Fang's Ill

[FANG]

Well today started out great - first day in the last 4 that I could ryde the :spyder2:. Weather has been so bad but today dawned with the sun shining and temps in the 50's. I decided I would go visit my Mom who lives about 60 miles away in Mobile, AL. Was taking a leisurely ryde on Interstate 10 when disaster happened. As I entered the tunnel that goes under the Mobile River my dash board lit up like a christmas tree. EBD fault - ABS fault - VSS fault - check DPS. LIMP MODE HOME. Arrggh.... :yikes:

I pulled over and turned the spyder off. Waited for 15 min restarted and tried to ryde the spyder -- LIMP MODE only. I made it to my Mom's. Called BRP - I have the extended waranty so I wanted to have the :spyder2: towed to Pensacola MotorSports. Well you cannot call and request a pick up for a future date. (PMS is closed Sunday and Monday) the operator told me that the imformation can only be saved for 48 hrs and that I will have to call back and give them the information on Monday and then call again on Tuesday to tell them to send the flat bed wrecker.
It took me over 20 minutes just toget an operator on the line.

So I have to work Monday called my daughter and she and her husband came and picked me up and brough me back home. My precious :spyder2: is broken in my Mom's driveway wait transport to the shop.

Anybody have any ideas what this could be I have a 2008 SM5 with 6000 miles. :banghead:

[shunkmanitu]

>>>>I don't know what to say. Did you recently fuel it before the problem. I know many systems will just give a "Check engine" if the gas cap is not fully tighened because of the polution system. On the Subaru it will knock out the cruise control system.

Good luck!

[NancysToy]

Check your relays!
-Scotty

[kalavera]

sorry to hear about Fang.

I hate that they are closed on monday. Harley Davidson is open on Monday. So why are the motorsports/powersports stores closed on Monday?

Anyways, I am really sorry to hear about your bike. I hope its something simple and you are back on the road soon. I hate to see a Spyder in the shop.

On a different note, I finally got our Spyders out of the elements. Since December our spyders have been out in the elements but under their Can-Am outdoor covers. It took all week but I finally got the garage organized better to park the Spyders inside.

Bill, give me a call if I can do anything.

That reminds me, Littlebit and my spyders dont have names yet. You have Fang and shunkmanitu has Iktome Luta.

[Lamonster]

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9620

[FANG]

thanks for the info - looks lijke it might be a simple fix. sure wish I had a computer witih me yesterday when this happened but it was only a short hop to see Mom and I would not have guessed this would hae happened.

Fang is due for its 6000 mi check up - so the plan is to have it towed to PMS and let them check it out and doo the 6000 mi service.

hopefully I will have it back by this weekend and I will be able to shake it down before our Ryde to the Shed on the 11th of April.

I am stopping at Advanced Auto tonight and am going to pick up a couple of spare relays.

Again thank for the info -- you guys and gals are great.