Looking for Quality Service Manual for RT

**DR Buck** · 03-10-2013, 06:34 PM

I've got the Green Manuals CD that I purchased last year. Although it contains lots of information the quality leaves a lot to be desired. The contrast of the images on the scanned pages is horrid and makes the photos hard to view and almost useless. I guess you get what you pay for.

I'm looking for a source of a VERY GOOD quality service manual. Price is not a significant issue. Quality and content are more important to me. anyone know of a good source? I'm gong to check the BRP site to see what is there.

**Oldmanzues** · 03-10-2013, 07:27 PM

I was willing to pay for Factory manual and did
Oldmanzus

**Wiredux** · 03-10-2013, 07:36 PM

I have no issues with the one I have. As with most things scanned in you will loose quality. I enjoy having my manual on my iPad or iPhone if needed.

**Illinois Boy** · 03-10-2013, 07:45 PM

I got mine from:

http://green-manuals.com

It is a scanned manual, but the contents and pictures are clean and readable.

The other site is:

http://manuals4mechanics.com

**DR Buck** · 03-10-2013, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by Oldmanzues

I was willing to pay for Factory manual and did
Oldmanzus

Where did you order the factory manual from. I can't find it on the BRP site.

**Chupaca** · 03-10-2013, 09:29 PM

You can always order it through your local dealer. Check e-bay or amazon for the factory manual..

**NancysToy** · 03-10-2013, 09:55 PM

What are you reading it on? No problem on any desktops or laptops I have tried. BTW, you can always print out the pages you need.

**jthornton** · 03-11-2013, 07:13 AM

I got a shop manual from techmasters manuals and the scan was light with poor contrast. I've not printed a page yet but I'm not impressed with the quality of the scan.

I have the factory manual for my GW and really like having it near the bike when I'm servicing it.

John

**jthornton** · 03-11-2013, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Illinois Boy

I got mine from:

http://green-manuals.com

It is a scanned manual, but the contents and pictures are clean and readable.

The other site is:

http://manuals4mechanics.com

The http://manuals4mechanics.com is a mirror of http://www.techmastermanuals.com/ which had a poor scan. The http://green-manuals.com has less pages but you say it has good contrast on the pages? I'd love to see a screen shot of a page with a diagram on it before I order another online manual.

Edit: Reading back I see the OP didn't like the green manual contrast...

Here is a screenshot of part of a page from the techmaster manual. You can see the TOC has proper contrast but the page does not.

Spyder Manual Page.jpg

John

**jthornton** · 03-11-2013, 09:19 AM

The printed page looks the same but is readable even with these old eyes... what can you expect for $30.

John

**NancysToy** · 03-11-2013, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by jthornton

Here is a screenshot of part of a page from the techmaster manual. You can see the TOC has proper contrast but the page does not.

Spyder Manual Page.jpg

John

I see what you mean. What year is this one for? Still acceptable, but could be better. I agree with the sentiments below.

Originally Posted by jthornton

The printed page looks the same but is readable even with these old eyes... what can you expect for $30.

John

**jthornton** · 03-11-2013, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by NancysToy

I see what you mean. What year is this one for? Still acceptable, but could be better. I agree with the sentiments below.

This is the 2011-2012 RT manual... and low an behold when I look at the top of my printed page I see "www.green-manuals.com" how interesting. Other than the service bulletins and other stuff I have to assume all three are the same pdf file.

John

**DR Buck** · 03-11-2013, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by NancysToy

I see what you mean. What year is this one for? Still acceptable, but could be better. I agree with the sentiments below.

Originally Posted by jthornton

The printed page looks the same but is readable even with these old eyes... what can you expect for $30.

John

It's actually what I would expect for $30. However, my 'old eyes' have always been bad and have issues with poor contrast black & white images. That's why I'm willing to pay more than $30 if I can get quality. Guess I'll have to order a hard copy through the dealer.

**MtlBen** · 03-11-2013, 04:44 PM

Here's an iPad screen shot from the Green Manual I bought.

...Ben...

**MtlBen** · 03-11-2013, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by MtlBen

Here's an iPad screen shot from the Green Manual I bought.

...Ben...

Actually, the screen shot does not do justice to the original. In terms of color and contrast, it is as per the screenshot, but the fonts are sharp. The characters got damaged in the jpeg compression.

The original document is a real pdf, not a jpeg, meaning you can zoom in as much as you want and the fonts always remain sharp.

I personally find it is actually pretty good.

...Ben...

**Illinois Boy** · 03-11-2013, 05:25 PM

I don't know how to do a screen-shot to post otherwise I would.

My manual's quality is just fine with no problems -- other than a few pages are just slightly tilted when they scanned the pages; but NOT a big deal.

If someone isn't happy with their Green Manual you should contact them about it.

If you buy the manual for the 2011 RT-SE5, then you would be getting exactly the same manual as I have -- quality and all -- which is as good as you could want.

**Illinois Boy** · 03-11-2013, 05:35 PM

Okay... searched around and found this site also.

If someone gives them a try and likes it... let us know.

http://canammanuals.com/Can-Am%20Spyder.htm

**DR Buck** · 03-13-2013, 08:53 PM

I found a pretty good quality digital service manual for $14. It's fully searchable and printable. real easy to use and find what you are looking for. The only down side is that it is not a pdf and has it's own application to read it so it can not be used on a tablet.

http://stores.ebay.com/jats-workshop

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