Can Am or Harley

[Dherring386]

Wanted to thank everyone for your help. I ended up purchasing the CanAm Spider RT Limited. So far, loving it.

 

[Dasmoeturhead]

Wanted to thank everyone for your help. I ended up purchasing the CanAm Spider RT Limited. So far, loving it.

Pictures or it didn't happen >

 

[hogmemberisold]

Pictures or it didn't happen >

Agree, congrats on the purchase, but, did you really get one? Picture?

 

[Notgrownup]

Congrats and enjoy.

 

[Gorilla]

Congrats

 

[Pegasus1300]

looking forward to the pictures. I hope you enjoy it. I have loved mine for the last 13 years.

 

[Chaplain Dave]

I have a 2013 Can Am Spyder with all the touring goodies, and have the 900cc twin that runs great for me. At 55 or so I am running around 3500 RPM, and the engine isn't roaring. However, the trike is finely tuned, and does requires expensive maintenance. I changed the oil and the radiator fluid and had to remove 10 side and bottom panels and two mirrors to do the job, I have heard of people paying over $500 for just an oil change. I live near Kingsport, Tn, if you'd like to take some trike rides. let me know!
Chaplain Dave

 

[Dasmoeturhead]

I have a 2013 Can Am Spyder with all the touring goodies, and have the 900cc twin that runs great for me. At 55 or so I am running around 3500 RPM, and the engine isn't roaring. However, the trike is finely tuned, and does requires expensive maintenance. I changed the oil and the radiator fluid and had to remove 10 side and bottom panels and two mirrors to do the job, I have heard of people paying over $500 for just an oil change. I live near Kingsport, Tn, if you'd like to take some trike rides. let me know!
Chaplain Dave

Dang , had I known this we could have ridden together. I lived in your back yard basically (Piney Flats)
We just moved back home to Nor-Cal after 10 years in TN.

 

[Dherring386]

As requested.....from start to finish. Thanks again!

 

[Dasmoeturhead]

Very nice. I hope you have as much fun on it as I do mine.

 

[79Spitfire]

So is it a 2024 or 2025? Looks identical to my wife's 2025. My 2024 is the Same except has the silver trim. Whatever, looks great & congratulations!

 

[dyna1200]

Hello everyone. I am new to the forum just beginning to search for my first trike. I have ridden motorcycles most of my life and enjoy the feeling of the open road. As I’m getting close to retirement, my wife would like to ride along. At this point in my life, I’m not sure that I would be able to stop a 600-700 lb motorcycle with two riders from tipping over if needed. (Thus the reason for searching for my first trike) I have been looking at the HD Tri Glide Ultra but wanted to hear about your experience with the Spyder. In doing some research they seem to be more stable, provide a better ride, and have better electonics than Harleys. A couple of questions I have is How hard is it to find a repair facility when traveling? Are they reliable? How comfortable is the ride for your passenger? Thanks in advance for your responses. I plan on test riding both before purchasing but wanted to hear opinions from others with more experience.

I am 79 years young and did exactly what you are thinking of doing, I had a 2007 RoadGlide that I put CSC conversion kit on it. I really liked it, but it took a while to get used to it. I had the motor enhanced to 105 hp. I replaced the tranny with a baker 6 speed with gear drive reverse. I had close to $60 grand tied up in it. Not worth the money.

We were at Daytona in 2010 and got the trike stolen. After settling with the insurance, I decided not to get another Harley. I had my eyes on a BMW with a CSC conversion when I got a chance to get a Can Am Spyder Limited for a ridiculous price, and did. I liked it better than my Harley, but it needs some things, like a bigger motor, a 6-speed trans, and a 6-gallon tank.

Along came 2014, and the new Can-Am had all of these improvements! I still have it, 79,000 miles and still going strong. Maintenance costs were about 1/3 of my Harley. A lot less wear and tear on 1500 to 2000-mile trips. This will be my last bike, and I am very happy with it. Whatever you decide, I wish you many safe miles.

 

[Dherring386]

So is it a 2024 or 2025? Looks identical to my wife's 2025. My 2024 is the Same except has the silver trim. Whatever, looks great & congratulations!

Thank you! It's a 2025. We originally were looking at the STS but couldn't find one on the showroom floor. After quite a bit of traveling to different showrooms, we found a 2024 LT in red. We decided that was the one for us. I think the only difference between the 2024 and 2025 model may be the rims.

 

[Dherring386]

I am 79 years young and did exactly what you are thinking of doing, I had a 2007 RoadGlide that I put CSC conversion kit
on it. I really liked it, but it took while to get used to it. I had the motor enhanced to 105 hp. replaced the tranny to a baker 6
with gear drive reverse. I had close to 60 grand tied up in it. Not worth the money. We were at Daytona in 2010 and got
the trike stolen. After setting with the INS. I decided not to get another Harley. I had my eyes on a BMW w CSC conversion
when I got a chance to get a Can Am Spyder Limited for a ridiculous price and did, I liked it better than my Harley, but it needs some things, like a bigger motor, 6speed trans, and a 6 gallon tank. Along came 2014 and the new Can Am had all of these
improvements! I still have it, 79,000 miles and still going strong. maintenance costs were about 1/3 of my Harley. a lot less wear and tear on 1500 to 2000 miles trips. This will be my last bike and I am very happy with it. Whatever you decide, I wish you many
safe miles.

Thank you. The feedback you provided is appreciated, especially after completing the decision process.

 

[Notgrownup]

The wheels are on backwards.

 

[Zammy]

Beautiful color Dale, hope you get plenty of miles and smiles.

 

[Notgrownup]

The color scheme is very nice. I hope you enjoy a lots of (s)miles on it.

 

[Pegasus1300]

Dale that is a beautiful Spyder. That red is a standout. I hope you enjoy it for many miles.

 

[Papa Zook]

Congratulations on your new ride Dale! It looks fantastic!

 

[geol]

Wonder what price tags will be on a Spyder if Canada is hit with a large tariff?