Whether or not someone who buys a $20K+ vehicle is "mechanically inclined" or not to do a SAFETY RECALL service on it is NOT the issue. If THAT is how the law works, then ALL of us should quit buying...
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Whether or not someone who buys a $20K+ vehicle is "mechanically inclined" or not to do a SAFETY RECALL service on it is NOT the issue. If THAT is how the law works, then ALL of us should quit buying...
Update to my post #388 on August 29th concerning my Safety Recall lack of service.
I've contacted an attorney out of frustration and tired of being b*ll-sh*ted by my dealer and BRP. I had one...
I'd be totally willing to do that. I have the riding gear that would allow me to do an all-day one-way ride in the desert Southwest safely even in the heat out here now. I have a couple relatives in...
LMAO! Yeah, that thought has occurred to me over the past 4 years too. :D But the problem with doing "The Alaska Trip" on 2 (or even 3) wheels is that unless you want to risk needing chains and...
Yeah, the bladder cancer was a total surprise. No symptoms whatsoever until I passed blood twice in one day and called the Nellis AFB clinic. They said come in the next day, took one look at the...
I will NEVER buy another Can-Am or BRP vehicle again. Why?
Bought a 2018 Spyder RTL 3 years ago and was able to make one long-distance round trip 10-day road trip with it before COVID shut...
My original FOBO2 batteries died at just under 2 years a couple months ago. Changed them and all was/is well again. But I rarely used the "logged in" feature of the app while riding. Would check...
I'm not that ignorant. Neither is my niece's husband who helped me put it in. The lips you are talking about are on BACK of the clamp. The difference is in the two batteries top construction. The...
Just changed the old OEM to the new Motobatt. Spyder starts right up now. Put a voltmeter on the old OEM after taking it out. Showed 12.6 volts. The cables were tight on the terminals and it...
Hey, never mind. We just put the overhead holddown in a vise and bent the 2 "lip" tabs so they were horizontal. The holddown then went flush with the battery top and everything clamped down fine.
In my 2018 RTL
The OEM battery has an indented lip on the top of it and the top battery holddown plate has two downward pointed lips that hang down into. The lips fit fine into the indented OEM...
Seeing as I already have the new battery coming Friday, I'm not gonna mess with the OEM one anymore. I hadn't bought a new XP-10 for my Spyder yet to take on road trips with me (I use a lot of extra...
Thanks. You seem to have nailed it. I connected the XP-10 to the battery and the Spyder started right up as soon as I pushed the starter button. So I took it for a 30 minute ride with the XP-10 in...
Hi all. Need some advice before I accidentally blow something up. :helpsmilie:
Hadn't ridden my 2018 RTL for several weeks. Was garaged, but didn't have it on a battery tender. Came out to...
"Seems logical" may not be the same as "is factual". But like I said, I personally don't care if anybody believes the science or not. They can ride naked for 30 minutes across town in 100 degree...
OK, I've been away for a while and was catching up on the forum posts. I ran across this thread. And I'm probably gonna p*ss some people off here with "my" reply to it. But...
There is a LOT of...
Joe, do you have a link to the "ring" type as an example? I Googled and can only find the foldable and accordion style ones. Thanks!
What constitutes a "newer model" in this discussion? My 2018 RTL still does it the "slow way" if I'm reading this thread correctly.
Plus, BOTH the 2018 and 2019 RT Operator's Guides specifically...
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I've had no prior warning the two times it has happened. The first time I was on my way to Joe and Ann's across town and had stopped at my bank on the way. When I came out to my Spyder...
Three years ago when my Gold Wing friend and I both got hit by a pickup truck and damned near killed, one of the first people to stop at the scene was a BMW rider who just happened to be a trauma...
It's the basic "Moon" stitch pattern from Russell. Same pattern I had on my NT too. I liked it because it has a lot less stitching and with my choice of full leather it reduces the possible water...
Joe,
Along with the 2 12mm wrenches I had, what was the size of the ratchet head to remove the bolt on the arm? Luckily the other rider had a tool set that had the ratchet and head to fit the...
Seeing a different "shout out" posted today for one of our vendors, I figured Joe & Ann deserved one too for the assistance they provided Monday that saved my road trip to get my new Russell seat.
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You missed the target.
When Russell rebuilds a seat using your own seat pan, they rebuild WHATEVER is needed for the seat to fit you. If they move you back by moving back the seat pocket, the...
These kind of threads are so sad. So much mis-information, and I've seen it happen over and over again since I joined this forum with my new 2018 Spyder RT LIMITED 3 months ago.
So let's get...
As Bob said, it's almost impossible to compare two people's different insurance costs nationwide. There are just too many variables involved. Location, accident and claim statistics for individual...
It's all relative. Here in the desert southwest where it doesn't rain very often (seasonal though), the first 30 minutes after it starts raining can be very hazardous for 2-wheels, 3-wheels, AND...
OK. That's not the way your original post read to me, but OK. I was just asking based on the Owner's Manual instructions. They say nothing about using a dolly, so I asked. And your original post...
Just curious. What does the South Carolina DMV register a Spyder as? Here in Nevada it gets registered as a "roadster". Would the SC "motorcycle three-wheel vehicle" include that definition? Is...
Are you sure that won't void a warranty or at least raise questions with Mother BRP? My 2018 RTL Owner's Manual says (with pictures) my RT should be towed on a flatbed and tied down as shown in the...