Over the last 60 + I have ridden two wheel street, a couple three wheel street (before Spyderville) and two, three and four wheel dirt rides. a Harley Service-car is not the ideal ride. Two wheel dirt racing of a couple different kinds + fun, Three wheels, once I learned how to ride them, fun, ever ride a 250 R with a CB 750 motor ?Then Quad instructor/rider. All different brands.
All diferent all fun of some kind.
Miss the lean on a two wheel, but at the same time feel a lot better on a curve with the spyder, nowdays. So do I miss the trying to hold up a two wheeler at very slow speed or trying push the bike backwards on a slope or with gravel under your foot, Not really.
Worst incident on a two wheeler. I was riding up to the Pinical (sp) (Mountain top) at Cumberland National Park on a ST1100. Sharp curves with drastic elvation changes in the middle of them. A car comind down almost forced me off the road into a sharp drop off. I managed to get stopped, but the bike is on a uphill sloped turn, with my toes barely touching the pavement. Engine had stalled. Car did not stop, of course. I finally managed to ese it backward, until my feet were solid on ground. I turned around and back down. I went back a couple later on the Spyder, same curve ( I think) car almst on my side. I just stopped. Car went on bye, I rode on up. In the parking lot on top, I saw a bunch of Harley riders. Several came over and asked about the
spyder, nice not mean. One guy asked if I stopped in that uphil turn and I said, yes. He asked if it was a problem to go, I said no, just a like car there. We walked over and looked at the overlook. Then back in the parking lot, One guy came over and asked if I do him a big favor and I could laugh if I wanted to. he would even pay me. He asked if I would take his wife down on the spyder. He had almost dropped his bike on that turn on the way up.She was terrified to ride back down with him. I said, yes. She was on behind me as we getting to leave. Another guy came over with the wsame request, if I was willing to ride back the mountain. I said yes again. Took one down and went back up for the other lady and her husband rode down in front of me.
They wanted to pay and I refuse, then they said, lunch at least. I said okay. We had lunch and did some riding togeather. Great day.
With all this said, All were/are fun, but for many reasons, a Spyder is my ride now.
Oldmanzues
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