The Carolinas’ Full Throttle Magazine
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A Cluster Of Spyders To A Sunday Worship By Wally Wersching
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May 17, was going to be a wonderful day for a ride. The temps were to rise into the high 70’s to low 80’s by the afternoon under the bright Carolina Blue sky. I had to go for a ride - this time with no particular place to go. At about 10:00am, I was heading west on Rte. 74 when I noticed some motorcycles parked in a gas station. I stopped to say Hi, and give out a few of the Carolinas’ Full Throttle magazines. I was surprised to see that it was a cluster of Spyders. I learned that they were from the Mooresville-Statesville area heading to Landrum for lunch. There were a few restaurants open for dine-in there. They were a very friendly bunch of riders - both men and women. The Can-Am Spyder has been around for a few years, and is a great marvel of engineering. It has two front wheels, and one rear wheel which makes it much more stable than the origi-
nal style trikes. They are available in three basic models from under $10,000 to over $25,000. I rode one once at a demo ride. It was an experience. When riding the Spyder, I had to forget everything I had learned about riding, and handling a motorcycle. I guess that I would enjoy it after getting used to riding it. It was really different.
