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  1. Thread: Rear tire size??

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    I’ve run that tire for 16,000 miles, about to put...

    I’ve run that tire for 16,000 miles, about to put another just like it on it, wife is a big girl so I run 26 PSI and it wears perfectly even..

    In my opinion it grips as good in the rain and isn’t...
  2. Keeping our 2014.... If it ain’t broke, Don’t fix...

    Keeping our 2014.... If it ain’t broke, Don’t fix it... My motto...
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    Being seen/noticed is good...

    High beams in daytime period, no matter how bright...Being noticed/seen is good.....They know you are there, even if it aggravates them in the process....:thumbup:
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    Look for independent shops...

    Yep, the stealers around here want $150-$200+ to install a rear tire and don't even bother with getting the drive belt tension and tracking right....I pull my own, get them swapped for $25 each at a...
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    Congrats!

    It must be rough on you folks who can't ride year round.....Congrats on getting back out there......
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    Stick wit what ya know...

    I bought an old used Iphone5 a couple years ago and use it for just music....When it ever does die I will just get another old used IPhone 5.....:thumbup:
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    My Take on the Baja Ron Bar.....

    Well, I did what I said and put one on....No more than an Hr job once I somewhat cleverly figured out how to get it far enough into the air...

    I like the way it fit, LOVE the way those links are...
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    I used a powered 5 wire converter on...

    I used a powered 5 wire converter on mine....Spyder don't even know it has my little HF trailer hooked to it...:thumbup:
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    Tax Time!!!!

    Just waiting on tax refund to get here.....Ordering that BajaRon swaybar is priority #1 for those Ozark Twisties.....Around 2 more weeks it should hit da bank!:yes:
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    We had some pad left and could have gone 1000's...

    We had some pad left and could have gone 1000's more miles likely, and for the life of me cannot understand the strange pull to the left and braking stability issue.....There seems to have been no...
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    Yessir!

    me too, got em spin balanced and the Spyder has never rolled so smooth or handled so good! Brakes are top knotch now too...Zero stability issues now.....Lovin it!.
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    Not trying to morph into a tire thread...but....

    All is right in Spyder world again....My mechanic had theories about bent spindles, messed up bearings, ect....Could not believe it would be brand new tires causing that horrible issue....But we...
  13. Thread: Looking at an RT

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    Wouldn't hurt to shop around a little more..Got...

    Wouldn't hurt to shop around a little more..Got our RT SM6 for $17,900 brand spanking new.....Hattiesburg cycles knocked $4000+ straight off the top to get rid of the previous model year and make...
  14. Thread: Looking at an RT

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    BEST doesn't ring a bell.....

    It's not B.E.S.T.(best I can remember).......Not sure the name but it is a 3 year warranty that started when the factory warranty ran out, no deductable, and all major components are supposed to be...
  15. Thread: Looking at an RT

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    It's what we did...

    Thats what we did, factory warranty for 2years and separate extended warranty for 3more..

    According to our dealer the extended warranty isn't near as persnickety as the BRP warranty was and your...
  16. Thread: Looking at an RT

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    Pressures....

    I kinda worked it bass ackwards...
    260 lbs 1-up = 40 psi
    520 lbs 2-up = 65 psi

    Since the dealer had the headlights so out of whack to start with that the high beams were like low beams.....
    ...
  17. Thread: Looking at an RT

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    Amenities not an issue on my RT SM6...

    If you ride it continuously 2 up it won't be an issue on the BASIC RT you still have a nozzle under the seat to add air and provided the air bladder on the shock don't leak it will maintain it for...
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    Boy I am!!!!

    If you are talking about the arachnids, I sure am! I bought them on sale and it appears both are slightly out of round....even after proper mounting and additional spin balancing at around 45 mph the...
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    Live and learn..

    I definitely did not research those front tires properly....But the biggest mistake was I purchased them about 4 months ahead of time on a sale.......

    Note to self, Buy tires then install them...
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    Very little downshifting here..

    Mine is a manual and I just clutch it and downshift as I stop...But it sees the Ozarks on occasion and I pull a heavy trailer on occasion....Still had more brake pad left than expected and still not...
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    Brake update....

    New brake pads, bled the brakes, all appears right in the world of stability again......Brakes stop straight at all speeds, still not sure why it acted so bad before though, never got any air when...
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    Maybe it'll be solved with bleeding...

    143610[QUOTE=DC1;1226029] It lies in wait..LOL...
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    And........Mine aren't worn out either...

    Well.....I tore it down to find a surprise....The brake pads were NOT worn out....(not sure what I THOUGHT I was seeing with the tac light, maybe it was more me a-s-s-u-m-I-n-g, we all know what that...
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    Thanks!

    Thanks! I definitely am going to give Ron my business in about a month on the sway bar......I could use keeping the wheels planted for about 5 more mph in the twisties to keep up with the 2...
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    Thanks! What I was hoping to hear....

    Thanks, that tells me my brakes lasted as long or maybe longer than they should have....My wife and I camp and ride the twisties in the Ozarks a lot....I am probably harder than usual on brakes.....I...
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    Unloaded, no.......

    Wife and I usually camp when we vacation.....about 6 or so days at a time....The little HF trailer is relatively light till we load it with everything we need to be self sufficient for a week...We...
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    Had an eye on EBC pads...

    Had an eye on those very brake pads already......The first check mark on those! Thanks!
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    RT brake questions.......

    Here while back I posted bout my Spyder RT SM6 getting squirrelly when braking.. I checked the switch under the passenger seat as instructed and it was plugged in properly.....
    Well, I just figured...
  29. I pulled my Kuhmo after about 11,000 miles as it...

    I pulled my Kuhmo after about 11,000 miles as it was down to about 1/3 tread and I was getting pure scared of it in the rain...I rode from Mississippi to Connecticut and back late last year with that...
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    He already ordered it...see above....

    He already ordered it...see above....
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