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Riding with spouse

My wife and I have separate bikes. She feels the same way I do about riding on the back. No way. She likes her own control and freedom as do I. Having her on the back isn't nearly as sexy as I thought it would be. It is just hot and annoying. I can't relax because I am focused on her and she can't either because she worries about me.
 
From a women's point of view I had no idea how much I would enjoy riding my own bike. Have been on back of my husband's HD's for about 15 years. We had talked about it of & on but I needed 3 wheels. He guided me to the Spyders & I bought a 2013 rs used & loved it & a year later test road F3 & had to have it. Love that damn bike! I was out by myself today and road over 175 miles. At this point I do not want to be on the back. Give her time encourage her to ride yours. I will say if I would have road the F3 first I think it would have scared the crap out of me LOL! But riding has pushed me out of my comfort zone! Doing this makes my life so much better! Also encourage her to join GOS on facebook as that is one of the things that made me want to ride my own. Just my thoughts! Enjoy your bike!
 
amyred3 said:
From a women's point of view I had no idea how much I would enjoy riding my own bike. Have been on back of my husband's HD's for about 15 years. We had talked about it of & on but I needed 3 wheels. He guided me to the Spyders & I bought a 2013 rs used & loved it & a year later test road F3 & had to have it. Love that damn bike! I was out by myself today and road over 175 miles. At this point I do not want to be on the back. Give her time encourage her to ride yours. I will say if I would have road the F3 first I think it would have scared the crap out of me LOL! But riding has pushed me out of my comfort zone! Doing this makes my life so much better! Also encourage her to join GOS on facebook as that is one of the things that made me want to ride my own. Just my thoughts! Enjoy your bike!
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My wife picked out my Spyder for me after she had told me that when the Harley was gone there would be no more motorcycles. Although she still has her license, she has no interest in being the driver. Even if it is her own.
 
My wife has vertigo. She has never ridden with me in 58 years. She does support my riding. She gave me a Goldwing for Christmas in 2003! Yes she has a sister! Oh how I wish she could see all the thing I see. Even at a very low point, when I totaled my 2008 Wing on a deer in California, she had found 5 replacement Wings before I could fly home. How I love this woman!:cheers:
 
Separate Spyders

marcojolo said:
So I finally got a spyder. I got the F3 and it was no easy feat talking my wife into letting me get one. She has taken a few short rides with me around town and seems to enjoy it. I would LOVE for her to get her own F3 and her and I do some longer rides......even day rides would be fun. I live out in the middle of nowhere in Montana and there are tons of places to ride out here where there is virtually no traffic. My question is to those of you who ride with your spouses or significant others. Do you ride two up or on separate bikes? What are the pros and cons of both and what do your partners prefer? I would love nothing better than to get my wife a spyder next year and for us to ride to the Glacier national park or the black hills or beartooth pass etc. Thanks for any info or insight you can give me. If I can't get my wife to ride with me I guess I will have to wait until my 10 yr. old boy is old enough to ride......He LOVES riding with me now. Anybody ride with their kids??
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We each have our own RS Spyders!! I enjoy driving my own bike. Before the Spyders we each had scooters!! So we have really trad3d upto better bikes and experiences. We drove from Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada to Johnson Creek Wisc.for the Rendezvous. This was my first long distance trip. I can hardly wait to go on more road trips 👍
 
We bought our Spyder RT 4 months ago. Hubby drives and I ride behind him. I have carpal tunnel and driving is a challenge for me to go far even in our truck. We
have Bluetooth equipment for long rides. It works well. We don't normally use it for around town. I like rides that are around 45 mph. We have one such
ride from our town over to another one that is about 30 miles away. It goes through farmland, some smaller towns and past some new developments.
I don't know that I'd like to be a driver (if I had the ability). One reason we have GPS is because I have a knack for getting us lost. I'm happy to be a one Spyder couple.
 
marcojolo said:
So I finally got a spyder. I got the F3 and it was no easy feat talking my wife into letting me get one. She has taken a few short rides with me around town and seems to enjoy it. I would LOVE for her to get her own F3 and her and I do some longer rides......even day rides would be fun. I live out in the middle of nowhere in Montana and there are tons of places to ride out here where there is virtually no traffic. My question is to those of you who ride with your spouses or significant others. Do you ride two up or on separate bikes? What are the pros and cons of both and what do your partners prefer? I would love nothing better than to get my wife a spyder next year and for us to ride to the Glacier national park or the black hills or beartooth pass etc. Thanks for any info or insight you can give me. If I can't get my wife to ride with me I guess I will have to wait until my 10 yr. old boy is old enough to ride......He LOVES riding with me now. Anybody ride with their kids??
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My spouse rode 1,300 miles as a passenger, Middle of September 2013 thru middle of November 2013.
"Baby" came out of hibernation on March 31 of 2014 and she got her license on May 24, 2014. Through yesterday she has logged 19,000 miles as "Rider in Command". :yes:

For 15,000 of those mile I rode my Vstar 950T, but for the last 4,000 I have been on my own 2015 RTS. :clap:
 
Geosik said:
My spouse rode 1,300 miles as a passenger, Middle of September 2013 thru middle of November 2013.
"Baby" came out of hibernation on March 31 of 2014 and she got her license on May 24, 2014. Through yesterday she has logged 19,000 miles as "Rider in Command". :yes:

For 15,000 of those mile I rode my Vstar 950T, but for the last 4,000 I have been on my own 2015 RTS. :clap:
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Had your wife ever rode a motorcycle before? I'm hopeful I can get my wife to at least drive a little bit and get a little excited about it....[emoji39]


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Deer Slayer said:
My wife has vertigo. She has never ridden with me in 58 years. She does support my riding. She gave me a Goldwing for Christmas in 2003! Yes she has a sister! Oh how I wish she could see all the thing I see. Even at a very low point, when I totaled my 2008 Wing on a deer in California, she had found 5 replacement Wings before I could fly home. How I love this woman!:cheers:
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:clap: You truly are a VERY lucky Guy!! :2thumbs:
 
After Demo riding a 2014 RTS we decided to buy one trading in my cruiser that I could no longer ride due to medical issues. She has her own 2 wheeler and on local or short rides (Under 300 miles) she often takes hers. For trips we ride 2 up on the Spyder and alternate driving since I had the tri-ax handlebars installed at time of purchase so the bike could be adjusted to fit her. By alternating one doesn't get as fatigued and makes things more enjoyable for both to be able to just sit back and enjoy for awhile. We both have MC endoresments and have been through the 3 wheel course. I am as comfortable with her driving as she is mine. We are already booked to attend the Deadwood 3 wheel rally next July and that will be the longest trip we have done so alternating driving will help alot. My wife shares my love of MC and we have spent many happy miles together.:clap:
 
my wife just loves to sit in the back and look around,point out when i miss a turn and fall asleep when she is supposed to be telling me where to go.
so pretty much the same as when we are in my truck
 
Although my wife has her motorcycle endorsement she rather ride with me. Lately we have been discussing getting her a bike but the only stipulation I have is that it has to have the 1330 engine with a SE6 tranny. So that limits her choices to the F3 or a version of the RT. The dealership I bought our RTL has a 2015 black F3 that is sharp and a Pearl White RTL, Also a 2015. They are reduced about 3K each and come with the 3 year warranty. With my back, I pretty much prefer the RTL that we have. It is a 2014 cognac in color. She likes the F3 but also likes the comfort of the RTL, so it is a waiting game for now. We have a lot of fun riding together so I am not sure she will ever come out and say she wants one of her own. Now that I said that, she will tell me tomorrow she wants one. Lol

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I guess I owe my good times on a Spyder to my wife Camille. She has ridden with me on her own M/C for years and has her endorsement. When my knees began to bother me a lot we had several friends with Spyders and Camille kept bringing up the Spyder thing. I finally bought one and It did take me a while before I began to appreciate it for what it is. I still love and ride two wheels. Just bought another 2015 BMW R1200R and love it.

Camille and I took our HoneyMoon on a GoldWing to YellowStone park and she did not start to ride her own until 2003, a Harley. We swap off driving on long trips and I do not mind riding behind her. She uses good "judgement" which is tantamount in this game. She has no interest in buying her own Spyder. I wish she did but I certainly enjoy having her along even as a passenger or to spell me with the driving duties.

Jack
 
Jack,
When she reminds you of just how lucky you are to be married to her; she's absolutely right!! :clap: :congrats: :2thumbs:
 
After ryding 1 year on the back of our 2014 RTS, my wife wanted to drive more. I did not want to increase my ryding on the back, so we added a 2nd Spyder to the family...a 2014 ST Limited. Maria misses the closeness of ryding 2-up (must be due to my awesomeness), but loves the view from driving her own Spyder. She has control, which she loves, but the view from behind my giant helmet was not ideal. We just completed a 1,600 mile trip to Arkansas from Omaha, NE...she had her MC license for 3 weeks, so it was baptism by fire. She's conservative, understandably so, but I have full confidence in her abilities.

Her driving was her idea. I think this was key to our success. We love it and truly enjoy the Spyder experience.

Husker
 
spouse first

that is why I let my Wife get a Spyder first then it was a piece of cake to get mine! and who doesn't like cake. :ohyea:
 
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