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    Active Member C. Lee's Avatar
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    Default What's your best mod?

    I put on the sway bar upgrade a couple of weeks ago and it made a substantial difference in body roll and handling but last week I installed a belt tensioner, wow! It made the entire riding experience more enjoyable. The machine is significantly smoother through all gears and speeds. We rode about 600 miles last weekend without the tensioner and about 400 this weekend with the tensioner and I've experienced less fatigue and I'm not near as worn out as I was before installation. So far the belt tensioner is my best mod. I dont understand why there's not one installed from the factory.

    On a side note, would it be too much to ask for factory tire pressure monitoring system built into the bike? Chris

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    I must give 2 mods the .

    The anti-sway bar and the ECU upgrade.

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    2014 RTS in Circuit Yellow, farkle-ing addiction down to once every few months. ECU FLASH IS GREAT.
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    So far my best mod has been the removal of all the extra stuff the PO put on. The flag holders, SM10 and XM radio. For an actual mod, I got the metal man key holder, and looks/works great.
    2014 RT-S Orange - LED headlights/driving lights, LED under mirror turns, LED brake/run lights along trunk and saddlebags, LED third brake light, LED turn bulb replacements, Magic Mirrors, Voltmeter, Oil PSI gauge, heated gear connection, BRP backrest, dash Mount USB plug, Lamonster belt tensioner, Baja Ron sway bar, NBV highway pegs, BRP arm rests M2 suspension.
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    My favorite mod on both my RT-S and F3 LTD would have to be the Bajaron Swaybar. My second favorite on both bikes would be the LED headlights.

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    On my '17 F3 - so far - my floorboards !

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    1. Tri-Axis bars or I could not have kept my RTL.
    2. Custom seat; Russell in my case.
    3. Elka front shocks.
    4-999. Everything else I've done to my bike.

    Rob
    2015 RT-Ltd SE6 and F3S SE6, both with a number of commercial add-ons plus my own tweaks.

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    sway bar, magic mirrors, shocks all the way around will be next, with a dr. Humphrey's tensioner Don't tell her!!!!
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    Asking what is my best mod is not a fair question. Each mod has its own purpose and I cant say which one is the best. How can I compare my Mustang seat with my F4 windshield ? Or an RLS exhaust system to a Ecu flash? Or a Sway bar to my Elka shocks?Or my black diamond gripper floor boards to my Lamonster gas cap? Or my bad boy Horn to my fender lights? Or my Garmin Zumo to my Billy club bars? or my 16" PPa wheels to my ... well you got me on that one. Its like asking which child is my favorite! Ha!
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    I added front lights for that "can you see me now" thing, a flasher for the brake/tail light in the top case, a luggage rack atop the top case, made my own brake rod mod, but the best is an old Harley peg assembly that eases my getting on and off with a rotten hip. It's in the lower left frame cap. Sorry about the upside down pix. If anyone can rotate them, feel free to do so.
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    2 mods!!!..the stage II ECU Upgrade and the RLS no baffle cat delete..it was easy to Upgrade/Install and inexpensive too....this right here..is the FUN factor!!

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    nod goes to Baja Ron
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    Non-OEM front tires*. Made more of a difference than a new sway bar, IMO.

    (* Kuhmo Solus, if you must know)

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    Default Best Mod

    I have most mods available, but the one i like best is the ECU stage 2 flash.... Read about it at Monster.com or Wick-it. Best bang for the buck bar none......
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    what's with the upside down pics? Not hard to do a 180 and save to the file...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bofinn View Post
    what's with the upside down pics? Not hard to do a 180 and save to the file...
    Thanks for the tip, here's my assist peg photo right side up....
    Well now...that did not go well. I give up.
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    My best so far has been my Spider Extras bar !!

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    Wonder if this works.

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    I'll add mine as it's the same color with a little red mixed in. I really like the Tri-Axis handlebars. The BRP wind deflectors work really well compared to the Baker ones I had on the Goldwing. Great improvement with the sway bar and alignment. The Neutrino Black Box is fantastic at controlling the lights and accessories with the smartphone. I also enjoy the Tr!c LED dash bracket for mounting GoPro, Waylens360 and phone which makes it more accessible.

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    My favorite mod so far is/are the Can-am RT arm rests. Happy wife, happy life....
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    Tri-Axis handlebars and ecu upgrade
    2014 RT Limited Matte Silver, Belt Guard, RT Dash Mount, Show Chrome Can-Am Spyder RT Passenger Arm Rest, Show Chrome Full Size Brake Pedal,Best shop manual, Spyder keycover with hole, Utopia drivers backrest, Showchrome trailor hitch, ShowChrome Acc Trailer Acc Rack, 2014 CA Spyder RT-RTS Master Collection-HDSv5, Airhawk Cushion, Spyderpops bumpskid, Ipod cable, Led lights, Driver Hiway pegs, Shorty Antenna, Pin Striping, ECU flash, TriAx adjustible handlebars,
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    No sway bar and the Spyderpops Bumpskid is by far the best investement.
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    These are the states I have driven my Spyder Rt Limited too.

    Mudflap -- Walmart
    Tricled Headlights and Fog lights -- valueaccessories.comRimsavers -- RimBladesUSA.com
    Showchrome Tiregard (TPMS) -- motorcycleid.com
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    Passenger arm rest -- Diamond R Accessories
    Rear axle caps -- Lamonster
    Magic Mirrors -- Lamonster
    Yellow and red running and blinker lights on fender --Show Chrome
    TRUNK-MOUNTED, DOUBLE FLAG HOLDER -- Rivco
    Rear Brake light for trunk -- Custom Dynamics
    Bumpskid w/led lights -- Spyderpops
    Seat cushion -- Airhawk
    Cup holders -- Drink2Go
    Ultragard-4-457BK-Black-Cover-Spyder -- Big Bike Parts

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    Default Tough one....

    As I do my mods a step at a time it is a long list to the final result. The best two would be the handling and the performance. If I had to choose one it would be the handling as the RS performance was quite acceptable stock...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Flamewinger View Post
    Wonder if this works.

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    I'll add mine as it's the same color with a little red mixed in. I really like the Tri-Axis handlebars. The BRP wind deflectors work really well compared to the Baker ones I had on the Goldwing. Great improvement with the sway bar and alignment. The Neutrino Black Box is fantastic at controlling the lights and accessories with the smartphone. I also enjoy the Tr!c LED dash bracket for mounting GoPro, Waylens360 and phone which makes it more accessible.

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    The wings on your Spyder in the first picture appear to be Baker Built, we are happy to hear you are enjoying them.

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    What's the chance you would sell the XM radio pieces you removed? (Jake)
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    Did a bunch of mods but if I had to do only 1 it would be the addition of a Diamond saddle from Diamond Custom Seat. This is our 3rd one, having had a Diamond on our last 2 Goldwing trikes. I also modded the rear passenger backrest to give Gloria some more room, and so we can raise it up as she wanted more support higher on her back. Kept the original passenger backrest covered to match the seat in case we want it on or for resale.
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    F3 Limited mods ranked from highest
    1. Ultimate floorboards
    2. Day Long seat
    3. Rox handlebarbrisers
    4. Stage 2 ECU update
    5. Lamonster cat delete
    6. Mirror vibration stop blocks (can’t recall what they’re actually called)
    7. F4 windscreen
    8. Lamonster handlebar mirrors
    9. Wide angle OEM mirrors
    10. Clearwater Erica lights
    11. Wolo bad boy air horn
    12. Led headlamp upgrade
    13. Lamonster Led fog lamps
    14. Lamonster led. Tail light strips and strobe
    15. K&n filter
    16. Lamonster highway pegs
    17. Lamonster cup holder
    18. phone holder clamp
    19. F4 air wings
    20. brp Trailer hitch
    21. Passenger armrests
    22. Belt tensioner


    Please don’t tell my wife about all this hahaha

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