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I got over this rubbish years ago.
When I had a Honda, Ducati riders would ignore me. When I had a Ducati ... When I had a Kawasaki ... Sometimes they'd be ok until they noticed husband on the "wrong" brand ...
Always good for a chuckle... No angst here.
I have had more people rushing over to say 'what is that?' and 'where can I get one?' for the spyder than any other bike.
When I had a Honda, Ducati riders would ignore me. When I had a Ducati ... When I had a Kawasaki ... Sometimes they'd be ok until they noticed husband on the "wrong" brand ...
Always good for a chuckle... No angst here.
I have had more people rushing over to say 'what is that?' and 'where can I get one?' for the spyder than any other bike.
Considering a Spyder
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Can it be..
Reading the posts here i have noticed that ppl here have had quite different experience when it comes to other ppls reaction toward them.
Maybe (and this is just a thought) how one sees other ppl is a reflection of yourself.
Maybe its as simple as if you are negative or defensive you start to focus on the haters and if you are positive you focus on other things so you dont really notice the haters...
I dont know, im no expert.
Reading the posts here i have noticed that ppl here have had quite different experience when it comes to other ppls reaction toward them.
Maybe (and this is just a thought) how one sees other ppl is a reflection of yourself.
Maybe its as simple as if you are negative or defensive you start to focus on the haters and if you are positive you focus on other things so you dont really notice the haters...
I dont know, im no expert.
Bob Denman
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:shocked: I think that you're right: look to the person who feels offended, and see what their assumptions are first! :clap:
Me??? I just couldn't care less about crap like this!
It makes my life SO much simpler! nojoke
Me??? I just couldn't care less about crap like this!
It makes my life SO much simpler! nojoke
foxtail1
New member
I'm waiting for the first one to make a comment...when that happens, I'll ask them if they'd like to buy my Harley.
I was born in Peoria Illinois and I come from a biker family and still have most relatives living around Canton and Peoria. I have been driving between the 2 states for over 50 years. Not judging anyone, just my observation.
den1953
New member
Still two wheeling but....
I'm still riding on two wheels and my 2015 Indian Chieftain is the nicest motorcycle I've ever owned, but both of my knees and left hip as well as my lower back are starting to act up badly enough to have me considering going to three wheels on my next ride. MY wife has a total knee replacement that won't bend enough and she has a terrible time getting on and off my Indian in spite of it's low seat height. I have demoed trikes over the last several years including two Gold Wings a Harley and three Can Ams. It is very clear to me that the last of those Can Ams was the winner and it was an F3S. Now that there is a full dresser F3 Limited I would no doubt be going that route when the time comes. I'll miss the Indian as it's a beauty but my body is starting to tell me the time is getting near to make the change. If anyone gives you crap about your Spyder you don't need to listen. Just go and enjoy your "Ryde".
I'm still riding on two wheels and my 2015 Indian Chieftain is the nicest motorcycle I've ever owned, but both of my knees and left hip as well as my lower back are starting to act up badly enough to have me considering going to three wheels on my next ride. MY wife has a total knee replacement that won't bend enough and she has a terrible time getting on and off my Indian in spite of it's low seat height. I have demoed trikes over the last several years including two Gold Wings a Harley and three Can Ams. It is very clear to me that the last of those Can Ams was the winner and it was an F3S. Now that there is a full dresser F3 Limited I would no doubt be going that route when the time comes. I'll miss the Indian as it's a beauty but my body is starting to tell me the time is getting near to make the change. If anyone gives you crap about your Spyder you don't need to listen. Just go and enjoy your "Ryde".
SpyDerSts
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I let'em talk crap...until they wanna see what I got.then I tell'em you'll see me disappear in front of you on the super curvies:yikes:.You had better be a bad azz racing road course kinda biker because I've got a better chance of leaving your 2 wheeler behind me by miles:doorag:...that usually ruffles their feathers and then when he/she gets to where I'm sitting and waiting for them at the end of the Curvies, they wanna look my F3S all over and the awe and ooh ahhs and holy craps,and wtf,:bowdown:.....then I continue smiling as I did from the beginning of this (race) and then let'em see how it can lay quite a bit of rubber down just rubbing it in!hyea:SEE YA.:yes:
Well yesterday 8-12-17 was really funny to an extent and yet sad also. But the good part is no-one got injured except their pride. These 2 fellas decided they were gonna try to beat me in the curvies on route 78 in Ohio and they uh,well, umm went off the road on one of those curves trying to keep up with me. I told them before hand don't try to keep up with me because it prolly won't end well....well they definately found out
Bike Week Laconia NH
Only had one "encounter" with bikers, and that was during bike week in June. The guys came over and said WOW, that thing looks like a wild ride. Check this out..... Brembo brakes, belt drive.... How many cyl's & CC's? I told them 1330 triple and 0-60 in about 4 seconds.... "Bought it because I didn't want a bike this time around." (And that I enjoy riding snowmobiles & this is the best handling one I've ever been on, especially on the street. And also that my last ride was a 1100 GSXR.)
Their response was: COOL.... I have no problems with that machine you're riding. Looks like lots of fun!"
(Didn't hurt that it is the Daytona 500 which definitely "has the look.")
As for it's overall performance: On the straights/top end and twisties, this machine doesn't have a chance against the way I used to ride on a sport bike. But around town and on "normal streets" with intersections and sharp turns the Spyder has it all over a 2-wheeled vehicle.
Best part of riding a Spyder IMO is you don't have to tear up streets risking loosing your license/getting in trouble and getting tickets to feel like a "Hooligan!" On a Spyder, you always feel like a Hooligan even when you're only doing "5 over." :thumbup:
Only had one "encounter" with bikers, and that was during bike week in June. The guys came over and said WOW, that thing looks like a wild ride. Check this out..... Brembo brakes, belt drive.... How many cyl's & CC's? I told them 1330 triple and 0-60 in about 4 seconds.... "Bought it because I didn't want a bike this time around." (And that I enjoy riding snowmobiles & this is the best handling one I've ever been on, especially on the street. And also that my last ride was a 1100 GSXR.)
Their response was: COOL.... I have no problems with that machine you're riding. Looks like lots of fun!"
(Didn't hurt that it is the Daytona 500 which definitely "has the look.")
As for it's overall performance: On the straights/top end and twisties, this machine doesn't have a chance against the way I used to ride on a sport bike. But around town and on "normal streets" with intersections and sharp turns the Spyder has it all over a 2-wheeled vehicle.
Best part of riding a Spyder IMO is you don't have to tear up streets risking loosing your license/getting in trouble and getting tickets to feel like a "Hooligan!" On a Spyder, you always feel like a Hooligan even when you're only doing "5 over." :thumbup:
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jmatera
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I usually get ppl staring if the've never seen a Spyder. The weirdest comment I've ever had was from an old lady who I had parked next to. I was putting my gear back on and she was getting into her carr looked over and said "That looks like something I could handle" and then laughed. For a second I thought it was a complement but then thought nope that was not a compliment. It made me laugh, that old lady had spunk. As for "the wave" I get a lot of waves back even from some HD riders. I of course get ignored some HD riders but I noticed it depends on the HD. Saw a guy on and older HD coming my way once so I did the keep it rubber side down gesture. He didn't wave (had ape hangers) but I got a nod of approval. At the end of the day it's all good I love my Spyder.
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mcalva
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While reading I remembered a criticism that made me a biker that has a Honda Aero 750 and has a high handlebar, type "hang monkeys".
He told me that the Spyder were not aerodynamic and that BRP had no idea.
How can someone who drives without a windscreen and with his arms opened receiving all the wind in his chest tell me about bad aerodynamics?
How can someone say tha BRP that builds aircrafts and high speed trains doesn't know about aerodynamics?
Stupidity has no limits. :banghead:
He told me that the Spyder were not aerodynamic and that BRP had no idea.
How can someone who drives without a windscreen and with his arms opened receiving all the wind in his chest tell me about bad aerodynamics?
How can someone say tha BRP that builds aircrafts and high speed trains doesn't know about aerodynamics?
Stupidity has no limits. :banghead:
Wildrice
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And where exactly did you get a picture of MY WIFE
From your dreams:shocked:
HankD
New member
I get good natured ribbing from friends about my "old man's ride" - until I pulled out a box of cookies from the frunk during a ride one day. I told them it can also carry a six pack in ice.
Yeah, a couple of my Harley buddies gave me that crap....until I carved thru some twisties and left them as little specks in my rear-view mirrors.
hyea:But, then a girl on a slingshot made me look humble :shocked::gaah:. Man, those slingshots can corner!
bushrat
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This thread seems to have morphed a bit from the subject of other peoples' reactions in general, to the issue of who waves back, and whether some particular bikers who prefer certain makes are more or less polite/responsive than others. My thoughts, after returning to biking following an extended, 40-year absence:
The Spyder sure is different, both in looks and appeal. It's going to evoke a reaction, and not likely to be ignored; all owners should be prepared for this, one way or the other. Most reactions are positive, in our experience - about 98:2. Old folks are amused; kids are really delighted. The bike looks like it stepped out of a cartoon, so what's to be negative or un-pleased by it!! Mostly we get asked: "Is it comfortable? Is it fun?" To which we say: "Absolutely, go buy one!" By and large, everyone smiles. There are always two jerks, two downers in every crowd who will never change, and don't want to know any different. Leave them be; their loss.
Waves and nods: I had to get used to waving back, to re-learn the 'courtesies' of bike riding after so many years of cage driving and threats from road rage personalities more inclined to hate than like. "Oh yeah", I told the wife, "bikers do wave at one another. It's the custom for one 'Knight of the Road' to salute another when meeting". So, we wave; we don't get pissed if the other guy doesn't wave back. But, we do notice. It is a kind of courtesy thing, a gesture of respect from one rider to another, simply for braving the elements and taking the open bike out into tough territory where other, much larger predatory beasts roam. We all face the same hazards; all of us should try to be respectful, even when 2% act like jerks; we'll survive better in spite of them.
A quick story about the greatest wave I've yet had from another biker. Last weekend, we rode Hwy 507 in Ontario, long reputed to be one of North America's twistiest rides. It has seen more than it's share of fatalities, cars as well as bikes. We were northbound, at fairly sedate speed in tight turns with dips and climbs, when out of nowhere, coming downhill, south, left curve, very fast, was a green two-wheel rocket with a biker in at least a 45 degree lean; any lower and he would have been scraping a knee. I was simply amazed; he waved before I did. When he dropped his left hand, two fingers down, I could have sworn he almost touched pavement. I took his wave as an immense token of respect; just taking his hand off the bar was amazing. A nod would have been more than most would have even tried. He had my respect back a thousand-fold, not just for the friendly gesture, but also for his riding skill. He was calmly in control throughout - almost as if we had simply walked past one another and smiled on a quiet village sidewalk. Cool!!!
A respectful wave to all; safe ryding folks.
The Spyder sure is different, both in looks and appeal. It's going to evoke a reaction, and not likely to be ignored; all owners should be prepared for this, one way or the other. Most reactions are positive, in our experience - about 98:2. Old folks are amused; kids are really delighted. The bike looks like it stepped out of a cartoon, so what's to be negative or un-pleased by it!! Mostly we get asked: "Is it comfortable? Is it fun?" To which we say: "Absolutely, go buy one!" By and large, everyone smiles. There are always two jerks, two downers in every crowd who will never change, and don't want to know any different. Leave them be; their loss.
Waves and nods: I had to get used to waving back, to re-learn the 'courtesies' of bike riding after so many years of cage driving and threats from road rage personalities more inclined to hate than like. "Oh yeah", I told the wife, "bikers do wave at one another. It's the custom for one 'Knight of the Road' to salute another when meeting". So, we wave; we don't get pissed if the other guy doesn't wave back. But, we do notice. It is a kind of courtesy thing, a gesture of respect from one rider to another, simply for braving the elements and taking the open bike out into tough territory where other, much larger predatory beasts roam. We all face the same hazards; all of us should try to be respectful, even when 2% act like jerks; we'll survive better in spite of them.
A quick story about the greatest wave I've yet had from another biker. Last weekend, we rode Hwy 507 in Ontario, long reputed to be one of North America's twistiest rides. It has seen more than it's share of fatalities, cars as well as bikes. We were northbound, at fairly sedate speed in tight turns with dips and climbs, when out of nowhere, coming downhill, south, left curve, very fast, was a green two-wheel rocket with a biker in at least a 45 degree lean; any lower and he would have been scraping a knee. I was simply amazed; he waved before I did. When he dropped his left hand, two fingers down, I could have sworn he almost touched pavement. I took his wave as an immense token of respect; just taking his hand off the bar was amazing. A nod would have been more than most would have even tried. He had my respect back a thousand-fold, not just for the friendly gesture, but also for his riding skill. He was calmly in control throughout - almost as if we had simply walked past one another and smiled on a quiet village sidewalk. Cool!!!
A respectful wave to all; safe ryding folks.
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Plugger2
Our club in Pa. is Pa spyder Ryders and most of Ryder on road give u a road wave.When we stop for a break always are asking questions,never seen one,are they expensive.Harley riders are friendly also. When we have a ride we come to a stop sign and have a bunch of riders traffic going other way will stop and let everybody go thru. Not everybody will do that but a lot will let u go..
Our club in Pa. is Pa spyder Ryders and most of Ryder on road give u a road wave.When we stop for a break always are asking questions,never seen one,are they expensive.Harley riders are friendly also. When we have a ride we come to a stop sign and have a bunch of riders traffic going other way will stop and let everybody go thru. Not everybody will do that but a lot will let u go..
Tanshanomi
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I have noticed a lot more tolerance from Harley riders since Harley's Tri-Glide became popular. :dontknow:
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