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~~~ Since I bought both of my Can Am trikes from a dealer in Kansas (Cycle Zone), and considering I live in Fla., going back to the dealer for servicing was out of the question. That said, every...

~~~you always were ahead of the rest of us PMK=:-)



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Jake
Reddick Fla.
It’s never too late to have a happy Childhood

~~~the battery part number on the box in my pic is correct. Dimensions are exact (same) as the OEM battery. I took the OEM battery in with me @ the auto parts store where I purchased the replacement...

~~~I’ve only had 1 lithium battery in a motorcycle, it was put into service in the 93’ BMW R100GSPD I bought used in late 2014. I sent that bike up to Virginia Mottrad to have some work done. It came...

Posting strictly to keep my post count respectable = :)

Have had some battery flat issues in the past, always chalked them up to listening to the radio with the motor off. Also, have taken the OEM...

~~~glad to hear the rear is easier because, the fronts were nothing short of Bears, using hand tools. Others may have better and different ideas



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Jake
Reddick Fla.
We always like...

~~~reading what you said here Mike reminded me of something an automotive tech once told me, in regards to my 1971 MGB. He told me to never lock the doors on this car. I asked why’s that? His...

~~~Mike, my first ride on the Vredsteins were/was in the wet. It was raining at the time. Not a gully washer but very wet none the less. Wet traction was excellent. Same with braking & induced quick...

@ Strelnikov- I recommend for you to visit a dealer local to you that sells new Can Ams. See if they have any used F3’s or RT’s. Ask to demo one. You’ll know if you’d want to own on after a ride....

~~~~I’m a bit late getting back to this thread. Duty calls doncha know. Nice that you have access to a Snap On automotive balancer. I used my Marc Parnes balance system which is not a high speed...

Fred, besides not mentioning price you also didn’t mention which motor it has (600cc or the 900cc motor). Asking for a friend

~~~I’m always appreciative of the help I get here Ed. I suppose when i get right down to it, I didn’t think I would have any trouble with it until another member (Northernsledder) mentioned in my...

~~~~well, as it turns out…I was able to fit that new tire on the OEM wheel w/o shimming the fender. Peter educated me in another thread, how to get it all to fit. That said, I was careful to check to...

~~~yes it did Peter, made sense. I was able to fit the wheel/tire by doing as you said. Also, after spinning the wheel/tire I determined shimming isn’t necessary and thank the Lord for that. Many...

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~~~here’s where I’m stuck. I see the 2 fender stays. One is 12 o’clock high, the other is to the right, a bit darker sticking up...

When I was in my early 40’s I wised up and purchased a motorcycle lift from Handy Industries. The one I have is operated with compressed air & IIRC this lift was a birthday present from Mrs. Jake as...

~~~Mea Culpa! You were right. I can’t even get the wheel/tire onto the mounting studs let alone to see if they rub or not. And to add insult to injury or vice versa, I don’t have enough washers on...

~~~I bought my first set of 3 plastic rim protectors with the nylon cord loops from Honda in 1979 when I purchased a new CX-500 V- Twin from them the same year as I didn’t want to mar the painted...

~~~now I understand what you were saying. I got the wheel off using tire levers. I worked on the outboard side of the wheel where there is a very small well for the opposing beads to lie in creating...

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~~~Okay PMK, I’ll see your 5 gallon bucket and raise you a 32 gallon steel trash can

~~~from memory, one of the reasons I chose the Quatracs, they’ve been a popular tire, especially amongst late model Spyderisti, w/little to no quirks. I don’t recall anyone having to shim, but if I...

~~~forgive me but, I’m having a hard time envisioning what you are saying. Any chance you have a pic of this you could post? Thanking you in advance!


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Jake
Reddick Fla.
It’s never...

~~~PMK!, Thank you for participating in my thread. The more, the merrier! Peter didn’t ask nor did I mention, when attempting the dismount, I chose to start on the inboard side of the wheel. The...

Couple of observations reading this thread. I wonder, if so much of the cost endured when taking your machine to the dealers for service (regarding the servicing of the engine for the systems in this...

i have an idea most reading what you wrote (your last 2 posts) prolly think you’re off yer nut Peter, OTOH, after imbibing a couple Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA’s, it snot so far fetched. That said,...

Peter!, I enjoy your enthusiasm, but first, to answer your question, I broke the beads on both sides of the rim/tire. The problem is there is no well in the center of the rim for the opposing side of...

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~~~too cold to work in the garage tonight so I brought the work indoors in front of the wood stove. Well I’ll be a son of a...

~~~Tire Rack





~~~I don’t believe there will be any clearance issues with the tires I purchased. There’s been plenty of peeps here that used the exact same tires & I don’t recall any of them...

~~~the Vredestein Quatracs will be the new rubber on my Spyder rims. The tire you see in post #27 is the OEM tire after some cleansing. I don’t care to work with dirty parts, tires, what have you,...

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~~~I’m working on it. Got some of the dirty bits clean. Presently they’re warming up in the bull pen


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