Trike is gone

[Pegasus1300]

Well my Gold Wing trike is gone.I was able to sell it locally and he came last night and picked it up. He and his wife were so excited they could hardly sit still.Like many of us they are long time riders who have developed medical problems that no longer permit them to enjoy 2 wheels safely,but they are not ready to hang it up yet. I hope they get as many enjoyable miles out of it as we did. We have had it since Oct 2011 and put 40K fun miles and times on it.We are now looking for a Spyder RT. I think I have found a 2012 RT Limited at a good price also locally. I should here from them sometime today. Just sitting on pins and needles waiting. I can't believe it has been almost 5 years since I rode a V4 Yamaha. I rode those from 1986 to 2011. I had to go to 3 wheels after the wreck. UtAdventure is down here until Saturday for the Rat Fink Reunion and we visited some. If I can close the deal on the Spyder today he will take me up to SLC to pick it up. Then I can have it pin striped at Rat Fink/ I' ve been here a long time and so if you'll let a Spyder into the mix I'll continue to hang around.

[The Tooch]

Heck Marcarl has had a Spyder for a year and we still let him hang around!

[Carbon_One]

No worries Paul. As David said Carl is still here as well as I and others who've swapped brands.

Hope you enjoy the Spyder.

Larry

[cowpuc]

OUSTANDING!! Can not wait to see pics and read ride stories about your Spyder!! Always remember, makes no difference what you ride - as long as you keep sharing the great reports of out meeting new faces and having fun!

[PBJ]

Sure , spyder,harley Goldwing, valkyrie, shadow,Voyager,Fjr,Vmax,Beemer,Aprilia,Moto guzzi,Ducati,etc,etc,etc,Venture forum. I likes it.

[Aussie Annie]

Paul.... ya'll is family. Venture out on what ever you like, just don't leave the family

[Pegasus1300]

The Spyder is home as you can guess from the heading her name is Charlotte.She came in and woke me up at 6:00 am to tell me that. All went well at the bank doing the paperwork thought since the branch I finalized the purchase at was different from the branch I started with they had to do all the stuff all over again. I was a little intimidated by the Spyder at 1st but the seller spent enough time with me that I felt comfortable in driving her home. Got home about 9:30 last night had to ride quite a bit in the dark. I love the driving lights but the high beams to me are useless.There is no apparent difference between high and low. Great ride otherwise. I haven't had so much fun since I left the 2 wheel world. I took everybody's advice and let her rev. I never got her into 5th gear until out on the freeway.3rd gear is like on my Royal Star,you can go slow or run it up to 60 and goes just great.I could not remember how to get into reverse. I was at my son in law's house and he googled it for me and then it was easy.I also figured that if I push the parking brake before I turn it off she wont scream at me. My grandkidslove riding with Grandpa and promptly announced that the Spyder was "really cool".

It was supposed to rain today but I had enough space between showers to go over to the Rat Fink reunion in Manti and find a pin striper there to give Charlotte a little character. Shayne Syx an old line Roth pin striper did the honors . The rain kept me from getting a finished picture but I'll get one tomorrow.

 

Here is a pre pin stripe picture and some pin stripe pictures

[Freebird]

Looks great. Love the stripes.

[Aussie Annie]

Happy for you Paul....... have fun riding Charlotte

[bongobobny]

Very sharp looking my friend!!