BRP Can-am Spyder roadster
12-26-08, 07:37 PM
#1
Lexus Champion
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: California
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
BRP Can-am Spyder roadster
I don't know if this is re-post or not, if it is please just delete it or ignore it. I just read the Feburary 2009 issue of Car and Driver and it introduced this new "roadster": BRP Can-am spyder roadster and I think it it very interesting so post it here. In California and Delaware all you need is a regular automotive driver license to drive it, and requires a motorcycle license to ride elsewhere in the States.
And the link of the website is here:
http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/See/Can-Am/Showroom/Index
0-60 in 4.4 seconds and a relatively comfortable ride with ABS and TCS for $17k is pretty attractive to me. Just wanna share.
And the link of the website is here:
http://spyder.brp.com/en-US/See/Can-Am/Showroom/Index
0-60 in 4.4 seconds and a relatively comfortable ride with ABS and TCS for $17k is pretty attractive to me. Just wanna share.
12-26-08, 08:00 PM
#2
My original post about it from a while back:
Here's the deal with it:
You have this 1000cc V-Twin engine mounted of a sturdy and confident but heavy (the bike is over 700 lbs) chassis.
You end up with a relatively underpowered engine for the bike (106 hp according to Can-Am) that loses the "fun" for aggressive leaning during turns (it honestly rides more like an ATV than a motorcycle), popping wheelies, unable to split traffic, and inability to park freely between cars and such.
Now, compared to other motorcycles, it sucks.
But, I shouldn't compare the Spyder to a motorcycle, because it really isn't. It's uniqueness of combining a street motorcycle with ATV prowess, in conjunction with its look-at-me-dammit styling, may be worth the $16k price tag.
However, for the power it provides, I would rather have fun with a similarly-powered less-to-insure $6k Suzuki SV650.
Here's the deal with it:
You have this 1000cc V-Twin engine mounted of a sturdy and confident but heavy (the bike is over 700 lbs) chassis.
You end up with a relatively underpowered engine for the bike (106 hp according to Can-Am) that loses the "fun" for aggressive leaning during turns (it honestly rides more like an ATV than a motorcycle), popping wheelies, unable to split traffic, and inability to park freely between cars and such.
Now, compared to other motorcycles, it sucks.
But, I shouldn't compare the Spyder to a motorcycle, because it really isn't. It's uniqueness of combining a street motorcycle with ATV prowess, in conjunction with its look-at-me-dammit styling, may be worth the $16k price tag.
However, for the power it provides, I would rather have fun with a similarly-powered less-to-insure $6k Suzuki SV650.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Hoovey689
Car Chat
8
12-04-13 09:34 AM
