Thinking of switching to a Spyder, any others jumped from their Harley's to Spyders? Any advice welcome...

[ollicat]

I didn't come from a Harley, but a 1700 Kawi Voyager, so we're talking about the same size and weight. As LB said above, the falling over fear was what drove me to the Spyder. At 70, I'm not quite as nimble nor strong as I once was, that, two replaced knees, and a hip, so I figured that if I dropped it, it would be a battle getting it up.
I will say, the first trip I was saying to myself, "What have I done" but after I got used to it, I love it. I don't dislike the semi-auto but I think I'd prefer the standard.
A friend of mine said that it was boring riding it. Don't know how he figures that, as you get to lean in the corners... just the opposite way.
Power - it puts my old Kawi to shame.
Throttle control being fly by wire... mehhh, a bit different feel, for lack of a better word, not bad, just different.
It's a different beast for sure, but I have no regrets about buying it.

Exact same experience for me, coming from the 1700 Kawi Voyager too. At first, the Spyder terrified me. But after 500 - 1000 miles, I realized this was the best decision ever! The Voyager was SO heavy. If I tilted more than 15 degrees left or right, I was going to drop it. Parking lot maneuvers were scary, although straight line cruising was a dream. With the Spyder, I can enjoy quick maneuvers as well as comfortable highway cruising.

 

[BKing]

I came off a Victory CCT (Loved it) but couldn't pick it up after I dropped it in the driveway. I enjoy exploring new roads, sometimes ending up gravel or dirt and the ability to turn around on a spyder is safe and easy. I tell people not as much fun as 2 but still fun. And I have no trouble keeping up with a group of 2 wheelers on curvy roads. I much prefer two in the front.