Author Topic: Can-Am Spyder (Read 5008 times)

RadioFreeSeaLab · « **on:** October 07, 2008, 12:45:17 PM »

http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/
Saw one yesterday, looks like all kinds of fun.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 07, 2008, 01:29:38 PM »

Web page is teh suk though.

Too much "loading."

RadioFreeSeaLab · « **Reply #2 on:** October 07, 2008, 01:30:26 PM »

Try this one http://www.brp.com/BRPhtml/Spyder/sandiego/?utm_source=offline&utm_medium=offline&utm_campaign=Spyder%20San%20Diego

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 07, 2008, 01:42:45 PM »

It's canadian, right?

Looks like a snowmobile hobbyist project for summer that somehow got mass-marketed with shiney paint.

Kwelz · « **Reply #4 on:** October 07, 2008, 02:32:37 PM »

Quote from: fisftul on October 07, 2008, 01:42:45 PM

It's canadian, right?

Looks like a snowmobile hobbyist project for summer that somehow got mass-marketed with shiney paint.

You almost make it sound like that is a bad thing :D

MillCreek · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2008, 02:43:05 PM »

They have three of them for sale at my local Yamaha/CanAm dealership. I have actually seen a couple of them on the road up here. Almost as wide as a car but a little shorter. I am not sure what their target market is, perhaps people who feel unsafe riding a conventional motorcycle, at least from the balancing standpoint.

RaspberrySurprise · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2008, 03:27:27 PM »

Definitely looks like the love child of a snowmobile and a motorcycle. Not that that's a bad thing though. Interesting to say the least.

freedom lover · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2008, 03:53:59 PM »

A vid: http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=188137

On wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can-Am_Spyder

Seems pretty cool. Anti-lock breaks, cornering ability, reverse gear, not much experience needed. Only fiftee- WAIT A MINUTE! $15000!!! Yeah, its not really worth it.

And it only goes 110mph according to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s40RtrK3lN0

Ex-MA Hole · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2008, 04:01:48 PM »

FL....you did the same thing I did...I want entertaining seleling my Impala to get one...then I saw the price....

mtnbkr · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2008, 04:14:15 PM »

I've seen a few of them running around here. If not Can-Am, something almost identical.

Chris

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2008, 04:38:35 PM »

I've seen the same here - if not a Can-Am, then a clone or simultaneous development.

We'll see how well they do this winter during the blizzards.

Regolith · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:05:36 PM »

Don't really see the point of those, myself. They don't cost less than a cheap sub-compact car, and get about the same MPG. They also aren't quite as nimble as a motorcycle, so giving up all the safety features and storage space you get with a car for it seems like a bad trade off. Its like they took all of the downsides of driving a motorcycle and combined them with all of the downsides of driving a compact car.

Sergeant Bob · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:34:36 PM »

I don't think it looks all that bad, only different. As for handling, I'd bet it handles pretty darn well.
The price? A lot of people pay 15K for motorcycles everyday, and you'll rarely see any of them going 110 mph.

seeker_two · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:37:16 PM »

Interesting....I'd try one of those if it were street-legal....

RadioFreeSeaLab · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:38:16 PM »

It is street legal.

Ex-MA Hole · « **Reply #15 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:45:29 PM »

Supposedly, and please don't ask me to cite it, but I think I remember reading that it rides smooth like a touring bike, but handles like a sport bike...

Ex-MA Hole · « **Reply #16 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:46:40 PM »

Oh, and as far as a purpose, it would be great for me with my back...I'd love a regualar bike, but the jerking motion to get one even off it's kickstand would tweak my back....I look at it as a really cool convertable....

MillCreek · « **Reply #17 on:** October 07, 2008, 07:47:08 PM »

Apparently, they are somewhat of a pig to steer: http://www.biketestusa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=7079

Gewehr98 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 07, 2008, 08:03:32 PM »

Huh?

It says even Wilma can steer it, and it has Dynamic Power Steering.

I didn't see anywhere in the review where they said it was a pig to steer, truthfully. :|

MillCreek · « **Reply #19 on:** October 07, 2008, 08:22:13 PM »

Oops, you are correct. I had read this review of an earlier model: http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=4456 and then read some forum posts about the steering. The sticky wicket is that it is steered like a car, rather than a motorcycle with lean. Several posts by motorcyclists commented on this and how it was more difficult to steer than a motorcycle.

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