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Ditto. Those of us familiar with riding a snowmobile take to the Spyder almost instantly. The body influence is quite similar. We actually lean slightly forward and into the corner (think leaning...

Correct.

I've hit five deer in just over 300,000 miles behind handlebars so, on average, I hit a deer every 60,000 to 65,000 miles. To be clear, four were on a snowmobile, one was on a dual sport bike, zero...

Gerard Karpik up at Team FAST (of M-10 snowmobile suspension fame) had an air shock system for these. Try and talk to Gerard, he might have one yet. 218-744-2101.

Maybe this will help, a post I did about ride height back a few years ago.....go to #5

https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?94031-What-Shock-setting-do-you-use&p=1137692#post1137692

The diameter of the 165/60r15 is only 2.8% greater, should be non issue, same 165 width. The 175/55r15 is only 2% larger diameter, 10mm wider. That's what I run, tighter fit in fender but still OK on...

Back when we were riding the original prototype units, they were all fitted with Dunlop car tires. You can still see this on the P0, P1, P2 and P3 prototypes when they are on display in Valcourt. Of...

That's really the attraction. The ability to open up the face. To breathe, get fresh air, smoke, talk, what have you. It is simply the ability to lift the front chin bar up out of the way. I used a...

Check out the new Koroyd technology that uses welded straws to replace the old Styrofoam. Combined with MIPS rotational features then for sure we have advances worth our attention. I believe this is...

Wear the best gear you can afford. Hitting the ground hurts.

Its more the inner Styrofoam that were concerned about than the outer shell. Think of when you would buy a Styrofoam cooler for your beer, and how after a few years the foam is no longer soft and...

One of the issues with the EV powered sleds and bikes is that of being even more stealth to the wildlife. Like, the deer do not hear you until the very last moment, and smacking one of them at speed...

For what it is worth, I am now on my second set of Kumho KH 16s on the front of my 2013 ST-S. Love them. 175/55r15 this time, had the 165s last time. I would not hesitate using these tires yet again....

I am considering a ride in two weeks (last week of September) that would take me from Burlington (north of Seattle) to Newport (Idaho border).

My question is can I take the scenic Washington state...

[QUOTE=Crisis;1179879]Congratulations! That is really an achievement. Very curious why you only kept the F3 for 2000 miles?


The F3 was an excellent machine. As much as I liked the 3-cylinder...

My first sled was a 1969 Sno Pony. Blew the drive clutch right off the damn thing.
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Now maybe this isn't a big deal for you riders down south, but up here in Minnesota we can only ride Spyder for something like six+ months in a typical year. We spend almost five months a year riding...

Richardv, sounds like you need the Bajaron sway bar kit, anti-sway bar to be accurate. Best bang for the buck. So far I have the Fox Podium front shocks, the Bajaron sway bar, and now the Kumho...

OK so I mounted the new wheels and bigger tires into my 2013 ST-S, which has the new style fenders. The larger 175/55r15 tires and wheels went right in, totally effortless, fit perfectly. I did put a...

Mostly the tread pattern was what I didn't like as well. I had that tire on a couple of Subaru Outbacks and it wore well but didn't hook up all that good, so I opted for the Kumho KH16. With 20,000...

Yes Mike. once we noticed the wear on the inner edges we took it to Caswell Cycle and got it laser aligned, but what we found did not explain the wear pattern. That said, the Spyder then handled...

Hell ya, and I just love it that we have a group here that we can share info and ideas with to better understand and appreciate the Spyder. It is after all, a shared passion among all of us. :cheers:

Wow, that was a good one. Put the tires in the sun for a couple hours, one went right on, but of course the other one was still not willing to seat all the way. Well, we left the 50 psi in there and...

The tire was acting like the inside diameter was too small. It would hold pressure, but the I.D. of the tire would not pop all the way up and seat properly onto the rim, despite our repeated and...

We were rotating the tire on the wheel so we had different contact patches to see if that made a difference.

Going to put the tires out into the sun for an hour and try again. Did get a response...

Brand new rims, brand new tires, lubed it like crazy, tired several times, spun the tire around on the rim, flipped the tire over on the rim, drove us fricking nuts. Didn't know how much pressure we...

This was a shocker for me. I have been running Kumho KH16 front tires on the 15" rims but in the 155/60r15 size. Love them, but they are 10mm narrower than the stock 165/55r15 Kenda tires. I really...

The U.P. is a long ways from east to west. I do a ton of riding in the western 1/3 of the U.P., so we should ask if you are seeking the best roads to ride or do you want to know about the best scenic...

The F3 has a lower center of gravity with the lower seating position, and it also has a higher roll center from the front suspension, so the resulting moment arm is much shorter. Think leverage. This...

My guess is you are feeling the belt vibration, or harmonic resonance. We can move the speed at which it occurs, but never completely make it go away. I've experienced a number of new units that it...