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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    I could, but it would only be a small amount. As for the passenger portion.... there is none. My seat is a SOLO seat, with no passenger seat. The MAIN reason for getting this in the first place is for the backrest. The entire package is the Solo seat, All Leather, with heavy duty spring, with...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Yeah, that's probably what I SHOULD do. But that's no fun! :D I am planning on getting a Spyder one of the days, probably when the 3rd or 4th edition comes out! But I have this bike right NOW, and I want to enjoy it. Now that's no help at all! lol. You have a Russell seat, and you love it...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    I know, Scotty. But the seat APPEARS to be so very comfortable. And I know the stock seat kind of hurt my hind-end when I rode the bike to Indiana a few months ago. So, the seat looks good, but it also looks like it will help my back and butt at the same time....So it's the best of BOTH...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Good advice. But like Lamont said, it just so much money to spend on this "scooter", even though it retails for right under 10 grand. It's just a lot of money. I would actually love to find a way to make this seat myself, if possible, or to find another place to do it for only a couple hundred...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Yepper... You got me pegged! I just really like the look of the Russell seat very, very much. It looks good, and it look so comfortable. I like the way they split the seat so it's in two parts. But, dang, the cost is so outrageous! I'm a cheap sucker also, but I thought since this is the ONLY...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Ah, crap. I don't know what I'm gonna do now. :( I have to sit back and think about this. Thanks for the input, Lamont. I really appreciate it. Derwin
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Wow! The price on that is only $215....That's a heck of a lot cheaper than getting a new custom seat from Russell. Dang, I really like the look of this seat and backrest from Russell... But even though I really like the look of it, I am having problems justifying the cost. And now that you...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Well, I don't really have the money to "blow", so now I don't know what to do. I have some extra money to buy this, but it's really not "extra money"! I just don't like the stock seat on this MP3 500, and really wanted a backrest. Lamont, do you know of any other place (other than Russell)...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Well, they are charging me $675 for the seat itself in ALL LEATHER. Then the backrest is costing me an extra $270. Then I'm having them put in a "heavyweight suspension" at the cost of another $45. So the total cost for this seat will be $990, but that don't include shipping. Also, I'm having...
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    What Was Your First Motorcycle?

    Thanks, Scotty! I just learned to be careful in regards to this. Anyway, it's all about the ride, and yes, the ride is absolutely fantastic! SpyderGirl... I really love my MP3 500. It has met and even exceeded my expectations....although I must admit that I didn't really know WHAT to expect...
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    Spyder - Comfortable as your only vehicle?

    I do too much shopping, so I would always need a "normal" vehicle for that. And we have terrible winters here in Chicagoland, so the Spyder wouldn't be good during many winter months. Other than that, I would ride it constantly! Derwin
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    What Was Your First Motorcycle?

    Since I'm absolutely brand new to riding, I guess my very first "motorcycle" would be the Piaggio MP3 500 that I just got. But does that count as a motorcycle? :dontknow: I'm not sure, but I do know it's FUN! My second motorcycle (or first, depending on definitions!) will be the CanAm Spyder...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Thanks for all the advice. I want to especially thank Scotty for taking the time to send me personal emails outlining the differences between vinyl and leather, and which may be better or worse for my particular situation. Taking time out of his day to help a brother out is real class, and I...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Thanks, Scotty. I was told that leather cracks, and vinyl doesn't. Is that true? Also, I don't ever foresee myself riding in the rain. I'll mainly be riding on nice days when the weather is at least 60 degrees. And the bike is being kept in the garage, so there shouldn't be any exposure to the...
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    Spyder / Piaggio MP3 500 Need Advice

    Well, I haven't posted in a while, and thought I would throw this question out to you guys. As you know, I went ahead and bought the Piaggio MP3 500. Well, the seat seems to be really terrible, and I've decided to go with a custom seat. A company called Russell Day Long is going to make me a...
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    Snitched Out

    Very nice review of the Spyder. Your a class act all the way, Scotty, and your support in this forum is proof of that. Thanks for taking the time to provide your thoughts. I am SOLD! But, as always....... where to get the m-o-n-e-y! Be safe. And get well. :thumbup: Derwin
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    Yellow Spyder Fire

    Awe. C'mon guys. Cornhole is just an innocent little game about getting a bag of corn in a hole. I am really not getting all these other unrelated comments.:dontknow: ;) Derwin
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    Yellow Spyder Fire

    LOL! Now that right there is funny! :roflblack:
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    Yellow Spyder Fire

    I thought that's what I was doing when I posted the videos of Cornhole. Go back and read the post. There's a reason I put this up on THIS thread....to lighten up the atmosphere. Did it work? :dontknow:
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    New Look

    Absolutely magnificent! :2thumbs: Dang, now I want one more than ever!
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