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definitely happens. I got in to the habit of preparing myself for the hit and/or taking it easy on turns if I see debri. The worst was a day when I wan on road that had that asphalt material that...

Not sure how this will work for non FB users... but here are a few links to some cool Spyder stuff on my FB page.

Videos
Cruising NH
Slow Motion bridge cruise
Escape from NYC
Untitled
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Well, maybe someone out there will come across this post and get some good info out of it.
If you are shopping for a Spyder and are wondering about long term abuse, I'm here to tell you that this...

you ruined my surprise!!!!!


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Technically, I only just hit 100k today.

I'm pretty sure I stopped... that must be some weird effect from the wide angle lens..:doorag:

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its a GoPro Hero helmet cam. I set it to take a still photo every 2 seconds.

and some of my favorite stills so far....

http://nick-caro.com/Y/Yhero/hero01.jpg
http://nick-caro.com/Y/Yhero/hero02.jpg
http://nick-caro.com/Y/Yhero/hero03.jpg...

Trial run with the GoPro Hero

http://gallery.me.com/nick.caro#100026

well, I have a confession to make; About 5 weeks ago, I picked up a Honda Element... This is the first car I have owned in 5 years. It was becoming increasingly difficult to find people to go up to...

I'll still be snowboarding on weekends up at Killington for at least the next 4 weekends...

Would love to have a little meet-up at Marcus Dairy some Sunday morning later in the spring

I normally stop in at one of those self service wash bays and grab the pressure washer. I leave the engine running and spray it from every angle. The place I go to has a slight incline at the rear of...

true mileage may never be known.... Since replacing the cluster brings you back to zero. :shocked:
...yup, its true.
In theory a shady individual or even a dealer could purchase a new cluster or...

If you travel busy roads at peak times you will never have an issue with the snow cause the plow truck armies are out there.
The real question may be; how will you be able to accept the salt and...

:congrats:

Now we can petition BRP for a new pin design!!

this one gets few looks.
When I'm going to MA or local in CT two bungess are enough to hold it in place up to 50mph.

When I got to VT, I have to prep for high speed so I reinforce with 6 bungees...

A few BRP folks did bring up the topic of doing a tear down on it and we played around with the idea earlier in 09'.... so we'll see if anything develops from it.

I push through some ugly...

1) Doc, I breathe a sigh of relief to hear about your experience on the highway. I've been there and know how ugly that is.

2) I'm stunned to see this post, MagicMan's post and a few others that...

the iPhone pic came out better than expected, but in reality it was way more intense. This is what my Spyder looked like when I got to work this morning. I spent the holiday weekend scurrying around...

2008 SM5 = 79,881.5 miles

It does, it does very well. I'm pushing mine threw it's second winter and it runs great. I murder my battery with heated gear and cold starts but overall the performance is nothing short of...

interesting.... makes me wonder if this carries over to the RT. This past fall I spent a few days on an SE5 model and fell in love. I quickly decided that would be the way to go with the RT.
But,...

/standby for a flood of opinions. This is about as hot as asking what oil or fuel octane to use. btw; these numbers are based on the Kelvin scale of color temperature

so, here's mine.

I vote...

Medican, thanks for the link.

Looks like I have much to learn about the CB culture. Just from browsing that one page, the CB is looking like it will certainly be in my future.



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IN Western CT and I have not owned an automobile since 2004.
The Spyder is my primary, but not my only. On backup, there is a BMW F800GS.

Prior to the Spyder, the train was my backup when two...

Does anyone know if you can select a channel on the CB to contact emergency services?

I seem to often come up on crazy situations out there on the road. Tonight I followed a drunk for about 10...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-572ca6TPI&feature=related

at about 1:30 I found myself holding my desk and leaning a little forward as if to fight the wind.....

you're my hero and I'm going to see if can plan a trip to hang with you this winter.

I was chatting with three Harley guys once at Marcus Dairy...
They were checking out the Spyder and one guy says;
"f-that, I wont go on three wheels unless I'm so old that I'll be (pooping) my own...

ok, just need to throw this on the pile.

This past week, has been what can be considered the first really cold week around here and I busted out the new heavy equipment.

Ski-Doo - Spirit, bib...

I know.... I know... it's shameful to even think of "getting a ride" for 19 hours.
But I've riden that stretch of I-95 down on 2wheels in to Daytona in my younger years, and there was just nothing...