Ok you got it right this time.
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Originally Posted by
CyncySpyder
I`ll just say this about your delima in decision making.
I personally didn`t think this bar would make nearly as dramatic of an effect as it did, especially even at low speeds.
In those flat lands that you live, I'm sure they have turns & on & off ramps, right? Even with those, you will notice a difference and that difference is confidence inspiring. So much so, it just might make you want to actually 'Seek Out' those hidden, less ridden twisty roads that few travel on, that I'm sure are hidden around your area.
Not to mention, make you look forward to even more road trips on your Spyder to more better known locals, such as Lamonts Bar-B-Q:doorag: and maybe even The Dragon:clap: Its all up to you.
Having a Spyder is Great!!!
Having a Spyder with Superior Handling is. ............. INSPIRING!!!;)
I'm giving you this one Dave:thumbup: Went for short but much faster ride tonight with the new sway bar. Wow! what was that? Not my bike.
Handling was so much different that I was in the other lane most of the time. Riding habits from old Spyder are still there and it's not even close to the same. Very Nice! Can't wait to ride some more.
Us Spyder addicts (Teddy & I) got our fix today **** MY FACE HURTS !!!
:yes::yes::yes: Both of us are Physically & Emotionally Spent :yes::yes::yes:
When I left work today, it was 61F & sunny, OMG it was everything I could do to NOT cancel my OT apt. but I was a good boy & I went ;)
But as soon as I got home, I opened the garage & fired Teds Red Sled up, plugged in his heater & headed up the stairs to get The Kid:p
We rode and rode and rode every twisty back road we could make it to before it got dark :doorag::ohyea: My face hurts :2thumbs: from smiling so much:clap:
Had to stop for gas even :p and of course, spent about 15 minutes at the dog park, but Teddy was more interested in ryding than other dogs, and who am I to argue with The Master :doorag: I brought our PivotHead POV SunGlasses with us, and took many videos and just finished watching them again, man oh man, I LOVE the sound of Teds Red Sled now :clap: No more sewing machine, just a nice throaty growl :doorag: Just begs you to roll on the throttle even more and more :clap:
While out, I decided to see if I could actually get video of Teddy ryding, instead of just the forward view of the road from my perspective, so I put the glasses on my ball-cap backwards, facing Teddy :p Not being able to view what it could see, and it being behind my head, I had no clue how well it would work, or even if I had them at the right angle to view the lil guy, but chanced it anyway. Glad I did, tho its far from perfect, it worked out pretty dang well. Only problem is I had it set to record in HD and the vid is like 7 minutes long, so it'll take a bit over an hour to upload to YouTube. But once I get it completed, probably after I get home from work tomorrow, I'll post the vid here to share with y'all ;) I know it brings a smile to my face, and hopefully yours as well :2thumbs:
I tell ya, I LOVE how this machine rydes now, its a Truly Inspiring Ryde :firstplace: Thank You BaJaRon :firstplace::bowdown::bowdown:
Vid is uploading now, showing 127 minutes remaining, but here's the link once done
Dave & Teds Most Excellent Adventures 2013
What's up cyncy Spyder I was in ur neck of the woods today. It was a great day to ride. Hit up Devou Park wow what nice views.
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We saw you just as we were leaving our condo, you rode right by ....
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Originally Posted by
seansr917
What's up cyncy Spyder I was in ur neck of the woods today. It was a great day to ride. Hit up Devou Park wow what nice views.
As soon as I got Teddy geared up for the ryde, I opened our front door & started making our way down the steps when all of a sudden, from our second balcony overlooking the street in front of our condo, I see an RS Spyder riding by that I didn't recognize & thought in the back of my head it mighta been you :rolleyes:
Even tho it took us another 5 or 6 minutes to get going on Teds Stripped Sled, we tried our best to catch up to you :doorag: but sadly, never did :gaah:
:yes:Your right tho, the day was made for ryding:clap: Glad that you got to enjoy it as well :ohyea:
You've got my number, anytime its nice & you want to ryde, just send a text or call :thumbup: That is, as long as you wouldn't be embarrassed being seen ryding with a Redneck & his dog on a stripped Spyder ;) :roflblack::roflblack:
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/a...7&d=1360320529
Ummmmmm..................
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Originally Posted by
Doc - Riverside
As you have had Ted's Sled naked for a while have you been paying attention to your gas mileage? Reason for the question is I believe that the dreaded gas smell that we all experience is caused by the heat that is induced into the gas tank by the exhaust pipes. I have seen my gas tank temp be as high as 145 F after a long ride, been as high as 160 on a hot day. My readings are with all the plastic in place. You on the other hand have free air flow and should not experience the heat build up in the gas tank which should reduce the gas vapor smell and may increase your mileage.
I'll be honest here, we had to fill up on our 50+ mile ryde yesterday and the 1st bar didn't go down on the digital display until mile 42 and as you know, once that 1st bar drops, the rest do at an increasingly faster rate. Hard to judge mileage yet, as we were ryding rather aggressively the entire 50+ mile ryde. With the New KewlMetal Air Intake on, you know the way the engine and exhaust sounds now, and it just begs to be opened up & with it being still new to us along with our other mods, and ryding so infrequently right now, its hard not to "Ryde it like I stole it" :rolleyes: ya know :ohyea::roflblack:
But I'm sure this phase will calm down with more frequent use, and then we should be able to get a more accurate accounting of our MPGs. As of right now, there are no noticeable fuel smells while ryding or garaging, so that's good. I did notice on yesterdays ryde, we usually hovered right around 2-3 bars on the temp guage and it would go up to around 5 when stopped. Before, we usually hovered around 4-5 while running & would get up to 7-8 stopped, but this is all probably relative to the body panels more so than the difference in intakes, I would assume.
Sharing a Blast from the past - Warmer. greener times from last year
Coz stopped by & provided some much needed assistance & proclaimed .....
:yikes: The Mad Scientist Lives :yikes:
Once he saw our table, with dozens of electronic gizmo mods that I've been working on fabbing up for Teds Red Sled, once we get it back from the shop & the valve check is complete, hopefully this week, I can actually start reassembling it all back together. Right now, its more apart than ever, with the windshield & brackets removed, it reminds me of a race bike, as we needed to move the wiring for the GPS to a less cluttered area, in behind the headlights to make room for a couple of dash mounted Tallon Ram Mounts to hold the New & Improved Teddy-Cam monitor on one side & our illimuntated cup holder on the other side. The new LCD is incased in all alluminum, so with the added weight, I wanted to make sure to have its mount reinforced & luckily Coz was able to figure out how to dissassemble one of the mounts, so that I can run the power feed thru it, and avoiding the other issue I had of running the wired thru the dash, THANK YOU COZ!!!
He also gave me some suugestions for another project I'm working on for Teddy's Sun-Canopy to possibly add a detatchable surround system to better protect the little guy in extreme cold or rain even. If I somehow manage it, I'm thinking it would kind of look like a mini Pope-Mobile for the Tedster :shocked:
Oh Teddy Teddy Teddy... make all my appointments. when their here
Got sent home early again today so I decided to take Teddy with me to my Therapy appointment. This was only his second time to join me & WOW OH WOW was he once again a HIT :yes::joke::yes:
He remembered most that he had met his previous visit, schmoozed with everybody including other patients & did his lil show of working for his treats, much to the delight of his onlooking fans:clap:
There was even a new patient there for hand therapy, a young 17 year old kid that was at the station behind us & before we had spoke, I overheard him telling his Therapist that he wants to schedule all his future appointments for when we were going to be there as well :roflblack::thumbup:
He finished his session while my arm was still under heat treatment and came up to us claiming, "Sorry, I just can't leave without saying hi & meeting this little guy face to face." Teddy was sitting in my lap & quickly jumped at the chance to schmooze with a new fan. I told the guy that if he asked Teddy to Hi5 him, & he held up his 'good' hand where Teddy could reach it, he'd probably give him a Hi5. The kid was all smiles & readily did as instructed, but Teddy slyly raised his nose to sniff the young mans hand, & realizing he didn't have a treat for him, snubbed the young guy & we all cracked up with a good laugh :roflblack::roflblack:
Feeling bad for the kid & my arm at the time incapacitated, I told the kid to put his hand in my right hand jacket pocket & pull out a Cherio & let him smell it, but to not let him have it. Ah Yes, that did the trick. As soon as Teddy smelled that the young guy now had a treat, Teddy was ready to show off all his bag of tricks for the kid now & quickly presented him with as many Hi5's as the guy wanted. I truly think that made the young mans day, not to mention everyone in the Therapy room watching:yes::clap::roflblack::thumbup:
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Pics of Teddy in the car today
Pics of Teddy in the car today on the way to my Therapy apt. hanging his head out the cracked window trying to get the feel of the wind in his hair like when ryding his Spyder.
Right you are, but that makes a 45 minute ryde into an hour & a half of chaos
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granpa in Cincy
There's more than one way to Middletown besides the interstate. nojoke
We did that once before & with all the side street traffic & gawkers, it just wasn't a fun rydenojoke
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More stripped than ever, but we made it