Does Your Own Spyder Maintenance Void BRP Warranty??



So what is the deal with doing your own service and maintenance on the Spyder? I like doing my own on my xt250 yamaha dual sport motorcycle using the official service manual.

I know the spyder is more completed then my xt, so I will be learning things as I go if I get a spyder. I know I can't do the firmware updates dealer only via BUDDS, and that's ok.


I want to do as much on my own as possible, but don't want void warranty and want to take good care of it if I buy one. Sometimes I don't trust dealer techs, and paying them for service they may not actually perform.


For those of you that do your own servicing...



1.) Can you list which maintenance items you do perform, and which do you leave for the dealer to do?



2.) what does brp require you to do to prove you did your due diligence and performed the services on your own within or on the manual suggested main. checks? (take pictures, document and make notes and observations and changes? This is what I do with my xt. I also keep receipts from oil, orings, filters, etc I have purchased to perform services.)



3.)How about valve checks and adjustments, for example. Can I do them myself? I've done them on my xt where they are not hard. Are the difficult on the Spyder?


4.) since there are issues that can pop up on the Spyder, I was thinking of getting the b.e.s.t extended warranty, but again want to do my own maintenance to learn (it is fun for me) and save cash but do not want to void warranty.


5.) Does doing your own maintenance (NOT MODS) by the shop manual void your warranty???


When I buy something big (a big purchase like a Spyder) I commit and stick with it for a long time. Maintenance will also be a big part for me also. I just want to know that if a shock or engine part or electronic unit or pump or belt goes, it will be covered even that if I do my own scheduled maintenance (and due diligence to perform the manual suggested items).


Thoughts / comments and suggestions are more then w e l c o m e here!!!


Difficulties and challenges with doing your own maintenance on the spyder ???

Cheers and thanks in advanced!!