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RT-S PE#0027
A quick little ride to the store...(Or my answer to the how do you break in a Spyder)
I know , we've all done it , a quick jaunt down to the grocery store to pick up something for breakfast and it turns into a longer ride... thus my ride Friday am felt like I was Forest Gump ...I just started running and running and I ran some more and I never did stop running... Ok , you get the picture, After taking delivery of my new Spyder Tuesday night, I decided I should break it in and joked a few times that a quick ride to the Gulf of Mexico would work for that (I live in Western NY) so I planned a little ride.....And ended up ....... You got it , 36 hours later in Southern Florida on the Gulf. The Spyder is officially broken in, It was ridden hard and put away wet, just like my..umm lawnmower, yeah lawnmower. It performed flawlessly and never missed a beat. A few pics from the ride, getting ready to pack , West Virginia, South Carolina , Our Winter home in Venice and finally Spyder got its toes in the sand but didn't go in the water on the south jetty in Venice.
ny spyder2.jpgwv spyder.jpgsc spyder.jpgvenice spyder clean.jpgsouth jetty.jpg
Last edited by widowmaker2011; 09-16-2012 at 05:33 PM.
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Originally Posted by widowmaker2011
I know , we've all done it , a quick jaunt down to the grocery store to pick up something for breakfast and it turns into a longer ride... thus my ride Friday am felt like I was Forest Gump ...I just started running and running and I ran some more and I never did stop running... Ok , you get the picture, After taking delivery of my new Spyder Tuesday night, I decided I should break it in and joked a few times that a quick ride to the Gulf of Mexico would work for that (I live in Western NY) so I planned a little ride.....And ended up ....... You got it , 36 hours later in Southern Florida on the Gulf. The Spyder is officially broken in, It was ridden hard and put away wet, just like my..umm lawnmower, yeah lawnmower. It performed flawlessly and never missed a beat. A few pics from the ride, getting ready to pack , West Virginia, South Carolina , Our Winter home in Venice and finally Spyder got its toes in the sand but didn't go in the water on the south getty in Venice.
ny spyder2.jpgwv spyder.jpgsc spyder.jpgvenice spyder clean.jpgsouth jetty.jpg
So where did you have your breakfast? did you have to fast for 13 hours?
Penny and Rick have owned many motorcycles starting in 1974 with Hondas, then to Suzukis, Gold Wings and ultimately Spyders.
74 Honda 360T (pair); 78 Suzuki GS 1000 (pair); 82 Honda Aspencade; 84 Honda 400; 87 Yamaha 1100; 99 Honda Valkyrie; 01 Suzuki Burgman(triked); 02 Honda GL 1800(triked); 10 Spyder RTSE; 11 Spyder RTSM; 12 Spyder RTSL (pair); 20 Spyder RTL (current)
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RT-S PE#0027
Originally Posted by Double Trouble
So where did you have your breakfast? did you have to fast for 13 hours?
lol When I ride long distances like that I throw in bottled water and clif bars. At every gas stop i drink a small bottle of water and eat a clif bar. This keeps me moving , my gas stops averaged 5 minutes each .
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RT-S PE#0027
Originally Posted by Mr Orange
on your new Spyder! Now that's what I call a proper break in! What was your final mileage?
1431 miles , if you were asking mpg , I only checked twice , second fill up 28mpg then later on towards the end 33 mpg, which considering the last few hundred miles I rarely went under 75 mph , I am satisfied. Just needs a bigger tank. At around 1000 miles the motor really woke up and started pulling much stronger.
Last edited by widowmaker2011; 09-16-2012 at 01:58 PM.
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RT-S PE#0027
Originally Posted by Bob Denman
A very inspirational story...
Now... what do you have planned for an encore?? Malomars in the Arctic Circle??
Now Bob... Please stop giving away my next ride locations....
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