A sad day...put Spyder into winter storage - ugh....
We had a great year with our 2014 RT Limited! Over 12,500 miles of smiles this year with an AWESOME machine!
It's a sad day as it went into winter storage....cleaned it up, prepped it, plugged in the battery tender, and put the full cover on for it's winter sleep in our garage!
Hope all of you had a great year and let's hope for an early spring! After the last two years in Minnesnowta, we need a mild winter and early spring!
Happy and safe rydin'
2014 Spyder RT Limited - January 2014, Cognac/Black Seat, #958, born on 1-8-14
I have a few more weeks before I put her away for Winter storage.I am actually looking a little forward to Winter because I have a nice list of farkles to do.But like you said lets hope for a mild Winter and a early Spring
2014 RT-S SE6 Pearl White
Grip Puppies, 12 volt power outlet, BRP comfort seat, Tri-Axis adjustable handlebars, BajaRons sway bar & links, Spyderpops Bump Skid w/Inlaid LED's & Stainless steel Kott grilles,SmoothSpyder belt tensioner,Carbon fiber dipped wind deflectors,Lamonster NBV highway brackets,Lamonster cat delete pipe,
We had a great year with our 2014 RT Limited! Over 12,500 miles of smiles this year with an AWESOME machine!
It's a sad day as it went into winter storage....cleaned it up, prepped it, plugged in the battery tender, and put the full cover on for it's winter sleep in our garage!
Hope all of you had a great year and let's hope for an early spring! After the last two years in Minnesnowta, we need a mild winter and early spring!
I know that sad feeling, just tucked away the "Time Bandit" myself on Saturday.......
That's a pretty bike to be tucked away for the winter, but i would be doing the same thing if i lived where you lived. Here in Gawga (Georgia with the southern accent), i still got a few days left before it gets real cold and we've had a couple of cold snaps where i can ride in between time. I'm constantly watching the weather to pick some days to ride before the winter does get here to stay.
That's a pretty bike to be tucked away for the winter, but i would be doing the same thing if i lived where you lived. Here in Gawga (Georgia with the southern accent), i still got a few days left before it gets real cold and we've had a couple of cold snaps where i can ride in between time. I'm constantly watching the weather to pick some days to ride before the winter does get here to stay.
I'm in Georgia as well and decided to ride year-round (since 2012). In fact, when my oldest daughter totaled her car during last years iceFest, I decided just to give her my Ford F150 instead of getting her a replacement car. Since then, my Spyder is primary mode of transportation.
Good winter coat, gloves and rain suit help me enjoy the ride on cold and/or wet days. The only time I don't ride it is when the roads are icy. The good news is that on icy road days, Georgia usually shuts down anyway
-iSpyder
2014 Spyder RTS - Cognac
2012 Spyder RTS - Blue (17,700 miles)
Current Mods: BRP Backrest
ISCI Hand Brake w/ cup holder
ISCI center screw RAM mount w/ universal holder
ISCI driver and passenger floorboards
FZ-1 fuse block
Powerlet 12-volt socket installed in front speaker grill
We had a great year with our 2014 RT Limited! Over 12,500 miles of smiles this year with an AWESOME machine!
It's a sad day as it went into winter storage....cleaned it up, prepped it, plugged in the battery tender, and put the full cover on for it's winter sleep in our garage!
Hope all of you had a great year and let's hope for an early spring! After the last two years in Minnesnowta, we need a mild winter and early spring!
Likewise for us here. Winter storage mode for both 's on Monday Nov. 3rd. My last ride was October 23, but I was hanging on in hopes the black ice on my road would melt a bit. It turned cold, so no luck there.
Also had a great year with the 2014. So far, my favorite . I rode 9300 miles between Apr. 30 and Oct 23 on the 2014. Got in a little over 12000 miles though, some miles saying farewell to the 2010 RT-S and the rest of the miles on akspyderlady's 2011. All the miles were good. Hopefully we can do more traveling in season 2015. Maybe get in some riding with the Alaska Adventurers coming in June. Health was a bit of an issue for me this year.
Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.
Here's what I'll be "using" instead of the Spyder in the next few months....some of you in the southern states may not know what it is?
This is a 1983 Honda HS50 snowblower (purchased it new back in '83)....it has been very reliable and starts on the first pull. Yes...I clean and wax it each season along with changing the oil!
Last couple of winters I had put way too many hours of operation on it! Hope it's a mild winter this year!
Happy and safe rydin'
2014 Spyder RT Limited - January 2014, Cognac/Black Seat, #958, born on 1-8-14
It's too early to start showing off pictures of those wretched machines...
With 71" of snowfall last year; our 5 hp, 24" Troy-Bilt got to spend far too much time with us!
I'm not ready yet. Taking her up hunting this thursday til probably next wednesday just west of Duluth. I'll take pics if anything white and fluffy falls to earth (besides the flag of a Whitetail). It's the crazy Finnish/Manx blood that runs thru me. Just keep yours safe and warm and we'll ride with ya next spring.
As always, Grandpa Pete
Caswell Ryder and PITA
Grandpa Pete
Peter & Kim Pontinen
2020 RTL Dark Marsala
I'm not ready yet. Taking her up hunting this thursday til probably next wednesday just west of Duluth. I'll take pics if anything white and fluffy falls to earth (besides the flag of a Whitetail). It's the crazy Finnish/Manx blood that runs thru me. Just keep yours safe and warm and we'll ride with ya next spring.
As always, Grandpa Pete
Caswell Ryder and PITA
Hope you have warm gear! Next week's forecast looks like "highs" in the upper 20's....brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Happy and safe rydin'
2014 Spyder RT Limited - January 2014, Cognac/Black Seat, #958, born on 1-8-14
Here in my part of Cali we ryde year round. I just broke out the jacket with liner and will be wearing the gauntlet gloves in another month or so...otherwise I keep on keeping on.
I have to admit that in the winter I do miss the heated handgrips on the '13 ST-L, but I just keep telling myself that real men don't need heated grips <wink>.
A sad day...put Spyder into winter storage - ugh....
Over 12,500 miles of smiles this year with an AWESOME machine!
After the last two years in Minnesnowta, we need a mild winter and early spring!
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Originally Posted by Jim&Teresa
. I rode 9300 miles between Apr. 30 and Oct 23 on the 2014. Got in a little over 12000 miles though, some miles saying farewell to the 2010 RT-S and the rest of the miles on akspyderlady's 2011. All the miles were good. Hopefully we can do more traveling in season 2015. Maybe get in some riding with the Alaska Adventurers coming in June. Health was a bit of an issue for me this year.
Hope it's a mild winter this year! 
It's too early to start showing off pictures of those wretched machines... 
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