Riderduke

Yeah I have one and use it most evenings to keep my range of motion and limber.... Thanks for your concern

As someone who only has 2 muscles connected in the left shoulder and can't lift / push more then 10-15 lbs with it... The Spyder is the only touring bike, that I've tried, that I could comfortably ride... I tried a tri-glide and the steering was too heavy in slow speed maneuvers.. When I'm having fun in the twisties, I pay for it later with shoulder soreness... But it's doable... The power assist in slow speed maneuvers make it possible that I can one hand the turns.. The soreness comes due to having to hold on when I shift my torso in fast curves... I had to put "short reach" (longer) bars on it in order to be able to hold on to the left grip in a right hand full turn of the wheels. (my left arm reach is almost half the length of what it used to be..) Turning the wheels at a dead stop is problematic as I don't have enough strength to push or pull them with my left shoulder. I have never had a problem with my 21' Spyder F3 in the 4 years, 20,000+ miles I've owned it (knock wood)...

@RDawson I know I'm late with this answer... Here is an option for an alignment.. I've had it done and I noticed the difference.. http://www.spydercomfort.com/dealers.htm

A Friends wife posted something like this: October 1-31 is Halloween November 1-27 is Christmas November 28 is Thanksgiving November 29-December 31 is Christmas... so Deal with it... 😆

I rode about 75-80 miles on Skyline Drive and it was beautiful. The rangers we were talking to said that BRP was closed even in the area that wasn't effected by Helene.. It was just easier to shut it all down for Evaluation and Repairs, they said.

Very, very Nice... It's going to be weird seeing Skid not on a black bike...

I saw this this morning... They are retuning to work... https://www.google.com/search?q=strike&sca_esv=fe1d248b964710f2&tbm=nws&sxsrf=ADLYWIJzCGj5wqnR6bUb15WUGGdm8MruZw:1728039329830&story=GjoSOFVTIGRvY2sgd29ya2VycywgcG9ydCBvcGVyYXRvcnMgcmVhY2ggZGVhbCB0byBlbmQgc3RyaWtlMjEKJ7P2iZ6ki5q-KcDk0fy6pPvtnAHruu-AtqGvnNIB8pWHu8Hy16aiARDE4_OuDBgFcgIQAQ&fcs=ACgqzed_IWJcnSivYHW1uWZakVJRVmbeRg&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju5qWTyPSIAxUyLVkFHf-YJ_0QjcEJegQIHxAD

Thanks for sharing. Congratulations

Well, I have bad news. After a long battle with Parkinson's my Mother finally passed away yesterday. The Funeral is in New Hampshire next week. I will not be able to make this trip this year.. Have fun and stay safe...

I'm bring an former member CRAIG aka LEO... I believe his last Asheville VR.ORG trip was 2008. He rides a Road Glide. he will fit right in with the Blevins...lol Picture from 2008 Asheville. He is the tall guy in the white shirt

I'm staying here again... Comfort Inn Asheville, 1435 Tunnel Road, Asheville, NC

I researched this when my shoulder went south.. I was going to put it on my Road Glide... A dealer here in VA that was a certified Leg Up Landing Gear tech... " About 30% of the units he installed he had to remove per the request of the customer... They had issues with uneven surfaces and not going all the way down. So when the biker thought it was down it really wasn't.. Due diligence needs to be paid to the warning light.." With that said... I was worried about using and getting used to it and it letting me down at a bad time...

Congrats on your Milestone and getting a picture... When I rolled 100K I was traveling to NH.. I was In MD and there was a sign on the interstate no stopping except for emergency.. I stopped anyway to get a picture of my Odometer... A state cop pulled up behind me and asked what the emergency was... I pointed to my odometer and said I needed a picture, he said wow that was an emergency.. He then blocked traffic so I could safely get back on the interstate... I Love seeing these bikes getting these miles.

No bumps for me yet... still on track for being there..👍

Beautiful riding up there... getting there is an experience. Going thru Ct and NY is horrible in a car or on a bike.. I've have not ridden in WKY except to pass thru.. I was so looking forward to going.. I guess another time.