• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    There She goes!... Insurance company picked up the carcass today... Still have 3 wheels with tires if anyone is interested. Rear wheel has a brand new Vredestein Qudrac mounted and balanced.
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    To kill or not to kill (switch), that is the question

    That's all fine if you know why the Spyder died. I had no idea how or what happened until I did the same thing in the garage (where I felt the contact and heard the switch) one morning before a ride. Redundant and unnecessary switch -- It's only there because the law required it since the...
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    To kill or not to kill (switch), that is the question

    I'll NEVER forget the day I was cruising down one of our many backroads and decided to flip my 'vents'. When I reached for the right side vent the Spyder suddenly died and I rolled to the shoulder. Keep in mind that this was a very low traffic highway -- maybe 3 cars every 50 miles, or I...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Thanks, that will help. I have to thank you directly since my 'like' and 'thank' buttons stopped working a few months ago, when I changed browsers.
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    That's encouraging. Do you know of a forum for the MX5 that's as good as SpyderLovers? And, I don't think I can give up this forum cold turkey, so I'll be lurking for a while... Thanks to you all for suggesting that I do -- what a great forum!
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Coming soon to an auction near you... The insurance adjuster just left. The Spyder is totaled and all the process that is left is computing the payment amount. It's a full MSRP plus accessories payment and since I have $3300 worth of mods/additions the final amount will be interesting...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Every bit of my experience from 60 years of riding (as of May 20, 2023) and 30+ years of Engineering tells me this was the rarest of rare double events. The first event was the timing of that rolling rock and the second was me surviving without a scratch. This was a double 'Black Swan Event'...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Unloaded and jacked up the RT today. Much worse than my initial impression. The front of the frame is bashed in and curled up. It is out of it's normal straight alignment, bent up about an inch based on a straight edge. The bottom of the frunk is gone and the frame is well above the nose...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Went rock hunting today. As it turns out, there was a rock slide (storm induced I assume) where I hit the rock. The slide must have happened between me and the truck that was about 500 yards ahead. I looked for one with paint or scrapes but there were far too many to make a positive ID. Most...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Thanks Mike. I had to laugh at my signature line since I have now flown a Spyder. I'm going back in the morning to see if the rock (or whatever) can be found. If so, I'll post a picture. There was one suspect back up the road a ways, but it was about the size of a 5 gallon paint can. This...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Your memory is actually quite impressive Peter. :bowdown: You nailed the tires and I run 19.5 psi in front and 16.4 psi in the rear. The Yoko was holding up very well -- it's early demise is a shame. As luck would have it, I had a new Vredestein mounted on my spare wheel two weeks ago. I...
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    Great ride ended with hail, blown tire, and ...

    Rode ~200 miles today with another 18 in a Jeep with my Spyder on the trailer behind us. Almost made it home on the bike before disaster struck. Started out as a beautiful day 75-84 degrees and patchy clouds. 22 miles from home there was a sudden marble sized hail storm. It was small and I...
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    Pedal Box/Pedal Commander Discussion

    The value of adding a Pedal Commander to my Spyder a couple of years ago is quite simple. When I reach the apex of a corner and need to transition to acceleration, it happens NOW -- I don't have to twist a quarter turn to get power, which results in missing the ideal timing. Many years of...
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    Lamonster Garage RT floorboard risers - adapter is here!

    I could ride, but it was a stretch for the brake and wasn't as secure as I'd like. The Lamonster brake pedal riser solved that and the brake is quite comfortable and solid now. The comfort increased another notch with the floorboard risers. -- my legs are in a far more comfortable position...
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    Rock -- Crunch -- LH skidplate gone...

    This is a pre "expert advice" comment, but I'm thinking of making those ~8mm holes for push-pins just like stock. The drilled hole would have to be rust proofed with appropriate coatings, of course. And it is the t-bar lateral members of the frame, not the 'box'.
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