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Join the crowd of unglued Spyder riders. The difference for me was both of my soles came apart.
2017 F3T-SM6 Squared Away Mirror Wedgies & Alignment
2014 RTS-SM6 123,600 miles Sold 11/2017
2014 RTL-SE6 8,600 miles
2011 RTS-SM5 5,000 miles
2013 RTS-SM5 burned up with 13,200 miles in 13 weeks
2010 RTS-SM5 59,148 miles
2010 RT- 622
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I guess I won't complain about the cool, wet, Alaska summer so far.
Currently Owned: 2019 F3 Limited, 2020 F3 Limited: SOLD BOTH LIMITEDS in October of 2023.
Previously : 2008 GS-SM5 (silver), 2009 RS-SE5 (red), 2010 RT-S Premier Editon #474 (black) 2011 RT A&C SE5 (magnesium) 2014 RTS-SE6 (yellow)
MY FINAL TALLY: 7 Spyders, 15 years, 205,500 miles
IT HAS BEEN A LONG, WONDERFUL, AND FUN RIDE.
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Most wouldn't have bothered or shown the integrity you have.
Last edited by Jeriatric; 08-07-2012 at 02:19 PM.
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
Join the crowd of unglued Spyder riders. The difference for me was both of my soles came apart.
Do you have road pegs? If you do, what can you expect! The heat is channeled throught the opening! The Spyder wasn't designed to have road pegs installed where the heat is channeled. I have over 50,000 miles using the same pair of boots, and we get 114 degree days here quite a lot in the summer. My boots still look new. I have no mods on the Spyder that effects design for mechanical or electrical performance. I have never had and will never have road pegs.
2008 GS SE5 in 2008
Traded at 43,000 miles for a left over
2010 RT SM5 in 2011
Traded at 57,000 for a left over
2014 RTS SE6 in 2015, which has 35,000 miles
Oct 19th, 2017, totaled 2014 RT while killing a Javaline
Dec 12th, 2017 drove a 2017 F3L home. What an awesome machine!
Never had any breakdown stranded issues.
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Originally Posted by Dudley
Do you have road pegs? If you do, what can you expect! The heat is channeled throught the opening! The Spyder wasn't designed to have road pegs installed where the heat is channeled. I have over 50,000 miles using the same pair of boots, and we get 114 degree days here quite a lot in the summer. My boots still look new. I have no mods on the Spyder that effects design for mechanical or electrical performance. I have never had and will never have road pegs.
Respectfully. When was the last time Jacumba saw 114 degrees?
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxcli.../USCA0521?role=
Last edited by Jeriatric; 08-07-2012 at 03:45 PM.
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Originally Posted by SpyderAnn01
Join the crowd of unglued Spyder riders. The difference for me was both of my soles came apart.
i had a relatively new pair of stanley steel toe boots that came apart as well. I went with high top nikes much more comfy and they look like black leather boots...
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Originally Posted by Dudley
Do you have road pegs? If you do, what can you expect! The heat is channeled throught the opening! The Spyder wasn't designed to have road pegs installed where the heat is channeled. I have over 50,000 miles using the same pair of boots, and we get 114 degree days here quite a lot in the summer. My boots still look new. I have no mods on the Spyder that effects design for mechanical or electrical performance. I have never had and will never have road pegs.
I have highway pegs and Spyderpops block off. No mechanical problems or boot problems here. Glad the "no highway pegs" works for you, but for me they are a must have on long trips!
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Originally Posted by Dudley
Do you have road pegs? If you do, what can you expect! The heat is channeled throught the opening! The Spyder wasn't designed to have road pegs installed where the heat is channeled. I have over 50,000 miles using the same pair of boots, and we get 114 degree days here quite a lot in the summer. My boots still look new. I have no mods on the Spyder that effects design for mechanical or electrical performance. I have never had and will never have road pegs.
I do not have road pegs, floorboards or any such thing. But in my case I was able to get the boot manufacturer to replace mine as they said it shouldn't have happened.
2017 F3T-SM6 Squared Away Mirror Wedgies & Alignment
2014 RTS-SM6 123,600 miles Sold 11/2017
2014 RTL-SE6 8,600 miles
2011 RTS-SM5 5,000 miles
2013 RTS-SM5 burned up with 13,200 miles in 13 weeks
2010 RTS-SM5 59,148 miles
2010 RT- 622
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" Respectfully. When was the last time Jacumba saw 114 degrees?"
Answer: 200 million years after the Big Bang. I thought everyone knew that. lol
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On our tour across Missouri, Iowa and points east this July, we experienced 100s daily. As for us, the Airwings made a huge difference controlling the heat. I have the scuffguards for highway pegs, and that gets the foot out of the way well enough. No plans for any other heat management, aside from a better cooler or a cooler that will fit in the trailer. Ice didn't live very long subjected to road heat and exhaust. Boots held their own as did we. Plan to do it again next year, only adding Rushmore.
Patrick
2011 RTS 2006 Yamaha Morphous
2017 F150 2015 MINI Cooper S IBA 56167
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I'd still take the heat and the sweating over not being able to ride once the snow starts falling...
Hey! Wasn't Tito working on air-conditioned boots???
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I have a block off plate on the upper hole, removed the bottom plastic under on both sides, drilled holes in the swoop scoop to help more air move out from the fan and have lamonts NBV's (no hot air on the foot at all with the block off plate) . What heat I have left is not concerning, I don't ride on many 95 + degree days though. Over all, the heat issue
is a minor annoyance for me. I am lucky to live in a good area with average temps in the mid 80's in the summer, we do get in the mid 90's on occasion and when that happens I just head to the higher elevations to ride, Blue Ridge parkway, Smokey Mountains etc. It is always 6 to 8 degrees cooler up there. I really feel for you guys riding out west in 100+ degree temperatures! I can see how the heat issue could really be a problem.
Stan
Happy Spyderlovers
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Originally Posted by StanProff
I have a block off plate on the upper hole, removed the bottom plastic under on both sides, drilled holes in the swoop scoop to help more air move out from the fan and have lamonts NBV's (no hot air on the foot at all with the block off plate) . What heat I have left is not concerning, I don't ride on many 95 + degree days though. Over all, the heat issue
is a minor annoyance for me. I am lucky to live in a good area with average temps in the mid 80's in the summer, we do get in the mid 90's on occasion and when that happens I just head to the higher elevations to ride, Blue Ridge parkway, Smokey Mountains etc. It is always 6 to 8 degrees cooler up there. I really feel for you guys riding out west in 100+ degree temperatures! I can see how the heat issue could really be a problem.
Stan
i was in jonesboro tn last month with the southern cruisers from jax fl.
you have a beautiful area to ride in.
we come up to johnson city every year
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