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[ST114ME]

I have just made the leap to a RT spyder. I lost my left leg above the knee just about a year ago on the day of hurricane Sandy. I have since then sold my 2002 Wing and my 2011 W ee Strom. I test rode a Spyder last Thursday and bought one on Friday. Can't say that I had complete control of it even after 42 years of riding motorcycles and over a million miles. How long does it take to make the transition to being a fair spyder rider?
Thank You
Bill Kane
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[Bob Denman]

:welcome::congrats:n NEVER giving up!! :thumbup:
Do you have any experience riding ATVs or snowmobiles? Spyders feel much more like them; than they do like motorcycles... It'll take at least a couple of hundred miles to get the cornering figured out... You'll have no problem! :2thumbs:

 

[BajaRon]

300~400 miles for me.

 

[AgentK]

A whole lot like riding a atv. It will take a few hundred miles to get used to it. Good luck and happy riding.hyea:

 

[crazyspyder]

I've never ridden ATV's or snowmobiles either- Harley's all my life. took me about 2-3 weeks of light riding. highway speeds took a little longer for that weird feeling to go away....and now 4500 mi. later I feel like a pro driving it. cheers!:trike:

 

[scott16119]

Took me about 600 miles to say "I got it". Fine tuning the machine and adding a few of the more popular handling accessories will have you feeling like Mario Andretti in no time.

 

[Chupaca]

Time will tell..!!

welcome to the two best places to be..!! Roadster ryding and the place for all the answers about roadster ryding..:roflblack: Take your time, you need to forget al lot first and the rest comes easy and after a few hundred miles things start to feel like you were always on a roadster. Then a whole new set of adventures start. Browse about and you will see what I mean...:thumbup:

 

[Motorcycledave]

FIRST things FIRST

I have the same kind of riding background as you and all I can tell you is....
the Spyder is NOT a motorcycle, it does not ride, drive turn, like a motorcycle
you will have to brake many habits you have such as bump steering, counter steering
braking and such, Hey but when you get the hang of it you will grow to love it.
I don't know where you live but if you are "I bet you are" a rider who loves the twisties
you must be with the Vstrom you will find that after a day riding in the hills and corners
you will be more tired because you have to steer it and not just lean into it. Other than that
It is a blast. I didn't loose my leg like you but I had my knees replaced and my wife told me
if I wanted her to ride with me I had to get something that don't tip over. so a Spyder it is.
You should plan on a few hundred miles to get the hang of it... :thumbup:
Ride Safe
Dave

I have just made the leap to a RT spyder. I lost my left leg above the knee just about a year ago on the day of hurricane Sandy. I have since then sold my 2002 Wing and my 2011 W ee Strom. I test rode a Spyder last Thursday and bought one on Friday. Can't say that I had complete control of it even after 42 years of riding motorcycles and over a million miles. How long does it take to make the transition to being a fair spyder rider?
Thank You
Bill Kane
Stoc member
IBA member

 

[DrewNJ]

And everyone who has NEVER ridden one thinks they are So much "easier" to ride.....haha.
Give yourself a good 1000 miles to get good and comfortable and then it will be second nature.


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[ARtraveler]

:welcome: and :congrats: on your new ryde. People brand new to rydeing and the :spyder2: usually catch on to the handling within a couple hundred miles. Many of us who have cut our teeth on two wheels and lots of miles, seem to take a few more miles to get past the learning curve. There are several habits to unlearn.

For me, it took about 500 miles before I felt I had it. Driving cycles since 1965. (48 years).

Attached is a thread that many new :ani29: riders find helpful: http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...t-for-new-Spyder-owners&highlight=tips+riders

Enjoy your new ryde. :thumbup:

 

[ST114ME]

AK thanks for the link that was huge..

 

[GloryRyders]

.:welcome: and :congrats: on your new :spyder:...............practice, practice, practice, you'll get the hang of it!:yes:

 

[ulflyer]

Took me much longer than most of the above. With 60 years of 2 wheelers my brain was imbued with their type of handling. Shortly after getting the RT I began to think it was the biggest and costliest mistake of my life. With no going back, I had to ride, so I rode everyday for a few miles which gradually extended as my brain finally began to assimilate the peculiarities of the RT. For me it was about 3000 miles before i became really comfortable. With 31K on it now, I would never want anything else.........unless it was the new '14!

 

[SpyderAnn01]

:welcome:

 

[Road Runner]

Wait a bit before you hit the expressway. Other wise it's like point and shoot....Gary

 

[TicketBait]

:welcome: are you getting a 2013 or 2014?

 

[ST114ME]

13

 

[maww12]

I don't believe there is any set time or miles on getting used to a spyder as we all have different learning curves but just take it slow and easy for awhile and stay off the interstate until you feel comfrontable on it. Just take it easy it will come. Its a whole new exciting world.