Aesculapius
New member
Hey there folks! I've been lurking around a few weeks reading all I can about these cool machines and decided to join once I got my new ride. My name is Nate and I live in the upper corner of SC, within 30 min of some really good mountain roads. From what I can gather I may be a little different from a lot of y'all in that I have very little street motorsports experience. Every bit of my riding in the last 20 years has been on either an ATV or in a Polaris RZR. But since my dad and some of my brothers are planning a cross country riding trip this fall to the Idaho panhandle I figured it was time to get my butt some seat time. I've known about the Spyders since they were introduced and have always been intrigued by them but until now never had a reason to buy one. Since I wasn't really sure how much I would like it we looked around for one that had a very small price of admission. As it turns out there was a 2008 GS SM5 less than an hour away with a motivated seller. It is a Premier Edition (No. 68 to be exact) with at the time less than 19k miles. I've put a few hundred more on this past week and cannot describe how much fun I have had!
So if you guys have any suggestions for mods I would like such as a real windshield, handlebar risers, gel seat pad, Bluetooth, etc. I am all ears. Also, if you have suggestions for can't miss sights along the way (Smokies, Tail of the Dragon, anything in Illinois or Iowa?, Black Hills, Sturgis, Glacier NP, Yellowstone) I would also appreciate it. Maybe I'll pass some of you along the way, if I do I will be sure to wave.
Oh, I almost forgot, my dad and brothers will be on Gold Wings, trikes and one with a sidecar. We'll also have a chase truck because unfortunately we will have to trailer everything back home.
So if you guys have any suggestions for mods I would like such as a real windshield, handlebar risers, gel seat pad, Bluetooth, etc. I am all ears. Also, if you have suggestions for can't miss sights along the way (Smokies, Tail of the Dragon, anything in Illinois or Iowa?, Black Hills, Sturgis, Glacier NP, Yellowstone) I would also appreciate it. Maybe I'll pass some of you along the way, if I do I will be sure to wave.
Oh, I almost forgot, my dad and brothers will be on Gold Wings, trikes and one with a sidecar. We'll also have a chase truck because unfortunately we will have to trailer everything back home.
