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With the departure of the Super10 rig I am looking at the Can-Am Ryker. It's not nearly as cool, but with the three wheels, reverse, and no left hand controls, it is something I can ride with no mods. And they are quite affordable.

Posted to sabmag to see if anyone had thoughts and within minutes I got the classic "It's OK for a girl" response. LOL! Being a woman is not the handicap I am concerned about here.

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From:

sendthewolf

I don't see how they could _not_ be a fun ride, so why not?! Wow, I didn't realize they were priced so reasonably - compared to other bikes these days at least. I was all moon-eyed over a Triumph until I saw the price tag...

That response must have been off-list...

Edited Date: 2019-04-24 08:46 pm (UTC)

From:

elizilla

I'm paraphrasing. What he actually said was "I rode with a pack that was mostly women on Can-Ams.
When we stopped and chatted it was obvious that they all *loved* them." He had no other facts to share before concluding that I too would like them.

I decided not to reply with a snark. I am sure he means well and I don't have time today, to smooth his wounded feelings after snarking at him. It's just that I have heard too much of this kind of advice and my eye rolls are on hair trigger.

Half of humanity are women. Why should gender be the most salient factor in what I like? Disability is the most salient thing, at this point, but this guy just comes back to "women like X". Like all the motorcycle salesmen who look at me and start trying to find me a bike with low seat height. I know my boobs are only about five feet from the floor but I'm still 5'11". LOL!

Edited Date: 2019-04-24 09:12 pm (UTC)

From:

sendthewolf

Ahh, ok, as you womensplain it to me ;-) I definitely can see your point. :) (Joke alert!)

I peeked at them some more and noted they use the ACE 600 and 900 motors, which have a very good reputation in the snowmobile world. fwiw, snowmobiles do a lot less miles typically, but they are hard miles.

Can Am ATVs have an internet reputation of being high performance, and not so high reliability - compared to the Japanese manufacturers. I didn't consider them for an ATV since Yamaha made what I wanted. Wouldn't stop me from a Ryken though, because I wouldn't buy anything but a Ski-Doo snowmobile at this point, and I am quite enamored with the ACE 900 for sleds, the reliability is great on those. So the internet rep may be worth what we pay for it :)