View Poll Results: Which Do You Prefer?
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Spyderlovers.com
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Facebook
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I Use Both Regularly
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Nothing wrong with the question Ron, there's always that 1%, no matter what.
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Originally Posted by BajaRon
I don't know why anyone would think the questions are biased. The answers are biased. But aren't they all? I simply wanted to know how the bias shook out on this forum. I actually expected more to regularly visit both. If someone would like to post the same poll on the FB page, I'd love to see those 'Biased' results as well.
You say biased answers, I incorrectly said biased question. Would you feel better if I had said biased poll? My point wasn't to rile folks up - just that asking "do you prefer the Spyder or Ryker" in a Spyder forum will yield Spyder as the result, just as asking the same question in the Ryker forum will yield Ryker as the result. It's a fun conversation either way. The number of folks who hate FB with a passion popping up in here is fascinating.
Many great comments on why they like this form of communication vs. FB. My point is simply that you would get the counteracting side of the discussion posing the same poll on FB.
Originally Posted by bikerbillone
Nothing wrong with the question Ron, there's always that 1%, no matter what.
I agree there's nothing wrong with the question - and I do believe I'm the 1% you are referring to - since I'm the one who voted FB and the one who said the question was biased, but as I mentioned above - I was incorrect in my statement - the poll is biased, not the question. Didn't mean to ruffle folks feathers. I'll go back to FB now. LOL!
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Joshua
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I prefer a solid forum like SpyderLovers. (Can-Am Spyder Forums is near useless even on a good day)
I was a founding member of AdventureRider way back 25 years ago. It became incredibly popular with primarily the BMW GS crowd, and sprouted from there.
However... FaceBook seems to have hampered the effectiveness of many great on-line forums.
The (IMHO) downside of FaceBook is that it is awash with Spyder/Ryker groups to where they are all so full of verbal static that I tend to stay clear from most of them.
I'm a GearHead (like you) so my interest is in all things SpyderTech, and actual ride reports is all I tend to pay attention to.
All of the other peripheral speak is not in my wheelhouse of interest.
It may be a bit quiet here, but many owners seem to be more in tune to their machines here.
I think after a time, forums will end up ruling the day again.
As noted, FaceBook groups can be useful for setting up a local/regional group for social issues like group rides (which do not interest me)
Last edited by Peter Aawen; 05-01-2024 at 11:20 PM.
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Facebook is a cesspool. I used it in the past but quit it a couple years ago.
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Another vote for spyder lovers. Never signed up for FB and glad I haven’t. Don’t plan on ever using it. So since I can’t compare it to Spyderlovers maybe my vote will not count.
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#1 Spyderlovers forum is what I prefer. Facebook is probably good for local/regional groups.
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I visit both regularly. On FB I use it to follow our Chapter of US Spyder Ryders. I also look at the BRP page the Ride Out, the SpyderLovers page that may be LaMonts page (may he get what he needs and heal quickly), SpyderQuest and a few others. I always suggest riders looking for specific information regarding their ride sign up to spyderlovers.com for the easier to find and correct information found on this site.
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I use this site and view FB so I could have given the third response to the poll. But using both regularly (I do) and liking both equally (I don't) are two different things (a matter of semantics as you mentioned). So I answered the poll with preferring this site. If I could only have one, this it the one I'd use.
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Originally Posted by PDXRTL
I use this site and view FB so I could have given the third response to the poll. But using both regularly (I do) and liking both equally (I don't) are two different things (a matter of semantics as you mentioned). So I answered the poll with preferring this site. If I could only have one, this it the one I'd use.
Which goes to show that there is no 'Perfect Question'. It can look one way to the asker, and completely different to the hearer. But as long as we're having fun, It's all good!
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This forum only for me.
Never been on Facebook. Too old to start now anyway
Brgds Martin
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I use both. If I need technical advise I come here.. I follow a couple of pages for Spyders (mostly Local) on Facebook.. I mostly use Facebook to follow my family (they live in other states) and local area stuff. I don't post very much on all web based forums... I'm a member of a few other Forums and usually follow their Facebook pages as well...
Oh, and I don't over analyze anything posted on any forums.. I take everything at face value and if I care to participate I do
RiderDuke
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It's possible and, IMO highly probable, that the heavily weighted vote for SL is because many of us represent several older generations of avid motorcycle riders who, for one reason or another switched from two wheels to three or for an improved version of three. Within this cohort there is hundreds of years of experience and, thankfully, technical skill that provides those with less technical and mechanical ability with unvarnished facts and minimal bovine effluent. It's slightly unfortunate that we don't have accurate statistics on the median age of SL participants and other information about the folks who make this website so reliable and successful. And, most of all, it's the wide variety of people I've met who have grown from casual strangers to good friends. Lucky me!
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Originally Posted by JayBros
It's possible and, IMO highly probable, that the heavily weighted vote for SL is because many of us represent several older generations of avid motorcycle riders who, for one reason or another switched from two wheels to three or for an improved version of three. Within this cohort there is hundreds of years of experience and, thankfully, technical skill that provides those with less technical and mechanical ability with unvarnished facts and minimal bovine effluent. It's slightly unfortunate that we don't have accurate statistics on the median age of SL participants and other information about the folks who make this website so reliable and successful. And, most of all, it's the wide variety of people I've met who have grown from casual strangers to good friends. Lucky me!
You could start a poll of some sort asking for age.
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Last edited by Peter Aawen; 03-23-2024 at 05:28 PM.
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Originally Posted by JayBros
It's possible and, IMO highly probable, that the heavily weighted vote for SL is because many of us represent several older generations of avid motorcycle riders who, for one reason or another switched from two wheels to three or for an improved version of three. Within this cohort there is hundreds of years of experience and, thankfully, technical skill that provides those with less technical and mechanical ability with unvarnished facts and minimal bovine effluent. It's slightly unfortunate that we don't have accurate statistics on the median age of SL participants and other information about the folks who make this website so reliable and successful. And, most of all, it's the wide variety of people I've met who have grown from casual strangers to good friends. Lucky me!
Just FWIW, there is no shortcoming of talented Spyder techs on some of the FB groups. Believe the one group has 5 now independent techs, several that are factory trained and formerly were employed by respected Spyder dealers.
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I'm signed up for both, and visit both regularly.
But I have found that useful information on the Facebook page is rather sparse, while I always find something useful and interesting on Spyderlovers.
racoon
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I never been on FB and I am not a FB fan, as it is the wife's domain so she tells me, as I would rather read through SL and have a
2019 Can Am Spyder F3S
ICSI Ride Hand Brake Kit as my right leg and foot does not work that well due to MS
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Baja Ron Sway Bar
Shad Saddle Bags
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SHAD 58X in Carbon finish - Expandable TOP Case
Pedal Box
IPS Belt Tensioner and Handlebar Riser from Lamonster
K&N air filter
INNOVV K5
Wilbers Nite Line Shocks
RLS Cat Delete
Floating Rotors with EBC Brakes for the front
I am now broke
I Should mention the Boss has a 900 Ryker Ralli next to my bike
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I use both regularly ... I help Joan and Lamont admin all the "lovers" groups on FB (there are several), so I am over there a lot. I much prefer the search capability of the forum ... and that I get to pick and choose what to look at. Don't really care for the FB algorithm that decide what I should look at ... it's rarely correct. So ... it's a toss up in terms of time because of my admin duties, I'm probably on FB more than here. But, I prefer here.
All the best ... Ann
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Guardian Bell (gift from spyderowboy)
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Spyderpops Rear Run / Brake / Turn LEDs
Spyderpops Mirror LEDs
Custom Dynamics HMT Brake
Spyderpops Keep Out The Trash (KOTT) Grills
Don't Eat Mud / mudflap
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I seem to be using FB less and less because of the all the ads. They have become a nuisance.
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