The dumbest comment / question I've heard...

[hotmanali]

Just the other day someone asked:

"So, is that thing rear wheel drive?"

I told him no, it's 4-wheel drive. You should have seen the look on his face! :shocked:

:roflblack::roflblack:

 

[hotmanali]

Man, alot of you seem to have "pricky" responses to someone asking questions. If you hate answering questions and hate getting attention why in the world did you even get a spyder?

I know some questions are dumb, but the spyder is so different than most bikes on the road. I can only imagine if I had never ridden a motorcycle before and I saw a spyder pass me what I would think.

Personally I like the attention, I dont mind answering any and all questions including stupid ones.

No reason to give a smart ass response. I truly hope you all dont respond by being a smart ass or "walking away without saying anything just shacking my head". I def dont want to be associated as someone who does that, hopefully you guys arent giving all spyders bad names.

Remember that phrase your mom and dad always told you when you were a kid..... "Think before you speak son!!!!"

These people don't know how to think....

 

[Mexican]

Is that a 3 wheeler??

Nope, it is a 4 wheeler,, OOHH S***T, one of my rear wheels feel off !!!:roflblack:

 

[SpyderWolf]

Wow, that’s spacey, as I drove by a gawker in the parking lot.

I had a lady ask me if that thing is a car or a motorcycle.

That just reminded me of an incident that happened during bike week in Myrtle Beach. My wife and I followed some Harley riding friends to this bar where you ride through it to get to the parking lot. There was a guy there on a mic giving colorful commentary as the bikes rolled through. He saw ours and yelled "What in the world are those things? Did you all come here from outer space?". :roflblack: Thanks for bringing back that memory.

 

[gcain747]

Grocery store cart guy

I was loading some groceries in the "Frunk" today when the guy collecting the shopping carts looked in the "Frunk" and asked me if it was a rear engine model. I told him no the engine was in the middle. He looked at me with this real dear in the headlights look and said "Your Kidding Me":roflblack:

 

[Toxziq]

Dumbest I've heard was after coming out of a movie theater where I was parked up on the curb side, I got my helmet out of the trunk, put it on, saddled up and started the engine... then a teenage boy, probably 15ish, says "Excuse me, Sir? Is this yours?"

I was like, "No, I just jumped the guy and stole his key, figured why not. Seriously kid, why do you think I have the key and started it?"

He then asked how much it cost and I asked how much he thought it cost. He said 50K. I said, nope, like 25K to which he replies, "Wow, you are rich too!?"

Yeah, we're in great hands with kids like that being the future of the country

 

[Heliplt]

I got a few good ones yesterday:

1 Can it go on the freeway?

2 Is it hard to steer? I said it depends on how strong you are.

3 is it as much as a regular bike? I asked what you consider a regular bike, he said a Ninja

 

[chillicpl]

I overheard a 14ish year old boy telling his mom how cool the spyder looked, she told him, you can't have one you'd fall off!

 

[Machinegunner]

On the way to Surgis at a filling station a person asked how I liked the Spyder. I said I did but in this hot weather the air cond. doesn't work! He said WOW they even have air cond. At a Harley shop the parts girl asked the clothes girl if the machine in the parking lot was a snowmobile, I said no it is a personal water craft amd she said WOW! did you put the wheels on yourself?

 

[Schnauzer]

Too funny how folks loose track of their mind...I'm from Texas, {don't hold it against me}. I've been ask all sort of questions just like most of the ones I've read.. I've decided to take it a bit farther and elaborate on how versatile the :spyder2: is. Quote"Man that looks like a snowmobile with tires. Response..and I quote" It does, and believe it or not, the guys up north place small ski's on the front tires in the winter, and when it is really bad the have something similar to snowshoes that wrap the back tire. Reply, and I quote "Man that is awesome".. Geez I love my family!!!:roflblack:

 

[GA-SPYDER]

Where is Bill Engval when you need him?

 

[Sarge707]

I had a Nosy Guy walk by the end of the driveway while I was working on it with the tupperware off about 50 feet away-
He yelled "Is That the Scooter version?"
I yelled back- "Don,t know man? Just strippen, the parts off it!!!":yikes:

 

[Heliplt]

I got a new one yesterday at the pump.
A guy asked me if that was a moped or a motorcycle. :gaah:

 

[joet82]

The one I get the most is "so how/do you like it?"

This is my most common one as well. My response---Nope. 37000 miles in 21 months, I don't like it at all.....I love it.

 

[Bootie]

Dumb

This one is a little off-line but it is still kind of interesting. It happened 2 year ago as I was traversing northern Idaho on my way to Washington.
I had stopped to fill up and go to the men's room. When I cam out a guy was giving the Spyder a close look. Following is the conversation that
ensued.
Him: I want to shake your hand.
Me: Why?
Him: I appreciate that you fought and were wounded in Viet Nam.
Me: I was never in Viet Nam and, for that matter, never in the Service.
That comment went in one ear and out the other and he went on to say...
Him: Well I knew you must have been wounded in Viet Nam because you RIDE A TRIKE.
I just shook his hand and took off.
Boy, Idaho has some strange ones. No wonder Ted Kazynski lived there.

 

[CMA Cowboy]

I've had several of these mentioned also to include the deputy sheriff ask how fast does it go. My reply...gets to the speed limit pretty darn quick.

 

[larrymz3]

I had a guy come up to me at the gas pump and ask if you could get a hardtop for it.


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[Daisyjoe]

I was sitting at a traffic light on a very busy street in Savannah today. A car pulled up beside me with the window down. A young lady with a cigarette dangling from her left hand shouted "Will it haul A**. I answered "Well it carries mine quiet nicely."

 

[Big Iron]

Someone asked me,,,, What kind of HONDA is that!!???

 

[ThreeWheels]

Most of the time, I find that people ask silly questions about the Spyder as a way of trying to start a conversation.

As a good ambassador, I simply respond as best as I can.

If they ask a question like "Is that thing electric" I will merely say that no, this one runs on gas, but there is a hybrid version in the works.

If you make fun of people because they don't understand the details of the bike, you might be mistaken for those 1% riders who feel superior to all the others strictly based on the brand of motorcycle they ride.