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Does 2018 Spyder RT Limited have AM radio
Ive read on some threads that it does have AM radio and some threads say it dosent have AM just FM ? thanks for any info. Im one of the few who still listens to AM Radio
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Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie
All our local Dealers here tell me the 2018's have ONLY got FM radios, & they are really only there to justify having speakers & to let those radios be demo'ed & tested...... any/all other sound/music playing systems you need to supply!
Apparently no-one ever complained about the radio itself, just their 'sound system' & its interface to all the other owner/ryder supplied audio/music playing systems, so the story we are getting locally is that with no complaints, BRP 'assumed' that any other radio &/or music playing system from them
just wasn't wanted or warranted....
2013 RT Ltd Pearl White
Ryde More, Worry Less!
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Just FM and don't expect it to play in head set.
2018 Spyder RT Limited SE6
2013 Spyder RTS SE5
2004 GOLDWING
2012 Suzuki Burgman
2001 Honda Silverwing
1999 Honda Helix
1976 Goldwing
1982 Honda Silverwing
1972 Honda 500 four
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AM and or FM
I don't think any com system has the AM feature. Guess they figured you want music but regardless have not found any that felt the FM was any good anyway and go to other systems. Myself MP3 player....
Gene and Ilana De Laney
Mt. Helix, California
2012 RS sm5
2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
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Originally Posted by Chupaca
I don't think any com system has the AM feature.
Well the "original" built-in OEM one did, up through '17.
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Short Answer to your question ...................NO
Cruzr Joe
2018 F3 Limited, BRP Driver Backrest, Spyderpops Lighted Bump Skid, Dual Spyclops Light, Mirror Turn Signals, Laser Alignment, Engine LEDs, Fog Lights With Halo's, Cushion Handgrips, BRT LEDs, and Under Lighting, Lamonster IPS, (with Clock), F4 25" Vented Windshield with Wings, Airhawk "R" Cushions. Position 4 Brake setting, Short reach Handlebars, Dash Mounted Voltmeter and 12 Volt Plug. Set of 3rd pegs. Extended Passenger Seat. Exterior BRP Connect setup, Ultimate Trailer
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2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
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Originally Posted by kevin_from_ny
Just watched one of smoakes videos on the new 2018 dash and he states theres both AM and FM ?
This was a first impression and he said thing as if they were the same as the previous year bikes. I'd like you to go to a dealer and show me the AM on one.
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Originally Posted by Flamewinger
This was a first impression and he said thing as if they were the same as the previous year bikes. I'd like you to go to a dealer and show me the AM on one.
Ill be going up friday...if theres a AM ill post a pic.....
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No pic
Originally Posted by kevin_from_ny
Ill be going up friday...if theres a AM ill post a pic.....
So you won't be posting a picture then.
2018 F3 LIMITED
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AM Radio on a 2018 rt...
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Originally Posted by Flamewinger
This was a first impression and he said thing as if they were the same as the previous year bikes. I'd like you to go to a dealer and show me the AM on one.
Heres a pic i got from BPR web page which shows AM.....I called the dealer today and he said there was a AM radio and FM radio on the 2018 RT Limited...ill be going up to see and hear it myself if its true and ill take a pic..Perhaps some of the later 2018 builds come with AM
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OK but when you select that item from the menu, does it actually DO anything ??
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Originally Posted by kevin_from_ny
Not a screenshot from an old promo video. An actual picture of an actual Spyder in the wild. Not a crappy granny picture like you see of Bigfoot ot the Loch Ness monster either.
Last edited by billybovine; 08-09-2018 at 12:28 PM.
2018 F3 LIMITED
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There's no AM radio, and I just took a good close look at a 2018 RT-L; to check on it...
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Originally Posted by kevin_from_ny
Ive read on some threads that it does have AM radio and some threads say it dosent have AM just FM ? thanks for any info. Im one of the few who still listens to AM Radio
I have a 2018 RT and NO AM RADIO. FM only...
2018 RT Limited "Blondie"
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I get the impression that the picture that shows the presence of AM radio; is from some sort of pre-production prototype...
Kind of like those of the 2014 RTs, that still had Frunklid release buttons on them.
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
I get the impression that the picture that shows the presence of AM radio; is from some sort of pre-production prototype...
Kind of like those of the 2014 RTs, that still had Frunklid release buttons on them.
https://youtu.be/QzOQLMflegg?t=147
Last edited by billybovine; 08-09-2018 at 01:18 PM.
2018 F3 LIMITED
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AM radio mystery solved
Went to my spyder dealer today and asked the salesman if there was am radio on a RT limited ..He said yes and i asked to see it and he turned on the spyder and he couldnt find it...The owner overheard us talking and he said theres NO am and that AM was being phased out by approx 2021 and going digital or the stations were going to convert to FM...Googled it and hes right
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I couldn't find any definitive articles about the end of AM, even on the FCC website, but it looks like it is happening. Tesla and BMW dropped AM in a couple of models 2 years ago because of static interference from the electronics. Sound familiar?? FM may even lose out in a few years. Get ready to once again start paying for something that has been free for decades as broadcasters switch to digital satellite transmissions.
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
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I just pickup my 2018 RT Limited 4 days ago. When I selected Audio for the first time, AM and FM showed in the display as options. I selected FM and tried to preset a station, failed, went back to Audio and the AM option was GONE, have not seen it since.
What really bothers me is that the Audio Control section is missing in the 2018 Operators Guide (I see online that the Audio Control section is in the 2015 Operator's Guide, but doesn't really apply to the 2018).
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