Thinking into the future, as I do once in a while, there’s a good possibility my son Braden will be living with us throughout his adulthood. Many children with autism grow up and, since they are unable to live independently, they continue to live at home. The nest is never empty. His Mom and I are mentally prepared for that. This means that everything I think about has to involve at least two.

Unfortunately for Mom the Can-Am Spyder motorcycle does not seat three.

Unfortunately for me and Braden we cannot afford this motorcycle anyhow. Maybe that will change. It looks like these bikes are upwards of $27,000. If it was only $2,700 it would still be out of our reach, if that tells you anything.

Follow up:

I envision me and my son touring the country on this bike. I know he’d love to ride on it with me. They sell these things as single-seaters also. But anything we get in the future must be for at least two people.

I have a mountain bike. And Braden’s bike is called a trailer cycle and it connects to my seat post. In affect it turns my bike into a tandem bike. And my son loves going for bike rides.

Of course, at high speeds and in traffic, I’d need something more stable. When I saw a commercial for this Can-Am Spyder I knew it would be the perfect thing. Three wheels adds to the stability. When my boy turns his head, shifting his weight, that wouldn’t be nearly the problem it would be on a regular motorcycle.

When we ride our bikes now, Braden turns his head every once in a while to see something. I can feel the shifting of his weight and it often forces me to shift my own weight to counteract it. In these situations sometimes I lose balance for a second. It hasn’t been enough for us to kiss the road yet, but I still feel it and I usually yell back to Braden telling him to “Look forward!”

On this Spyder bike that wouldn’t be much of an issue. It’s a pipe dream, I know, but maybe we can get some multi-million dollar corporation to sponsor us… to ride across the nation or something. “Motorcycling for Autism” would be our theme. Oh, we’d need a second bike for Mom, but she’s not too keen on riding a motorcycle. She’s even less keen on riding a motorcycle on her own. I worry about her when she operates a remote control car. Maybe motorcycling for autism isn’t for Mom. Could be a father son thing. Funny as the Spyder looks, I’d get used to it. When we ride our bikes I wear one of those silly looking bicycle helmets. That changes my image from macho to ridiculous, in my opinion. But I do it for my son. There’s no doubt we would have fun on the Can-Am Spyder RT.

Now we just need serious financial backing. Anyone got an extra $27,000 laying around you want to get rid of? We’d be happy to spend it for you!