Road Kill

[Can-Am Poogs]

Try not to laugh, but here is my question. How does the Spyder hold up when it comes to striking small animals. Where I am from, we are open prairie outside of the big cities. Lots of porcupines, skunks, foxes, coyotes, you get the idea. Don't seem to have the mobility you do on a 2 wheel for avoidance, referring to the track width of the Spyder only, but definitely have more structure. So wondering if anyone has had any experiences and how did the Spyder hold up.

 

[Zenagirl]

roadkill

Try not to laugh, but here is my question. How does the Spyder hold up when it comes to striking small animals. Where I am from, we are open prairie outside of the big cities. Lots of porcupines, skunks, foxes, coyotes, you get the idea. Don't seem have the mobility you do on a 2 wheel for avoidance, referring to the track width of the Spyder only, but definitely have more structure. So wondering if anyone has had any experiences and how did the Spyder hold up.

I'd also like to know, what is the clearance for these poor unfortunate (already dead) critters... is it safe to.... well, i guess you can't just straddle them because of the single back wheel... right? Yeah, I'd like to know too.... how DO you handle them? pps:

 

[rock]

dont laugh can ams dont like anything on the road. they sit so low that avoiding them is quite a feat sometimes. they do make a after market skid plate for under your spyder that, from what i hear, works really well. this post will draw a lot of attention as all most all of us have had close calls..these bikes have a footprint the size of a small car and you have to be really quick when it comes to any thing on the road..i believe they have just about 4 inches of road clearance, which is not much..

 

[Wiredux]

This has crossed my mind a few times. One reason I am looking forward to speaking with as many as I can at SF.

 

[samewok]

Bump Skid

I have the spyderpops bump skid works really good on road kill and speed bumps.

 

[Bob Denman]

All you can do is brake hard, and try to put the offending carcass JUST inside one of your front tires... Hopefully you can miss it with the rear! :shocked:

 

[Zenagirl]

Thanks, I hadn't really thought of this before, on a 2 wheeler you go around, in a car you can stradle sometimes... but the 3 wheeler, that DOES pose a problem. Will try not to panic and just keep "it" just inside the wheel if I can't go around... :shocked: So glad someone thought to ask about this!! :clap:

 

[ARtraveler]

Those who have the bumpskid seem to like it. Happily, I have not encountered small critters here. I have dodged a couple bears and moose though. My guess is that anything bigger than a squirrel may cause some damage to the :spyder2: if you were to encounter them.

 

[warp10]

Also Elias raise the clearance another inch.

 

[billybovine]

Go around when possible. If you have to straddle it do as Bob said and keep it as close to the inside of the front wheel as possible. Most large road kill will be visible a long way off unless unless you are following a car so keep back a safe distance. I had my :spyder2: only a couple weeks when the car ahead of me straddled a window squeegee and I was too close to drive around it and drove over it with the back tire. I saw it flip up in my mirror and land on the gravel shoulder. Until then I had not given it much thought on how to avoid obstacles on three wheels. The worst is debris on the road that blends in with the pavement color. I came across some grey rocks ranging between 4 and inches across, laying on the road and was lucky enough to be able to steer between them. So the best thing to do is to give full attention to the road and your driving so you have the most amount of time to avoid road kill or anything other debris you may encounter.

 

[NancysToy]

Good reason to do some parking lot practice on evasive maneuvers every few months. nojoke

 

[SPYD3R]

DEER

on a ryde from Greenville, SC to Clearwater, FL... while cruising in the dark, on Rt. 19 south just outside of Perry, FL, i notice my lead veer to the left just a bit... so i did as well, and before i knew it, my right front tire went over the head of a downed deer... resulting in ZERO ill affects... hardly made a difference... however, had i not veered and hit the deer FULL ON, with all 3 wheels going over it, things may have ended up quite a bit different... :yikes: be prepared, and keep your eyes on the road...

 

[Bob Denman]

Oh! My instructions are FAR from perfect... Tried it with a dead "Quill-Turtle", and ended up with about 20 quills in the rear tire sidewall...:gaah:

 

[Can-Am Poogs]

on a ryde from Greenville, SC to Clearwater, FL... while cruising in the dark, on Rt. 19 south just outside of Perry, FL, i notice my lead veer to the left just a bit... so i did as well, and before i knew it, my right front tire went over the head of a downed deer... resulting in ZERO ill affects... hardly made a difference... however, had i not veered and hit the deer FULL ON, with all 3 wheels going over it, things may have ended up quite a bit different... :yikes: be prepared, and keep your eyes on the road...
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White tail, moose, mule deer are always a concern, especially at night, its the little critters at night that come out of the ditch on the highway that scare the :cus: out of me. I had a bad experience with a porcupine I hit with a 300. Quills right through the rad stopped me in my tracks. Brother-in-law hit a coyote or farm dog on his 2 wheel and that dropped him. At night on a black highway without any lighting in the country you can't see anything dead or alive until your right on top of it, especially at over 60 mph. I have never heard of anyone hitting wildlife on a highway with a Spyder. Still curious what sort of experienced people have had.

 

[Wiredux]

There was a Marine here in Jacksonville that hit a deer going 55 on an RT. She actually walked away from it. Spyder was a total loss and she is ryding a new one last I talked to her.


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[Bob Denman]

:yikes: That'll put most bikes over PDQ! :yikes:

 

[MtlBen]

http://www.route66seligmanarizona.com/The_Roadkill_Cafe.php


Just bring it there !

You kill it, they grill it !

...Ben...

 

[Cruzr Joe]

They sometime refer to Spyderpops bump skid as "the Possum Pusher" for good reason, get one.

Cruzr Joe

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[Wiredux]

Ill take a look at them when at SF.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Ill take a look at them when at SF.

Good idea, Harvey (Spyderpops) will be there installing them


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