I react the same when I see a HD rider.

And of course it's worth when I see the clothes he is wearing.

 

It's usually more the "rider" than what they are riding. I saw a younger guy on an FZ-09 a while back, the guy was tossing his body side to side to change lanes instead of just counter steering, and he looked ridiculous. I was almost embarrassed to be anywhere near the guy because he looked so bad, lol.

As for the Spyder being a motorcycle, nope it is not a motorcycle, and was never meant to be a motorcycle. But if you think of it like a street legal three wheeled quad or street legal snowmobile with wheels, they can be fun to ride. But like I said, if you don't like quads or snowmobiles, you won't like riding a Spyder.

 

i do that just being an idiot though. swerving or leaning like an idiot, just to spice my commute up a bit lol

 

Well, they are one notch more respectable than a Harley with training wheels.

A friend of mine rode one (motorcycle safety instructor and hard core rider) and reported that it could have been fun if it allowed the traction control to be turned off. But as is, meh.

Too bad they're so crazy expensive, because it would be a really fun project to chop it in half, enclose it, and turn it into a single seat car similar to the T-rex.

 

Meh, I'd rather have a miata

 

Would rather buy a Polaris Slingshot than a Spyder if I was forced to buy a 3-wheeler design.

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Hell no. The Slingshot is an unfinished car with the 2.4L Ecotec engine in it.
The T-Rex is a FUN machine on the other hand. (more expensive though)

 

The only three-wheel (Slingshot, not Spyder) owner I know is a guy that was a heck of a rider who was struck down and paralyzed by a left turning cager. He enjoys his three-wheeler and has toured all the way from north Georgia up to Vermont with that crazy thing. He admits he won't be doing that ever again, but he does enjoy ripping around Suches. Can Am's are the MOST profitable unit a motorcycle dealer sells.

 

I've ridden them all. If there came a time where I HAD to ride on more than 3 wheels (injury) I would probably go the Can-Am route before anything else. I'm from Michigan - for anyone else that knows, it's just like a snowmobile on the road. Motorcycle? Nope not even close - but still really fun *for what it is*. It (the larger ones) would also be really comfy for 2-up touring, again, if you HAD to use more than 2 wheels. I have less than zero interest in the horrible Slingshot which is a stripped down car, or the HD/GW training wheels that handle like complete shit no matter what you get.

 

Those slinghsots are extremely dangerous. They have no roll resistance in the rear yet have plenty of grip to induce roll. It's shockingly easy to roll one over in a quick turn or emergency maneuver.

And then there is the issue of the rear wheel always tracking in the center of the lane where the debris collects. A lady took one on a test drive at my local dealer a week after I bought the FZ. On a straight road she got into debris in the center of the lane, and oversteered right into a pole and lost her life.

They are exponentially more dangerous than a car or a motorcycle, imo.

 

I like them and think they're fun just like I enjoy 4 wheelers too. Ride more and worry less especially about what other people enjoy doing if it doesn't effect you.

 

I think this should have been in the "Other Bikes" section..........3.......2.......1......gone!

 

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I've been told by people who have owned "3" wheelers, no mater what model, trike kit etc.

they suck, and they do not handle well, that's why they went back to "2" wheels.

I've also always heard "3" wheelers are not real motorcycles, and cant join the 2 wheel motorcycle clubs. that may just be here say..

 

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I don't like them. I really dont like it when owners pretend they are motorcycles. At my work we park four motorcycles per standard parking spot. The two bikes in front leave enough room in the middle for the rear motorcycles to split through to leave. Then comes Ellis with the bloated pig of a touring spyder, blocking people in.

 

I don't like them. I really dont like it when owners pretend they are motorcycles.

This made me think of William Shatner and his custom built trike that he wanted to have a full canopy. I understand that monstrosity was built, but wouldn't turn, so he had to switch to a HD trike for his cross country trip. Also, the canopy has not yet been built.

 

How many people who dislike the spyders have ever really ridden one, and I mean leaning off to the inside of the corner to counter weight the bike through a corner while pushing the back end out? Or lighting up that big fat back tire from a stop while it squirms side to side? How is that not fun and how can you hate on that? Would I, all things being the same, get rid of a bike for one, no, but will I get on one and ride the piss out of it, hell yeah. Anyone that hates these things clearly has never really ridden one and if they have they haven't flogged the piss out of it. If they had I would be really confused on how they couldn't enjoy it. The thread title isn't, "is the spyder better than a bike," it's what do you think about them. They're fun, the fun is slightly different than the bike, but fun is fun. If you think you can only have fun on a bike you must be a really boring person. My 2 cents, feel free to keep the change.

 

I rode a Spyder F3-S on a demo ride 2 years ago. Honestly, it was fun. And even though it weighs a ton, I can confirm it gets up to 200 kph very quickly.
If money was no object, I'd get one to add to the garage, but at $35k, I'll pass.

What I will say is that not everyone has the skill / physical ability / desire to ride a 2 wheeled bike. The Spyders are selling like hot cakes for a reason.
Getting your licence for one is much quicker, cheaper & less involved. Which makes them far more accessible.
A large portion of riders out there are also getting older now, and with that, the Spyder makes it easier for them to ride. They don't have to balance a heavy bike at every stop.

There are people like my wife, who are against 2 wheeled bikes. She will NOT get on my bikes. Not even sit on them while parked / engine off, etc. She will however get on a quad, as she sees that as being safer. Sooo....Go figure.

 

Not my cup of tea. All the disadvantages of a car, and a bike. at the same time. Apart from falling over.
If I couldn't ride two wheels I'd probably get a convertible. (Gasp) Or a Morgan, if I could scrape together the ridiculous amount of cash.

BTW. All roll resistance on a three wheeler is on the twin axle. Physics prevent otherwise, unless you have a metre wide single wheel. That's why Tricycle style models like Reliants are so unstable, but single rear wheel models like Morgans and these things are fine. Especially with ESP. If you watch the Top Gear episode with the Morgan on it, you will see they hard pretty hard to flip.

 

BTW. All roll resistance on a three wheeler is on the twin axle. Physics prevent otherwise, unless you have a metre wide single wheel. That's why Tricycle style models like Reliants are so unstable, but single rear wheel models like Morgans and these things are fine. Especially with ESP. If you watch the Top Gear episode with the Morgan on it, you will see they hard pretty hard to flip.

If the Morgan doesn't flip, it's because the Morgan doesn't generate enough grip on its skinny tires.

The Slingshot has plenty of grip to flip over right off the showroom floor.

 

One of the machinists at a shop I work in occasionally said he was thinking about getting a Spyder because his wife has gotten so fat he can't hold his Harley up at stoplights when she's on board. So next time you see a Spyder, instead of making fun of him for being on such a ridiculous vehicle, take pity on him for having a fat wife.

 

I would never buy a Slingshot, especially after seeing one on the road and seeing all the plastic on the front end flopping around like a wet noodle.

Plus have you ever looked at the drive train on one of those things????

I'd rather buy a DF Goblin kit car, even though it's something like $28,700 for the entire kit, it's easy to put together and has four wheels, lol.

DF Kit Car: Modern mid-engine kit cars

A picture without the body panels.

 

Here are a few more candidates.

I especially like the second one. Probably was born in a barn. Be sure and pause it as it goes by for a good look.

 

You know, you guys can flame me all you want, but my wife and I are actually thinking about adding a Can Am Spyder to our garage. She just doesn't feel comfortable on the back of my Connie (and honestly, my two-up skills are fairly limited). So as a result I struggle getting her out on the road with me.

We have been to a couple of the Can Am test ride days and I am the first to admit that they are not much fun to ride. But, I do really enjoy being out with her on it and if that's my sacrifice for a loving wife that lets me take off for weekend rides with the guys at the drop of a hat (and she's even ok with me having a couple of bikes at a time) then it's money and time well spent...On top of that, she actually likes riding it by herself so we may even do some overnights with her on the Spyder and me on Connie.

Haven't pulled the trigger yet, but it's on the list when a deal comes along...

 

Here you go, for all you guys who hate quads because they don't lean, lol.

 

That thing is pretty cool.

But it needs more Super Teneré...

 

Harry got it. That was more driver error than vehicle flaw.
And, Mr Annihilator, despite your nom de net, and race cars, and riding bikes, you seem quite obsessed with safety. Life is actually terminal, we just don't know the date.
We've got this fetish about safety sweeping the western world now. Our real estate agents have to put a sign out at open homes listing hazards present when you walk through, FFS.
The Government and safety basterds want us to live forever and regret every damn day of it.

 

Harry got it. That was more driver error than vehicle flaw.
And, Mr Annihilator, despite with your nom de net, and race cars, and riding bikes, you seem quite obsessed with safety. Life is actually terminal, we just don't know the date.
We've got this fetish about safety sweeping the western world now. Our real estate agents have to put a sign out at open homes listing hazards present when you walk through, FFS.
The Government and safety basterds want us to live forever and regret every damn day of it.

I've no problem with risk taking behaviors.

I just believe it serves people well to correctly inform them of the realistic dangers of those risky behaviors, so they can make an educated decision before they partake.

Jump off a bridge if you want. I just hope someone told you about the splat at the bottom before you decide to take your leap.

 

Almost forgot about the Yamaha MWT-9 Concept they were messing with a couple years ago. It's basically a three wheel FJ-09/MT-09 Tracer.

 

I truly could not imagine why someone would want to ride something like that. Or any 3-wheeler, for that matter. At least I wouldn't be caught dead riding one.
They remind me of those people shopping at one's local mega-market

 

There are many people that are not blessed with bodies that allow them to ride a 2 wheel machine.
Maybe one day you or I will lose our ability to Ride on 2 wheels and need a 3 wheel machine if we are to enjoy the the things we enjoy.
I bet some of those three wheelers are very adaptable for people that lost limbs, have deformities, or other reasons they can not ride and handle a 2 wheeler

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When I was younger, there was a guy thst rode around on a Ducati popping wheelies all day long....and he was completely missing his left arm.

Truly disabled people always make me realize how pathetic I actually am.

 

That's because the poor guy had no clutch.... All throttle!!!
On a serious note, I agree. I sometimes see people and they have much more talent than I do, even with their severe handicap.
But sometimes I see people and thank the Lord for all I have.
On my way home today I saw a handicap guy going UPHILL in the rain on a wheel chair. It looked like he only had one useable arm. There was a van waiting at the top for him.
Everyday we get to work or use a chainsaw , bicycle, or even just stand up and walk out the door is a gift.

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