Re: [St] Spyder

["Young, Mike" <myoung@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

 My two cents:
I consider the Spyder a more attractive and useful vehicle than anything
in the H-D catalog. 
With that said, I will also state in no uncertain terms that I will
never spend my own money to own one. The same goes for H-D. 
I'd love to ride a Spyder. An autocross on one would be a hoot (and
probably the only environment where I'd feel comfortable.)
It's a snowmobile with wheels. It isn't any sillier an idea than a quad
for the street, or an F-350 pickup as a commuter vehicle. 

Mike
'06 ST
Seattle
 
 
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Subject: Re: [St] Spyder

At 09:09 AM 11/15/2008, you wrote:
>One thing that's being forgotten is that since the Spyder doesn't 
>fall down at stop lights, it opens up opportunities for others that
can't ride.
>
>Three weeks ago I came across a guy and his wife with one.  As he 
>was getting off, I noticed he was undoing a velcro strap near his 
>right ankle.  Turns out he had an artificial leg.  Spyders could 
>also appeal to older riders and open up the roads to people that 
>ride snowmobiles but aren't bikers.
>
>I don't see me trading in my Sprint, or any other two wheeler for 
>it, but I can see the appeal.
>
>Pete

Having brought three crippled riders back to riding, I can bet that 
all three would tell you that The spyder is not a bike.
On guy is just in his 40's and is paralyzed in the legs, he rides a 
customized sprint 1050 st  that I did some of the work on,(part of 
why I signed up here).

Another is a vet, that came back from dessert storm I without most of 
his left leg, He just bought a 08 Honda VFR, after getting fed up 
with an old cb automatic and some mobility companies outrigger 
system. He has the group of us that built Darren's bike's stands 
working on a package for his bike. Mostly we are just copying the 
system on the Sprint, but he wants a few different things.

The last one is a gal that was a state cop before she got shot in the 
right arm doing a traffic stop on the turnpike. She lost the arm at 
the elbow, but rides a m109r, a fjr1300 and just bought a Ducati 1098 
(she sold a gsxr1000 to get this bike).



None of these people would consider that Spyder as a replacement for 
a bike. None of them would accept a trike as being good enough.


JohnS
A Dragon Ascending
"Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"

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