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    Default Best place to buy shop manual ?

    as above , i see many vendors selling downloads or cd's. even amazon.
    who is really on the up and up and has the most info? i'd like to have paper
    but i hear its pricey. i's nice to have something to look at and i dont have
    a laptop or other device to carry around. thank you in advance --irv
    2015 rts-white pearl- mods- '16 F3 fat 6 chrome wheels,
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    I got the manual for my 2014 RT off of E-Bay.
    It was a huge .PDF file, but I really like using it, and just print the pages that I need, for what I'm doing at the time.
    I save the pages, and am filling a binder with them!
    2010 RT A&C, RT-L, RT-L , Orbital Blue, Cognac, Jet Black

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    Default Thats one way....

    Printing your own will be cheaper than buying a paper manual... but I have seen them from time to time on ebay (the paper ones).. don't know if Clymer or Haynes will ever go there....
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    How upto date are the ones you can buy online? I know the ones from Can-Am will be current, but how do you know the online ones are?

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    There's not much that changes...
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    How upto date are the ones you can buy online? I know the ones from Can-Am will be current, but how do you know the online ones are?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bob Denman View Post
    I got the manual for my 2014 RT off of E-Bay.
    It was a huge .PDF file, but I really like using it, and just print the pages that I need, for what I'm doing at the time.
    I save the pages, and am filling a binder with them!
    im assuming these are the ones by tech spark ?
    2015 rts-white pearl- mods- '16 F3 fat 6 chrome wheels,
    and some little stuff. setback utopia backrest, baja ron
    sway bar, oem adj. air deflectors, marlin gps compass,
    lamonster fbb foot pegs[modified brackets], lamonts
    vibration damper, rock guard, and side case stiffener kit,
    . brp comfort seat. , fomozas and
    altimax, magic mirror mts, and wide mirrors.
    [joyce & irvin toms]

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joyce47 View Post
    as above , i see many vendors selling downloads or cd's. even amazon.
    who is really on the up and up and has the most info? i'd like to have paper
    but i hear its pricey. i's nice to have something to look at and i dont have
    a laptop or other device to carry around. thank you in advance --irv
    I don't know that any of them are 100% on the up and up. My conclusion is that all the sellers are either the same person, or reselling his product. I also suspect the seller is offshore and not easily reached by BRP, or BRP is voluntarily turning a blind eye to the illicit sales of their manual.

    Why they do not authorize their manual publisher to sell a bona fide legitimate copy via download or on CD like other companies such as Honda do, is beyond me. I believe every manual Helm publishes is available on CD. At least the one for my Goldwing was.

    They appear to be accurate reproductions of the real Can Am manual.

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    I got a manual for my 2015 RT from "Green Manuals" on EBay. I am very pleased with their product.

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    Green Manuals and Midwest Manuals are two names that come to mind. I think that the online ones are as up to date as any printed manual you could buy. It isn't like BRP is going to issue updates to printed manuals once they have been issued. If they have changes they would give their dealers updates via the BOSS Web site but there wouldn't be anyway for them to communicate them to you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01 View Post
    Green Manuals and Midwest Manuals are two names that come to mind.
    Same manual and outfit. Same as from Canammanuals.com which is where I bought mine.

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    Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
    2014 RTS , Copper! (officially Cognac)

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