Riding with spouse

[EAGLE27]

dog trailer

My wife was fine riding two up and then decided it would be a good idea if she got her indorsment incase I got sick or hurt when we were touring. Her girlfried had a sprder and they went out to some abandon parking lots and she taught Ellie how to ride as my wife had never riden a motorcycle by herself, she had crashed her bicycle several years ago and ended up in the hospital and had no desire to ride two wheels. after putting 1,200 miles on our RTS she took it in for an oil change and bought her own. So she started riding at 64 a year ago last August and has 22,000 miles on her RTS Limited. So the morale of the story is dont let your wife take your bike in for an oil change. And she get to shop for cool stuff to wear !

Totally off the subject; what type of dog trailer do you have??

 

[Bob Denman]

Thanks for all the replies!! I guess the moral of the story is gonna be to be patient and let the wife decide for herself if she wants to get her own bike or not. In the meantime I will try to enjoy the spyder as much as I can by myself and with her when she wants to go for a ride.....:yes:.

Try letting her take an active role in choosing your destinations and routes. :thumbup:

 

[Pirate looks at --]

Well

So we both share the front seat. When we bought the Spyder I told my wife that I wouldn't buy it if she would not share the driving duties. Now we find the front seat is a bit crowded. We keep thinking about another Spyder........just not sure we have another $30,0000.00 lying around!:roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

You don't have to have the money laying around; that's what good credit ratings are for! :thumbup: :roflblack:

 

[Pirate looks at --]

True

My problem is that I have really good credit and I could pick up the phone and buy one.....still have to make those monthly payments!

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Paying it BACK?!? :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[marcojolo]

I'd love my wife to get her own machine..... But at this point I'm happy she at least let me have mine. Anybody have young kids they ride with? Like 16-18?


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[ChrisDeck]

I did it a little different for my wife. She didn't want me on cycles as I was looking for a new one after taking a few years off. I was looking for something fun and she actually suggested a Spyder. That was music to my ears and when I started looking I was originally thinking 2 up. However, I knew she had told me in her past she always wanted to ride so I took a chance. When I settled on the one I wanted(F3-S/Special Series/Triple Black), I decided to order 2 without telling her. She took it like a champ and is super excited. I felt that if I asked her she would immediately prefer the one but I felt that if I took that option off of the table, she would get excited and she sure did. She just needed to know that she could get her license on the Spyder which she can do here locally. Now I catch her on the computer looking at riding gear all of the time....

 

[marcojolo]

I did it a little different for my wife. She didn't want me on cycles as I was looking for a new one after taking a few years off. I was looking for something fun and she actually suggested a Spyder. That was music to my ears and when I started looking I was originally thinking 2 up. However, I knew she had told me in her past she always wanted to ride so I took a chance. When I settled on the one I wanted(F3-S/Special Series/Triple Black), I decided to order 2 without telling her. She took it like a champ and is super excited. I felt that if I asked her she would immediately prefer the one but I felt that if I took that option off of the table, she would get excited and she sure did. She just needed to know that she could get her license on the Spyder which she can do here locally. Now I catch her on the computer looking at riding gear all of the time....

Wow!!! You are a brave man!! Hope that works out well for you!!


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[pegasus1300]

I'd love my wife to get her own machine..... But at this point I'm happy she at least let me have mine. Anybody have young kids they ride with? Like 16-18?


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back in the 2 wheel days all of my kids rode with me and took trips with me from time to time. Some of them liked it and some did not. Only 2 of them have picked it up and then not nearly as much as their Dad.

 

[easysuper]

I'd love my wife to get her own machine..... But at this point I'm happy she at least let me have mine. Anybody have young kids they ride with? Like 16-18?


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My wife and I have our own bikes , but this summer we had a wonderfull trip with my son and grandaughter down the California coast a trip of 1,265 miles my son has been on two wheels for 20 years but his wife did not want their daughter on one as she does not like the danger. Some how my son talked her into thinking of lettig her ride on the Spyder and she agreed. We had a great week long trip down to SoCal and then they flew home. My grandaughter (11) has a great trip to remember with her dad.

 

[HIspyder]

Have a little fun if you dare. Switch the speedo from miles to KM prior to boarding. When your going 62 mph the speedo will say 100. If your on those famous 50 mph Kauai roads--should be about 90 KM or so.

Now that would be fun, right up to the point at which she jabs me in the ribs.

 

[latony007]

My thought has always been is i don't want the added responsibility. My wife asked to learn to ride my spyder so i could take my Yamaha and we could put our daughter on back of the spyder and go for a family ride. I declined because she has no riding experience and i would be so concerned about her i would probably crash myself. We used to Scuba dive together but it sucked the fun out of it having to set up everything twice, carry everything twice and then spend the entire dive worried about her. plus i would never let a new rider put our daughter on the back. Now if your wife has tons of riding experience then it would be a different story and i would probably do it. But for now we enjoy going 2 up on it. Its the whole reason i bought the spyder, i would have just stuck with my yamaha but she wanted to ride with me and that is not a 2 up bike. i had a cruiser also which was great but figured the spyder so much safer so i sold the cruiser and picked up a used spyder. Hats off to the guy that bought 2 by the way and if he wants to adopt me let me know

 

[marcojolo]

My thought has always been is i don't want the added responsibility. My wife asked to learn to ride my spyder so i could take my Yamaha and we could put our daughter on back of the spyder and go for a family ride. I declined because she has no riding experience and i would be so concerned about her i would probably crash myself. We used to Scuba dive together but it sucked the fun out of it having to set up everything twice, carry everything twice and then spend the entire dive worried about her. plus i would never let a new rider put our daughter on the back. Now if your wife has tons of riding experience then it would be a different story and i would probably do it. But for now we enjoy going 2 up on it. Its the whole reason i bought the spyder, i would have just stuck with my yamaha but she wanted to ride with me and that is not a 2 up bike. i had a cruiser also which was great but figured the spyder so much safer so i sold the cruiser and picked up a used spyder. Hats off to the guy that bought 2 by the way and if he wants to adopt me let me know

Good points..... Maybe I should be careful what I wish for.....[emoji15][emoji15]


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[Bob Denman]

My thought has always been is i don't want the added responsibility. My wife asked to learn to ride my spyder so i could take my Yamaha and we could put our daughter on back of the spyder and go for a family ride. I declined because she has no riding experience and i would be so concerned about her i would probably crash myself. We used to Scuba dive together but it sucked the fun out of it having to set up everything twice, carry everything twice and then spend the entire dive worried about her. plus i would never let a new rider put our daughter on the back. Now if your wife has tons of riding experience then it would be a different story and i would probably do it. But for now we enjoy going 2 up on it. Its the whole reason i bought the spyder, i would have just stuck with my yamaha but she wanted to ride with me and that is not a 2 up bike. i had a cruiser also which was great but figured the spyder so much safer so i sold the cruiser and picked up a used spyder. Hats off to the guy that bought 2 by the way and if he wants to adopt me let me know

So what you're saying, is that including your Wife in activities as an active participant is more trouble, than it's worth? :shocked:
That can't possible sit well with her...

 

[spydaman60]

we have done nearly 25,000 miles of two up riding in the last three years. even hit beartooth and chief joseph out in your neck of the woods. the wife doesn't want her own spyder. says she'd just as soon see the scenery and enjoy the ride. I love having her as a passenger and once we get the shock situation figured out on the new f3 we will continue to be happy campers!!:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[flaggerphil]

So what you're saying, is that including your Wife in activities as an active participant is more trouble, than it's worth? :shocked:
That can't possible sit well with her...

I kinda wondered about that, too. It seems the problem rests with him, not her.

:sour:

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: I'm not assigning any blame...

My motto has become:

 

[bmccaffrey]

My wife has no interest in driving.

Loves to ride and be tail fluff.

Love to have her along , just can't ride as agressive:banghead:

If i was to scare her she wouldn't go period.
I know what some of you may be thinking but i wouldn't do that to anyone let alone my wife:lecturef_smilie:

 

[3 Wheel Rider]

The only downside to having your spouse ride his/her own machine is your gas mileage gets cut in half. But I'm fine with that!

That's not the only downside, you also have twice the cost for machine purchase, insurance, maintenance, FARKLES, etc.

If riding her own isn't was she wants to do, then I wouldn't force the issue. I'd just enjoy the time she was willing to ride even if its only on the back every now and then.