After forty years of being off of two wheels my wife agreed to let me ride again. Got back into riding on a Honda Shadow 750. Soon upgraded to a V-Star 950 Tourer. First year of owning the V-Star we did a vacation trip to Gatlinburg with two other couples. After that trip and riding with friends better half thought she would like to ride on her own. The next spring she attempted MSC on two wheels and ended up dropping the bike and hurting her ankle. No two wheels for her but she still wnated to ride. Next option, bought her a Suzuki Boulevarde triked out with a Lehman trike kit. Great ride but for some reason she was scared to death of riding it over 40 mph. Sold the Suzuki and about that time along came the Spyder. She test rode it and thought she could get along with it. Rest of story, we got an '08 GS SM5, even though she at that time would have liked an SE. Did a few practice rides in th highschool parking lot and two weeks later we were on a trek out to Gatlinburg.
Wife loves riding her Spyder. For my part I would like to also own one, it's a blast to ride, but until I am ready to part with the V-Star. As to the quesion, "Why a Spyder?". aour answer like many before is that they're a fun, safe ride.
I started reading this and thought Bruiser wrote it lol! Bruiser rode two-wheels off and on for years, then 2 years ago we decided, as a pre-retirement, to purchase a Spyder, because I won't ride on two wheels. Had a great time, 2-up, then Bruiser bought a Vulcan. I, too, took the MSC on two wheels, and 3/4 of the way through, the bike stalled, or I stalled it, and it landed on my ankle. Bruiser started teaching me how to ride the Spyder, and I was hooked. I'd never ridden anything in my life, but this gave the opportunity to do so. Bruiser traded in the Vulcan almost two months ago, not because he couldn't handle it anymore, but because of the cagers who don't see you. We were on our way to the Can-Am dealership, he on his Vulcan, and me behind on the Spyder, when a car, not looking, almost hit him and put him into oncoming traffic. That day, we bought the Viper Red 2012 RT. When people ask us what it is, we tell them it's a Spyder. When they ask about it being a motorcycle, we explain that we have to have the "M" endorsement, but that it is a Spyder, and unique!!! We are in a riding club, and most of the members have Harleys, but they respect with each others' rides. When we are on a ride, we are the "tail gunners", staying in the back to protect the rest of our Brotherhood.
So, I hope that all of the answers to this OP will help him understand that we are unique, not all of us are older, or handicapped, or incapable of ridng on two wheels.
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hyea: we all respect each other and try to help each other out as much as we can. :bowdown:
