Percentage of owners?

[Cavman]

I don't if this has been covered before, but what percentage of Spyder owners are men and women?
I tried a search but came up with nothing.

I was thinking this would be a great point to make when talking to the general public about Spyders.
I've talked to a lot of women and told them there are a lot of women that are the primary driver of Sp[yders not just passengers.
Thanks!

 

[Dustybell]

Ok, I'll start the head count for those on spyderlovers.

#1. Female-primary driver

 

[exwinger]

sex drive

Male

Somewhere I seem to remember seeing a pie chart that was about 60 /40 male.

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

That's me 60/40 male according to my loving sarcastic wife.

 

[DocRags]

Over the two years we've had our Spyder, my overall impression is that there are more women driving Spyders than when we first started but I don't recall actually seeing any percentages on here or elsewhere. A lot of bikes are probably jointly owned by a couple, but the driver could have several possibilities...there are a lot of couples that ride but I would guess most of them have only one licensed driver, although some of them have 2 licensed drivers. An increasing number of folks belong to 2-Spyder families. A lot depends on the licensing requirements in the state, too. It seems that there is a higher percentage of women drivers in the states that have easier licensing requirements. In our state you have to pass a motorcycle safety class to get an endorsement. In the Panhandle, that means you will be on a 2 wheel bike, even if you are only interested in a 3 wheel bike...ridiculous.

It will be interesting to see what percentages you get if folks start responding to your query...maybe you need to break it down into more categories than male/female owners:
a) male driver
b) female driver
c) couple with one Spyder, both of whom are licensed & drive Spyder
d) couple with one Spyder, only one of whom drives Spyder
e) couple with two Spyders

We ride with a number of other Spyders locally: one couple takes turns driving a single Spyder, one couple has a male driver (both have M endorsement but she would like to go back to 2 wheel bike and he always drive when we are in a group), three couples have only men with the M endorsement, and one guy rides solo because his wife works out of town.

 

[Blue Star]

I don't if this has been covered before, but what percentage of Spyder owners are men and women?
I tried a search but came up with nothing.

I was thinking this would be a great point to make when talking to the general public about Spyders.
I've talked to a lot of women and told them there are a lot of women that are the primary driver of Sp[yders not just passengers.
Thanks!

Male, but you should have done a poll. Would have been easier.

 

[ARtraveler]

Why don't someone start a poll? I do not know how or I would volunteer to set it up.

I am guessing that since the last poll, that there are more female drivers than previous.

 

[NancysToy]

We're counted as one of each (2 Spyders), but Nancy had hers first...two years before I got my first one.

There are other different demographic groups for the Spyder...first-time riders, riders who hadn't ridden in years, riders whose spuse "forbid" a motorcycle, and aging riders who want to remain on the road. I think the thing in shortest supply is young riders...partly due to the expense. BMW has that same difficulty.

 

[FutureRyder]

I think the thing in shortest supply is young riders...partly due to the expense. BMW has that same difficulty.

What's considered "young riders"?

 

[NancysToy]

What's considered "young riders"?

I was thinking of riders in their teens and early twenties. There are some, but they seem to be relatively few in number.

 

[FutureRyder]

Crap, that leaves me out of that bracket.

I'm about to reach the top of the hill. LOL

 

[Jeriatric]

Poll

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/...female-rides-what-spyder&highlight=poll+women