Posted: 4/19/2016 1:46:22 AM EDT
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In your pic the inside wheel is off the pavement, I thought the concept of the Spyder's anti-roll control was to apply slight controlled braking to the inside lifting tire which forces the front end back to level ?
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I've had mine since 2008. It was my first bike, so I had nothing to unlearn and no preconceived notions of what a motorcycle should be. As you can tell by the comments above, it's not a bike for those that give a shit what others think.
The Sypder doesn't lean, but that doesn't mean it's not nimble. You have to steer it like a quad, but the power steering makes that easy. In addition, it has a vehicle stability system that senses if a tire comes off the ground. In that case, it interrupts your throttle just enough to bring you back down. If you do want to throw it into corners, this is easily counteracted by leaning to the inside of a turn (after a while, it becomes muscle memory) or buying a stiffer sway bar. Mine is now considered a "sport" model, but I've added handlebar risers, Givi bags, and a big wind screen to turn it into a sport tourer. Riding in the rain is no problem, when most two-wheelers are hiding under a bridge. I've had it up to 110+ on several occasions. The only criticism I have is the 30 MPG.
I don't know a lot about the touring models, except that they're very popular with the older crowd. You should at least take one for a test ride.
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In your pic the inside wheel is off the pavement, I thought the concept of the Spyder's anti-roll control was to apply slight controlled braking to the inside lifting tire which forces the front end back to level ?
You can get a wheel off the ground, but not for long. As far as I know, there's no way to turn off the vehicle stability system. And if I could, I don't know that I'd want to. The Spyder was designed as a trike from the ground up, so it doesn't have all the inherent flaws that a conversion kit would have.
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