Praise the Lord and Thank BRP

[SNOOPY]

This is my 1st post. I have read SL for several years, but never thought I had anything of importance to add. There have been complaints about how BRP makes the Spyder and there have been praises. I want to praise BRP for building a sturdy and safe machine.

Yesterday, I was following a 18wheeler (100ft or so behind, 65mph), He served to miss a 4x4x8 post that bounced out of a truck in front of him. He missed with his front wheels but the rear drivers caught the end of the post. The impact broke the post into 3 pieces (5ft,2ft,1ft). The drivers ejected the pieces backward across my lane. I hit the brakes and managed to miss the largest and smallest, but hit the 2ft straight on at 50+ mph with my left front wheel. The wheel jumped at least a foot upward nearly tossing me from the saddle, but I was able to maintain control and pulled to side a 100ft or so forward.

After I cleared the road of the post, I checked the Spyder, I expected at the very least a shattered front rim, but found only a bad dent. The tire was still inflated only loosing 5lbs of air (22 to 17). I was surprised to find I could still drive. I drove the 40+ miles home at 30mph. There is damage because the left front has a bad vibration. I will trailer the Spyder into CentralTexasMotorsports today.

I have be riding 60 years and know that the hospital or morgue would have been my destination on any other motorcycle and some cars yesterday. So, I am writing this so you know that what ever faults you find in a Spyder, you must know that BRP has made the safest machine that they could make.

God Bless and ride safe.

mudmarine

Thanks for sharing!


And for being able to share! :thumbup:

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[Raknid]

Glad you lived to tell. Road debris and items falling from trucks and RVs are on my watch list when riding. Scary.

 

[spydaman60]

congrats on the first post, but sorry it was for this reason!! always glad to hear praises!:thumbup:

 

[doug1950]

Glad you came out ok :clap:

 

[GloryRyders]

All's well that ends well............thanks for sharing!:2thumbs:

 

[robmorg]

This is my 1st post. I have read SL for several years, but never thought I had anything of importance to add.
mudmarine

Mudmarine,

That doesn't stop most folks from posting , so :welcome: and please feel free to join the rap as often as you like. Have to say, you really started out with a bang! :shocked:

REALLY glad you are OK. Thanks for sharing that story with the group. It reminds many of us, not only why we ride Spyder's, but also that we should join you in being thankful to BRP for making this fun (and relatively safe) vehicle available to us. :thumbup: