6 NEW bikes from Honda USA for 2013 - Page 3

Grainbelt · 11-04-2012, 04:51 PM

If the covers are accurate, the rake on the forks of the middle 4 make them all cruisers.

TxRoadDog · 11-04-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Grainbelt

If the covers are accurate, the rake on the forks of the middle 4 make them all cruisers.

I was thinking the same thing. Going to be dissapointed if thats the case.

tastroman · 11-04-2012, 05:36 PM

I'm unzipped and waiting.

mrbreeze · 11-04-2012, 05:48 PM

Can Am has been pretty successful with the Spyder. It's only a matter of time before someone else comes out with something similar.

Carter Pewterschmidt · 11-04-2012, 07:01 PM

It would be sweet if Honda brought that big standard over. Not a very sporty looking thing though and the suspension looks pretty low test. You'd kind of feel like a milquetoast on that thing after riding an XR1200X.

Now if they made it something like this. It doesn't need to be that wild, but at least give us some nice running gear.

An updated big dual sport would be cool or maybe even something like this?

Fingers crossed

wizz · 11-04-2012, 07:59 PM

I would love to own another honda. My 86 vfr was excellent and my xr650r was bulletproof. However, I am preparing for disappointment as many of the hondas that intrigue me don't make it to the states

FLYING EYEBALL · 11-04-2012, 08:05 PM

yawn

cogitate · 11-04-2012, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mrbreeze

Can Am has been pretty successful with the Spyder. It's only a matter of time before someone else comes out with something similar.

Harley has a three wheeler, they just put the handlebars opposite to where the Spyder has them.

PiJiL · 11-04-2012, 09:09 PM

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/20...cbr500-family/

JerryH · 11-04-2012, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Grainbelt

If the covers are accurate, the rake on the forks of the middle 4 make them all cruisers.

I would not be unhappy at all if Honda brought the Magna, Shadow Spirit 1100, and VLX600 back. My main touring bike is a cruiser, an '02 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 bought new, with 74,000 miles and counting. Honda definitely needs to abandon that VTX engine. It was junk to begin with, both 1300 and 1800. The old Spirit 1100 blew the 1300 away, and nearly matched the 1800, while being much smaller and more maneuverable.

Snarky · 11-04-2012, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by OldRoadToad

The Spyder is what is known as a "Tadpole" trike. This term is most ofte used in the world of recumbent bicycling. The reason for it is this: The head of a tadpole is much larger in diameter than the tail and a three wheeler with the two wheels up front and the single in back somewhat resembles a tadpole.

I see very few Spyders on the road. HD trikes? Perhaps a couple dozen. Both are pretty neat.

The Toad

They ought call it a "Semen-Style" trike, for the same reasons.

JerryH · 11-04-2012, 11:59 PM

The Spyder is a pretty neat vehicle, but it is not a motorcycle. Motorcycles have 2 wheels. Add a third wheel and it is no longer a motorcycle, unless it has a sidecar, in which case it is a motorcycle/sidecar combination, or a hack.

With the prices of motorcycles rapidly leaving orbit and heading out into space, about the only people that can afford them anymore are old people, the so called baby boomers. And many of them cannot handle a large motorcycle, and with small motorcycles rapidly disappearing, I can see many of them opting for a trike. But then there are teenagers around here riding Hayabusas, and I can't figure out how they managed to pay for them, let alone the insurance, which is usually more than the cost of the bike. Rich grandparents?

DanVFR · 11-05-2012, 03:33 AM

I hope Honda bring in a new VFR 800,1000 or 1200, 21litres fuel decent styling and usual great engine will be a winner

scapegoat · 11-05-2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by rodhersh

Bold New Graphics

Maybe a pink or Chartreuse XR650L this time......ho hum honda

Meter Man · 11-05-2012, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldRoadToad

The Spyder is what is known as a "Tadpole" trike. This term is most ofte used in the world of recumbent bicycling. The reason for it is this: The head of a tadpole is much larger in diameter than the tail and a three wheeler with the two wheels up front and the single in back somewhat resembles a tadpole.

I see very few Spyders on the road. HD trikes? Perhaps a couple dozen. Both are pretty neat.

The Toad

I see quite a few Spyders everytime I ride during the summer months. They look like fun.

11-04-2012, 05:36 PM	#33
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11-04-2012, 05:48 PM	#34
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11-04-2012, 11:59 PM	#42
JerryH Vintage Rider Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Oddometer: 1,891	The Spyder is a pretty neat vehicle, but it is not a motorcycle. Motorcycles have 2 wheels. Add a third wheel and it is no longer a motorcycle, unless it has a sidecar, in which case it is a motorcycle/sidecar combination, or a hack. With the prices of motorcycles rapidly leaving orbit and heading out into space, about the only people that can afford them anymore are old people, the so called baby boomers. And many of them cannot handle a large motorcycle, and with small motorcycles rapidly disappearing, I can see many of them opting for a trike. But then there are teenagers around here riding Hayabusas, and I can't figure out how they managed to pay for them, let alone the insurance, which is usually more than the cost of the bike. Rich grandparents? __________________ Save the environment. STOP the developers. "You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" Ricky Nelson

11-04-2012, 04:51 PM	#31
Grainbelt marginal adventurer Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Minnyhappiness Oddometer: 25,087	If the covers are accurate, the rake on the forks of the middle 4 make them all cruisers.

11-04-2012, 07:01 PM	#35
Carter Pewterschmidt Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Milwaukee Oddometer: 654	It would be sweet if Honda brought that big standard over. Not a very sporty looking thing though and the suspension looks pretty low test. You'd kind of feel like a milquetoast on that thing after riding an XR1200X. Now if they made it something like this. It doesn't need to be that wild, but at least give us some nice running gear. An updated big dual sport would be cool or maybe even something like this? Fingers crossed

11-04-2012, 07:59 PM	#36
wizz Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: over yonder on the north coast of ca Oddometer: 193	I would love to own another honda. My 86 vfr was excellent and my xr650r was bulletproof. However, I am preparing for disappointment as many of the hondas that intrigue me don't make it to the states

11-05-2012, 03:33 AM	#43
DanVFR Continent Crusher Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Manchester UK Oddometer: 108	I hope Honda bring in a new VFR 800,1000 or 1200, 21litres fuel decent styling and usual great engine will be a winner __________________ Long live the VFR!

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