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Old Nov 17th, 2007, 10:03 PM   #1
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Went to the international Motorcycle Show today and got to test ride the Can+Am Spyder 3 wheeled motorcycle. What a kick in the pants. Had to remember to forget about counter steering and that it didn't have a front brake lever, but everything else was where it should be on a normal bike. The front end is 2 wheeled independant suspension. Braking is by a very nice integrated system that is activated by the brake pedal and has ABS. It is powered by a Rotax V-Twin, 908 cc, and fuel injection. The guy said it had 108 HP and after my ride I couldn't call him a liar. The only uncomfortable thing I found was when cornering you have to put your weight to the outside tire to get it to respond and if you hit a bump in the turn it would kind of take off on you. The factory demo leader was nice enough to let us air it out for a short test and we got to wind them to redline through the first 3 gears. Anyway, the snowmobile looking bike couldy get it on. Can't wait to see some racing organization start these beasts up on road courses.
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Old Nov 18th, 2007, 06:41 PM   #2
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sounds like a good time!!! i have seen pics of them and they reminded me of a snowmobile......i would like to see a match up also!!
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