From the Canadian snowmobile, watercraft and jet maker:
One straddles Spyder just like a motorcycle and, indeed, most of the controls are quite similar. There's the familiar left-hand clutch and you wrap your right hand around the throttle. But the traditional right-hand brake is missing, replaced by a single right-foot brake pedal. That's one of several significant differences.
Like a motorcycle, one shifts Spyder by holding in the clutch and using the left foot to flick a pedal up or down. BRP also promises to introduce a Formula One-style, electronically-shifted manual transmission.
The gearbox is mated to a 998-cc V-Twin engine produced by BRP's Rotax division. It's a smooth, high-revving motor that's part of a family of small engines that have been well-tested by brands such as BMW. (The German maker uses a Rotax-derived 650-cc single-cylinder into in its F650 series and new G650X series models, and an 800-cc parallel-twin in its new F800.)
One straddles Spyder just like a motorcycle and, indeed, most of the controls are quite similar. There's the familiar left-hand clutch and you wrap your right hand around the throttle. But the traditional right-hand brake is missing, replaced by a single right-foot brake pedal. That's one of several significant differences.
Like a motorcycle, one shifts Spyder by holding in the clutch and using the left foot to flick a pedal up or down. BRP also promises to introduce a Formula One-style, electronically-shifted manual transmission.
The gearbox is mated to a 998-cc V-Twin engine produced by BRP's Rotax division. It's a smooth, high-revving motor that's part of a family of small engines that have been well-tested by brands such as BMW. (The German maker uses a Rotax-derived 650-cc single-cylinder into in its F650 series and new G650X series models, and an 800-cc parallel-twin in its new F800.)
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