How to Find Rides and Events Near You
You bought your Can-Am Spyder or Ryker to ride it. The problem is figuring out where everyone else is riding.
On almost any given weekend during riding season, there may be group rides, charity events, rallies, dealer activities, meetups, club rides, and other motorcycle events happening within riding distance of your home.
Yet many riders never hear about them until afterward.
The problem usually isn't a lack of events. It's that information about those events is scattered everywhere—club websites, Facebook pages, dealer calendars, discussion groups, flyers, word of mouth, and dozens of other places.
Finding great rides sometimes takes almost as much effort as planning one.
Fortunately, once you know where to look—and establish a simple routine for checking—you can uncover far more riding opportunities than you may realize.
1. Find Riding Clubs on Spyder Riders Hub
Local riding clubs are one of the best sources of nearby rides and events.
Start with the Spyder Riders Hub Club Directory to find Can-Am Spyder and Ryker clubs in your area and surrounding communities. Don't limit your search to your own city. A club based 50 or even 100 miles away may organize rides throughout your region.
Active clubs may organize breakfast rides, scenic day trips, overnight trips, charity events, destination rides, social gatherings, and trips to larger regional events.
Keep in mind that not every club event will necessarily appear on the public SRH Events Calendar. Clubs may organize activities intended specifically for their members, and those events may only be visible to members of that club.
That's another reason to use the Club Directory for more than simply finding a ride. If you discover a club that looks like a good fit, learn more about it and consider joining. Membership may give you access to club activities and events that aren't available to the general community.
2. Check Dedicated Event Calendars
Event calendars can save enormous amounts of searching because they bring multiple events together in one place.
Instead of visiting numerous club websites and social media pages individually, you can scan upcoming activities and decide what interests you.
Look for calendars that include different kinds of events rather than only major rallies. Some of the most enjoyable riding opportunities may be relatively small local events.
When reviewing an event, pay attention to more than just the date. Check the starting location, departure time, registration requirements, cost, expected distance, type of ride, and whether the event is open to everyone.
3. Follow Clubs and Riding Groups on Social Media
Social media remains one of the most common ways riding groups announce events.
Facebook groups and pages in particular can contain information about organized rides, informal meetups, last-minute rides, rallies, and charity events.
Search for combinations of your location and terms such as:
Can-Am Spyder, Can-Am Ryker, three-wheel riders, motorcycle rides, and riding clubs.
Also look beyond your immediate city. Statewide and regional groups can be valuable because members frequently share events from multiple communities.
The disadvantage is that social media moves quickly. An event announcement can disappear beneath dozens of newer posts within a few days.
That's why social media works best as one source, rather than your only source.
4. Check Can-Am Dealers
Your local Can-Am dealer may be another useful source of events.
Dealers sometimes organize demo days, open houses, group rides, new-model introductions, owner events, maintenance seminars, and other activities.
They may also know about local riding clubs and larger events their customers regularly attend.
Check the dealer's website and social media pages, and ask whether they maintain an event calendar or email list.
Don't limit yourself to the dealer where you purchased your machine. If several Can-Am dealers are within reasonable riding distance, check all of them.
A dealer 75 miles away might be organizing exactly the kind of Saturday ride you've been looking for.
5. Look Beyond Can-Am-Specific Events
Owning a Spyder or Ryker doesn't mean you should search exclusively for events with "Can-Am" in the name.
Many motorcycle events welcome riders on two or three wheels.
Charity rides, poker runs, veterans' rides, memorial rides, scenic tours, community fundraisers, motorcycle festivals, and other events may be open to virtually everyone.
Read the event description before assuming you aren't invited.
You may discover an entirely new group of riders—and introduce some of them to the Can-Am community in the process.
6. Don't Overlook the Small Events
Major rallies are easy to notice.
The Saturday morning ride with twelve riders may not be.
Yet those smaller events can sometimes produce the best riding experiences.
A small group ride may mean less waiting, easier fuel stops, more conversation, and a better opportunity to actually get to know the people you're riding with.
Don't judge an event solely by attendance.
Ten riders on a great road can make for a pretty good Saturday.
7. Learn What You're Signing Up For
Finding an event is only the first step.
Before showing up, understand what kind of event it is.
If it's a group ride, find out approximately how many miles will be covered, the expected pace, how often the group stops, whether highways are involved, and how experienced you should be with group riding.
For rallies and larger gatherings, determine whether advance registration is required and whether lodging should be reserved.
For charity rides, check registration fees and whether passengers require separate registration.
And always verify the event information shortly before leaving home.
Times change. Routes change. Weather interferes. Events get postponed or cancelled.
A flyer you saved three months ago shouldn't automatically be considered the final word.
8. Let the Weather Have a Vote
Finding an event doesn't mean you have to attend it.
Check the weather along the route as well as at the event location.
If severe thunderstorms, dangerous winds, flooding, extreme temperatures, or other hazardous conditions are expected, there will be another ride.
You don't need to turn a recreational outing into an endurance test.
Sometimes the smartest riding decision you make all weekend is looking at the forecast and saying:
“Not this time.”
There will always be another road and another event.
9. Save Interesting Events Before You Forget Them
We've probably all done it.
You see an interesting ride announced for three months from now and think, That sounds great.
Then three months later you discover pictures from the event and realize you completely forgot about it.
When you find something interesting, save it immediately.
Put it on your calendar, bookmark the event page, register if necessary, or share it with the people you normally ride with.
For major rallies or overnight events, start planning early. Hotels near popular motorcycle events can fill long before the event begins.
Finding the event doesn't help much if you forget when it's happening.
10. Turn Event Searching Into a Simple Routine
You shouldn't have to spend hours every week hunting for something to do.
Develop a quick routine.
Perhaps once a week, check your favorite event calendar, local clubs, a few social media groups, and nearby dealers.
During peak riding season, you might also look several weeks ahead so you have time to plan for larger events.
Over time, you'll learn which sources consistently produce worthwhile information.
And instead of asking:
“Is anything happening this weekend?”
you may start asking:
“Which one do I want to attend?”
11. If You Know About an Event, Help Other Riders Find It
Event discovery works much better when riders and organizations contribute information rather than simply consume it.
If your club is organizing a ride, make sure people can find it.
If you discover a worthwhile public event that other Spyder and Ryker riders might enjoy, share it.
Club leaders, event organizers, dealers, and riders can all help solve the problem of fragmented event information.
An event nobody knows about isn't going to attract many riders.
Key Takeaways
Great riding opportunities may be much closer than you think.
Start with local riding clubs, dedicated event calendars, social media groups, Can-Am dealers, and general motorcycle organizations. Look beyond major rallies and don't overlook smaller local rides and informal gatherings.
Once you find an event, check the details, confirm that it's still happening, watch the weather, and save it somewhere you'll remember.
Most importantly, don't depend on a single source.
The riding community is large, but information about what's happening is still remarkably fragmented.
The easier we make events to discover, the easier it becomes for riders to spend less time searching and more time riding.
Final Thoughts
Some of your best rides may begin with an event you almost didn't find.
Maybe it's a charity ride in the next county.
Maybe it's a Spyder and Ryker meetup you've never attended.
Maybe it's a club ride that introduces you to a road you didn't know existed.
Or perhaps it's a major rally that eventually becomes an annual tradition.
You won't know until you find it.
So before deciding there's nothing happening this weekend, look around.
There may be a group of riders gathering just a few miles away.
Find Your Next Ride with Spyder Riders Hub
One of the reasons Spyder Riders Hub exists is to make the Can-Am riding community easier to navigate.
The SRH Events Calendar is designed to help Spyder and Ryker riders discover rides, rallies, club activities, gatherings, and other events without having to hunt through dozens of disconnected sources.
And when clubs and organizers share their events, everyone benefits.