When the Spyder was first released, I went to a ride day at a local dealer in 2007. They had a couple groups on each ride. The ones that wanted to push it on something they've never ridden before and those that just wanted to cruise. Seeing as no one had ever ridden one before, I am the type that wants to follow the leader and chose the push it group.
I had a ball on that thing, it turned in a high RPM at 60 mph in top gear, but I was coming for a motorcycle that weighed less than half as much. Performance with that Rotax V-twin was more than acceptable.
Only issue I noticed, and maybe his changed over the years is unless I was extremely offset to the left of the lane or the right of the lane, the front end wanted to track the groove made by cars. It wasn't wide enough to cover both grooves and didn't like having one side in the grooves and the other side on the more or less unused pavement. It would wander, unless I maintained the noticeable offset positioning in the lane.
My wife got her three wheel endorsement as a "bucket list" 50th birthday "try something new". A Spyder may be added to the garage over the winter. She thoroughly enjoyed the safety training course to get the endorsement. For myself, I am a two wheeled rider and wouldn't choose a Spyder if it was solely me. With her in the picture, it could be a nice addition to the stable to play on once in a while.
I had a ball on that thing, it turned in a high RPM at 60 mph in top gear, but I was coming for a motorcycle that weighed less than half as much. Performance with that Rotax V-twin was more than acceptable.
Only issue I noticed, and maybe his changed over the years is unless I was extremely offset to the left of the lane or the right of the lane, the front end wanted to track the groove made by cars. It wasn't wide enough to cover both grooves and didn't like having one side in the grooves and the other side on the more or less unused pavement. It would wander, unless I maintained the noticeable offset positioning in the lane.
My wife got her three wheel endorsement as a "bucket list" 50th birthday "try something new". A Spyder may be added to the garage over the winter. She thoroughly enjoyed the safety training course to get the endorsement. For myself, I am a two wheeled rider and wouldn't choose a Spyder if it was solely me. With her in the picture, it could be a nice addition to the stable to play on once in a while.
