Another satisfied Spyderpops customer, hot foot solved, runs cooler, mileage up.

[Spyder Monkey]

I have no financial ties to Spyderpops other than a satisfied customer. I got such good service I thought I would return the favor with a honest testimonial.

Stopped by Harvey's shop in AR while on vacation a week ago and got him to do the full works on my 2008 GS. He installed the heat shield, the missing air dam, the ducting for the radiator, the bump skid, as well as all the pretty stainless mesh grill stuff. Harvey did not get the bike until about 3pm on a Friday and he had it turned around immediately the next day with all work.

Hot foot is absolutely solved. I ride in Houston traffic and there are not many places that are worse for heat and traffic. I purposely wore really light shoes (Vibram Fivefingers) to test and not one ounce of discomfort. If you suffer from hot foot, his stuff definitely works.

Engine heat is harder to quantify. Before the mods I consistently ran at 5 bars all the time once it warmed up. Now in a Texas July, it still gets to 5 bars but it seems to take a little longer to get there. And if I get it out first thing in the morning it will occasionally make it all the way to work on 4 bars. So it seems to be an improvement but hard to put numbers to.

I was severely skeptical of the bump plate increasing mileage. But HotGlue mentioned he was getting 1-2 mpg better so I went ahead and took the plunge on the skid plate. I only have 3 tanks of gas since the mod but here are the numbers.

The three tanks prior to the mod:
3.96 gal at 28.9 mpg
2.49 gal at 29.5 mpg
3.12 gal at 24.2 mpg

The three tanks post mod:
3.65 gal at 29.1mpg
5.29 gal at 32.1mpg
4.89 gal at 31.8mpg

Yes there is some variation in riding style and conditions that could confound the data but it appears to be a real effect. I'll get some more tanks commuting and try to post a more accurate analysis comparing apples to apples.

All I can figure is the smooth surface of the skid plate reduces turbulence and makes the air flow more laminar but aerodynamics is not something I understand well. There is more drag for air flowing over an uneven surface than a smooth one but I would not think that would be noticeable.

David Smoot

[gln2]

Great testimonial it's always nice to hear of another wonderful sponsor on this forum. Thanks

[Joel]

Great feedback.

Keep us posted on the MPG improvement.

[Tazzel]

Glad the Spyderpops heat products worked for you but I found only a slight improvement with my installs maybe 10% to 20% heat reduction. So I was really disappointed. I had such high hopes. Also called Spyderpops 3 times for questions on the installs. Not only did no one answer but no one ever responded to my voice messages for help. Finally gave up and had a fellow Spyder Rider help me with the installs.

[vondalyn]

My dealership installed the catalytic heat shield for me at my last service for free (yeah!) and I noticed an immediate difference for the heat output in the area near the foot pegs.

We installed the bump skid yesterday and I'll be curious to see if it makes any difference in mpgs. I also installed the mesh grille covers and they look good.

[Cruzr Joe]

I am also a very satified customer of Spyderpops with several installs, some i did myself, some Spyderpops did, improved the heat problems and looks, don't know about the gas mileage but the service and responses were exceptional, and i am a demanding customer. Thanks again Spyderpops

Joe

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[samewok]

Glad the Spyderpops heat products worked for you but I found only a slight improvement with my installs maybe 10% to 20% heat reduction. So I was really disappointed. I had such high hopes. Also called Spyderpops 3 times for questions on the installs. Not only did no one answer but no one ever responded to my voice messages for help. Finally gave up and had a fellow Spyder Rider help me with the installs.

He may have been out of town because he always returned my calls or anwsered.

[tiger rider]

Had bump shield installed at owners event in Durango. Riding buddy used 3.8 gallons less on trip up. I used 2.4 gallon less than him on trip back. Trip was 1065 miles each way. Definitely improved mileage. Also had heat shield and lamonsters riding pegs installed.

[bone crusher]

First of all, he's a really good guy and knows his stuff. I did have the missing air dam put on some time about but never really saw a difference in heat. Then again, BRP keeps fiddling with the bars so now it's even harder to tell.

I like his ingenuity and product line. I would consider the bottom plate, but I'm not so sure I want to lower my clearance anymore than it already is...we have tons of speed bumps/humps everywhere here and I don't want to bottom out all the time...

[dick574]

First of all, he's a really good guy and knows his stuff. I did have the missing air dam put on some time about but never really saw a difference in heat. Then again, BRP keeps fiddling with the bars so now it's even harder to tell.

I like his ingenuity and product line. I would consider the bottom plate, but I'm not so sure I want to lower my clearance anymore than it already is...we have tons of speed bumps/humps everywhere here and I don't want to bottom out all the time...

Had the same bottoming problem until I put on the Elkas. All's good now.

[Ivorspyder]

Just recd my Spiderpops add ons.Now to install them.