They are wicked fast!! And with a few minor changes, , , can be loud as hell!
I'd like to see one pull a wheelie!
They are wicked fast!! And with a few minor changes, , , can be loud as hell!
They also make hydraulic wheels that come down as the RPMs go down to help hold up the bike, when the RPMs go back up, the wheels go back into the saddle bags. Pretty cool stuff. I can give you the number of a shop who installs these if your interested.While they can look neat, I have heard they are way underpowered for their size and again it does not LEAN into the corners. It's basically a snowmobile with tires or a reverse trike. But honestly if I ever couldnt hold up 2-wheels, I would give in and get a trike or a CanAm just to get in the wind....Less than 4 wheels is a bike (basically) and I try to not hate on ANYTHING that is a bike.
Seriously, see if you can try one of these....... they seem to be selling like hotcakes.
Can-Am Spyder
You're out there in the wind and you don't need to be able to hold it up.
I'd like to see one pull a wheelie!
Compared to what? We are talking about a 3 wheeled vehicle that at US 41 Drag strip was pulling 125 to 145 mph stock. Not bad for a 1000cc at that weight.My def of fast and Skulldaddy's def of fast must be WAY different. A 998cc (100 hp) motor on a 1000 lb (dry weight) machine is not my idea of fast. But it is still better than any Camry or Neon out there!
Compared to what? We are talking about a 3 wheeled vehicle that at US 41 Drag strip was pulling 125 to 145 mph stock. Not bad for a 1000cc at that weight.
Compared to what? We are talking about a 3 wheeled vehicle that at US 41 Drag strip was pulling 125 to 145 mph stock. Not bad for a 1000cc at that weight.
Not calling BS but Are you sure that wasn't the time you were looking at as in 12.5-14.5 seconds not mph? Because the fastest I have seen them run in stock form was in the mid 90s thru the traps. Then again it could have been a heavily modified spyder and been able to run those speeds but not a stock one.
I've had a few motorcycles in my day. I never had loud pipes on my bikes, but there are just too many things in this world to be upset about without worrying about someone else's exhaust pipes. We also have far too many intrusive laws already without getting curmudgeonly about stuff like this.
I don't care about high speeds, so if I couldn't handle 2 wheels anymore, I'd consider one of these:
You know it has been a long, bitter winter when it takes over 16 pages to debate motorcycle pipes instead of the usual open carry/concealed carry or even the glock vs. 1911 arguments.
Have you rode one set up like this....I have and they suck.