My Spyder's at Pitbull's

[Fred-WA]

I'll drink to that, Fred! See you in Springfield! Joe

OK - a drink to celebrate New bike ownership🕷

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Patti, what's the latest? Did you ever find out what broke down with your RT?

Have you decided to get an F3?

[Bob Denman]

[PrairieSpyder]

Patti, what's the latest? Did you ever find out what broke down with your RT?

Have you decided to get an F3?

Yes, Mac, I am getting a new F3T which I'll pick up at SF. I'll tell yawl the story of my RT when I see you. (Gotta save something to talk about there!)

[Bob Denman]

Thank goodness!!
I thought that you were gonna wear me out, with talk about how your Team spanked my team last Fall...

[Tango]

Very nice Patti. Congrats! Tom

[cnl414]

Oh Patti,

Congratulations on the F3T. I'm so jealous, especially if it is a red one.
Have fun,
Charlotte

[cptjam]

Are you getting the red one? Sweet! Congratulations !! Joe

[PW2013STL]

Are you getting the red one? Sweet! Congratulations !! Joe

If Patti is then I am officially jealous as I seen one at Caswell's today. An F3L an "Sweet" is a great description!

[PrairieSpyder]

Are you getting the red one? Sweet! Congratulations !! Joe

If Patti is then I am officially jealous as I seen one at Caswell's today. An F3L an "Sweet" is a great description!

Yes it's the red one. But it's the T, not the Ltd. The Ltd has chrome where the T is black. The T also has a black rear fender, mirror mounts, dash and tank; but I'll be decorating those.

[armyspydervet]

I'm looking forward to seeing how you modified yours. The bulk of my money will probably go to TRICLED at Spyderfest. I already added a bunch of stuff from Lamonster to my T. I HIGHLY recommend Lamonster's fog light kit. You can't beat it for $220.

[PrairieSpyder]

I'm looking forward to seeing how you modified yours. The bulk of my money will probably go to TRICLED at Spyderfest. I already added a bunch of stuff from Lamonster to my T. I HIGHLY recommend Lamonster's fog light kit. You can't beat it for $220.

I'll be shopping at TricLED and Spyderpops, mostly.

[PW2013STL]

Yes it's the red one. But it's the T, not the Ltd. The Ltd has chrome where the T is black. The T also has a black rear fender, mirror mounts, dash and tank; but I'll be decorating those.

Looking forward to seeing it

[Buggy]

On the new

[Fred-WA]

Let's see if Karyl gets a F3???

[PrairieSpyder]

Let's see if Karyl gets a F3???

I think she might, if she likes the ride.

[Bob Denman]

She's leaving today...
Patti; I don't want you acting like a "bad influence" on her...

[PrairieSpyder]

Well, I can say now that the problem with my Spyder last month was a broken valve spring.



The piece the valve rides on stayed in place, though, so there was no damage to the cylinder or piston. He said it was probably lucky it happened at idle, and not while I was going down the highway. I was also lucky it happened under warranty (just short of the 2-year mark and before the extended warrenty kicked in). Otherwise it would have been about a $3,000 repair bill.

[Michaelscs]

Hey Patti, maybe you said and I missed it, how many miles were on your RT when it went?

[PrairieSpyder]

Hey Patti, maybe you said and I missed it, how many miles were on your RT when it went?

About 25k miles. Len said he's never heard of this happening on the 1330 engine before. If it had been damage to the cylinder or such, they may have had to replace the whole engine. Lucky for BRP, it was something they could fix.

I just wish the first dealer who looked at it was up to the task. It just goes to show that the dealer you use makes all the difference. I can't sing the praises enough of Len and his "Pitcrew". They found the problem and are taking care of it. (Probably finished by now.) The first dealer (in Stillwater, Okla) didn't have a clue, even after consulting the BRP. After I got it to Pitbull's, they knew within an hour that it was something in the engine and would need to be tore down.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Well, I can say now that the problem with my Spyder last month was a broken valve spring.



The piece the valve rides on stayed in place, though, so there was no damage to the cylinder or piston. He said it was probably lucky it happened at idle, and not while I was going down the highway. I was also lucky it happened under warranty (just short of the 2-year mark and before the extended warrenty kicked in). Otherwise it would have been about a $3,000 repair bill.

. Patti, even under the " EXTENDED WARRANTY " the repair would only have been $ 50.00 from you...You do have B.E.S.T. coverage - correct ?????........ Mike

[PrairieSpyder]

. Patti, even under the " EXTENDED WARRANTY " the repair would only have been $ 50.00 from you...You do have B.E.S.T. coverage - correct ?????........ Mike

Yes, Mike.

[Deanna777]

on your new red F3-T Deanna

[Highwayman2013]

Wow, bad spring. Let's hope it's an isolated thing.