Spyder

[tpft]

Had a ride on one of thease today , origanally i thought prob wasn,t me , but must admit was pretty impressed, powersteering, abs, traction control and the same 1000cc v twin they sell to aprillia.
only bike i,ve ever ridden people taking pics of where i parked it to run a errand..........

[dazza85]

What an interesting looking bike ...

The Spyder's Rotax V-Twin produces a claimed 106 hp at 8500 rpm and 77 lb-ft of torque at 6250 rpm, channeling the leftovers and noise out of a 2-into-1 exhaust.

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[mercutio]

they got it wrong
the rider is too high stuffs up the centre of gravity
need something more like this

[skid]

whos gay them ?????????????/////

[skid]

ignore me plese

[mercutio]

ignore me plese

have you been drinking again skid

[skid]

ignore me plese

have you been drinking again skid

noooooooooooooooooooooo

[tpft]

they got it wrong
the rider is too high stuffs up the centre of gravity
need something more like this

depends like a quad and unlike a car etc, rider is not fixed in one place
heaviest single componet on a bike is the rider(s), to be able to move that, i.e the rider is free to use his body weight lean
to get around a fast cnr.

Perfect excample is thoose honda oddesy(spelling?) things a few years ago, they would roll trying to get around same cnr as a quad at same speed, even though rider is lot higher on quad.

i guess at like 85k vs 30k the spyder wins too
but thease are a tourer so aimed at older crowd

anyway i should mention i bought a couple, i am a bike shop too

[dazza85]

So how did it handle on the corners ??

[tpft]

as compared to what though?
waybetter then a trike, heaps better then a harley, (and loads better then my safari)
but way differant to anything else i have ridden.

I guess forgetting that it only has one wheel at back, i,d say very much like riding a quad on the road........??
its all pwr steering, abs traction control etc.

Few vids around showing em high speed drifting

[petefj40]

Imagine getting it on it's back wheel!

[petefj40]

they got it wrong
the rider is too high stuffs up the centre of gravity
need something more like this

I think i'd rather ride this one.
Very cool!