The Shadow is gone... and I rode a...

OneSickPsycho · 10-28-2011, 09:05 AM

Can AM Spyder...

So shortly after giving us the Shadow, ONSSP's mom was talking about wanting a new rig... she said she was saving for the down payment... Well, that didn't make any fucking sense, so we gave her the Shadow back for her to trade in...

Last night she came and picked it up... Came back a few hours later on one of these:

They actually look pretty neat in person... sound pretty good too... It has all the bells and whistles, fully loaded. Comes with luggage made specifically to fit in the compartments, GPS, and a full color display to complement the gauges with all sorts of other shit (electronic windscreen, push button suspension adjustments, etc, etc). Here's an older version of the gauges:

She offered to let me ride it... so ONSSP and I got on it and went around the cul-de-sac. Very weird... turning like a car and not leaning... weird.

We got to about 30mph and ONSSP was over it - "I don't like it, I don't feel safe on it, I feel much safer on a bike"... I agreed.

We came back and her mom told me to take it out by myself and 'really try it out.' I took off down the road, burning through the first couple of gears and mid-way through the tach in 3rd - 76mph (in a 45)... Not bad, but the front end gets a bit squirrely during hard accelleration at speed... controls are TOUCHY - think grated road on two wheels at 25mph... just seems to be controlling itself.

Took it around a little neighborhood - speed limit speeds, trying not to slow down for any turns (love me a yield sign)... Strange... very strange... doesn't feel right. Just like anything with more than two wheels that doesn't lean - feels like you're about to get thrown the fuck off it in every corner.

Came back down the road and parked it... Neat... I never want to ride it again, but neat.

Pros:

Couch on wheels
Bells and whistles to control the bells and the whistles
Looks pretty cool... sorta.
Sounds nice
No slouch on power, but no drag race winner either

Cons:

Unstable when pushed hard (suspension settings may help, but I didn't have a chance to fuck with them)
Drives like a car, handles like a truck
Lean... none of it - feels like it's going to toss you in the corners
Traction control BS won't allow for donuts

10-28-2011, 09:05 AM	#1
OneSickPsycho Ride Like an Asshole Join Date: Feb 2008 Moto: nothing... Posts: 11,254	The Shadow is gone... and I rode a... Can AM Spyder... So shortly after giving us the Shadow, ONSSP's mom was talking about wanting a new rig... she said she was saving for the down payment... Well, that didn't make any fucking sense, so we gave her the Shadow back for her to trade in... Last night she came and picked it up... Came back a few hours later on one of these: They actually look pretty neat in person... sound pretty good too... It has all the bells and whistles, fully loaded. Comes with luggage made specifically to fit in the compartments, GPS, and a full color display to complement the gauges with all sorts of other shit (electronic windscreen, push button suspension adjustments, etc, etc). Here's an older version of the gauges: She offered to let me ride it... so ONSSP and I got on it and went around the cul-de-sac. Very weird... turning like a car and not leaning... weird. We got to about 30mph and ONSSP was over it - "I don't like it, I don't feel safe on it, I feel much safer on a bike"... I agreed. We came back and her mom told me to take it out by myself and 'really try it out.' I took off down the road, burning through the first couple of gears and mid-way through the tach in 3rd - 76mph (in a 45)... Not bad, but the front end gets a bit squirrely during hard accelleration at speed... controls are TOUCHY - think grated road on two wheels at 25mph... just seems to be controlling itself. Took it around a little neighborhood - speed limit speeds, trying not to slow down for any turns (love me a yield sign)... Strange... very strange... doesn't feel right. Just like anything with more than two wheels that doesn't lean - feels like you're about to get thrown the fuck off it in every corner. Came back down the road and parked it... Neat... I never want to ride it again, but neat. Pros: Couch on wheels Bells and whistles to control the bells and the whistles Looks pretty cool... sorta. Sounds nice No slouch on power, but no drag race winner either Cons: Unstable when pushed hard (suspension settings may help, but I didn't have a chance to fuck with them) Drives like a car, handles like a truck Lean... none of it - feels like it's going to toss you in the corners Traction control BS won't allow for donuts Last edited by OneSickPsycho; 10-28-2011 at 09:07 AM..