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Same old questions, with a new twist.

Tom in NM

Tom in NM

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We have all been there. You are stopped or parking your Spyder and you get asked; "How do you like that (Spyder)? How does it handle?" Happens all the time. But today was a first-time-Ever.

Today, I was out riding (fantastic weather here in New Mexico) Stopped for ice cream in a small little town. After getting the ice cream, I walked around and went into an Antique Store/Art Gallery down the block and around the corner.

There was a couple in their mid-50s behind the counter. I looked around for a few minutes and just as I was walking to the door, the husband asked; "You ride a motorcycle?" ( I was wearing my motorcycle jacket - the helmet was in the Spyder's trunk)
Me; "Yes, I do."
Husband; "Well, what do you think about those motorcycles with the wheels in the front? You know, with two wheels in the front and one in the back?
Me; "Well, they are pretty interesting - different."
The husband and wife lit up and started asking things like "How do you think they handle? They look different - are they stable? Do you know what they are called? Where are they made?"

There was no way they could have seen what I was riding. And I could just imagine them asking all the bikers that they ran into about that 'motorcycle with the wheels in front'.
Me; (smiling) "Well, I happen to have one of those and it is parked over by the Ice Cream Parlor."
They got so excited. After answering a bunch of questions, I told them I would go get it and park it in front of the store and they could inspect it and sit on it and make up their own minds. You would think that I just agreed to giving up one of my kidneys so one of them could get a transplant.

Lots of questions. Ohhs & Ahhs. After a little instruction, I got on the passenger seat and they both took the Spyder for a little drive around the block. Lots more time spent talking than I had planned, but when I left, I felt I had made some friends and I know they got a chance to share the excitement and enjoyment I feel when I ride the Spyder.

I don't know if they will ever get a Spyder, but I do think they will remember today and the Spyder for a long time and smile. I will.

Tom
 
a buddy and I were in a parking lot havin a smoke and this huge muscle head comes out of the tanning solon and started asking me questions so I proceded to tell him about all the stuff like power steering, stability control and all the good stuff. His eyes were popping and he said WOW thats amazing,,,that thing is loaded. I said yeah..........even has airconditioning.

..............he said "REALLY???...........thats COOL"

real story............i didnt have the heart to tell him I was just messin with him:roflblack:
 
BTW...........I dont know how it applies to your nice story but I remembered it while reading your post:roflblack:
 
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Wow you let them ride it?! Nice of you! when I first brought mine to work my friend wanted to ride it so at lunch hour he came by and I got on the back. Was only supposed to go around the parking lot but out the main gate he went and we kept going. He had fun:)
 
:2thumbs:

That was a very cool thing for you to do, and I am also sure they will remember it for a long time. :)
 
Good for you. I'm sure you made their day. Maybe when you go back next spring there will be one sitting our in front of their store.:2thumbs:
 
Had a similar experience last week on my Blue Ridge Parkway. Of course I get the usual that everyone else gets every time I stop at a gas station, etc.

But this time I went to a small Ma & Pa hamburger joint in a small town in NC (can't remember the name but it doesn't matter).

The kicker this time was I went with a family that is related to everyone in town, and is well known by the few that they aren't related to.

Most of the employees at the burger joint were related. So, since I was part of their group seems I got treated like family myself. And everyone wanted to know about the Spyder. My poor buddies beautiful Harley got little notice at all, though it was parked right next to my Spyder.

When I got ready to leave people I didn't know at all came out with me just to look more closely at the Spyder and ask more questions.

The T-Shirt says it all... "I'm not a rock star....I just feel like one when I ride my Spyder"

Got to love it!
 
:thumbup: Sounds like you made a GREAT impression for potential Spyder owners !

I've let various strangers ride mine too.

Cool stuff !
 
When I had the Spyder back in the mid-west during my trip from California my aunt barely said "hello" to me before she was all ready to go for a ride.... same way for my grandmother. They both had a blast! :)

It's a joy to make people happy for sure. :)
 
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