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Danbury CT here.... still waiting on my se5 yellow. According to Garganos it should be here this week. So i am guessing that means by tomorrow? Hopefully the weather will be good for a few more weeks so i can break it in.
FYI - in waterbury, CT powersport place called Land and Sea. They seem to have a lot of machines, i heard they do custom paint jobs for around 700.00. They also have a good amount of accessories.
Hopefully more people chime in here. Good to see an active board.
FYI - in waterbury, CT powersport place called Land and Sea. They seem to have a lot of machines, i heard they do custom paint jobs for around 700.00. They also have a good amount of accessories.
Hopefully more people chime in here. Good to see an active board.
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I'm envious of these areas where they have dozens of riders... we need to get our count up :thumbup:
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Southington here, waiting on a full moon SM5 to be delivered in 2 weeks at Land n' Sea Marine.
Their custom painted SE5 Spyder was just on ebay, reserve not met, maybe they will repost it. I rode it a couple times, it is a beautiful machine with lots of mods, I really like the highway bars, and the paint is superb.
I went with Full Moon figuring I will eventually decide to get it custom painted. I found the manual to be more natural than the auto. Being a long time motorcycle driver, I prefer the control you get with a clutch. When coming to a stop, I pull in my clutch and cruse to a stop while putting it into a lower gear. When I am ready, I ease it back into gear. You don't get that smoothness with an auto. It downshifts automatically, and to me is a little jerky. I also like the ability to clutch the power in through a corner.
I am also hoping to get it in time to enjoy some riding time during the Fall foliage season, though I hear this year will be not so colorful do to a blight on the maples. Either way, I want to ride ASAP. Financing may be holding me up though. I was planning on putting a good chunk of it on a couple credit cards, but these guys want the balance in all cash. I never let 16 grand sit in an account not earning interest, and now is not the time to be pulling out investments. With the credit freeze the US is having right now, I will be amazed if their financing company has money to lend, when companies like GE and IBM can't get financing. I am going to go up this week and see what happens.
The guys at L N S were talking about organizing a ride with the Spyder owners they sold to. Maybe we can meet up with some of the other CT Spyder riders.
The owners seem like a couple great guys. The go on fund raising rides we have here in CT. The last one I went to was for Special Olympics, that’s where I fist saw the Spyder and was not quite sold on it, but definitely curious. Even after my first ride, i was not sold on it either because of the radically different handling it has compared to a single track motorcycle. But my first ride was on an auto. I was watching one of the owners in front of me and he handled it fine. When we got back, I told him how I felt uncomfortable with the cornering, and he told me to hop on a manual model. Then I felt more comfortable, and was pretty much sold.
Their custom painted SE5 Spyder was just on ebay, reserve not met, maybe they will repost it. I rode it a couple times, it is a beautiful machine with lots of mods, I really like the highway bars, and the paint is superb.
I went with Full Moon figuring I will eventually decide to get it custom painted. I found the manual to be more natural than the auto. Being a long time motorcycle driver, I prefer the control you get with a clutch. When coming to a stop, I pull in my clutch and cruse to a stop while putting it into a lower gear. When I am ready, I ease it back into gear. You don't get that smoothness with an auto. It downshifts automatically, and to me is a little jerky. I also like the ability to clutch the power in through a corner.
I am also hoping to get it in time to enjoy some riding time during the Fall foliage season, though I hear this year will be not so colorful do to a blight on the maples. Either way, I want to ride ASAP. Financing may be holding me up though. I was planning on putting a good chunk of it on a couple credit cards, but these guys want the balance in all cash. I never let 16 grand sit in an account not earning interest, and now is not the time to be pulling out investments. With the credit freeze the US is having right now, I will be amazed if their financing company has money to lend, when companies like GE and IBM can't get financing. I am going to go up this week and see what happens.
The guys at L N S were talking about organizing a ride with the Spyder owners they sold to. Maybe we can meet up with some of the other CT Spyder riders.
The owners seem like a couple great guys. The go on fund raising rides we have here in CT. The last one I went to was for Special Olympics, that’s where I fist saw the Spyder and was not quite sold on it, but definitely curious. Even after my first ride, i was not sold on it either because of the radically different handling it has compared to a single track motorcycle. But my first ride was on an auto. I was watching one of the owners in front of me and he handled it fine. When we got back, I told him how I felt uncomfortable with the cornering, and he told me to hop on a manual model. Then I felt more comfortable, and was pretty much sold.
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Milford here - although I really don't qualify as I don't have a spyder - yet. I took one for a test ride at Laconia this year and loved it.
Two things are holding me up from pulling the trigger. One - the economy. I have a new 2007 FJR (paid for), and to get on a spyder I would have to finance some of it. Not sure I want a loan right now.
Second - and I know you will all chime in here - I'm not sure if I will be happy not having a motorcycle. Since I don't have the funds to have one of each, I am hessitant to go to the spyder. I REALLY enjoyed my test ride, and the safety factor just can't be beat, but I love my time on my motorcycle. I have been riding since I was 12 (33 years), but a fairly serious accident 3 years ago on my motorcycle continues to roll around in my head every time I take off on my bike. How many of you were long time riders that now only ride a spyder? Do you ever long for a bike again? HELP!
Two things are holding me up from pulling the trigger. One - the economy. I have a new 2007 FJR (paid for), and to get on a spyder I would have to finance some of it. Not sure I want a loan right now.
Second - and I know you will all chime in here - I'm not sure if I will be happy not having a motorcycle. Since I don't have the funds to have one of each, I am hessitant to go to the spyder. I REALLY enjoyed my test ride, and the safety factor just can't be beat, but I love my time on my motorcycle. I have been riding since I was 12 (33 years), but a fairly serious accident 3 years ago on my motorcycle continues to roll around in my head every time I take off on my bike. How many of you were long time riders that now only ride a spyder? Do you ever long for a bike again? HELP!
welcomeI still kept my H-D Roadglide also it is nice to have both I prefere the Harley for long trips but it was hard to get off the :spyder:this summer still managed to put another 7000 on H-D almost 10'000 on :spyder:took delivery in May:doorag:
