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Ryker Ykester!!!

JAS POWER said:
When someone asks what I have in the garage I say I have a Spyder, If I had A Ryker I would say I have a Ryker. I see this as if its a brand within a brand. If I had more money than god I would say I have a Acura in the garage I would never want to say I have a Honda even though thats who makes the Acura :dontknow: it seems as they are just taking after the car industry.
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Perfect analogy. Thanks.
 
UtahPete said:
My unsolicited and decidedly uninformed opinion is that BRP made a conscious decision to spin the Ryker off as a different 'brand' rather than extend the Spyder brand into a Ryker model within the Spyder lineup. This would give BRP distinct marketing benefits and flexibility. It also helps preserve the Spyder as a premium brand that would otherwise be cheapened by the down-market and smaller Ryker.
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I agree 100% and am glad they went with a different name for these entry level 'moped-like' trikes.
They did it on purpose so as not to cheapen the Spyder name.

That being said, I'm sure us Spyderlovers will embrace it as our 'little brother' and they'll be welcome to come play with the rest of us. I'd expect a new forum area out here for them just like for the F3 and RT models...
 
Bob Denman said:
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Wrong again...
It's a Spyder.
Marketed as a Spyder
Sold by Spyder Dealerships
built by Can Am
Developed by Can Am
It's even listed right on the Can Am Spyder website...

What would their logic be in carving it off on it's own?:dontknow:
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When I go on the Can-Am site they have two tabs one for Ryker and one for Spyder, so I don't think that they are really marketing as a spyder, but as another model.
 
You guys are crazy! It cost a lot of money for a company to brand themselves. There are many people who don't know what a Spyder is let alone what a ryker is. Can am is not launching another brand call Ryker, they are merely introducing a new line of Spyders that will appeal to a Different type of buyer, nothing more. Auto manufacturers have many different models under the same manufacturer, this is the same thing.
 
C. Lee said:
You guys are crazy! It cost a lot of money for a company to brand themselves. There are many people who don't know what a Spyder is let alone what a ryker is. Can am is not launching another brand call Ryker, they are merely introducing a new line of Spyders that will appeal to a Different type of buyer, nothing more. Auto manufacturers have many different models under the same manufacturer, this is the same thing.
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Originally, I would agree with you...but the more I look into the Ryker the more I'm convinced it's a lot more than just a cheaper Spyder. The Ryker can do something the Spyder can't...go on gravel and dirt roads with peace of mind due to it having a drive shaft instead of a belt. Around my area...there are so many people that drive street-legal ATVs. Before I could afford a Spyder, I had an ATV that I would ride around town but while doing so envied those riding a motorcycle. While the Ryker isn't an ATV it is being marketed as an All-Road Vehicle. I'm pretty convinced the Ryker isn't just going to be marketed toward a younger demographic but those people bought an ATV nor really for utility, hunting, or go all-terrain...but just for recreational fun on the city streets and country gravel roads. The Ryker can easily be marketed as an "ARV" that allows you to do some of what an ATV can do and most of what a Spyder can do. Not sure if ARV is a new category...but it is a new customer base for the reverse trike vehicles. It would be a huge mistake for a dealer to promote a Ryker as nothing more than just a low-end Spyder. There are some advantages to a Ryker over a Spyder that can't be ignored.
 
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It's the test-bed for a new drivetrain configuration.
Folks have been screaming for shaft drive for years, and BRP has listened! :thumbup:
Give them some time: I'll bet that you see this feature in all of the bikes (eventually)
 
BryanSD said:
Originally, I would agree with you...but the more I look into the Ryker the more I'm convinced it's a lot more than just a cheaper Spyder. The Ryker can do something the Spyder can't...go on gravel and dirt roads with peace of mind due to it having a drive shaft instead of a belt. Around my area...there are so many people that drive street-legal ATVs. Before I could afford a Spyder, I had an ATV that I would ride around town but while doing so envied those riding a motorcycle. While the Ryker isn't an ATV it is being marketed as an All-Road Vehicle. I'm pretty convinced the Ryker isn't just going to be marketed toward a younger demographic but those people bought an ATV nor really for utility, hunting, or go all-terrain...but just for recreational fun on the city streets and country gravel roads. The Ryker can easily be marketed as an "ARV" that allows you to do some of what an ATV can do and most of what a Spyder can do. Not sure if ARV is a new category...but it is a new customer base for the reverse trike vehicles. It would be a huge mistake for a dealer to promote a Ryker as nothing more than just a low-end Spyder. There are some advantages to a Ryker over a Spyder that can't be ignored.
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I agree with that statement. There are things the Corvette can do that a Cruze can not do and things the Silverado can do things that a Corvette can't do. Each one is advertised on it's own merits. They don't advertise them as GM Corvettes or Silverados just Corvettes or Silverados. Every time I introduce a new service for my business I do so to increase brand awareness and give more people a reason to call me instead of my competition. A basic business premise is to make yourself more appealing to the customer then the next guy so they use you instead of him. So the Ryker is merely an avenue to increase the Spyder brand, nothing more nothing less.

On an unrelated note, My RTL needs to be shaft driven. That would be fantastic!
 
I'd be curious to see their rationale behind the name Ryker. If it's about bringing awareness and accessibility to the Spyder line why not call it the Can Am Spyder R6 (600cc) R9 (900cc) and RR (rally).... Or if the R is too over used from other models (rs, rss, rt, rts, rtl etc) pick another letter. Someone in another thread even suggested calling it an F1?

I guess the one takeaway is that the Ryker is NOT a Spyder and they don't want it to be, if they wanted it to be another Spyder model they would have named it such.
 
I've got to go with Shakespeare on this one"

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."​
 
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