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    Active Member Geosik's Avatar
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    We just returned from Upstate New York to our home in Culpeper, Va with my brand new Black Satin F3T. I had the dealer install the Top Case, Auxiliary Lights and Signature Light

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    We rode home yesterday, 500 plus miles and the first 300 was in in light to moderately heavy rain. The F3 handled superbly as did the wife's 2015 RT-S.

    I have many question for F3 owners that I will be asking but first an observation on the handling of the F3.

    With our 2013 RTL and our 2015 RTS we installed the BajaRon Sway Bar and had a laser alignment done and used JT'S Dual Fill to overcome the "squirrelly" handling of these Spyders. I found my F3T to track straight and true right out of the dealers door I had none of "squirrelyyness" of the RTs and this was over 500 miles of rain high winds and lots of tractor trailer backwash, is this common to all F3s or do I have an exceptional one?

    Oh by the way we did not keep the 3013 RTL my son has acquired it.

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    Living Life, Loving Life
    2017 F3T - Monolith Black Satin

    2015 RTS - Intense Red Pearl
    2013 RTL - Lava Bronze - Retired

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    Very Active Member ARtraveler's Avatar
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    on the new F3. I cannot give any good advice there, have only owned and ridden GS/RS/RT's.

    Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.

    Previously : 2008 GS-SM5 (silver), 2009 RS-SE5 (red), 2010 RT-S Premier Editon #474 (black) 2011 RT A&C SE5 (magnesium) 2014 RTS-SE6 (yellow)

    MY FINAL TALLY: 7 Spyders, 15 years, 205,500 miles

    IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WONDERFUL, AND FUN RIDE.
    2020 F3L , Magma Red

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    Very Active Member Rattlebars's Avatar
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    Luv satin. I may dip mine a satin pearl orange and yellow like the rear quarter on the thumbnail..

    2016 F3-T SE6 Roadster , Extended brake pedal for which I drilled out the brake rod yolk to lower it and added spacers to lift it slightly Black/Grey

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    Active Member edbremer's Avatar
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    I can relate as I am also on my third Spyder. My 2012 RTL was good but needed the sway bar. The 2014 was prone to wander, no matter what I did via new Federal tires, changing air pressures and adding the sway bar. I find the 2017 F3T to be nearly perfect! It tracks very true down the road and requires very little steering input to move it around. I don't have a swaybar plan yet and may go without changing it out. This is by far the best Spyder I have owned, and will possibly be my 'retirement' bike.

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