Post here if you have over 5000 miles, not kilometers on your Spyder

[hrbeta]

I broke the 5,000 miles barrier yesterday in a ride to Key Largo, Fl, with friends. The more I ride my 2011 RS, the more I enjoy it.
Cheers


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[CyncySpyder]

Docs not joking & we have over 25,000 miles of Smiles in 1years worth of ryde'n

Its safe to assume this is a joke right? I'm a newbie (never had a bike) and considering a spyder, but I am very hesitant to spend $30K on something which I am not confident could last 7-10yrs for 100K miles. And in my research, I've yet to see a majority of folks who have 75K+ miles. I would think after 4 yrs or so of these being on the market there should be a plethora of individuals in this category, yet I'm not seeing it, which leads me to believe these bikes must die/crap out well before then. Can someone prove me wrong? I really want to buy one of these bikes but I cant justify it in my mind unless I can see some kind of substantial evidence/proof that my long term hopes of getting 7-10 yrs or 100K out of these are true or just wishful unrealistic thinking on my part...

And Teddy and I just clicked over 25,000 miles in just over a year of ryding our 2011 RT-S. A couple of things for you to keep in mind. The RS model came out in 2008, but the RS is the "Sport" version of the Spyder, so its not really designed for long road trips like the RT version is. Many RS ryders I know, have met & talk with regularly say after a couple of hours on the byke, their comfort level is greatly deminished due to the hunched over ryding position & constant wind turbulance beating you up, which is what you get from a "Sport" model. In 2010, BRP came out with the RT Spyder, which is built for long distance road touring, with an almost upright seating position & ryder adjustable wind shield, to help provide a more comfortable ryding position and enjoyable long distance ryding experience. Not to mention the inclusion of the 2 additional saddle bags along with the rear trunk for much needed cargo space for those long distance trips. I think with the addition of the RT model, you will see many more Spyder Ryders reporting many thousands of miles of smiles much more rapidly than the RS ryders have thus far accumulated. This is not to say that their aren't many RS ryders out there that have added risers, shields, seats and other mods to make their RS's more comfortable and log as many (if not more) miles of smiles than some of the RT ryders. Another fact to keep in mind is that most ryders are seasonal & depending on where they live, have only a limited few months to get out and enjoy their ryde. Teddy & I use his Red Sled as our daily driver, and ryde year round & LOVE it,. As for your concern, only time will tell, but I think many other Spyder Owners would agree, the price is definately NOT cheap, but the enjoyment and experiences that we ALL enjoy from ryding our Spyders are priceless & Oh So worth it:yes::2thumbs::yes:

 

[docdoru]

Its safe to assume this is a joke right?

Meet me in Durango CO June 20-22, 2012. :doorag:

 

[CJ/johnnyg]

I have a 2011 RS Se5 with 13,000 on it as of today I just put it in for the 12,000 service pps: It's spyderfest fault that I went over :roflblack::roflblack: Hubby has 31,000 on his 2010 RT Se5. The problem we have we have to work for a living and you only get a few days of Vacation. Or we would have more. Hubby has no intention to sell his until he gets to 100K and neither do I.

 

[easyspyderrider]

5134 miles as of today 5/14/one year old. :clap:

 

[sandrunr1]

I have 17,800 miles on my 2010 RS with one issue, clutch went bad at 7200 miles but the oil I put in was mismarked from Mobile 1, they paid and my wife has 15300 on her 2009, the only issue was the oil sensor went bad. Repaired under warranty. She rides her Honda a lot but for trips, :spyder2::spyder2:s is the way. Both are RSS but modified mine with risers and seat for comfort. Never would I sell or trade my :spyder2:.

 

[sealfloorboards]

As of today, I ridden 6,500+ miles since leaving for SpyderFest on April 15th and I not home yet. However, I do...........

Ride in comfort,

John
Seal FloorBoards

 

[MTFan]

Passed the 8100 mile mark on my way home today.

 

[kentuckyguy]

Rolled over 5000 last night....... 2011 rt

 

[spyder3]

5000 miles

Hit the 5k mark 2 days short of my 1st year with the spyder. Fantastic day with a great ride!

5000 safe and trouble free miles!:clap:

 

[EddieK]

Turned 5k last Thursday on my 12 RT, have a 6k ryde later this summer to Yellowstone plus my wife just got her license and where sharing the bike until we can find her her own :f_spider: so I expected the miles to really start adding up but who's counting....

 

[Daisyjoe]

Rolled over 5000 today:clap: Purchased 11 months ago. LOVE MY SPYDERhyea:hyea::yes::yes:

 

[dannymax]

5002 mi. as of 11:00am this morning! :clap:
I been waitin' to post in this thread! hyea:

 

[scooterexpress]

if i hadn't had my cluster replaced i could of posted 1k miles ago but after this weekend i'll be good to go 6months of owning a spyder and i'm like 400 mi away from it. congrats to you and all that have done 5k or better. but don't you need a pic of cluster showing milage so you can get a pin?

 

[KCPete]

7400+ and probably adding 500-600 miles this weekend visiting family here and there.
Ordered up my 5k pin a couple weeks ago after I pulled the pics off the RT we took at Spyderfest.

Safe Rydin' to all!

 

[johnnyg]

I have a 2010 RT SE5 with 18673 miles on the first cluster and now have 13451 for the grand total of 32124 miles.

 

[Smokinspyder]

I got my 5k pin today !!!!

 

[samewok]

Miles

I have over 6700 since August 2011.:clap:

 

[harleyRick]

I have 8,000 miles on my 2011 RT/S :cheers:

 

[Y-me]

Miles

I have 9100 miles since new, last year.