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 Emergency seat and frunk release cables
There have been several threads about opening the seat or frunk on an RT when the normal opening method failed. Well, with the Coronavirus here and having to stay home I decided to do a video on how to get around this problem. Search for the video on YouTube "Spyder Emergency Seat and Funk Release" or just click on the link below.
Stay healthy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtUDlTER1jc
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1998 Honda Valkyrie
2006 Mustang GT. Varooooom!
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Good job, thanks for taking the time to do it. I had done mine with fishing leader and no outside tube. I like yours much better and with some of the down time I think I will modify my setup.
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I saw yours as I was posting mine. Good job also. There's always another way.
2011 RTS (Sold to a very nice lady)
1998 Honda Valkyrie
2006 Mustang GT. Varooooom!
US Navy Veteran
SC Law Enforcement Boat Captain
CNC Machine Service Technician
President: Rolling Thunder SC1
Member: Disabled American Veterans, Rock Hill, SC
Member: American Legion
Experience is recognizing the same mistake every time you make it!
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I guess I'm lazy as this is my emergency cable. The end just peeks from under the frunk lid. For a knob to grab on to, I drilled a hole in a plastic valve stem cap just large enough for the cable to pass through (from the top) and tied a knot in the cable. The the knot was pulled into the cap.
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Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
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On my weekend quarantine to do list. Thanks for posting this Keith!!!!
2021 RT Limited
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Great job Keith! Very well explained and easy to follow! 
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Keith, thanks again for your effort. While at wallyworld I noticed in the bike section replacement cables. Two of the larger diameter brake and two smaller diameter shifter setups for less than $10. Put the smaller diameter setup on the seat and using the larger for the frunk. Full set left over for the next time.
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Thank you everyone for the good comments. You'll be thanking yourselves later if you actually need to use the cables in an emergency.
2011 RTS (Sold to a very nice lady)
1998 Honda Valkyrie
2006 Mustang GT. Varooooom!
US Navy Veteran
SC Law Enforcement Boat Captain
CNC Machine Service Technician
President: Rolling Thunder SC1
Member: Disabled American Veterans, Rock Hill, SC
Member: American Legion
Experience is recognizing the same mistake every time you make it!
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When I started on the frunk pull I noticed how much of the shifter cable and housing was left over from the seat, used it. Drilled a hole in the lever and used a RC airplane clevis then used a slot car wheel for the pull. Got to combine several fun past times in one project.
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WOW! That's elebarate. Edmat must be either an engineer or a government worker.
Ours is a red, black and chrome 2017 F3 Limited. Bought new in 2/2019. The avatar is my first bike back in 1952, a Simplex Servi-Cycle. Photo taken at the Barber Museum.
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