So it's called the Ryker!

[rogerb]

Check dealer specials.. mine had 2017 base models for $9,700. Too good of a deal to pass up....:thumbup:.

The only discount my dealer has is whatever BRP offers even on two and three year leftovers.

 

[Tanshanomi]

The more exposure I get to the Ryker, the more I like it. I doubt I'll like it enough to give up the greater power, better ergonomics, manual 6-speed, and cruise control of my '13 RS-S. Or the paid-in-full title I have for it.

 

[Jid]

I wonder how well they will really do on dirt roads. It isn’t really a dirt bike... but I could use it for one!

 

[youngers524]

Off road...?

I don't quite understand how they are marketing this as being able to go off raod. From my understanding it sits lower than the F3 which stuggles to get out of most driveways.

 

[Bob Denman]

It's more of an "un-paved road" bike.
The shaft drive removes the chances of destroying the belt with a couple of small pebbles...

 

[Tanshanomi]

The Rally Edition has a slightly higher (1" I think) ride height, different tires, and a re-calibrated nanny mode that won't freak out on soft/loose surfaces.

 

[Tanshanomi]

An area dealer (Pitbull Powersports) uploaded a video from the Ryker intro to their Facebook feed. I grabbed a GIF of the glove box, and the quick-release footpeg adjustment, two interesting features I thought you'd all like to see.

Here's a link to the whole video, for those of you on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pitbullpowersport/videos/231516234210943/

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I wonder how well they will really do on dirt roads. It isn’t really a dirt bike... but I could use it for one!

Could maybe be a good substitute for the typical heavy weight dual sport bike. They're made for dirt and gravel but not trails.

 

[Sarge707]

An area dealer uploaded a video from the Ryker intro to their Facebook feed. I grabbed a GIF of the glove box, and the quick-release footpeg adjustment, two interesting features I thought you'd all like to see.

Here's a link to the whole video, for those of you on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pitbullpowersport/videos/231516234210943/

Thanks Soooo Much- Just what I was looking for!! More video's should be coming-I hope?

 

[Jid]

Could maybe be a good substitute for the typical heavy weight dual sport bike. They're made for dirt and gravel but not trails.

For the money, that’s what I’m thinking. It isn’t a RZR but it isn’t an ATV. Would be fun on the dirt though. Not the crazy Jeep dirt but a little dirt.

 

[daveinva]

Hello old friends... saw all the hub-bub and figured I'd read up on the latest addition to the Spyder family.

I won't revisit what everyone's written about it, but I have yet to see anyone in any thread mention what I imagine may become a critical market for the Ryker: urban stunters.

Yeah, a lot of these kids are riding bikes and quads of questionable provenance-- and definitely breaking a host of laws in doing so-- but many aren't, i.e. these are bought and re-built and farkled and blinged out the same as any other legal bike and quad. There are a lot of stunters in the Washington, D.C. area-- I mean A LOT, the video below is about Baltimore but the same could be made about Washington-- and some of their rides are damn impressive for what they are, i.e. the Ryker will be far more expensive than a beat-up used ATV, but given its super customizable nature, I can see plenty of younger men with money to spare trying to impress their peers with what is, in effect, a street-legal version of the quads we see riding around illegally.

Is it a huge market? Probably not-- but it's a market, and one that's unserved by the existing Spyder designs, and-- *more importantly*-- unserved by ANY major manufacturer, as quads are illegal in every city in America... but the Ryker won't be.

So, that's my bottom line assessment: the Ryker isn't meant to compete with Spyders, nor is it meant to compete with motorcycles-- it's meant to compete with *quads*. You won't be able to ride it off-road like mad like a real ATV, but you *will*, but even better, you'll be able to ride it everywhere on the street-- a place you *can't* ride ATVs today.

There's a market there, folks. We'll see how large.

 

[Rob Rodriguez]

In the video he says he topped out about 75 mph. I wonder how much more it had? In my mind it needs to hit damn close to 100mph or its not going to work for me. I cruise a lot of roads in the 70-80 range so I spend a lot of time in that speed range. If this tops out at 75-80 That's bad for me.

He also said it feels just like sitting on an F3. That's bad for me as well.

Well, without test riding it myself it looks as though the new bike excitement is over. Better go change the oil on the RS. Going to be keeping it for a while.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

For the money, that’s what I’m thinking. It isn’t a RZR but it isn’t an ATV. Would be fun on the dirt though. Not the crazy Jeep dirt but a little dirt.

...as quads are illegal in every city in America... but the Ryker won't be. ...it's meant to compete with *quads*. You won't be able to ride it off-road like mad like a real ATV, but you *will*, but even better, you'll be able to ride it everywhere on the street-- a place you *can't* ride ATVs today.

I don't think so. Quads are a whole different animal! Actually they are legal on streets and county roads in many western states. But they are not legal on state and federal highways.

How familiar are you guys with dual sport bikes, particularly the so-called heavy weights? In addition to being an entirely new category of street machines for local and short distance riding I really believe BRP designed the Ryker to be ridden on countryside and mountain roads that are dirt and gravel. There are a lot of them in Idaho. In fact, I've been told Idaho is the premier dual sport state in the country!

Last year at Homecoming I was talking to one of the big whigs in Spyder development and told him they really needed to come out with a version of the Spyder geared to tolerate dirt and gravel roads. I said I really believed there was a market, albeit small, for such a machine. I don't recall exactly what his reaction was, but he was receptive. Obviously he already knew that they were going to do that with the Ryker. But, he sure as heck did not drop one hint about its existence!

 

[MRH]

This is a DIFFERENT animal. The F3 and the RT already fill specific sets of needs, and there's no reason to split up the focus to create even more variation there (they tried that, and it failed). This one is about taking a day ride on pavement and dirt road, and being more "in" the ride. I'd love one, but it feels a lot like a second machine, rather than a compromise that tries to be too many things at the same time. It's accessible, looks like a hell of a lot of fun, and should do a great deal to build the base of the business, which benefits us all.

Personally, I love the looks of it - and the F3 has grown on me as well. I think it's great to introduce something completely NEW with three wheels that will appeal to a different audience.

I think they have been very smart to limit the number of different bikes (now three) and offer variation within those options. It's easier on the manufacturing, and we want them to succeed.

 

[Tanshanomi]

I have yet to see anyone in any thread mention what I imagine may become a critical market for the Ryker: urban stunters.

That's because you'd be hard pressed to find a vehicle less marketable to "urban stunters" than a nanny-bot governed machine that has no clutch and cannot wheelie.

 

[Bob Denman]

CuznJohn sent me this link: It's got a whole bunch of good info! :clap:

http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/2019-can-ryker-revealed.html

 

[maxxheadroom]

If you have Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pitbullpowersport/videos/231516234210943/

Or I you don't just click not now.

 

[Culpjp]

Could maybe be a good substitute for the typical heavy weight dual sport bike. They're made for dirt and gravel but not trails.

It's going to be the Spyder version of the old Enduro bikes from the 70's. A ride made for both on road and off road, but not the best at one or the other.

 

[Tanshanomi]

Or I you don't just click not now.

I thought that was a bunch of typos until I saw the author's name.
T-That Ex-xplains it.

 

[NuttyBuckeye]

I will enjoy my RTL for now and keep an interested eye and ear on it.