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Why you should never let a non-rider ride your Spyder

daveinva said:
I took a 3-wheel MSF class before I bought my Spyder-- was a great investment.

That said, if I had to do it over again, I would have just taken the 2-wheel course. Only a few years ago, Virginia had a single M-license, so if you took either a 2-wheel or a 3-wheel, you got to ride ANY wheel motorcycle. They have since split that apart, so there are separate M2 and M3 licenses, which is I think is kinda dumb (while the 3-wheel class is helpful, 3 wheels aren't unique/challenging enough to warrant a license different from the M2, i.e. there should be a universal M license you can get from a 2-wheel class that allows you to ride 2 or 3 wheels, and an M3 that you earn from a 3-wheel class that lets you ride only 3 wheels).
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in NY if you take the road test on any 2 wheeler (including a scooter) you can ride any type of motorcycle (2 or 3 wheels) when you pass but if you take it on a trike you can only ride a trike.
 
There you go

kngfsh27 said:
Lesson learned years ago. No one cares that someone asked (begged, whined, shamed), they only care that you gave permission.
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Now that's the whole argument in a nutshell. You gave permission. Everything else is irrelevant.
 
SpyderAnn01 said:
Last May, Nevada changed the law and made a Spyder a "tri-mobile" and they no longer require an M endorsement to ride one. :banghead: While none of these crashes happened in NV it still makes me crazy that they (NV) think that anyone can simply jump on and know how to ride one.

In the case of the pictured bike the offending party was going to pay out of pocket as they thought the damage was minimal. They wound up buying a new Spyder for my friend. While the Spyder may not have been an insurance total it would have been a major repair.

Moral of the story #2 is don't run over a curb on your Spyder. They can't take it.
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moral of the story, women drivers.....:yikes: :banghead: :opps:
 
A different Opinion

First of all if you let anyone Ryde your Spyder, and there is a problem, you have no one to blame but yourself. I am going to guess that the person or persons in these cases were just plain bad drivers. Folks the Spyder is not that challenging to drive. I had some motorcycle experience 30 years ago and then jumped on the Spyder in a test drive and was able to do just about anything I needed to do, U-turns slalom stop at a stop sign. If it had been that hard, I wouldn't have shelled out $30,000.00 for the darned thing. So again I am guessing that these people that wrecked the spyders have a problem driving anything. As for a motorcycle endorsement, or a safety course, always great to have, but just like my college degree, I haven't used it since I graduated and got my first job! It's common sense and good safe driving that is needed to drive a Spyder around town. If you want to push it to the limit, that's where experience comes in!
 
I stay happy and content as spyder passenger [emoji847] relax and sightseeing while Reggy do the work! Haha


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Let me ride it????

Over the many years I'm sure most of us have had someone say "let me ride it" Only once ( thank G@d all came back well)did I let someone ride one of my bikes. I was sooooo nervous that they would wreck my pristine 900F I literally sweated stink.
Now a Good friend and motorcycle rider wants to possibly buy a Spyder and I'll have to tell him to go to the dealer for a test ride:opps:.

On another note::

As an old,bald, white, male who has worked HARD all my life---- I don't say anything about minorities,women,ect,---- you will be labled a racist and worse. I must say though that all this politically correct crap really chaps my hyde.

Opening your mouth and speaking your mind can cause:::::

Kaos
 
And of course----

The anonymous internet give some folks lots of bravado. You would have to be 5' - 40" and 300 pounds to say some of this stuff in the face of the " person" you were talking about.:chat:
Kaos
 
Not only experianced riders

During a new project at my work location, one of the IT guys from another state (Ohio) was talking to me about his Suzuki he rides, and how he is sad that he was away from it now that it was warming up. I tossed him my key, and said go ahead and take a spin if you want on my (then RS). As I was walking out to show him how to start it, he takes off, goes to the end of the parking lot, and comes back. He gets off, and said "wow I almost hit the gate until I found the brake pedal". Fortunately he knew enough to use the engine/transmission to slow down the bike. I did let him ride it again, and he even filled up the gas tank for me.
 
the only time i let anyone ride my spyder was my friends wife, who has ridden sleds and motorcycles longer than me. but i did sit on her brand new harley until she got back, "days of thunder style" you bend mine i bend yours!!!!
 
Was at a Spyder event sponsored by a local Can-Am dealership. They were letting people take demo Spyders out for test drives. There was a news reporter there (I think from the local paper). The guy wanted to try a Spyder out and I don't think anyone checked any credentials.

He got on the Spyder (already running) with no helmet. We have a helmet law in Tennessee so I figured he planned to stay within the parking area (which was quite large). And he certainly did that! Who knows what he was thinking, or even if he was thinking at all. He went about 20 feet at a slow rate of speed and then (for no logical reason) decided to make a U-Turn. He accelerated a bit as he started the turn and then gave it full throttle. He made the U-Turn ok but was out of control and slammed into a the rear of a large, flat bed trailer, still running wide open. Destroyed the Spyder but he was not injured.

He got off as the dealership employees ran over to him. He said; 'Sorry' and left.
 
Never let a new two wheeled M endorsed rider try a Spyder either. If they countersteer your Spyder is hitting the guardrail. I have let my experienced rider friends try, but only after heavy emphasis on how to steer one.
 
New Mexico

I couldn't take the 3 wheel class as they don't have it in Southern New Mexico. I took the written, got my permit, waited a week, and took the course test. Now I have my M endorsement that says I can operate a 2 or 3 wheel motorcycle :yikes:. I've never been on a 2 wheel, so it's kinda weird that they do it that way as they are two different beasts and I would probably hurt myself on a 2 wheel. My insurance is high because they won't do a three wheel class here.
 
Add to the story. My ex let her new boyfriend ride her :spyder2:. He ran it into the garage and took out the front end. :roflblack::roflblack:
 
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