Spyder decisions - any suggestions on what to buy as my first Spyder?

[BajaRon]

No Ryker, doesn’t that have same engine as in first spyders? Which I thought was not a good idea. Would prefer shifting. should add I ride a lot of snowmobiles, very aggressively, was kinda of thinking spyder would be a bit like a snowmobile especially the newer rider forward sleds. In essence if I could ride snowmobile year round I’d be in heaven. Southern Mn is a little tough to do that

In no way does the Ryker borrow anything from the original V-Twin Spyders. Though that is a great engine in its own right. The Ryker 900 is a downsized 1330 3 cylinder engine. The 600 just drops a cylinder making it a twin. The Ryker is a great ride. Quick, agile, and gobbs of fun. But it is very limited in what it works well for.

Basic geometry suggests the F3 for mostly 1-up riding and the RT for 2-up riding. There are basically 3 phases of the Spyder. 2008-2012, 2013-2019, and 2020 to current production. The 2013 RT is an outlier as are the 2013-2015 RS, RSS, & ST.