Drive defensively. I don't think any mc experience is needed but watch out for everyone else.So I'm totally jazzed about the idea of owning a SS but, I have no experience riding motorcycles since I was a teenager on a dirt bike one summer. It seems to more of a roadster car than a cycle. What are your thoughts?
I would say you have no worries my friend! Just drive defensively.Good idea. I did pass my mc license test last week![]()
...and I'll miss some of that 2-wheel 'thrill' but I won't miss sweating a patch of sand or loose gravel, having big trucks try to blow me off the road in a thunderstorm, etc. Guess I am getting old.....oh well guess it happens to all of us.No need to worry, assuming you have driven a car/truck before.
Everything everyone has posted here applies to ALL vehicles, not just motorcycles so all of this advice is fantastic.
Having said that, make no mistake - the SS is a three wheeled car - not a three wheeled motorcycle (a la Spyder) regardless of how it fits descriptions in the law. Much of what makes the motorcycle experience unique from a riding perspective doesn't apply to the SS - no tipping over, no walking to reverse, no leaning, no gyroscopic physics to consider, no font brake/rear brake considerations, no twisted throttles, no "high" ride height.
Many of the things that make motorcycles unique from cars you won't find with the SS however some of the great ones are included - open cockpit, feeling of speed, very elemental, exposure to the elements, sounds and smells, low power to weight, etc.
I am glad Polaris is exploiting the "loophole" in the 3 wheels motorcycle law so that we can experience this SS awesomeness. Just bear in mind that it is more car than cycle.
Hi Baron. This varies state by state. Some require a motorcycle endorsement and others don't. I'm in Washington state where there's an exemption for vehicles with seats, seat belts, and steering wheels. Helmets are required, but not a motorcycle license.However, to my understanding the laws dictate that a motorcycle license is required to operate one. Well, until you get nailed by the police anyway.
Well thats just it, its all about the money, about the money, no......That's the vibe I'm getting. For example, I am completely beside myself that people in Texas and Indiana are experiencing legality issues. But, people from Illinois are riding off into the sunset. Typically, Illinois and specifically Cook County have some pretty backwards thinking. I'm sure some politician's kid will want a slingshot. They'll figure out they didn't tax enough on them. And, come up with some bogus ban. That is until the politician's buddy makes a class for $500 where upon completion the state will deem you a safe slingshot operator and you'll be able to use it again lol.
And there is always going to be the smart ass in front of you that is going to use his windshield washer so it will blow water in your face.Well thats just it, its all about the money, about the money, no......
er, nevermind...
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