With more carrying capacity than ANY motorcycle on the market — even some automobiles —- Can-Am sent touring guru and friend-of-MO, Fred Rau, on a tour of Canada and the United States to promote the new 5-speed luxury touring roadster. For those of you not following Fred’s blog @ SpyderFred.com, here’s a little taste of the scenes and opinions he encountered on his great many miles. Continue Reading »
Two weeks ago, I took a break from my regular duties gathering news for Motorcycle.com to fly to Germany to cover the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show for our sister site AutoGuide.com.
For two hectic days, AutoGuide editor Colum Wood and I scrambled across the massive 6.2 million square foot Messe Frankfurt trade fair compound, running from press conference to press conference to get the latest on exotic sport cars, futuristic concept models and international unveilings from the automotive world.
It was heaven for car lovers, but for me, it meant fighting my way through hordes of photogs, auto-journalists and car show models to get the first photos of four-wheeled goodies from MINI, Ferrari and Lotus. Okay, I didn’t mind the car show models that much.
But I didn’t forget my day job with MO. Through this Cagers’ Paradise, I managed to find some gems for the loyal Motorcycle.com Readers.
Check out the photo gallery after the jump.
There’s a difference between what you believe and what you know. Nowhere in the construct of the word motorcycle does it suggest a limit on the number of wheels. Are you riding motor-bicycles? Are you riding at all? KPaul? The very ‘first’ motorcycle had 4 wheels by the way. Damn you facts!
What would be your opinion on the Enicycle? Or a trike? Don’t answer that….
How about we just call the Spyder a motor-tricycle? Better yet, let’s call it a Reitwagen (riding car) from now on. And, yes, I got that from Wikipedia.
Although motorcycles are most commonly two-wheeled motor vehicles, they can be so much more. The world isn’t flat anymore! And if you don’t like choppers, sport bikes, dualies or whizzers, don’t ride ‘em. That just leaves more for me to ride!
Irish-American actor John Cusack recently completed a tour of Ireland on a Can-Am Spyder roadster.
The star of such films as Runaway Jury, High Fidelity and Grosse Point Blank was in Ireland for his grandmother’s 80th birthday. After the celebrations, Cusack hopped on his Spyder and toured Ireland with his family, visiting places such as Dublin, Kenmare and Galway.
“Ireland is a beautiful country and I have been amazed by the history and scenery,” says Cusack. “The Spyder roadster is best experienced in open countryside and Ireland offered the perfect opportunity.
“The Spyder is all about speed, power, control and freedom. When I bought mine I discovered it was so easy to operate and maneuver and by the end of the day it was like I had been riding for years.”
Check out our own reviews of the Can-Am Spyder Roadster:
The Can-Am Spyder is an interesting beast (arachnid?). A snowmobile for the road, one might say. In any case, it’s automotive spectacle that is hard to ignore.
Do you love it, or do you hate it?
If you are at all curious about this beast, head over to the Can-Am Spyder Forums and have a look around. People have already been posting their pictures, reviews, questions and rants about their Spyders.
If you’re an interested buyer, or just plain curious as to how much you could snag one of these things, why not get a free price quote?
Price quotes for:
Check out the rest of the article for Motorcycle.com‘s video review of this … thing! Head over to Motorcycle.com for a full written review.
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Not only has Bombardier designed and built snowmobiles, planes, trains and the Can-Am Spyder, the privately held Quebec-based company also tinkers with prototypes like the Embrio – the French Canadian answer to the Segway Human Transporter and resembles closely to the “Uno”.
Everyone knows that the market for three and four wheeled motorcycles is fueled by aging motorcycle enthusiasts not wanting to let go of that feeling of being in the wind. Similarly, some voyagers in their aging years are opting to travel on the ground instead of taking to the skies. Santa is no different.
If you are interested, you can enter the contest mini-site here. Or you can read our 2009 Can-Am Spyder SE5 Review. When you’re all done that, check out the Specs on the 2008 model and leave your own review.
I remember my first bicycle. A blue frame with white handlebars and a long white banana seat for comfort. I was riding a Smurf. While I waited for my inner ear to develop, my dad strapped on training wheels to my two wheeled Smurf to keep me from face planting.
The comfort and safety of those training wheels… Riding with those on was like being back in the womb.
But, my co-workers here at work started making fun of me for being in my late 20′s and riding to work on a blue and white banana seated bike with training wheels so I decided to throw that bike into a river and never speak to my co-workers again.
Walking to work sucked so I did a little research on some more manly machines that didn’t need my inner ear and balance to stay up.
