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Well, sorry but I must disagree. I've pulled many a front tire up in the air on the Spyder - usually at lower speeds - but you can pull a tire upwards of 8-12" without the computer kicking in.

I...

I meant no offense to the riders, and since I have not ridden that area I could easily end up doing the same thing - just seemed too common for people to be over the line in my opinion.

Again, very well said Mark.

I have it on good authority that unless you have radical temp or altitude concerns, the rotax in the Spyder isn't high compression enough to require the higher octane...

GREAT pics.

A few things I noticed after looking at them all:

Very obvious the standard trike cannot corner anywhere near as well as the Spyder - but we all knew that.

Many riders (including...

Make sure you add a mixture of high S-value phenylhydrobenzamine and 5% reminative tetryliodohexamine, other wise you may crack a girdlespring .

:congrats::congrats::congrats:

How great it is to see someone like yourself making full use of all the Spyder has to offer!

You're going to forget what your life was like before the Spyder!

My Nissan has had the double plug setup for years - and they fire all the time - and it runs on 87 as recommended by Nissan.

While I'll be installing my Veypor vr2 this weekend so I can test 1/4...

Wouldn't this be covered under warranty?

Do you think wrapping the pipe may be causing more heat to stay in the pipe and thus caused the gasket to blow?

Man that unit is THE BOMB ! :2thumbs:

Looks like it is meant to be there.

Any plans for one that will work with the sportrack and backrest installed?

I found this previous post by Magic Man.

Hope this is okay to re-post?

Not sure what more proof one would need.

I also tried a tank of 93 and found it didn't run as well.

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Well, sorry about your bad luck in getting a Spyder - but most of us out here waited 6-10 months for delivery. For the first year they originally planned on selling 1,500. The final total...

Well said Mark.

I think this horse is dead, perhaps from drinking the wrong octane or from having its timing retarded too much.:D


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If they will install for free - for sure do the fogs!

The Hindle is a 15 minute install - The fogs take well over an hour.

The Dealer can't legally install the Hindle - but I guess some are...

Did you bother to go back down and give that idiot a piece of your mind?

I would have!

Glad no one was hurt!

"Again, as I've said in a previous post, if the Spyder has a knock control system, it would make corrections long before you heard any knocking. Since we have no access to the ECM as end users or...

Well, I guess we are just going to disagree on this. There are volumes of data available online about this subject that can educate you on octane.

When it comes down to it, since you are only...

Now now - let's not get personal here and start attacking.

Everyone is welcome to their opinion. Some opinions are based on facts, and some on fiction - but they are each persons opinion.
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Well, I would cry for you - :D but up here we have stayed around 3.80-3.99 and then bounce up another .30 when this kind of crap happens.

We have not had gas under 3.75 for at least 6 months.

So it seems the BLUE jug Rotella is SL rated - which would be okay.

The WHITE jug (according to Mark) is SM rated - which *could* be a problem.

So does Rotella really come in 2 flavors? SM...

I know a couple weeks ago when all those rumors of $5.00 went flying around - so many people filled up in some areas that they ran out - in particular around the Hendersonville/Asheville NC area -...

Thanks!


Okay - since we've only been talking about the LOOKS - how about we discuss the FUNCTION?


How is this to ride?

Maybe a photo of yourself sitting on it would help? Along with...

Well, guess we'll just have to disagree on this one - and I realize you are probably 100% correct that your oil may work just fine - I'm just a 'by the book' kind of guy. If you were recommending an...

Well, I see your point - but the fact of the matter is (from your own text) that the Shell Rotella T Syn 5W40 meets API's SM service standard. BRP specifically recommends oil meeting the earlier API...

I was told that all dealers MUST have a tech go for special Spyder training before they can sell and service the Spyder.

Anyone know if this is true?

Good paragraph from the wiki link posted above:

Many high-performance engines are designed to operate with a high maximum compression and thus demand high-octane premium gasoline. A common...

This is very common and well known on these Rotax engines. Good idea to get that oil flowing anyway.

I have found out that since I added the fuel pressure mod (along with race airflow, o2 mod and...

I'll have to take another look at those then!

2 questions:

Do you have those GPS mount thingys out yet?

Will they work okay with a throttlemeister?

Looks great - would really like to see still pics of it!

I fully understand the idea used here to get an idea of MPG.

The accuracy is fully dependent on a few key factors:

What is 'full' or 'top of tank' ?

Was it cold or warm when you filled...

Unless you have a different way of measuring the actual gas being used other than the Spyder gas gauge, I don't think you can get a MPG reading more accurate than within 2 mpg.

If your 'gain' is...