In reply to Shakin_Jake, post #27.
I am extremely happy with the handling of my 2021 Spyder RTL.
In the last 3 years I did an hour test-ride on a 2014 and later an hour on a 2018 RTL… decided to wait and see if they would ever change the design. They did in 2020 and I waited another year.
My 2021 handles almost as stable as my Gold Wing trike did. This bike does not have the squirrely/twitchy movement that I found with the 2014 and 2018. We ride some bumpy back roads and the Spyder glides over it compared to the Gold Wing trike.
I did add a Utopia driver backrest, Helibars, air wings, and foam over-grips…but those were just for my personal comfort zone.
So far I am more than pleased with the bike.
However… the one thing I will be looking forward to is when the OEM Kendas give out…
~~~I wonder if the previous Spyders you rode (2014, 2018), were not aligned properly. If you read enough posts on this board, eventually you read where someone gloats about the laser alignment they paid for, and probably needed
I asked the dealer I bought my 2020 Ryker Rally from, if they were going to laser align the 2021 RTL they were going to "put together" for me The sales manager's response to me was they don't have the equipment to laser align, but that they use string and tape "the old fashion way" to check alignment of the trikes they get from BRP It must work because, they sold me the new Ryker Rally I bought from them back in March 2020 and there is absolutely no alignment issues
My thoughts on laser alignment- If the operator that is using the equipment knows how to use it, I'm sure it's fine. Back when I was roadracing a Ducati 900SS I bought a used aluminum swingarm to replace the steel swingarm on my bike, to lighten er' up First time out on the track she negotiated left hand turns fine but in right handers, she wanted to low side, badly, so I took my bike to GMD Computrack at the time in Atlanta, so the owner of this Gary McDonald franchise (Kent Soignier) could measure it on his equipment which consisted of a hot rodded theodolite run with proprietary software on a laptop Bottom line, the swingarm was bent and Kent straightened it Next outing on the track (I was racing mainly at Morosso in Florida) all was well Kent claimed to have straightened the head stock of that bike as he claims it was a little bit out of alignment So, in furtherance of making sure the trikes we ride are aligned correctly and also reflecting on the work I've done with a few carpenters, what matters is getting it straight If you can accomplish that using string, tape and other measuring devices (tape measure), that's all you need. Again, so long as the operator of the laser equipment is versed in how to operate the laser equipment, and said equipment is in goood condition, I'm sure that's an acceptable modality, and I'd 7se it myself, if a mechanic thatn mkinows how to measure the old fashion way wasn't available. Notice I left myself out of that equation
Ive been totally happy with the way my Ryker Rally handles in it's stock configuration, and I have to wonder if I'm going down another rabbit hole, buying a Can Am Spyder I say that with a little bit of facetiousness yet at the same time, I've not had any handling issues with my Ryker, even the Kenda tires the rally model I have came with are exceptional tires, unlike what I read about that comes stock on Can Am Spyders. to this day You would thhink if BRP had Kenda engineers come up with the new tire they tout, then Kenda Kanine, you would think, they would mount them to all new RT and F3 models After all, I'm paying a roughly $27K entry fee for this trike That's premium money, which deserves premium tires yet you and others have mentioned that although you waited to buy the latest and the supposedly greatest trikes BRP has ever built, then the same mounts dodgy tires?!? Like I said, here I go, aiming straight down another rabbit hole Others may have better and different ideas
Best,
Jake
Reddick Fla.
A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
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hyea: . Is it a far enough step/big enough improvement that you shouldn't need to consider an upgraded anti-sway bar? Well, since it's such a personal/individual thing, who really knows until you try it?? :dontknow: . Does it address any of the other real & equally as frustrating/annoying/critical issues that've been plague-ing Spyder owners for years - not at all! :banghead: 
