I've driven over Fall River road in a car. That is scarry as hell Just went over the paved Rocky Mountain Park road a couple weeks ago. Windy, VERY windy that day.
I see the ryker is marketed to do a little off pavement....are we not suppose to be doing that with our F3s?? I ride dirt and gravel with no issues. Just wondering.
My feelings exactly. I tend to ride my RT where eer I want to go. I live on a dirt and gravel road, about 1/2 mile long, and didn't realize that I shouldn't be riding it there. I also live out in the country, so many of our toads are dirt or sand. 20,000 miles so far with no problems.
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I've driven over Fall River road in a car. That is scarry as hell Just went over the paved Rocky Mountain Park road a couple weeks ago. Windy, VERY windy that day.
it's nearly always windy up top and there's a section that we call "the meat locker" because the winds coming up out of the valley with the glaciers is super cold. It's still one of the most beautiful places on earth and I go up there a lot. Easy for me since I live so close and get off work usually around 3, so I can go after work when it's less crowded.
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it's nearly always windy up top and there's a section that we call "the meat locker" because the winds coming up out of the valley with the glaciers is super cold. It's still one of the most beautiful places on earth and I go up there a lot. Easy for me since I live so close and get off work usually around 3, so I can go after work when it's less crowded.
Yes, there is some road construction in the "meat locker" area when we were there I think. Had to wait about 10 minutes.......it was cold. I agree one of the most beautiful places anywhere. Love to go there. I've always wanted to live in Estes Park.
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I have been up that road many times in various vehicles but a RT Spyder. Hmmmmm.
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On the longer BRP vid (different thread here on the Ryker forum), it looked like there was extra protection for the Rally edition. Other than that, you're probably on your own. When my hubby and I ride together on dirt/gravel roads he hangs way back because I'm usually leading and I do kick up rocks.
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Glad to hear that the experience hasn't been all bad riding a RT or F3 on gravel roads. I've been a little over-protective by avoiding the roads given that the Spyder's are belt driven.
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I think the majority are correct the offroad means dirt road, fire road, etc.. not really offroad. That said, the CVT is definitely better in this environment than either the SE or SM for a number of reasons, not the least of which is less sensors to contaminate. The problems I have seen with excessive dirt and Spyders are TCM failures, VSS failures, bent ABS sensor wheels, failed ABS sensors, overheating power steering sensors, and stones in the belt. The stone eventually pokes a hole in the belt and then we change them to calm the fear of an impending failure. From a technical standpoint, the Ryker really is much simpler. There just is a whole lot less going on electronically. That means a whole lot less to connect. Many of the issues which occur in a Spyder are either electrical/sensor or pure connectivity (plug) issues. Less is better in a rough environment. As proof, compare an ATV electronic diagram to a Spyder.
Originally Posted by Nik
I see the ryker is marketed to do a little off pavement....are we not suppose to be doing that with our F3s?? I ride dirt and gravel with no issues. Just wondering.
If the belt is the concern for riding dirt or rocky roads it should not be. I have been living on a limerock surface road for 40 years or more. Have to ride a mile going out and a mile coming back in. When I rode chain drive bikes, the mud and grit would eat the chains and sprockets up. I would change the back tire at about 8,000 miles and change the chain and sprockets at the same time.
About 2001 I bought a Harley Sprotster with belt drive. Rode it for about 18 years on the limerock road with the same conditions that ate the chains up. The belts would last at least 50,000 miles. I was not using a belt guard at all. The limerock road has small stones and pieces of shell mixed in and any time they grade the roads, the motorgrader rakes up piles of the small stones and shells into the middle of the road. Belts last just as long on the limerock as some of my friends who never went off the asphalt. I am now riding the F3-S on the same limerock road and feel confident the belt will be good for at least 50,000.
Little note - Where I live is warm and I can ride 365 days a year. I put over 300,000 miles on the old Sportster with 2 top end rebuilds. The belts all lasted at least 50,000 miles. The limerock road is fairly flat and not much chance of bottoming out or dragging except while the grader is working. I can get around that problem. The rocks and shells just do not cause any problems with the belt drive.
This is part of the road to my place.........Hard packed limerock, nasty when wet, but fairly smooth and shallow (most of the time) potholes.