• 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.

Recent content by Columbia

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    Compile a list of BUDS owners who are willing to help, by location?

    So far I've managed to avoid the (lousy) dealer nearest to me. I haven't had to use BUDS, either. Got me thinking: is there a list anywhere of those members of SL who own BUDS software/hardware and are willing to help us non-owners out? I would gladly pay for the privilege. Not a fortune...
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    What might this plug attach to? (Rear of fog light globe)

    About to replace the H8 globes/bulbs in the fog light fixture. Looking at the manual, doesn't look difficult. In the photos in the manual (see attached) there's a plug hanging out, literally, with no indication to what it attaches. Might anyone be able to enlighten me as to its...
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    1900 miles, Four States, One Province, and one rude remark

    Greetings Had a great time, solo, from Central Oregon to South East British Columbia via Washington and Idaho. Then on to Bozeman, MT before looping home via Lolo Pass, Lewiston, ID and the delightfully twisty, much elevation gained and lost route, South through Washington and North East...
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    So what's the difference, apart from the name? (Coilover springs)

    Thanks Ron. We shall see. "later model take-off RT shocks" means what? A quick look on fleabay shows a few RT shocks which seem to divide out into two groups: pre-2020, i.e. 2019 and older, and post-2020, i.e. 2020 and newer. Did something significant change between 2019 and 2020 model years? I...
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    So what's the difference, apart from the name? (Coilover springs)

    We will see. I based my choice on two folks here, who seem to have left the forum. They described lengthy trial and error approaches, changing various parts, seeking a good compromise. I looked for a 325 pound spring; no could find. Settled on 350. I suspect the ride will indeed by much firmer...
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Rode into the Big City, Bend, Oregon, for two doctor appointments. Inhaling smoke from fires NorthWest of us. Hot, sunny day. And I gave the bike some fuel from Costco and splurged, buying 92 octane. Not sure the bike appreciated it.
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    Knocking in the rear wheel of a Spyder ST Ltd 998 - Any ideas?

    Or should we wait for the movie??
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    So what's the difference, apart from the name? (Coilover springs)

    Now after a two year delay, I finally have in my hot little hands a pair of Eibach springs. I went with 350 pound, 10 inch. Hope to install sooner than another two years.
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    Hitch installed off-center - Ideas?

    Thus far it has been eyeballs only, gauging off the Vredestein’s central tread pattern, itself about an inch wide. I will make haste slowly. Thanks, once again.
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    Hitch installed off-center - Ideas?

    Gwolf THANK YOU for the thought-full response and suggestions. Never would have crossed my mind. I will have to wait a few days before doing anything. I’ve taken the hitch off, leaving the mounts in place. Welding is far past my knowledge and experience, but I know a few outfits that do that...
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    Hitch installed off-center - Ideas?

    I took the hitch off; makes me nervous to have it iffy. Might this fall under the category of One of Life's Great Mysteries? I am not experienced with pulling a trailer. If the ball is mounted off-center, what effect might that have? In looking at the hitch, the left side angles inward to the...
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    Hitch installed off-center - Ideas?

    Wife and I used the tire and the crease in the fender to measure the off-ness.
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    Hitch installed off-center - Ideas?

    Greetings finally installed the hitch I bought over a year ago. I'm slow; sue me. The off-center problem is the second half, down below. Another question is first: It's the generic, fleabay, hitch. Had to grind away about an eighth of inch on the right swing-arm mount in order to fit in with...
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Replaced the brake fluid.
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    I give up! What is the bulb in 2014-15 ST Limited fog light?

    I know halogens generate heat. I had some Cibie 100 watt halogens, six inches in diamaeter, on a 79 Volvo 242. Could roast marshmallows on that light. Lit up half of Kittitas County. I am puzzled by how LED globes are rated/evaluated. Some have cooling fans built in, which is suggestive of their...
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