Can Am Spyders, bike or not?
 

do you consider a Can Am Spyder a "bike" ?

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photog...nam_spyder.jpg

Survey says....



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No.

I consider it a trike.

Bike = 2 wheels, with or without motor.
Trike = 3 wheels, with or without motor.

Just my take on it.

mine as well.

the prefix "bi" means 2.

That being said, they're still pretty freakin' cool.

It's a snowmobile with wheels... so it's definitely not a bike. I'd call it a trike.

NOT a bike. Fine for what they are and cool for anyone that rides them BUT definitely not a bike.

hells no

Yep.

If you have to ask...


JC

werd.

And for those who haven't had the displeasure of riding one? IT BLOWS! Seriously the most UN-fun thing I've ever attempted to ride. :lol:

I don't think it is a bike. But I have to say the time I spent on it was fun. Not 15 0r 16k worth of fun but fun none the less

Not a bike, only acceptable for use if you are missing legs and/or arms

Pussy ass shit.

If I were disabled and have no use of my legs, I'd get the Piaggio MP3 500 scooter and put a turbo on that mutha. Or get a deployable training wheel and quickshifters for my other bikes.

We need a that pic of the bike we saw at Indy last year that was modded out for a guy who had no legs.

There's a one legged guy in my town who rides a 2 wheeled scooter. Nice guy. Sits on his cane/crutch while moving.

Nope

Check this shit out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sVEI...layer_embedded

No more need for a trike, if you still want 2 wheels, you can have them!

Totally agree!!! It has a ton of safety software that sucks the very life out of the thing. Definitely boring!

:iagree:

That thing was the worst riding contraption in the world.
The rear tire would be constantly searching back and forth as the road crowns and heaves. Going through turns, it leans the wrong way and the steering was so heavy it wasn't funny.

It is not a bike, and not a trike, it is a raging POS.

i thought it was fun, for what it was. it actually belongs to one of my friend's mom. She has that, her husband has a badass Connie 14 with every contraption you coulld think of (seriously, doppler radar on the gps) and the son has a zzr600. Pretty cool family.

It's an ugly Turd that they put Three wheels on...
So No its not a bike

I've seen those at bike nights before.

Awkward...

always a 50 year old guy too

:lol:

Truth!!!

And HELL NO a Can Am is no bike!

Is a victory???


I'd like to see them use canam as a stepping stone to building sportbikes.

Damn it! I can't edit on my phone. I was thinking Polaris, instead of Bombardier .

Victory bikes are motorcycles. Damn nice ones at that.

Yup. And I was thinking the canam was made by polaris.

Which was my way of saying, I'd like to see a victory sportbike.

I think you're right on both counts!!

22 no's and 0 yes's...I think I know how this forum feels. :lol:

somebody thinks its cool, but then again

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l3...shock-demo.jpg

They're definitely strange, but it's not all bad. A lot like riding a dual sport after proper sportbikes- feels goofy as hell, but it's fun once you get used to it. Personally, I would like to see some changes made to the spider to make it more sportbike-rider-friendly.

They could start by giving us a handlebar mounted brake lever!!
Then lower the handlebars a touch, get rid of the ATV style footpegs... should I go on?

No you should not. Its not a motorcycle! PERIOD! Hell its got a jetski motor in it!

Jetski motor? It's a Rotax V-twin.

Fuck the Spyder. Only homo's ride it. This is a fact.

Then why don't you have one? Ba-zing!!!:lol:

Because you bought them all.

Well you talked me into it with rimjobs!!!:lol: You old salad tosser!

Btw how about you add "I'd rather ride Tater's whore of an ex-wife" onto the poll? Jesus, do something besides deleting threads Ed!!!! ;)

:lol Sorry I can't edit poll options.

Then I probably won't get one when I'm old and stop riding bikes. :lol:

Shit dude, I'm looking forward to my Hoveround/Rascal! Fuck motorcycles!!!:lol:

An old buddy of mine called the other day...hadn't talked to him in years and since I didn't get a chance to answer my phone he accused me of being too old to get the phone in time and asked if my battery was running low on my Rascal. :lol

I had never heard of a Rascal until then and had to google it. :lol:

Now the Hoveround...I have seen their crazyazz commercials. :lol:

I do like the frontend stability of the Rascal and it's the same color as my R1 !!

http://www.rascalscooters.com/images...g/balance1.jpg

Yes but the maneuverability of the Hoveround can NOT be denied!!!

Yea baby, this could be me someday!!!

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...46c417fc83.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...er/07-2008.jpg

Hahahaha! This is where I got the pic.... I thionk they have an ad for the Spyder in here as well!!!:lol:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...F8-ymQeg7qTaCg

:lol: :lol: Well hopefully I can go somewhere for the elderly with an active lifestyle where you can 'soup up' your golf carts like I saw on a news segment the other day. !! I bet Viagra was running rampant in that place !! :lol

Fuck that. If I live a long life and end up needing assistance to get around in my golden years, I'm hoping technology will have provided us with Professor X type hovering chairs. If so, I'm getting mine fitted with rocket boosters.

Oh yea? Well, I'm getting one like this with a few accessories...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...n_tracks-1.jpg

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...3ebb65f4_o.jpg

So don't fly your chair by me pops or you might get a surprise!!!

Good luck lifting that rocket launcher over your shoulder, old man.

Hmmm... good point, I'd better spring for the chair mount/ remote firing set-up.... I wonder if Medicare will cover that? I bet the Scooter Store could hook a brother up!!!:lol:

Ok now ya'll are getting serious !!! Looks fun !!

Who thinks it would be wrong for me to look up who voted yes and out them?

Do eet!

bike, trike, sidecar...to me they're all the same. they're all motorcycles. they're certainly not cars. so i voted yes. when you argue bike and motorcycle it all just comes down to semantics. :D

But Kim... you were topless when riding the can am... it wasn't the bike that was attracking all that attn. :D

If the spyder is a motorcycle then my balls are worth 5 million each. Well, my right one may be worth more.

:lol: i wish. perhaps now i'd attract attention topless, but certainly not back when i rode the spyder.

Aha! I knew you got bolt ons!!! You little hooker! Shoot me a pm!:drool:

F the PM... in open forum. HOW HOWT!!

Are you going to out the 3 others?

3 of them?

What?

Who?


Pics NOW

The 3 other yes voters.

wishful thinking. :D

LOL!! look at you getting all worked up. so far only 2 of us TWFemmes took that plunge, that i know of anyways. ;)

Yeah I figured out what he meant after his last post...

Geesh... you're right kim, he got me all hot n bothered... whoa