RE: Can Am Spyder ! Is it ok for beginner? - 2

Zitat von BoxerFan im Beitrag #14

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Zitat von midlife crisis im Beitrag #9

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Hi Stephane

What about the yamaha niken great reviews and it handles like a motorbike but the 2 wheels at the front may give your wife with no name the confidence needed

Graham

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Just to be clear, the Syder is not a "Trike" its a fully well engineered 3-wheel motorcycle with two wheel in the front and one out back. A Trike is a Motorcycle with modification to the rear to add another wheel out back. So trikes are much more prone to tipping/rolling over.

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #12

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #7

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Do you get the 3 wheel scooters we have in Europe? Some have a 500cc twin motor. Gilera & Piaggio are the main brands

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Piaggio is available in the US but dealers are few and far between.

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Yes we get some Piaggio here in the US, and went to look at one. Not impressed, seat height are very high, and still have to put your feet down at a stop to keep balance.

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Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #16

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Zitat von BoxerFan im Beitrag #14

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Zitat von midlife crisis im Beitrag #9

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Hi Stephane

What about the yamaha niken great reviews and it handles like a motorbike but the 2 wheels at the front may give your wife with no name the confidence needed

Graham

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Just to be clear, the Syder is not a "Trike" its a fully well engineered 3-wheel motorcycle with two wheel in the front and one out back. A Trike is a Motorcycle with modification to the rear to add another wheel out back. So trikes are much more prone to tipping/rolling over.

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #12

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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #7

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Do you get the 3 wheel scooters we have in Europe? Some have a 500cc twin motor. Gilera & Piaggio are the main brands

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Piaggio is available in the US but dealers are few and far between.

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Yes we get some Piaggio here in the US, and went to look at one. Not impressed, seat height are very high, and still have to put your feet down at a stop to keep balance.

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Have you tried a few short trips with her.

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Have you considered one of these?

Post # 24 in the MOA forum has good info.
https://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php...ok-for-beginner

Stephane will see it, but thought others would be interested.

Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #18

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Have you considered one of these?

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I'm afraid, if i have to have drive on more wheels than two it will be a car with heater, wipers and comfy seats, its only the enjoyment of the low corners, acceleration and fitting in small gaps in traffic that makes me ride two wheels


Ged

oops and camaraderie of course


Ged

Zitat von boxter im Beitrag #21

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I'm afraid, if i have to have drive on more wheels than two it will be a car with heater, wipers and comfy seats, its only the enjoyment of the low corners, acceleration and fitting in small gaps in traffic that makes me ride two wheels


Ged

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Zitat von BoxerFan im Beitrag #23

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Zitat von boxter im Beitrag #21

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I'm afraid, if i have to have drive on more wheels than two it will be a car with heater, wipers and comfy seats, its only the enjoyment of the low corners, acceleration and fitting in small gaps in traffic that makes me ride two wheels


Ged

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I agree, but I still enjoy the company of my wife after 20 some years. We want to do more together and I feel a trike or reverse trike might be the solutions.
I do take the RS or the BCR for long spirited drive on my own, but touring alone with no one to share with is kind of boring to me.

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Considering that the Spider takes the same garage space as a car, I would opt for a Miata.

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #25

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Considering that the Spider takes the same garage space as a car, I would opt for a Miata.

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Tiny? Think how much bigger it is than the original Miata or an MG/Spitfire/Sprite?

Why does everything need to be so big?

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #27

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Tiny? Think how much bigger it is than the original Miata or an MG/Spitfire/Sprite?

Why does everything need to be so big?

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #25

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Considering that the Spider takes the same garage space as a car, I would opt for a Miata.

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My wife presently has a Can Am F3 and used to ride an Can Am RT. The RT is the tourer and the F3 is the more sporty of the two. She likes riding the F3 better because it doesn't lean as much around corners. The suspension on the RT is soft and it leans enough in a fast corner that you have to hold on tight. She is much more able to keep up with me when I'm riding the RS on wiggly roads when she is on the F3 than she was on the RT.

She used to ride 2 wheels, but was never very comfortable doing that and doesn't want to do that any more. The transition to the Can Am took around an hour before she felt ready to go on fast roads. Last Summer she rode it all the way from here in New York to South Dakota, to go to a Can Am rally. She took the long way back over the Big Horn Mountains and then over the Bear Tooth pass, before heading east to home. That was her first big solo ride, but we have taken many trips together, with her on the Spyder and me on the RS.

I have tried it and it is comfortable and easy, but it leans the wrong way (like a car), and doesn't counter-steer. My wife loves it but I don't think I would ever feel it is an adequate substitute to riding a two wheeled bike. But that's just me. Many people seem to love riding them.