotta find it. After 1,000 miles you will not remember your BMW....ha ha Good luck.

:spyder2:

Thanks so much for your help and great advice - I ride to the Hill Country, Fredericksburg and Hunt every spring - will give you a shout out when we head that way again - will be on the Spyder instead of the Beemer this time

 

[jerpinoy]

:congrats: and:welcome::agree::agree: to all advice, I was there like you. The more ride time the better it gets.

 

[Deanna777]

I am coming off a 2006 BMW R1200RT to a 2012 Can-Am Spyder RT SE5 because my wife feels a lot safer and more comfortable on the Spyder. I really want to like it - but at 75-80 mph the buffeting is WAY worse than the beemer, the overall stability seems worse, I have to hold on tight all the time, especially in cross winds, where on the beemer, I could set back and it just stayed straight and true. I passed a semi at 80 and it felt like we were both gonna get blown over. Is there something I'm doing wrong?? Will it get better??

Sent PM. Deanna777

 

[mamccor]

Headlight Limitations

My 2012 Spyder headlights seem to have like an eyeshade cutoff so they are bright and clear to about 50 feet ahead of the trike and then cut abruptly to black. Very dangerous at higher speeds on dark nights. Any thoughts or mods for this?? Turning on the fog lights makes things brighter in the same 50 feet, but does not extend the range.