Been Lurking for a few months... Decided I Missed ya'll

[Riderduke]

Sold My 2004 Venture in 2017 and bought a Road Glide Ultra.  I loved the bike but had to have shoulder surgery in 2020.  The Doctor gave me a 27% chance it would work.... Well it didn't work....lol. I have minimal use of my left shoulder and can only lift 10lbs with it for the rest of my life...  Those time when the bike starts to lean and you have to pull it back so you don't drop it is a no go for me. After a year of looking at the Road Glide just sitting in the garage, I decided to go test out three wheels. Tested a Harley trike and couldn't push the handle bars to make a right hand slow speed turn.  I tested a Can Am Spyder and with the power assist steering it was a winner.  May 2021 I found a deal on a 2021 F3-T model with 197 miles and bought it. I now have 6000 miles and so far so good.  Quite a different ride but still have the wind and the feel of a bike... Semi Auto Trans and not having to hold it up will make for LAZY  biker... I'm still working on riding twisties, so it looks like i'm gonna meet the group in Asheville NC for their Rally.  It's been a few years since I've attended a VR.org event.  Looking forward to it

[Freebird]

Glad you are here again.  Sounds like you found a great solution.   Hope it allows you to ride for many more years. 

[Riderduke]

Thanks Don,  So far so good.

[Woody]

Welcome back RiderDuke, we went to three wheels back in 2013 with a Triglide and just bought a 2019 Goldwing with a CSC trike kit on it last month so far we are enjoying it. 

[Motorcycle Mike]

Welcome back David.

Bad knees and vertigo forced me to three wheels back in 2014.

It's different but we're still riding.

See ya in August.

[Marcarl]

We changed for 2 reasons. One was because Marca was having back and leg issues and found it hard to get on the 2 wheels when I was already seated, and she couldn't bring herself to think it was safe to get on a leaning bike, the second reason was that we knew that somewhere down the road we would have to go to three wheels and if we waited for that day to come we would be too old to get the proper feel and adjust for the differences.

The twisty can be a load of fun, ya you get the feeling that your going to tip over or slide/fall off. One thing I found out is that you need to do exactly the opposite of 2 wheels in the steering business. On 2 wheels you push left to go left, on the Spyder you push left to go right and the counter pressure of the push keeps you solid in the seat. Once you master that the 2 wheelers will wonder where you went.

[saddlebum]

I rode Carls for a bit and found it was more along the lines of riding a snowmobile than a motorcycle (still fun though) Just make sure no one sees you putting your feet down at the traffic lights. took me about four lights to realize it was not required ....

Edited June 11, 2022 by saddlebum

[Woody]

I still put my feet down sometimes just messing with the two wheelers, but my Wing has floorboards I guess I will not be doing that again. 🤪

[RDawson]

9 hours ago, saddlebum said:

rode Karls for a bit and found it was more along the lines of riding a snowmobile than a motorcycle (still fun though

Did it track straight for you or keep trying to turn back the way it came?🤣🤣🤣

[Marcarl]

34 minutes ago, RDawson said:

Did it track straight for you or keep trying to turn back the way it came?🤣🤣🤣

🖕🖕

[RDawson]

21 minutes ago, Marcarl said:

🖕🖕

🤣🤣🤣 Play nice now. Missed picking on you since you didn’t come see me at the lake. 

Edited June 11, 2022 by RDawson

[Riderduke]

17 hours ago, saddlebum said:

I rode Karls for a bit and found it was more along the lines of riding a snowmobile than a motorcycle (still fun though) 

I agree it is a lot like a Snowmobile. (having grown up in NH I've ridden a few)...  It's made by a snowmobile manufacturer what would anyone expect...  LOL

[saddlebum]

12 hours ago, RDawson said:

Did it track straight for you or keep trying to turn back the way it came?🤣🤣🤣

Yeh for some reason it had developed an infinity for "U" turns and riding it was a little like trying to keep a miss-trained horses nose out of the grass while riding it.

11 hours ago, Marcarl said:

🖕🖕

Hey Carl you can count to two now ......Awsome

Edited June 11, 2022 by saddlebum

[etcswjoe]

Bobbi and I were just talking bad about you the other day, glad to have you back around. 

[Marcarl]

2 hours ago, etcswjoe said:

Bobbi and I were just talking bad about you the other day, glad to have you back around. 

Guess that was all lies, lies and more lies. BTW, don't believe everything @cowpuc says, especially about me.

[Marcarl]

6 hours ago, saddlebum said:

Yeh for some reason it had developed an infinity for "U" turns and riding it was a little like trying to keep a miss-trained horses nose out of the grass while riding it.

Hey Carl you can count to two now ......Awsome

Yep, and can count all the way to 69 as well. Just have to put on a different hat for that.

[1BigDog]

Welcome back David. Just came back as well on three. But you might remember me as Ruffy. 

[Riderduke]

1 hour ago, 1BigDog said:

Welcome back David. Just came back as well on three. But you might remember me as Ruffy. 

Hey Jeff,  Nice looking Trike there.... You still Got the Great Danes?

[1BigDog]

1 hour ago, Riderduke said:

Hey Jeff,  Nice looking Trike there.... You still Got the Great Danes?

Zeus and Xena are no longer with us but we have Stella and Grace