Me to!! :thumbup: may get another Spyder in the hood. More Spyders more parts. Better value. I even went on an H.A. run. They lined up around it also.
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People asking to take spyder for a ride
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mxz600
Free Thinking Member
Yeah, like they never come back.:yikes:
SpyderGirl
New member
I just laugh hysterically nojoke
Actually I don't think I've ever been asked by anyone. I have been asked by people if they could sit on it, but that's all. I have only let one other person ride my Spyder (other than my husband) and he is a good family friend that has ridden motorcycles since he was in diapers and has never had an accident. My insurance also only covers my husband and I.
If I were asked I would just refer them to the nearest dealer for a free test ride of their machines. :doorag:
Actually I don't think I've ever been asked by anyone. I have been asked by people if they could sit on it, but that's all. I have only let one other person ride my Spyder (other than my husband) and he is a good family friend that has ridden motorcycles since he was in diapers and has never had an accident. My insurance also only covers my husband and I.
If I were asked I would just refer them to the nearest dealer for a free test ride of their machines. :doorag:
jmcbow
New member
There is kind of an uwritten rule among motorcyclist that you don't touch someone else's bike and you certainly don't ask to take it for a ride. The general "non-riding" public is just not aware of this. Most people who have asked me (and it's only been 3 or 4) obviously fell into this category, I also think that many people just don't veiw a Spyder like they would a motorcylce. I was at Road America last year for the bike races, and I saw a guy actually "kicking" my Spyder. When I said something he said he was only kicking the rear peddle (the parking brake) because he didn't know what it was for! You would think of all places, a motorcycle race track, attendees would know better. I'm not sure if he saw it as a big toy, or was just that clueless, but I was quick to set him straight.
WackyDan
New member
Similar here... I tell them for either the $18,000 I have into mine or the $16,200 MSRP I'll let them ride it.
I only have let one non spyder rider ride it, and that was my former co-worker. He was gone a while.
My brother and my best friend hasn't even ridden it.
Forest and my wife are the only other ones to have ridden my Spyder.
fastfraser
Blazing Member
:2thumbs: I like to take my friends wifes and girlfriends for a ride. I get them on the back and tell them to put there arms around me and hold on tight the whole ride.:roflblack::roflblack:
My wife will sometimes fall asleep on the back with-out holding on !
My wife will sometimes fall asleep on the back with-out holding on !
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
Why go through all of that work? If I ride with someone, they can take the spyder out for a spin. If I don't know someone, I certainly am not going to let them take my bike out for a ride as certain as I wouldn't let them take my car out for a spin either...to me, someone 'taking a spin' on my Spyder is a matter of common sense...
I don't find lying about needing a 'special' license to be worth the trouble... anyone with a motorcycle license can ride a three wheeler...it's the other way around that is not permitted...
BajaRon
Well-known member
Not necessarily a good trade. The way you can tell right away is if the guy agrees! :yikes:
I used to think it would be ok because the Spyder is so easy to ride. That is until I saw a Demo Spyder get loaned to a guy at Alcoa Good Times. He promptly gunned it and steered right into a large flat bed trailer sitting in the storage area! Don't know what he was thinking but it tore the snot out of the front fender and busted up the trunk real good.
He probably rode all of 40 feet, if that far.
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qasamm
New member
I've had my spyder for about 2 months and I've had at least a dozen people ask me to drive it. I started with carefully worded excuses but now just resort to "no".
I do let ladies sit on it though- mostly to see my wife roll her eyes and remind me I could be their father. However, I would have never raised a daughter to talk to the likes of me!
I do let ladies sit on it though- mostly to see my wife roll her eyes and remind me I could be their father. However, I would have never raised a daughter to talk to the likes of me!
Tom in NM
New member
You must make a lot of friends that way . . . . .
. . . . . for all of us.
Well, almost anyone that asks to take somebody else's' Spyder (car, truck, motorcycle or boat) for a ride is most likely clueless and in my book, disqualified from doing so. A smile and a polite "no" can work wonders, as mentioned above. Informing them of licensing requirements and skills ( if you have the time and inclination ) is a nice thing to do, as well as telling them where they can get a test ride. Moving them from Clueless to On-Track is a Good Thing™, in my book.
But, jerking someone around to get them "excited" and then dropping a "BOMB" on them, pushes the Attitude Gauge from "Playful Tease" through "Smart A$$" to "Raging A$$hole". If that was the effect you were aiming for, I think you nailed it.
One benefit though, I don't think you have to spend time checking the mailbox every day waiting for that Spyder Ambassador pin to arrive.
Tom
. . . . . for all of us.
Well, almost anyone that asks to take somebody else's' Spyder (car, truck, motorcycle or boat) for a ride is most likely clueless and in my book, disqualified from doing so. A smile and a polite "no" can work wonders, as mentioned above. Informing them of licensing requirements and skills ( if you have the time and inclination ) is a nice thing to do, as well as telling them where they can get a test ride. Moving them from Clueless to On-Track is a Good Thing™, in my book.
But, jerking someone around to get them "excited" and then dropping a "BOMB" on them, pushes the Attitude Gauge from "Playful Tease" through "Smart A$$" to "Raging A$$hole". If that was the effect you were aiming for, I think you nailed it.
One benefit though, I don't think you have to spend time checking the mailbox every day waiting for that Spyder Ambassador pin to arrive.
Tom
bone crusher
Alignment Specialist
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MackeyMouse
Guest
to let someone drive or not
i have athe PERFECT solution to the ??? of can I drive it?. On my back fender I have a sticker that says 'YES IT'S FAST........NO YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT!!!!!!!!!" When the question comes up I point to that rear fender!!!! Takes all the fun outa their faces!! :spyder::yikes:
i have athe PERFECT solution to the ??? of can I drive it?. On my back fender I have a sticker that says 'YES IT'S FAST........NO YOU CAN'T DRIVE IT!!!!!!!!!" When the question comes up I point to that rear fender!!!! Takes all the fun outa their faces!! :spyder::yikes:
I don't have a problem letting someone take my Spyder around a parking lot provided they're familiar with motorcycles.
If they're not, the answer is no. No taking it out on the road either. My dealer has a Spyder they can test ride more extensively if the parking lot ride isn't enough for them.
It's just a toy, not a sacred and holy object or a person I trust, love and respect.
If they're not, the answer is no. No taking it out on the road either. My dealer has a Spyder they can test ride more extensively if the parking lot ride isn't enough for them.
It's just a toy, not a sacred and holy object or a person I trust, love and respect.
QuadManiac
New member
My rules for lending:
1) Never lend your bike to anyone
2) Read #1
3) If you made it here, you didn't follow directions. Go back and read #1!
I follow this for my quads (with a few pre-determined exceptions), my scooters, my bikes and ESPECIALLY my :spyder2:. Doing otherwise just ends in problems.
1) Never lend your bike to anyone
2) Read #1
3) If you made it here, you didn't follow directions. Go back and read #1!
I follow this for my quads (with a few pre-determined exceptions), my scooters, my bikes and ESPECIALLY my :spyder2:. Doing otherwise just ends in problems.
BajaRon
Well-known member
Whatever happened to personal responsibility? These days when something goes wrong everyone tries to make money on it.
Did they sue the people that saw it happen too? What about the bike manufacturer for making the machine and the people who paved the road to make it possible to ride?
Land of the Free and home of the Brave? :dontknow:
COOLMACHINE
New member
I don't have a real problem with it.
I've offered to let a few people ride my spyder. Never a stranger. Had one taker who was my neighbor and a very experienced biker. He said he had a blast.
Imagine that.
I don't have a big problem with letting someone take it out for a spin. Especially if they have a bike. I ride their bike and they ride my spyder. I want them to experience the fun.
I've offered to let a few people ride my spyder. Never a stranger. Had one taker who was my neighbor and a very experienced biker. He said he had a blast.
Imagine that. I don't have a big problem with letting someone take it out for a spin. Especially if they have a bike. I ride their bike and they ride my spyder. I want them to experience the fun.
QuadManiac
New member
Personal responsibility has died a slow, PC death, along with rational thinking, work ethic, and reward for individual success. We are now ALL responsible for each other... remember - It takes a villiage!
Where's my barf bag?
BajaRon
Well-known member
Go to any place that opperates on the village level and see how much better it is. Thach yourself a hut and see if things improve for you.
I thought we were moving FROM the village environment because it doesn't work nearly as well!
When is the last time anyone received disaster aid from a village? What village has helped to free a nation from tyrany? Village based medical break throughs? Feats of engineering? Crop improvements? Space travel maybe?
Ok, off topic, I'll be good from now on! No, really, I will!
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