# Wondering about Can Am Spyder type motorcycles

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 26, 2013, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-about-can-am-spyder-type-motorcycles/664592 "2013-07-26T15:16:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wondering-about-can-am-spyder-type-motorcycles/664592/61 "2013-08-07T16:16:55Z")

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> [@QuickSilver](#):
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> I’ve ridden bikes when I was young and invincible. Today, though I’d happily take it up again with a Triumph SpeedTriple, the need for all that gear and lack of utility is simply too much in the minus column for me.

We needed the gear back then, too - we just didn’t know any better. 🙂 It’s much better stuff now. I went the convertible route for years - Z4, Solstice, Boxster - and as fun as they can be, they’re no substitute for being on a bike on a nice bit of country road. Ironically, nowadays I take the Boxster when it’s raining out.

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