Most Popular Mods

[Questions]

Purchased my first Spyder last winter ( 2011 RSS) and was wondering what mods., or add-ons are the most popular...or needed.

I've seen sway bars mentioned, exhaust mods.

I havent done anything to it yet, and was just curious what other seasoned riders like on the RSS's..

Thanks

[happyspyder2039]

Purchased my first Spyder last winter ( 2011 RSS) and was wondering what mods., or add-ons are the most popular...or needed.

I've seen sway bars mentioned, exhaust mods.

I havent done anything to it yet, and was just curious what other seasoned riders like on the RSS's..

Thanks

When I had my RS the 1St thing I did was change out to the comfort Seat. Then after a while and a few different trial & error windshields went to the Madstad.

[Questions]

Thanks...Windshield is a good idea....Thanks for the info...I'm raring to get going this year..Roads are in bad shape here in Eastern pa...

[spyderwing]

Purchased my first Spyder last winter ( 2011 RSS) and was wondering what mods., or add-ons are the most popular...or needed.

I've seen sway bars mentioned, exhaust mods.

I havent done anything to it yet, and was just curious what other seasoned riders like on the RSS's..

Thanks

I also added the Madstad windshield to my 2012 RSS. It really cut down the head buffeting at speed. Excellent. John

[Chupaca]

Start with safety mods, followed by comfort/handling mods finally bling/shinny stuff. You will see mostly BajaRon swaybar (handling/safety) and spyderpops bumpskid (vehicle safety). Once you have time and miles under your belt you can see where you want to go.

[Cruzr Joe]

Bump Skid, Sway Bar & Lazer Alignment


Cruzr Joe

[BeRight]

2008 RS SM5: These are the ones that benefited me the most: Anti-vibration handlebar inserts, handlebar riser, fog lights, adjustable clutch handle (adjusts reach), replaced back of front fender reflectors with running/brake LEDs,windshield, GIVI top case with brake/running led lights, manual fan switch (I turned on the fan directly and or computer could still turn on fan).

[Deer Slayer]

My first addition on 20 day old RS-S.

[Deer Slayer]

Ops! Rocking chair in photo. Well why not?

[PistonBlown]

My suggestion is don't change anything until you've ridden it for at least 2K, this will tell you what you do and don't like about the ride. All our riding styles and journey's are different, as is what we find comfortable and want to experience.

Having said that one thing that has to change is the sway bar, though it's possible a previous owner has already done this on yours so check first. I think BajaRons are red and most people have those so it's relatively simple to tell if it's been done. Again though I would say don't change this straight away but ride the Spyder with the standard one first - once the cornering etc starts to annoy you fit one and you'll understand what the fuss is about:-)

Now I have made no changes to the seat, screen, pegs or bar height as I found those were just right for me as standard. But you may find that you want more weather protection (big screen), the bar position make your arms or back ache (risers), your bums numb (different seat), grips too small (grip puppies) and so on.

[DrewNJ]

My suggestion is don't change anything until you've ridden it for at least 2K, this will tell you what you do and don't like about the ride. All our riding styles and journey's are different, as is what we find comfortable......

I agree with this 100%[emoji106]

[Deer Slayer]

My suggestion is don't change anything until you've ridden it for at least 2K, this will tell you what you do and don't like about the ride. All our riding styles and journey's are different, as is what we find comfortable and want to experience.

Having said that one thing that has to change is the sway bar, though it's possible a previous owner has already done this on yours so check first. I think BajaRons are red and most people have those so it's relatively simple to tell if it's been done. Again though I would say don't change this straight away but ride the Spyder with the standard one first - once the cornering etc starts to annoy you fit one and you'll understand what the fuss is about:-)

Now I have made no changes to the seat, screen, pegs or bar height as I found those were just right for me as standard. But you may find that you want more weather protection (big screen), the bar position make your arms or back ache (risers), your bums numb (different seat), grips too small (grip puppies) and so on.

Here here, well said.

[kngfsh27]

Ops! Rocking chair in photo. Well why not?

Nothing wrong with a rocking chair out in the garage. I will have mine with a beer cooler.

[Motorcycledave]

FIRST... Think of safety and comfort, depending on how tall you are I would think of doing something with the
handle bars they are much to far forward and down " like a sports bike "crotch rocket" and the pegs are back so that puts
you in a leaning forward position, unless you are a life long crotch rocket rider this will get old real soon. I would look at changing the
bars, getting floor boards, or relocate the pegs down and forward, ride that way for while and see how it is then you may want to change
the windshield, you get plenty of buffeting with the stock shield and with most all aftermarket shields, if you notice almost every motorcycle
now comes with an adjustable shield on it for that reason I would look very hard at the Madstad shield, it adjusts up, down, forward and back
it is simply the best you can buy in my opinion, have them on my other motorcycles and love the way you can adjust it to where you want it.
all the above will get you in a seating position more like the Spyder ST maybe even better. Then I would look at storage, do yo plan on going
on long trips? you will need some saddle bags there are a zillion of them out there, I went with the GIVE bags they are the same as the BRP bags and work great but they are $$$, you can find them on line or maybe try other brands such as a company called "Leather Like" check the
ads in Rider mag. and others for them, you can also get many different soft bags try Cycle Gear.... there are many vendors here who stock
and sell things of this type right here on Spyder Lovers, I would go there first as all the vendors here are HONEST and have good pricing
for Spyder Lovers members. then think of the seat yo are sitting on, do you like it? or hate it? there are a bunch of seat makers here on the forum the prices are all over the board but remember it's your butt that has to like it, so don't be hasty you may find a used seat in the
classified section here. Some folks love the sway bars and some people want a hand brake, they are all here. all you need is a bunch of $$$$
Get out there and ride and enjoy that Spyder it will not take long for you to decide what to change then go for it...
Ride Safe
Dave

Purchased my first Spyder last winter ( 2011 RSS) and was wondering what mods., or add-ons are the most popular...or needed.

I've seen sway bars mentioned, exhaust mods.

I havent done anything to it yet, and was just curious what other seasoned riders like on the RSS's..

Thanks

[speedbuggy]

Last year after riding my Spyder GS, I added the mirror extensions. Now I can see better to the rear.
This year I added; Drivers backrest, passenger backrest, Helibars handlebar riser, the Can Am saddlebags,
passenger footpeg extenders, and waiting to come in the mail, are the drivers highway
pegs.

[Questions]

Thanks for all your help everyone....I think I have a good idea of what to do....I've been riding it for about a year....so I am definitly going for the sway bar....and a fellow Spyderlover had a OE passenger backrest I just made a deal on...

we'll start there..

Thanks again to everyone...Now to find some fellow riders in the Lehigh Valley

[ARtraveler]

Your fellow riders have you covered.

[BajaRon]

Nothing wrong with a rocking chair out in the garage.

... As long as your not actually USING it!

[DrewNJ]

Thanks for all your help everyone....I think I have a good idea of what to do....I've been riding it for about a year....so I am definitly going for the sway bar....and a fellow Spyderlover had a OE passenger backrest I just made a deal on...

we'll start there..

Thanks again to everyone...Now to find some fellow riders in the Lehigh Valley

There's a group of us out your way often. We ride from south jersey/delaware out toward Lancaster and Reading quite a bit. Shoot me a pm with your cell and I'll keep you posted and we'll catch up as the weather clears.

[PistonBlown]

Thanks for all your help everyone....I think I have a good idea of what to do....I've been riding it for about a year....so I am definitly going for the sway bar....and a fellow Spyderlover had a OE passenger backrest I just made a deal on...

we'll start there..

Thanks again to everyone...Now to find some fellow riders in the Lehigh Valley

Just spotted the photo, you've got my favourite paint scheme on that RSS. There's one of the local riders who's got the same and as far as we're aware it's the only one like it in NZ - all of us who ride with him are a bit jealous:-)

Didn't realise from your first post that you'd had your Spyder for a while. When you've done your sway bar you may find it's worth playing with the settings on your front suspension as well. Before fitting one I had mine on the top setting to try and flatten it out on the corners, however that tended to mean that it was a bit skittish on uneven roads (and following the earthquake we had a lot of those:-)). After fitting the sway bar I found I could take the suspension down a notch to get a smoother ride and yet it still handled better in the corners than before.

I'm going to turn your original question around now - so after a year what would you like to improve?

[Questions]

[I'm going to turn your original question around now - so after a year what would you like to improve?[/QUOTE]


I think the swat bar is a must for me....and thanks for the shock tip....havent even looked to see where they are set....

Just made a deal for a OE Passenger backrest, so that made me happy too... It most likely will be some kind of Floorboards next for sure.

AS most have stated here...I'm gonna take it slow...Tweek a few things, and see what happens. It looks like some RS ryders are torn between sport riding, and more of a Sport touring set-up.

Thanks for the comment about the color scheme...I think its one of the best I've seen, and turns alot of heads around here..