Gone2Three
I have a knife addiction..
I told you that the first time we met in Kerrville.orag:
I also told you that you looked really handsome riding Fireball in your new jacket when we went riding with John and Jan.
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Done Deal!
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Pegasus1300
5250+ Posts
I like your course correction and your new choice of Star ship. I have put over 40,000 miles on my Spyder since I dumped my GW trike.I have never looked back.
bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
Paul, always follow your comments since you opted for the Spyder from the GW, something you rarely see. Perhaps you could post here, how the Spyder has performed for you, the quality, the long rides, the carrying capacity, wind management, suspension, repair cost, just to mention a few ideas for discussion. Not sure why we don't have more Spyder posts here compared to HD and GW. Don't think you ride two up, but that's always a consideration for some of us. Seems we can discus this vs that on this forum without starting some kind of word war, and that's a good thing.
Congrates for sure! Glad to see you added to our "web" of Spyders.........my wife is on her 3rd one and I have my first one and love it. Ride safe......if you have questions, ASK and you shall receive.........If we have the answer........
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Many thanks OJ. And thanks to all for the many congrats I’ve received.
Picked her up today. Now the “crack” cleaning begins. Takes me a while to detail a bike as I work so fastidiously on getting every spec of dust eliminated. Believe me...in west Texas that will keep ya busy!
bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
Fair enough Paul, be looking for that thread. As I've said before, don't see enough Spyder comments on TT. I lurk over on SypderLovers and read many of them, and I may even by one someday, I'd like to read more positive comments.
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UNDONE DEAL...
So.. I got the papers signed, the check written, drove it off the dealer’s lot, filled it with gas, and finally parked in my garage....on Friday.
All day Friday afternoon and the better part of Saturday I was detailing the Spyder. I wanted to reposition it a little in the garage. Would not start. All the lights lit up, screen display stuff came on, the horn honked - so far, probably not the battery...it showed a picture of a key, then said DSS. Went through all the motions I’d been shown to start it. Switched it off, let it set,,,would not start. Called the dealer. The owner came right over - only about a mile from my house. He could not get it to start. He called his mechanic and over the phone went through various motions - no start.
He sent the recovery guy over with a trailer. He tried various things - would not start.
Ok...its locked in 1st gear, could not move it. This guy pushed this, that, and the other and got it into neutral so we could roll it onto the trailer. I asked him what he did to get it into neutral and only thing he said was that “you learn a few things about these things”.
Got it to the dealer, I told him to keep it over the weekend....they are closed Sunday and Monday.
After much knashing of fangs, no sleep, and much anxiety over this and visions of being stranded somewhere and not even able to push it out of a dangerous situation, I went in to the dealer first thing today. Told him I didn’t want the Spyder, what are my options? He said no problem, he thought I might say that and had not processed ANY of the paperwork! That tells me right there they knew something was ka-ka with this vehicle. They did deposit my check and he promptly wrote me a reimbursement check and shredded the paperwork.
Actually, I MIGHT have kept it but the salesman’s words kept coming back to me...the lady who owned it before me complained that it would not start - they said she was “twisting the throttle” while trying to start it and you can’t do that...she traded it in on a 2018. I should have known there was more to the story than she “twisting the throttle”.
Long story short.....my treasured Gold Wing trike is back in my garage and I am glad she is. I’ll address this issue again - I’m thinking I might not want to even ride anymore. It’s gotten to be too much of a hassle for me.
If anybody knows of someone that would like a truly nice trike in great condition let me know.
Fuzzywuzhe, our trusted moderator here on TrikeTalk and talented mechanic, can attest to the trike’s condition. He drove it at Kerrville and did an oil change afterwards while checking on everything underneath.
So.. I got the papers signed, the check written, drove it off the dealer’s lot, filled it with gas, and finally parked in my garage....on Friday.
All day Friday afternoon and the better part of Saturday I was detailing the Spyder. I wanted to reposition it a little in the garage. Would not start. All the lights lit up, screen display stuff came on, the horn honked - so far, probably not the battery...it showed a picture of a key, then said DSS. Went through all the motions I’d been shown to start it. Switched it off, let it set,,,would not start. Called the dealer. The owner came right over - only about a mile from my house. He could not get it to start. He called his mechanic and over the phone went through various motions - no start.
He sent the recovery guy over with a trailer. He tried various things - would not start.
Ok...its locked in 1st gear, could not move it. This guy pushed this, that, and the other and got it into neutral so we could roll it onto the trailer. I asked him what he did to get it into neutral and only thing he said was that “you learn a few things about these things”.
Got it to the dealer, I told him to keep it over the weekend....they are closed Sunday and Monday.
After much knashing of fangs, no sleep, and much anxiety over this and visions of being stranded somewhere and not even able to push it out of a dangerous situation, I went in to the dealer first thing today. Told him I didn’t want the Spyder, what are my options? He said no problem, he thought I might say that and had not processed ANY of the paperwork! That tells me right there they knew something was ka-ka with this vehicle. They did deposit my check and he promptly wrote me a reimbursement check and shredded the paperwork.
Actually, I MIGHT have kept it but the salesman’s words kept coming back to me...the lady who owned it before me complained that it would not start - they said she was “twisting the throttle” while trying to start it and you can’t do that...she traded it in on a 2018. I should have known there was more to the story than she “twisting the throttle”.
Long story short.....my treasured Gold Wing trike is back in my garage and I am glad she is. I’ll address this issue again - I’m thinking I might not want to even ride anymore. It’s gotten to be too much of a hassle for me.
If anybody knows of someone that would like a truly nice trike in great condition let me know.
Fuzzywuzhe, our trusted moderator here on TrikeTalk and talented mechanic, can attest to the trike’s condition. He drove it at Kerrville and did an oil change afterwards while checking on everything underneath.
Carla, I am so sorry.
bikerbillone
3000+ Posts
Holy Christmas, that is some story. Sure can't blame you for feeling 'beat down' about all this.
Gone2Three
I have a knife addiction..
Carla I'm sorry to hear about your spyder, at least it happened prior to the deal being completely finalized.
Have to ask, was this with your regular guy? or one that you came across in your search...either way I'm guessing that that he knew there was an issue beforehand.
Don't let this deter you from fulfilling your dream...:good:
Have to ask, was this with your regular guy? or one that you came across in your search...either way I'm guessing that that he knew there was an issue beforehand.
Don't let this deter you from fulfilling your dream...:good:
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WOW!!! At least the dealership was honest and stopped all the paperwork. Carla, I hope you don;t give it up riding on three. Sending hugs you way.
Carla, Only thing I can say is at least it happened at home , not 100 miles away. Told ya your angel is watching over.
Wow, quite the story Carla, sending some good karma your way.
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This is the same dealer Jim and I have dealt with for years...of course, being a dealer he always came out on the better side of the deals and we knew that.. the price you pay for being in an isolated location. I think he gave me a break because we had known him so long and had bought several 2-wheelers from him since the early 90’s. Oh well. All’s well that ends well.
This experience does not make me bitter in any way against Spyders... I just was updating my friends on the situation. Thanks all for listening and for your support.
End of story.
This experience does not make me bitter in any way against Spyders... I just was updating my friends on the situation. Thanks all for listening and for your support.
End of story.
Jack Klarich
Gold Member
Carla, sorry to hear your deal fell thru
IMO your Goldwing has a lot of good stories to tell yet I hope you get many more smiles and miles before you part with it
IMO your Goldwing has a lot of good stories to tell yet I hope you get many more smiles and miles before you part with it
Darn, that's too bad. Perfect example of why you have to be careful with used ANYTHING. My wife just couldn't pass up a deal on a used F3 or I might take a look at your Goldwing. No way we can have yet another vehicle. But how much you going to be asking for it? I know of one much much closer so just want a comparison. You got a picture of it. That might get someone interested.:Shrug:
Carla, Sorry about the way it worked out....The electronics in these machines sometimes can be a nightmare....And a lot of it is overkill ,Sometimes the whizkid designers go over board and add stuff just because they can...
At least your dealer stood tall and let you out of the sale....
At least your dealer stood tall and let you out of the sale....
Carla, I do bookkeeping and tax work for several used car lots, I can tell you that they will not start on any paperwork until the check clears the bank and they verify that the title is good on any vehicle that is taken as a trade.
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Working on getting some pics added here...give us a while...got to do some finagling about getting them attached. Fuzzywuzhe is going to help me with it...he’s tied up on other projects at the moment..will be later today.
Carla’s Trike
Don’t know why you want to sell it, as it’s got more bells and whistles than the titanic had :Shrug: more buttons than a 6x shirt!
Don’t know why you want to sell it, as it’s got more bells and whistles than the titanic had :Shrug: more buttons than a 6x shirt!
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Many thanks to you Alan for posting the pics for me!
radismukes
2250+ Posts
Carla, sorry to hear the spyder didn’t work out. I remember you were discussing a different purchase down around Kerrville, but haven’t been able to find what you are looking for... Please remember life can sometimes come at us in a different ways. Maybe Karma is trying to tell you something. Best of luck, remember your TT family is here and willing to help.
Robert
Robert
Good looking trike Carla. And a color I could go with on these gravel roads I'm forced to ride. Too bad I'm on the poor side of the tracks.
It was mentioned that you are 300 miles from any place that can service it. Is that place north as in the DFW area or somewhere else? Just curious. If my wife hadn't just bought her second Spyder I'd really be pondering this seriously. We go down today to pick it up.
It was mentioned that you are 300 miles from any place that can service it. Is that place north as in the DFW area or somewhere else? Just curious. If my wife hadn't just bought her second Spyder I'd really be pondering this seriously. We go down today to pick it up.
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Actually, there is SUPPOSED to be a Motor Trike dealer at Wichita Falls.... but I checked the mileage and after I turn off of I-20 - then up to WFalls it is the same as going to Troupe TX - MotorTrike’s home.
The dealers we had out here have all gone out of business.
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