Hi @JulianCentral, thank you for tuning in! I love my added fender LEDs. They make me very visible from the front and the back. They were already on when I purchased my Ryker used, so I am not sure where they came from, but if I had to guess, from Can-Am because all my other mods that came already installed seemed to be Can-Am products and were installed by the dealer. Ride safe 🏍️💨💨
What a crock of shit. I've been riding in western Canade and NW USA since 1977. 2 fingers down is a general greeting followed by a regular wave to any following riders. Your "Turn Around" followed by "palms down, up and down" is "Cops ahead". The rest of it as group rides signals suck. If you ride alone, most of this is BS. Spend 2 tank fulls of fuel on Bluetooth communications and you're golden. It's 2024.
Your Ryker must shift a whole lot easier than mine. I've been mostly unsuccessful shifting by foot for the month since I bought my 2019 Ryker 600, and this week I said 'screw it' and ordered a Jockey shift.
Good job and a great video for beginners. I ride motorcycles as well and I believe it is more work to ride a ryker but there is so much fun to ride that it is my go to machine now days. Please be safe. I try to look at all your videos and I like your style. Thank you.
I also live in Texas, and it's June now, and I am going to wait until October to test for my three-wheel endorsement. Thanks for this video - it helped.
Good advice. I've had my Ryker a month, and I just stay off the freeways. The traffic around her runs 75-80 mile an hour, and I don't want in the middle of it. Sometimes it takes a little longer to reach my destination, but what the heck. If I'm in a hurry I'm probably in my car instead....
You are so right about this - proper grip is the key for smooth throttle control. Your "Hubby" has a clutch handle on his Indian. This lets him rev the engine a little before he feathers out the clutch. Your Ryker only has an electronic throttle with no manual clutch. Smooth throttle control is a very important learned skill as you are finding out. The screw driver grip is the proper way to actuate the throttle on every bike, not just the Ryker. If you look at pictures and videos of the professional racers, they do just that. They bend their elbows a bit instead of straight arming, and point them out kind of like chicken wings. This automatically places their hands into the relaxed screw driver grip position. The bike will handle better too, because there will be no unwanted steering inputs from straight/ locked arms as you flow through those bumpy turns. All motorcyclists need to learn this technique in order to have a more enjoyable ride. Good job on this video series. I know a couple of ladies who are new Ryker riders, and can benefit from your learning curve.
Thank you @bradiacm7828 ❣️ I felt so stupid at first for needing to practice the grip and throttling 😅 But now it’s second nature and makes my ride so much more enjoyable 🏍️💨💨
I have 45 years of riding experience on all types of two wheel motorcycles. I recently bought a 2022 Ryker Rally for my wife to ride. I installed a steering damper and a sway bar on the Ryker shortly after bringing it home. I could not image the riding characteristics of this Ryker without suspension upgrades. Even with a dampener and sway bar, the Ryker still rides quite rough. I'm getting used to it. Eventually, it will become unnoticeable to me. I won't be the only rider of this Ryker, my wife will be. Iride a 2020 Harley Davidson Ultra Limited. One thing about the Ryker you must do with steering is to lean into the curve, just like a two-wheeler motorcycle, and push down lightly on the floorboard, or peg, with your opposite foot. Turn left, push down with your right foot. Turn right, push down with left foot. If you don't practice and make this a riding habit, the Ryker may throw you out of the saddle. It's not like riding a two-wheeler because a Ryker cannot be leaned into turns. Practice riding around in town before taking it on highway trips. I friend of mine owns a Harley Davidson Tri-Glide and has ridden a Spyder. He says the Tri-Glide is harder to ride because the two wheels are in the back. He says it's a completely different riding experience. I haven't ridden a Tri-Glide, but I may have to give it a try on his. My friend at the Harley dealership says I will not like riding a Tri-Glide, especially over an Ultra Limited. If anyone has ridden a Tri-Glide, please send comments.
Thank you @dingznthingz for the tip on leaning on the Ryker 👍 My hubby also rides a 2 wheel. He said the rough ride on the Ryker is due to the feedback from the road. Unevenness of the road felt by the front wheels gets transmitted to the handlebars. The lack of power steering means you feel that road feedback, and because the wheelbase is wider than the handlebar, the feedback gets magnified. Dampener and sway bar may help, but this is what the Ryker ride is like and you might as well enjoy it 😆 Here’s a video where that feedback is explained (about 3’ into video). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4nwI3sFBmzU.htmlsi=hXlCo2N699-baoP-
Hi @richardlee4438, no don’t use the little filter if you’re gassing from the pump. I believe that is s for when you are gassing from a storage container. The trick for me is to pump as slow as possible so that the gas has time to trickle down to the rest of the tank. You will get used to it 😆
It’s very stable and will not tip easily, even during swerve. My riding instructor said he actually tried to tip it and wasn’t able to. However, there is a video showing someone riding their Ryker at a skating park, took it down some stairs, lost control so they grabbed the right handlebar, which opened up the throttle, and the Ryker did tip as it sped down another flight of stairs 😵💫
Hi @richardlee4438 I am told that it helps to push with your leg on the outer side of the curve, so if curving right, push the left foot peg in a forward direction. This seems like it would especially help if taking a curve aggressively (like at higher speed than I would feel comfortable). Not sure if this works for a foot board… Do you have foot pegs or foot boards?
Damn! Thanks for the video. I have floorboards on my Ryker and the brake pedal sets too high for me to put my foot completely on the floorboard with having my foot touching the brake pedal. I read the pedal was adjustable, but have not seen the instructions on how to perform it. Thanks again.
I know this is the safest option for it won’t come undone in case of an accident but I rather add a quick release kit,the simpler it is the less likely you are to get lazy and not do it 😅
You are so correct that unless you use it, it won’t protect you! It’s a good thing that there are so many options out there, so there’s something for everyone 👍
There are more benefits than just not being undone in an accident. Because of the way you put it on you'll always adjust the strap to the correct tightness. Also it's the strongest buckle out of all motorcycle buckles.
Thank you Lisa for the tip. I live here in Puerto Rico. I rode my Ryker Rally 900 to my Pain Specialist in Coto Laurel , 50 miles away , yesterday. When I came on my screen light came on and said I need brake fluid. Since I previously had a Honda Shadow, I looked at the Manuel and your video. I found it the most helpful video of all. Michael Pinket
I'm a Japanese rider. There are no hand signs unique to Japan, and we use the same method as everyone else. In Japan, you often see "greeting" hand signs.✌ It's called "YAEH". This word was born from a misspelling of "YEAH" during an exchange on SNS. The hand signs of greeting vary from person to person, and many include ``lightly raising your hand,'' ``waving,'' ``peace sign,'' and ``nod.''👋🤚👍✊ There are some strong people who stand up and wave, or even wave both hands. There was a time when Kawasaki's official motorcycle community site used to say, ``If you ride a Kawasaki motorcycle, please sign the 'K' sign.'' Peace sign + thumb makes it look like K.
@NorickFZS25 I have wondered about hand signals in countries where you ride on the left. Thank you for sharing❣️ The history of “YAEH” is so cool 😃 That’s an enthusiastic rider who stands up or wave 2 hands 😆
@@urbandingo6882 I forgot to mention this, but Japan drives on the left, so is it American style? If you put the peace sign down, you won't be able to see it, so you raise your hand. In Japan, there was a motorcycle boom from the time of the coronavirus outbreak until around spring of last year. People who had stopped riding motorcycles for a while came back to riding, and young people influenced by the motorcycle boom started riding motorcycles. Along with this, the number of motorcycle RU-vidrs has increased, and "YAEH" has spread. As a result, more and more riders are causing accidents due to extreme "YAEH" behavior, and more and more riders are becoming conscious of hand signs and talking on the intercom, resulting in more accidents.
@NorickFZS25 That makes sense to raise your hand for signaling 😄 Motorbiking makes the perfect social distancing activity 😅 That’s when I started riding. Loves it and continues to ride ❣️🏍️💨💨
@@urbandingo6882 I am 62 years old, and when I was a child I rode a motorcycle with my father on my back. After that, I got my license and have been riding a motorcycle for 27 years. Motorcycles allow you to have time to be alone. What's appealing about it is that you can feel the seasons and the land through your skin and smells.
Hello, Lisa! Nice to meet you...I'm Jody. You are so right about this! We rode the Alcan Highway this past summer to Alaska...and it was gravel and rough in so many places...we rode 100 miles through gravel in the Yukon...my hubby was able to navigate with his two wheeled HD easier than I could on my F3 Limited. Great tips! Just found your channel and subscribed! Be safe out there! 💜💜💜💜💜💜🤗🤗
@@urbandingo6882 You're very welcome! 💜🤗 What state are you from? It was a dream trip and required a lot of planning for sure! We left July 8th and would have been home August 30th but on August 28th while in Sioux Falls South Dakota I suffered a medical emergency, a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and was hospitalized for 17 days. Did not get to ride the bikes home from there.. so it ended up being an 11,000 mile trip instead of a 12,000 mile trip. Anyways! Love your channel name and look forward to more videos! You will be to 1,000 subscribers in no time!
@purpleonthree Oh I am so sorry to hear about your medical emergency‼️ I hope you have access to therapy and steady recovery 🙏🙏🙏 I am in Texas. My channel is named in memory of the best 🐶 in the world. Growing number of subscribers is hard 😂😂😂
@@urbandingo6882 awhh... What a great memory to have for your special pupper! 🤗 I'm coming along... Thank you! Graduated PT last week...posted some pics on my community tab. Just waiting for neurology to clear me to drive. Texas! We rode through when we did Route 66 last year, so we only rode a little bit.. Need to come back and ride more! 💜🤗
@purpleonthree Keep doing your therapy exercises at home and you will continue to improve 👊💪 I am rooting for you❣️Love the trips you have taken on your Spyder. Let me know if you come to the San Antonio area 😃
@shavonmcneill534 Thank you ☺️ I got it at a local motorcycle store (Woods Cycle Country in New Braunfels, TX). It’s Cortech’s HyperFlo. You can see more about it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-f6EnD-8IWVU.htmlsi=nOMtfXeL1h539ih2
