Wow! Alan,
Just got in from work and was thinking about writing a new post. Just traded my relatively new Kymco Xciting 500Ri on a Can Am Spyder. A 2009 RS SE5. I am having some separation issues after changing from such a sweet ride as the X500 to this new robot/machine that downshifts for you and ABSOLUTELY refuses to allow you to lean into a turn. Then I saw your post with the yellow what looks like a 2012 RS-S? I realy miss my scooter for a lot of different reasons but as time goes on I hope I will adjust to the Spyder. With back and foot nerve problems I'm really excited to think I can have a motorcycle to ride with a lot of stability and safety with the Spyder. just really hate the foot brake and no levers next to the grips. Your thoughts on how to make the transition would really be appreciated. Thanks,
Mike
Hey Mike.
Id love to give you some input on the BRP Can Am but my only experience was a test drive. Yeah the foot brake is plain weird but the rest was outstanding ! I liked it because due to a spinal cord injury I can't use my feet to shift.
Now that bike in the pic is a "Scam-Am" LoL. It's a china made scoot, cn2500 cc clone with a CVT. It's a "sheep in wolves clothes". It's all scooter and a timid one at that. Max 52mph on the sea level flats I live on. But it is fun to ride and always starts a conversation .
I picked it up at auction. Whoever bought the thing online got in way over their heads. It takes a lot of tweaking to get the front end toe-in right. If its not things are ugly and this bad boy was not set up at all. The guy paid close to 5k for the thing, sick , and gave up with less than 200 miles on it. Very few shops will work on the thing so you need to be a wrench turner to make it work.
I bought it for $1100.00 and have another $300.00 in it. Not counting my zillion hours of labor getting it right. I keep saying I'm selling it but I've got almost 2000 miles on it and.........It's fun.
That being said I'm happy to have the People 200. All my scoots are project types and I kinda like to keep them close to the barn.
Its nice to have a proven, reliable bike again.
Be Big,
AMAC