Can-Am Spyder 3 wheel motorcycle

[Swordsman]

It may not take the twisties like a Buell, but holy crap does this thing look cool! I guarantee it'll get more stares than your Buell ever will. At $15k, not a bad deal, either, especially if you count the novelty factor.

http://spyder.brp.com/

~SM

 

[BuellPartsGuy]

That thing is pretty wild. Just like those T-rex things. Bad ass

 

[buellxb]

The T-rex is sweet, but it seems like the rear end would come out from under you when accelerating around turns. I know they do donuts with ease.

 

[Swordsman]

Yeah, very similar to the T-Rex, except it's affordable!

Dunno' 'bout the Rex handling, but I imagine the possibilty of rear end sliding is why the Spyder comes equipped with all that stability-traction-anti-whatchamacallit stuff.

CarandDriver.com thought it was a hoot!
http://www.caranddriver.com/previews/12485/first-drive-2008-brp-can-am-spyder.html

~SM

 

[biker2007]

That bike is good for my 7-year old son.


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[Sayjackb]

Yet Another Resurection...
So the other day i was riding down the road in the middle of rush hour... This lovely yellow spyder decides to show off... FLIES BY ME, i'm not the racin type so i just take my time...

Whats that up ahead?.... TRAFFIC!!! how can this be. so i pull up to Mr CanAm (insert a Brief Head Nod) and split the lanes for about 3 mile or so.... Mu HA HA HA !!!

I mean if you need training wheels i guess thats a start. It's more logical to by a pair of Heeley shoes and drag you feet i think. To each his own.

 

[RegulatorMIA]

my mom road one of those things one time... hit every cone on the course and on top of that said it was the slowest thing she'd ever ridden lol. (her daily rider is an '06 vtx1300)

 

[keisersozae]

i rode one on a demo day, if i had no legs, i would own one..lol. i was actually suprised at how fast it was, i was breaking loose the rear tire towards the top of first gear on clean pavement under full throttle acceleration. one brake, right foot, does all your stopping with abs, it would throw you over the handle bars it would stop so quick. its a cool bike or whatever you wanna call it but not my cup of tea. as i did my questionair after my ride i could tell they were being marketed to convertible owners.

 

[Buell_Cru]

If you had no legs how would you stop? [confused]

 

[RegulatorMIA]

where was that demo? looks like the same parking lot my mom had hers in lol

 

[keisersozae]

i have a friend that has only one leg, he had his motorcycle customized where the shift lever went through the frame to the other side of the bike so he can shift with his right foot. im sure the foot brake on that could be moved to the right hand like the front brake of a normal bike. as long as i have one good leg to stand on and balance i will be on two wheels. legless i would need three wheels for balance issues, get it?

and that demo day was at south texas suzuki in lytle texas, just south of san antonio.

 

[ROJO]

its a snowmobile with wheels!!

 

[keisersozae]

its a snowmobile with wheels!!

it really is

if you guys ever get a chance to ride one, do it, it was fun putting it into the corner hard enough to get the traction control to ABS it down.

 

[RegulatorMIA]

seems like it'd be more fun with the traction control... i bet that thing could do mad donuts

 

[Dumptruck]

Ha. cant handle 2 wheels? Man up! lol JK, the CanAm is cool and all but, why? its a half ass motorcycle, and if your gonna go half ass, might as well go for the protection of a car with a convertible top, essentially the same

 

[Buell_Cru]

You could put a 12" drag slick on the back?

 

[LOK222]

If you had no legs how would you stop?

Buell_Cru

you seriously just made me laugh out water...lol

 

[ADAMLEE]

I've seen these in person.

I was talking with a guy inside a Harley shop when he started talking about these things. We went outside to check it out and his wife was sitting on it.

Yeah it'll get more stares, by cripples that wish they could ride!

 

[racepro716]

I have a bud who's a HUGE snowmobile guy, say's he can't wait to try one out. Problem is, he has no bike licence (you need one in Ontario) I've thought of going to the test ride but I'm thinking if you can't lift the inside front wheel or slide the back wheel what's the point? ( might be my background as a racing sidecar passenger talking, who can say?) Wayne

 

[only1reds]

If you ask me, I think they LOOK pretty cool. If you're one that loves attention, than this is one machine that best suits you.

As for me, I'd either take the ATV with 4 wheels for off road purposes when I'm in the back country on a nice fishing expedition or I just stick to what I know and keep my 2 wheel action for the street.

Especially if I am buying a machine solely for speed that already has no protection around me, unlike an automobile.

I can do without the front training wheels. Left my smurf big wheel back in Oaklahoma City almost 20 years ago lol.

But that's just my 2 cents