BRP are you listening?

[Bob Denman]

That Spyder has had some SERIOUS modificatin' done on it...

[ARtraveler]

I think I may know some people who wish they had that version for a recent trip to Alaska.

[wyliec]

Bob D.,

I have it on good authority that the new spyder will be named The Extant, and will be without panels, in memory of Mickey, one of the fallen Five.

[Bob Denman]

Bob D.,

I have it on good authority that the new spyder will be named The Extant, and will be without panels, in memory of Mickey, one of the fallen Five.

Did SHE tell you??

[wyliec]

Did SHE tell you??

Ashley Madison

[Bob Denman]

Isn't she the one who is supposed to be able to keep a secret?

[bmccaffrey]

To keep the engine in its sweet spot in the power band. At 4k, if you are riding in 5th, the bike is lugging. I ride in 4th from about 50 mph (appx as I can't recall exactly) to about 60 mph.

I do the same. Shift points 6000 plus. Don't use 5th unless 68mph plus.

Had alignment last year. When Mike from Rolo put on the buds and checked my shift points said they were good but could go a little more

[bmccaffrey]

I do the same. Shift points 6000 plus. Don't use 5th unless 68mph plus.

Had alignment last year. When Mike from Rolo put on the buds and checked my shift points said they were good but could go a little more

And the higher rpm range is really more critical for the se them the sm

[Rockwall]

The only Spyder for me is the RS. I love mine and would never have been interested to look into a RT or ST. I am in the minority, but I don't like the F3 and find it very uncomfortable. The point here is that there is a model that will appeal to everyone and that is great. I'm old school and like the manual shift and motorcycle like controls of the RS. That being said, I found my stock RS very uncomfortable and modded the hell out of it. The end result makes me happy. It seems that is the case for many on Spyderlovers and that is great!

[billrob71]

I love my RSS and would love to see a V4

Needs to be something significant to make a change, but the riding position can not change, and get rid of those CRAZY clown colors of last year

[Bob Denman]

Actually; I've been giving a fair bunch of thought to this thread...
BRP:
How about slowing down the time between product planning, and roll-out by increasing the length of time that real World testing is done?
How about taking another look at your outside vendors, and instituting stricter quality control procedures?

Please work on the quality of the products...

[loisk]

Quote from above - How about slowing down the time between product planning, and roll-out

I'd change this to - slowing down the time between product ANNOUNCEMENT/Launch and roll-out

It's a bit difficult to get excited about 2016 models when the first Australian F3 (other than a demo or two) hit the roads last month - 9 months after the launch.. and the first time we saw it was in April.

Wouldn't it be a good idea if sales could capture the moment of launch-excitement? Not pre-sales; actual sales with real spyders that people can buy and ride. Just a thought..