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 Naked RT review with Len & BRP
Rewaco RF-1 GT
Inline 4 cylinder Ford Zetec with multi-port fuel inject, 140 HP
0-60mph: 5.8 seconds
5 speed sync manual with reverse, mechanical dry clutch.
Front suspension: Trapezoidal fork with center spring
Rear suspension: Independent with Bilstein gas shock absorbers
Brake System: Grimeca calipers, linked ventilated discs, with booster
10.57 gallons
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seems to me they have fixed all of our complaints, the know about the throttle body problems and he mentioned they moved the radiators to the front to get the heat away from the driver, they also made the gas tank so we can fill it to the top and they moved the canister to a higher level. sounds like they did the job but now what will they do for us 2013 owners
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Notice also that he said, while talking about the clutch system, "no more clutch problems"....acknowledging that previous SE's have had some issues.
Two Wheelers from 1963-2011
Three Wheelers:
2011 RT(Red)
2014 RT(white)
2016 F3T(red)
2022 RT current ride(silver)
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2016 Slingshot
2018 Vanderhall
2019 Slingshot
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They know they have heat, clutch, throttle body and many more issues but they have not recalled, just allowed for the customer to suffer failure then, if you have warranty they will repair. Once the warranty period is over they will not do anything. I understand it would be very costly but to ignore the issues is unethical to say the least and I would go as far as saying life threatening when caught on the freeway with an orange screen. I am surprised there never has been a class action suit. I love my bike but I have been back to the shop so many times with problems I can no longer count the # of trips. They started out with a good customer service program but that too is gone.
On flip side the new 14 appears to address all of my concerns including the lack of low end power so I plan to buy one once I take a test drive. If, however the dealer wants to hose me on the trade in things may go in a different direction.
Can't wait to try one out! :-)
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 Originally Posted by cuznjohn
seems to me they have fixed all of our complaints, the know about the throttle body problems and he mentioned they moved the radiators to the front to get the heat away from the driver, they also made the gas tank so we can fill it to the top and they moved the canister to a higher level. sounds like they did the job but now what will they do for us 2013 owners
Sure sounds like he admitted to all the mistakes they made with the '13 and older RT's. Shame on you BRP for making us beta testers and not fixing the issues that you mentioned in the videos as known issues.
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any of us that trade in our 13s on a 14 should get a 2000 dollar rebate on the 14.
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Originally Posted by Oklahoma Spyder
any of us that trade in our 13s on a 14 should get a 2000 dollar rebate on the 14.
Nice thought but with known problems compared to a souped up "fixed problem" version I am afraid the 2013 trade in value won't be so good.....
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Originally Posted by bluestratos
They know they have heat, clutch, throttle body and many more issues but they have not recalled, just allowed for the customer to suffer failure then, if you have warranty they will repair. Once the warranty period is over they will not do anything. I understand it would be very costly but to ignore the issues is unethical to say the least and I would go as far as saying life threatening when caught on the freeway with an orange screen. I am surprised there never has been a class action suit. I love my bike but I have been back to the shop so many times with problems I can no longer count the # of trips. They started out with a good customer service program but that too is gone.
On flip side the new 14 appears to address all of my concerns including the lack of low end power so I plan to buy one once I take a test drive. If, however the dealer wants to hose me on the trade in things may go in a different direction.
Can't wait to try one out! :-)
It's pretty common knowledge in the Sea-doo world that BRP basically lets the consumer do their R&D to work out all the bugs. So no real surprise that they do the same with the Spyders.
After being around the sea-doo side of things for many years, it's the main reason I will not buy a "new design" of ANYTHING from BRP.
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Very nice and lots of improvements but no change on the belt flapping issue.
I'll wait and see how really good the 2014's as they claim.
I've notice that most of the complains or issues in the past are addressed on
14's. I can only say they are listening to us in a whole. I need to give them credit
for doing so.
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but to get one will all the huge bugs gone would be sweet. Alas I will probably wait until the 15's or 16's come out to see if anything else comes up with the new motor or gear box.
