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Originally Posted by Illinois Boy
Just how fast are you going in 5th that you need a 6th?
5th gear on mine easily takes me to 100+ MPH with headroom on the RPM's yet.
Just wondering... That's all.
I'm such a laid back rider, I rarely use the gears I got. I'm sticking with my Ltd, to many farkles to take off anyway haha
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2013 Spyders to get bigger engines, more horsepower
Originally Posted by pitbull
Sure just sit there and play dumb.
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Just dropped my machine off at the dealers. The service manager says he is certain there will be an electric model. He didn't know what else there would be in the line up.
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2013 Spyders to get bigger engines, more horsepower
No hybrid this year......that is my guess.
Well..... Not a hybrid concerning gas and electric..... But maybe a different kind of hybrid.....😉😉😉
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Maybe they'll have a steam powered spyder.
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Originally Posted by Firefly
No hybrid this year......that is my guess.
Well..... Not a hybrid concerning gas and electric..... But maybe a different kind of hybrid.....
a mixture of the best of two worlds ???
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Stanley Steamer Spyder?
Originally Posted by pickelhead
Maybe they'll have a steam powered spyder.
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Bigger engine, Hybrid(yet more technology), would all be nice, but it would be even
sweeter if BRP took all the lessons learned from this site and their dealer claims and
fixed design flaws. If they put a bigger engine on them, they better give us the
shaft.....Oh wait.....ROTFL.
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Originally Posted by Illinois Boy
Just how fast are you going in 5th that you need a 6th?
5th gear on mine easily takes me to 100+ MPH with headroom on the RPM's yet.
Just wondering... That's all.
I agree on the need for a 6th gear. I had to drop to 4th gear just to maintain 75 mph on the interstate in Kansas. I doubt a 6th gear would be helpful in day to day riding if the engine can't turn the wheel over without lugging. You barley get into 5th at most highway speeds.
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Originally Posted by JJW SpyderRider
I agree on the need for a 6th gear. I had to drop to 4th gear just to maintain 75 mph on the interstate in Kansas. I doubt a 6th gear would be helpful in day to day riding if the engine can't turn the wheel over without lugging. You barley get into 5th at most highway speeds.
Sixth gear would not help you in that situation. You already seem to need more revs, not less. I don't know what kind of wind you may have been bucking, but you should easilyu have been able to maintain 75 at 5500 rpm in fifth gear. I suspect you have a problem with your Spyder. Could be a bad spark plug wire, running too lean due to a bad sensor or ECM, or valve problems. You seem to be down on power, and should have it looked into. I had the same issue with my 2010, but my 2011 purrs down the highway effortlessly in fifth.
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Originally Posted by chris56
the times of bigger engines are shure gone ...
Incorrect: BMW 1300 and 1600, Suzuki 1783, Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200....
However the Rotax 998 (1998 Aprilia Mille= italian for "thousand") is gone.
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Originally Posted by NancysToy
Sixth gear would not help you in that situation. You already seem to need more revs, not less. I don't know what kind of wind you may have been bucking, but you should easilyu have been able to maintain 75 at 5500 rpm in fifth gear. I suspect you have a problem with your Spyder. Could be a bad spark plug wire, running too lean due to a bad sensor or ECM, or valve problems. You seem to be down on power, and should have it looked into. I had the same issue with my 2010, but my 2011 purrs down the highway effortlessly in fifth.
The RT was lugging trying to get up the hills on I-70 in 5th. If anyone has rode I-70 just west of Topeka you know how steap the hills are. I needed to drop down to 4th just to get enough torque and not shake the RT apart. On flat land it did the 1500 mile ride just fine but if I drop the rpm's back down into the low 5000s with a 6th gear I feel I will right back below the torque range. I think with a 6th gear I would have to downshift an every little hill.
The belt was aligned and set to the correct tension before we left. The RT runs great and seem faster than my old GS, it may be that it is much smoother when on the throttle.
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Originally Posted by JJW SpyderRider
The RT was lugging trying to get up the hills on I-70 in 5th. If anyone has rode I-70 just west of Topeka you know how steap the hills are. I needed to drop down to 4th just to get enough torque and not shake the RT apart. On flat land it did the 1500 mile ride just fine but if I drop the rpm's back down into the low 5000s with a 6th gear I feel I will right back below the torque range. I think with a 6th gear I would have to downshift an every little hill.
The belt was aligned and set to the correct tension before we left. The RT runs great and seem faster than my old GS, it may be that it is much smoother when on the throttle.
I really think you should have your Spyder looked at. The engine is certainly not "lugging" at 5500 rpm. You have a misfire, cylinder imbalance, or possibly a vibration issue of some nature (motor mount, belt, etc.). The engine shouldn't shake your eyeteeth out or run out of throttle or power at that speed, going up any allowable grade on an Interstate. I'd be knocking on the dealer's door.
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2000 BMW R1100RTP, motorized tricycle & 23 vintage bikes
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Originally Posted by JJW SpyderRider
The RT was lugging trying to get up the hills on I-70 in 5th. If anyone has rode I-70 just west of Topeka you know how steap the hills are. I needed to drop down to 4th just to get enough torque and not shake the RT apart. On flat land it did the 1500 mile ride just fine but if I drop the rpm's back down into the low 5000s with a 6th gear I feel I will right back below the torque range. I think with a 6th gear I would have to downshift an every little hill.
The belt was aligned and set to the correct tension before we left. The RT runs great and seem faster than my old GS, it may be that it is much smoother when on the throttle.
I downshift to 4th on those also, not sure what the grade is on some of those, only vehicle i have that doesnt downshift on those grades is the F350 with the 7.3L Diesel and it eats that grade up and loves it.
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Originally Posted by rrman01
maybe just get rid of the restrictions in the current motor ,, and add a 6th gear at least
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