Finally out of hibernation/long maintenance time. Sorted out the coolant leak, oil change, mirror magnets, general clean, and inspection while the Tupperware was removed. Out for a short jaunt and...
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Finally out of hibernation/long maintenance time. Sorted out the coolant leak, oil change, mirror magnets, general clean, and inspection while the Tupperware was removed. Out for a short jaunt and...
Wife would fall asleep regularly, depending upon length of the ride. Armrests bungeed together and she can relax. And take it all in or not.
Out and About again!
Reassembled and brought it out of maintenance/hibernation. The Spyder, not the wife.
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Finally got it back out and about after about a year. Not much of a run, blew out cobwebs (literally) and monitored for coolant leaks, none. Now on to intake mod and a good deep clean. Oh, and order...
Yes,absolutely used them on our 2011 RTS. Used the hippo hands up front ,with heat on could use a less bulky glove. Used some ATV knockoff hippo hands over the heated passenger grips as well. Worked...
Lake Wylie. Soon as I get numerous other projects sorted,I’ll be underway again.
Good shot, Val. Hey maybe we should send Jim Cantore to wherever that ballon came from. From my time in Charleston and elsewhere on the East coast, every time I saw him on tv, it had hit the fan....
Peter is spot on in his description of Spyder brake master cylinders. I’d be willing to wager that almost everyone that has ever done brakes on our machines has run in to one seemingly unrelated...
Piston Dryver?
Foam grips were one of the first things I did with my Spyder upon purchase in 2011. Never been without them,heated grips work great and when the going gets really tough, addition of ATV handlebar...
Yogi Berra would be proud.
David
Yes, what everyone has said about the battery, particularly, about the loose connection, and what Peter said about the drain on startup. Age of the battery is a major factor, but check those...
Wait.what??? I'm not on Bookface, so if someone could be so kind to tell the rest what has been going on. Shoot, I'm barely on here. Meanwhile all the best to Lamont, Heal quick, please.
David
Was just wondering as well what prompted this change.
David
Thanks for that link. Not only served with distinction in WWII and always remembered the veterans. Funny how a prominent individual's life resonates with ours on some level sometimes. A class act...
I completely agree. Honda coolant, formulated for aluminum engines will perform well and is widely available. And as stated, a through flush and clean. Planning on doing that my own self upon pending...
+1 on Speedbleeders. Just replaced rear pads and flushed. IMHO worth a try.
David
What a great,full, life. Truly a hero with The Right Stuff.
Ahem, the epoxy broke off clean, and was cleaned from the original bung. The original repair must have been in there a good five years (roadster is a 2011 with close to 64 K miles) Cheapcycle parts...
Some time back, I had wrung the bung completely out of the radiator in the process of changing coolant. Shrugged shoulders, JB welded the piece in and all was good for a number of years. This last...
Speed leaders are metric thread,but wrench size is 5/16th. At least,that’s the deep well 6 pt size that worked on my rear caliper.
David
While agreeing with the potential for fuel pump damage when attempting to determine your fuel capacity, this is almost as much fun as an oil thread.
David
Speaking of F150s, mine is a 2017 with the 2.7. If I'm staying around town its regular 87 octane. Ethanol free when I can find it, otherwise it gets treatment. On the highway , or towing , it's the...
Our first long trip with our roadster was summer of 2011. Enroute,and less than 20 miles from Mammoth Cave,in the dark, a microburst had me depending on the fog lines to see where we were in the...
My Spyder did the exact same thing some years ago. Culprit was a pinhole leak in the overflow tank. In fact,it pinhole leaked square in my face. Replaced with new and it hasn’t done it since. I...
All good suggestions here, but like what happened to AJ, happened to me as well. Battery replaced, all is well,oh mine is a 2011.
David
And that spooks me.
The former ET1(SS)
Did you have time to ask why it was crossing the road?
David
I have a 2011 roadster, and my plug is under the seat, to the SAE connector for the battery tender. Lives in the void under the glovebox. When not in use, wiring coils up under the seat and SAE...