Spyder In The East

[Gundam]

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I just joined this forum recently after getting my Spyder, a 2013 RT Limited... I will try to post my experience in owning, riding and modifying it to make it even better, hopefully on a regular basis... the pictures above are taken during pre-delivery...

[CyncySpyder]

[GloryRyders]

and on your new .

[Cruzr Joe]

Welcome, good looking Ryde

Cruzr Joe

[Bob Denman]

Welcome to the PARTEEE!

[Flanker]

Welcome, and many happy and fun filled kilometers!

[Chupaca]

glad you could joins us in the roadster world and this site...that is what one calls EAST..enjoy your ryde and be safe. We will be here to help you have a great experience...!! !

[ARtraveler]

and on your new Ryde.

[PaSpyderRyder]

on your new spyder

Happy Riding,
Bob

[RBS66]

WELCOME!! CONGRATS ON THE NEW RIDE

[spyderbirds]

Congrats and

[StanProff]

Welcome aboard! You can find anything Spyder related, on this Forum, that you may need. Enjoy your new ride, The more you ride the more you will love it.
Stan

[SpyderAnn01]

Welcome!

[Gundam]

.... it really warms my heart and makes me feel at home...

Let me share with you my trip to getting the Spyder... during my younger days, my dream bike was the Goldwing, luxury touring at its best then, but I couldn't afford one...now, when I have the means to buy one, I couldn't ride one.... the Goldwing has grown too big and heavy for me to handle, I'm only about 1.56 metres, that's a little over 5 feet.... then I saw the Spyder RT, and I told myself, that is my "Goldwing"... that was in 2011 and also about the time I found SL and being a "lurker" from then till now,... when the 2013 RTs were introduced in Sep 2012, I booked one and waited... and waited..... and waited.... due to some hiccups on the dealers part, they only managed to deliver mine last month!....goodness knows when I can get my Spyder if I book a 2014 RTs!... in a way, I'm glad that mine is a 2013 Spyder, because our transport department charges annual road taxes according to engine capacity, and the 2014s will command a much higher tax then the 2013s....

[Gundam]

... was a harrowing experience for me and my wife... the stalled barely 30m from where it was parked, and I have to hurriedly remember how to start it when it is in gear.... after restarting it and managed to move onto the main road, I have to mentally remember to change up the gears at 5K rpm... then I approached the first corner on the road and went in too fast... and panic... we both nearly got thrown off the ....thank goodness for VSS... from then on I take it real slow and easy, hardly getting out of third gear... then the sky opens up suddenly and it rain cats and dogs, and we were both thoroughly soaked before we had a chance to stop and put on our rain gears... and we just carry on since we were already wet... then we reached the first stop light and the cooling fan turns on and blast out a barrage of steam from the right vent... the cars around us thought that our was burning up... after that, reached home and hit the sack, and I was wondering what sort of beast have I got myself?....

[Deanna777]

and enjoy your new .

Deanna777

[Gundam]

... after spending more riding time on my , I'm getting used to it now... prepare for the corner, lean towards the inside, and powers through, and yeah, I agree, the VSS cuts in too soon and too much!... but I guess it needs to protect people like me, a newbie, from hurting myself... I think I need less learning time than other two wheel riders switching over to the s, since my last bike is a DN-01 (Yes, Do Not Order 1, but I did...), which I still have, it is quite similiar to the , no clutch handle, foot brake, auto transmission... I have been alternating between these two rides so as not to alienate myself from two wheelers completely and can enjoy the attributes both of such rides can offer...

[Gundam]

... kilometres, that is,.... yeah, I know, took me a long time... being rather busy lately because of year end work and also of our department relocation... maybe I get the award for the shortest distance travelled on a for a given length of time.... anyway, got some time last weekend and took apart some Tupperware so as to take a look inside the for the first time and found the following...

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...looks like Can Am have already installed the heat shielding prior to delivery for the later batch of 2013s... it may be a band aid fix but so far I have not encounter any excessive heat related issues like boiling gas, fuel smells etc... even the occasional stalling had ceased... but I'm not taking any chances, I will be duplicating the reverse fan rotation during low speed of the 2014s into my and also a cooling fan override switch for those times when stuck in a jam.... will update when the installation is completed...

[Cavman]

Welcome to the family. Since you've got Teddy's blessing you'er off to a great start!

[DriftersWay]

Reversing fan sounds like a good idea. Going to look into getting that set up in my 2012.
on the new ride
Butch

[bandwagon]

That was some funny reading of your first adventures with the Spyder. You sure got one beautiful place for riding and I know what you mean about the sky opening up and giving you both an early shower. I still have very fun memories of my trip to Singapore while in the Marines. I want pre-date myself by giving dates. Enjoy the Spyder and be safe. You may have lite a match and started a fire by giving Spyder riders the idea of reversing their fans. Looking forward to an update once your job is done. Keep the roar coming from the Lion City.

[Purple Guy]

Looks like your well on your way to getting the most out of your .

[AgentK]

Welcome to the forum, enjoy your Sryder!

[jimclarkf1]

I hope your thinking about SF-5, it's just across the pond.

[Gundam]

.... the reversing fan idea is certainly not new, implementing it is rather easy, controlling it using the vehicle's speed is rather tedious, you will need more electronic circuitry, but can be done...

Over here in the Lion City, everytime I rode my , I get stares from everyone, and I mean EVERYONE... from few years old kids to grannies and old coots (sorry, no offence intended, just to be inclusive...)....asking even funnier questions like, does it have a roof?, what about air conditioning?, how do you lane split? (not recommended here, but not illegal also), how do you find a parking lot for it?.... but most of their jaws will drop when they ask about the price.... what?!!!... S$62K!!!... are you nuts?... I rather get a car.... that, my friends, is why there are so few s in the Lion City....