Anyone had experience of the Can Am Spyder?

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#2808588 6-Nov-2021 21:40

I thought the parking question would have been answered by the fact that it requires a car licence & rego, therefore it's not a motorbike 🤷‍♂️

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#2808591 6-Nov-2021 21:57

Mehrts:

I thought the parking question would have been answered by the fact that it requires a car licence & rego, therefore it's not a motorbike 🤷‍♂️

Ah but it can be registered as either. So if you had it registered as a bike...

It's mainly answered by size I suspect - the machine needs a car park space to put it in really. Given that it also has reverse gear, car park spaces are eminently usable.

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#2808592 6-Nov-2021 21:58

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Yes, but it would take up a HUGE amount of space in what are quite small motorcycle parks. They really aren't bikes

Probably less space that a Goldwing with a sidecar...!

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#2808593 6-Nov-2021 21:59

I can report that - regardless of where you park it - it is extremely good fun!

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#2808595 6-Nov-2021 22:05

Geektastic:

stocksp:

Yes, but it would take up a HUGE amount of space in what are quite small motorcycle parks. They really aren't bikes

Probably less space that a Goldwing with a sidecar...!

True - not sure a Goldwing is really a bike either :). more like a limousine

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#2809156 8-Nov-2021 08:19

Not sure if you can get one here, but in the USA there is a Goldwing trike conversion sold!

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#2809245 8-Nov-2021 12:18

Geektastic: Not sure if you can get one here, but in the USA there is a Goldwing trike conversion sold!

I've seen one of those in NZ. Nelson IIRC.

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#2815010 18-Nov-2021 08:42

I'm hoping the weather will stay nice long enough for me to get out for a ride this week. It's been madly windy here so far.

Generally I'm really liking the experience. Slightly frustrating that a lot of the excellent aftermarket parts need to be imported from the US. If we can ever travel in my lifetime, I'll be visiting my brother there and returning with a suitcase of bits!

I wanted to get the small trailer for it but the response was "not available in NZ". That's possibly a bit expensive to ship privately!