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    Jacket

    My wife and I wear Tourmaster Flex jackets. Sounds like the jacket Bob Denman described. For 99% of the riding we do, including rain as long as it's not a downpour, it's all we need. Cotton
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    Rt 2011

    2010 RT with 40,000+ miles still on the original front tires. They are worn some but not badly. Replaced the original rear tire at 9,040 miles. I gave the OEM Yuasa battery to the mechanic that put it together so he would go to the extra trouble of replacing it with a new Odyssey. It's 5...
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    CONSUMER REPORT

    I have ridden BMW's since 1974 and still have one to go with my 2010 RT. If you do all the recommended maintenance on BMW's, I think they are as rock solid and reliable as anything on the road. But, like Can-Am, BMW recommends a lot of maintenance and some of it requires considerable...
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    Some Spyder Observations

    In April I'll have 5 years on our 2010 RT and I agree with everything you said. I still ride 2 wheelers when I'm solo but, 2-up, the Spyder has been a life saver. Cotton
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    Ryding with a dog?

    My wife and I were riding recently and saw a couple riding a Harley stopped at a small convenience store. I noticed they had a BIG dog with them, no idea what kind, just BIG. I wondered how they were riding two up and carrying such a large dog so I stopped to see. Turns out they had a trailer...
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    battery problem

    I'm not going to say that a battery tender will recharge a battery that is totally dead, that is reads 0.0 volts on a voltmeter, not sure anything will. But a battery tender will recharge one that is very nearly completely dead, it just takes a while. A charger will do it much faster. The 2.5...
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    Brake Malfunction warning?

    Believe it or not, all this "discussion" is a good reason to check out Spyderlovers if you ride a Spyder. The first time the "brake failure" warning came on my 2010 RT, I was coming down the mountain just south of Sipapu, NM in a thick fog. That could have been really scary if I hadn't known...
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    Well, that's off my shoulders.

    I agree with you, Dudley. Joyce and I got to see and sit on one at the trade show in Dallas a couple of weeks ago and it's not for us, either. I've never cared for the feet forward riding position but I can see that taller riders might like it. We don't ride as many miles as you and Jennifer...
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    Spyder's and Age

    I see you are a Satchel Paige fan, too. Cotton
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    I want to mount my radar detector in the trunk. 2014 RTS SE6

    Sheer genius! I wonder how many other things could be mounted the same way. Makes me wonder why I never thought of something so simple and practical. Cotton
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    If you could pick..??

    Silver Wings - Merle Haggard I Couldn't Be Me Without You - Johnny Rodriguez Cotton
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    Am I wrong on this?

    Maybe I misread that. If so, I apologize. You have every right to react however you choose. Cotton
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    Am I wrong on this?

    I agree with everything you said. My point is just that I wouldn't be inclined to blow up and say something that I know I would be sorry for later. And I'm not saying that I wouldn't be a little upset over a scratch or a ding but if I was that concerned about the finish on my Spyder, I...
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    Am I wrong on this?

    I know I shouldn't respond to this because I'll be the only negative response here but I'm going to anyway. I would never even touch another person's bike without permission, much less sit on it. But I'm an elderly rider, not an elderly person who was obviously intrigued with the Spyder and...
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    Recap of 2014 RT Problems

    Knowing about potential problems lessens the impact of the problem IF it happens to you. I don't see any point in keeping secrets about problems that may or may not occur. I haven't had many with my 2010 RT but I knew about every one of them before they happened because I read about them on...
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