2019 Can-Am Ryker | First Ride Review
After the success of its SeaDoo Spark project, BRP/Can-Am has launched a customizable, affordable, fun to ride entry-level 3WV called the Ryker. Photos by Kevin Wing.
This is a review of a Can-Am 3WV (three-wheeled vehicle). Cue the snarky comments. It’s not a motorcycle, they say. Well, they’re right…and Can-Am agrees.
The Spyders–and the new Rykers–aren’t motorcycles, and if you approach them expecting a two-wheeled experience of course you’ll be disappointed. Your only expectation should be to have fun.
The Rykers make no attempt at two-wheeled pretense; they don’t even have a key–at least not the metal kind we’re all familiar with. Instead they use a plastic D.E.S.S. (Digitally Encoded Security System) key as seen on Can-Am’s SkiDoo and SeaDoo products. This small device has a socket that snaps on over a ball on the left side of the Ryker’s engine compartment and is digitally encoded to each machine, which also means it’s possible to have one key coded to all of your Can-Am toys.
The low-slung Ryker 900 comes standard with red, black or yellow body panels that snap on and off for easy customization.
So why do motorcycle magazines continue to cover these three-wheeled insults to “real” riding"
The short answer is: not everyone is comfortable with the idea of two wheels, but they still want the saddle, handlebar, wind-in-your-hair experience, and we don’t blame them–...
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