A Car or a Motorcycle? Polaris Slingshot R Three-Wheeler Reviewed
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2023
- Motorcyclist Magazine reviews Polaris' 2023 Slingshot R three-wheel autocycle ($33,999).
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Fun vehicle! Great review, thank you! Technically an "autocycle" based on most states definitions (more than 2 wheels, or less than 4), at least that's what it was considered when I was on the job in a local county... but none of that matters because it's just a fun go-cart type of vehicle for the street. We had a 2017 SLR (with the older engine) and it was still a lot of fun. I recently took a ride in a friends new Slingshot and they have made a lot of improvements over the years, we would have loved the heated and cooled seats to help stretch the usage across 3/4 seasons of weather in the Northern US. Whatever you ride/drive, have fun and be safe.
Hi Ryder, thanks for the note. Yeah, the premium-spec heated/cooled seats work really well. We were really surprised. Thanks for sounding off and we'll see you on the road.
Do you know if I can ride this in californa with just an M1 endorsement liscense. I have one in NY and I'm perfectly legal here, but was planning a trip to cali with it but don't know if my motorcycle only liscense will work there, Cali laws are so damn confusing,
Options are a very good thing... buy what you like and enjoy.
Adam always does a great job with reviews.
Never seen Adam so excited!!
I wouldn‘t call it a motorcycle. It‘s much closer to a car.
For me, the easiest definition of a motorcycle is a wheeled vehicle that can lean into corners.
So that definition includes those three-wheeled scooters but a trike or that thing doesn‘t count.
Please enlighten me if there‘s a flaw in my statement.
Agreed it’s an auto cycle. Some idiot parked in the very small area for motorcycle parking here at work. Steering wheel and no handle bars it’s a closer to a car than a motorcycle
Its takes all the disadvantages of a car (wide dimension on the road compared to a motorcycle) and combine with all the disadvantages of motorcycle (less space to put your stuff compared to a normal car, no roof), in one single vehicle. Bravo to the ones buying it
Love this 2-tone color scheme on this 2023 slingshot R!
It's a slower, riskier version of a miata, but with 3 wheels. They're registered as bikes, but it's nothing like it, they tend to be pretty cheaply built, hard to work on, and covered in plastic. Its a big RZR for the street. Just get a trike if you're not ready for 2 wheels, you'll probably be better off and spend a lot less.
Nailed it.
Sounds like somebody can’t afford one
It's a bike with the front replaced. That's it. The problem that is all tricycles flip very easy, and you get trapped under them very fast.
@@haileyandcasey4723 And only a Idiot would buy one......
@@dickgrantberg Take a slingshot around a corner at speed then take a Miata around it at speed and tell me which you would rather be in. Fun and weird in a straight line but once your in a turn and the weight starts to shift that single rear wheel becomes a major issue and sketchy as all hell.
i live in south florida,
i can confirm that these things are popular here.
mostly tourists, or guys too old to trust their balance on a bike.
when they were new, you could rent one for 199 a day, these days, im sure theyre cheaper on turo.
I’ll keep my Spyder F-3S thank you. It fits in my garage along with my 2 cars in the winter. It’s more like a motorcycle.
Wild-looking machine, but I'd rather have a Can-Am. Which I actually have: an F3-S. But I also ride conventional motorcycles, four of them, plus a scooter. I regard my F3 as my 'car'.
I love Adam's enthusiasm. I've been watching his reviews for years. I think the first one was a Ducati Scrambler when they first came out.
YES kudos for the start up warning. With everything computerized now you have to wait for the computer to boot up.
I’ll tell you what I did with my 2015 because the headlights were not so good. I converted it to a 2021 with slingatti LED lights.
Same here
Right, besides having to wear a helmet which is good or bad depending on your risk assessment levels, are there any benefits for that being designated as a motorcycle in California, or is it just all negatives?
Or buy a convertible if motorcycle’s aren’t your thing.
Wow that's way more expensive than I thought it would be.
anyone know if I can ride this in californa with just an M1 endorsement liscense. I have on ein NY and I' perfectly legal was planning a trip to cali with it but don't know if my motorcycle only liscense will work there, Cali laws are so damn confusing,
Miata Is Always The Answer 😁
Not when you're 6'5".
They u go with that Miata u heard someone say it one time comparing it. U can’t see the difference of sling and Miata huh lmao I see tho. It’s a cool and different kinda ride.. Dane an afford one go get a job dumbs ass opinion.
It has a body that you sit inside, the other seat is beside you rather than behind, and you steer in with a steering wheel. It's a car.
Steering wheel=car
Handle bar = motorcycle
Do you consider a can-am spyder a motorcycle?
@@sierrafoothillphotography no
@@TheKawasaki250 Me either. Just pointing out it has a handle bar
@@sierrafoothillphotography it's got a bar and not a wheel so yeah.
@@TheKawasaki250 how about a Harley triglide? It
What's up with the 2 min ad in the vid
It’s the same transmission that the manual is.
Don't hate appreciate
Why does every reviewer only mention iPhone, as if Apple is the only cell phone manufacturer on the market.
Remember when sling shots had turbos…
They never came stock with turbos but that's the advantage of the older GM engine, plenty of aftermarket turbo kits out there for 3 to 5k that take it up to 300 whp. Don't think a turbo kit has been developed for the Prostar yet but I could be wrong.
@@dajackson7226 guess I drove one at Daytona that had a exhaust leak then.
@The Fasta if it was a manual then maybe they had a turbo kit on it but if it was an automatic, exhaust leak. 😃
they need anyone but him to present these videos
For 30K, a car should have a roof and doors.
Needs DCT with quickshifter and easier cockpit entry for $35K.
I can not get past the half-ass looks of the Slingshot
I rather buy a corvette used , than this crap , at least I can take the vette to work on a rainy day cause this is only good for 1 pretty sunny day, cause guys have told me it will spin out in the rain...... In a Vette you can go to any state and not wear a helmet like you have to in some states cause this thing is playing be a motorcycle 😂
don't even call it a motorcycle haha
That’s as stupid as calling an ATV or a UTV a bike😂
It’s a motorcycle
haha
It's a motorcycle
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Incoming!!!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
lol
I would only buy them to rent out. Tf
So what you're saying is that California sucks the life out of the vehicle.
If you want a Miata but have no common sense and crave attention, this is the move.
@@dickgrantbergyea I agree. Like a motorcycle to most people, this is just a fun toy for the weekends.
@@dickgrantberg just no, these are lame. The reviewer can hardly say good things about it. He literally has to pause to find something nice to say 😂
Y’all some dam hater lol.. 😂
It’s fun to ride around just like a bike it’s fun to ride around make earth better y’all go get disappeared 😅
I still don't see the point in this.
Go to a local Go Kart race track and rent a Go Kart. You'll get a good idea of what it's like. And you'll have a blast.
@@larryhouse3776 A little big to be a go kart, I think I rather have a Miata.
There's a certain kind of Monster energy drinking type of person that this is for.
I'll take a Morgan or Vanderhall instead.
Car engine. It is a car.
Yeah and it’s not even that big, my Triumph Rocket 3 has a inline 3 at 2500cc 😂
Trikes are very dangerous. The flip easy and you get trapped underneath very quickly! It is cool asf though, id rather have a Tesla. These are definitely too expensive. Fk, OK I'm not totally sold on it, but if they were cheaper then I would buy one.
Two wheels in front drastically reduces the risk of flipping. I wouldn’t attempt a J turn, but flipping is the last reason i wouldn’t buy one.
The midlife crisis mobile
40 minutes of video and less than 30 seconds with both hands on the wheel. Not the way you’re supposed to drive, neither fast nor safe. This is a big No-No for me Adam, not the way to go. Back on two wheels, and a bar. This is a bad example for youngsters. ❌❌❌
Hi Lasergun, motorcycle and powersport safety are fundamental ethos to us at Motorcyclist Magazine. Thanks for the note.
Has absolutely nothing in common with a motorcycle. Attempts to claim this as such are pure ignorance.