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Your butt is 5 inches above the road. (Original Post) safeinOhio Sep 2014 OP
Ehhh...I'd rather have a KTM X-Bow, personally sir pball Sep 2014 #1
I have to admit to loving the Morgan too.. EX500rider Oct 2014 #2
Trading in my Spyder RTS ROFF Oct 2014 #3
Trade-in done ROFF Oct 2014 #4
Keep us posted safeinOhio Oct 2014 #5
Probably won't get it until March ROFF Oct 2014 #6
Did you get to test drive one? safeinOhio Oct 2014 #7
I haven't even seen one ( in the flesh as it were ) ROFF Oct 2014 #8
Rats Rats Rats ROFF Apr 2015 #9
I really want one now! EX500rider Oct 2015 #10
If it has more than two wheels... Hotler Feb 2016 #11
Finally ROFF Jun 2016 #12
Picked it up today ROFF Jul 2016 #13
Very cool safeinOhio Jul 2016 #14
The Slingshot will burn rubber in the first three gears, ROFF Jul 2016 #15
5000+ km so far ROFF Jul 2016 #16
5 inches from bottom of framerail to the ground. Seat is 4 inches above that. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #17
look fun for what they are natheo Dec 2018 #18

sir pball

(4,941 posts)
1. Ehhh...I'd rather have a KTM X-Bow, personally
Fri Sep 5, 2014, 11:21 AM
Sep 2014

Though the Slingshot is US-legal and more to the point under a third of the price. Or a Morgan 3-wheeler if I were going for the offbeat funky thing..

EX500rider

(11,467 posts)
2. I have to admit to loving the Morgan too..
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 09:18 PM
Oct 2014

..ever since I saw it on Top Gear...the retro fighter plane look is SO cool!

ROFF

(219 posts)
3. Trading in my Spyder RTS
Fri Oct 24, 2014, 12:12 AM
Oct 2014

for a Slingshot this weekend (Oct 25 ). Expect to pick up the new unit sometime in March.

ROFF

(219 posts)
6. Probably won't get it until March
Sat Oct 25, 2014, 11:44 PM
Oct 2014

It gets quite cold on mid Saskatchewan, so the dealer will keep it until the weather allows me to drive it 90 miles home.

ROFF

(219 posts)
8. I haven't even seen one ( in the flesh as it were )
Sun Oct 26, 2014, 05:11 PM
Oct 2014

But that is no great problem. I have watched videos on YouTube and Polaris SlingShot Forums.
When I bought the Can Am Spyder RTS in October 2011 I had not driven one either. We picked it up on March 17 2012, first time that I drove one, and rode it two and a half hours home.

BTW the dealers have had a chance to dive demo units this summer but no units have been seen in the showrooms yet.

ROFF

(219 posts)
9. Rats Rats Rats
Mon Apr 27, 2015, 06:16 PM
Apr 2015

I won't be getting a 2015 Slingshot. The government of Saskatchewan through its licensing agency, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI ) has seen fit to not certify the Slingshot. They will introduce legislation next spring to make them legal, hopefully.

EX500rider

(11,467 posts)
10. I really want one now!
Thu Oct 8, 2015, 03:40 PM
Oct 2015

And Fla has no helmet law for people over 21 so I won't need to wear a helmet. I just wish you could get the base model in the Red as I find the grey/silver boring!

Hotler

(12,160 posts)
11. If it has more than two wheels...
Sat Feb 20, 2016, 02:41 PM
Feb 2016

it's not a motorcycle or a scooter. Enjoy and have fun. Wear your helmet.

ROFF

(219 posts)
12. Finally
Fri Jun 17, 2016, 08:17 PM
Jun 2016

Placed an order for the base model yesterday and best of all, my wife will not need a motorcycle endorsement to drive it.

safeinOhio

(34,069 posts)
14. Very cool
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:17 PM
Jul 2016

Report back on how it goes,zoom zoom, and pros and cons.
I picked up a 2006 Honda CTX-C 1300 recently. I really like it and it's low end torque.

ROFF

(219 posts)
15. The Slingshot will burn rubber in the first three gears,
Thu Jul 14, 2016, 10:47 PM
Jul 2016

Although I don't drive it like that. Just cruise control and posted speed limits are good enough for me. The wife is the one that I worry about, lead foot an all.

We went for a 60 mile drive tonight, she said it more than exceeded her expectations.

We both learned on three speed standards fifty years ago, so it will take some time to be comfortable driving it. So far, so good.

ROFF

(219 posts)
16. 5000+ km so far
Wed Jul 27, 2016, 08:57 PM
Jul 2016

Just completed a return trip Humboldt SK to Port Alberni BC to home. Some rain, have to get some RainX for our helmets. Trip went great, looking forward to next years vacation. 120KPH speed limits were made for this machine.

 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
17. 5 inches from bottom of framerail to the ground. Seat is 4 inches above that.
Sat Dec 1, 2018, 03:30 PM
Dec 2018

Obviously not a huge deal, but one's butt is 9 inches from the pavement.

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