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Recent content by flyjake

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    BRP 25" Windshield & RoboBracket

    Givi with robobracket About a year ago I installed the robobracket with a Givi shield I got off eBay. Worked perfectly; adjusted so I (5'7") have absolutely no buffeting.
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    Tent trailers?

    Yup, that's me. You will like this trailer; it's been really easy to pull with the Spyder. I also plan on towing it behind my Honda Fit, when I take my grandkids out later this summer. In fact I retire this summer and will be taking this out on trips for as long as I can, and as far as I can...
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    What do/did you do for a living?

    High School Chemistry teacher for 41 years... retiring this June, and then taking some serious Spyder trips around this country!
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    MadStad RoboBracket Template

    I didn't have to push it into position because of the way I marked the holes. (See previous) The Givi lies nicely against the bracket without any stress against the holes. Because the Givi has a shaded lower portion, it also looks really good, with hardly any part of the bracket showing. I have...
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    MadStad RoboBracket Template

    I recently mounted a Givi shield on the brackets, and the same thing; didn't have the template. I simply took a piece of graph paper and marked their measurements down from the instruction sheet and used that for my pattern. I punched holes in the paper and then used a Sharpie to put a tiny mark...
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    USER NAMES/HANDLES - What does yours mean? Where did it come from?

    When I turned 50 some years ago, I decided to finally do what I had always wanted to do... to fly. Then, at 55, I decide to begin motorcycling. Since then, I have owned and flown two different types of ultralight aircraft, a VTX 1300, and now my Spyder. (I did have to sell off my ultralight two...
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    Tent trailers?

    I have the Aspen Sentry by Trailmaster and it's been a really nice trailer; easy to pull with the Spyder and quick to set up. (In fact, my Spyder and trailer is posted in their customer photo section.) I put over 1000 miles pulling it around New England this summer and it worked out nicely.
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    Trailer wiring

    Same way here. Just tied into the rear signal and brake wires. The only additional thing I did was to change out my trailer bulbs to LED's to reduce current draw on the system. Put over 1000 miles pulling the trailer with no problems at all.
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    Need help from trailer pullers

    I have that one, have towed a camper for over 1000 miles through New England. I have had no problems whatsoever. My 300 lb Aspen Sentry tracked well behind the Spyder, and I hardly knew it was there. The hitch design allows quick on-off, is built well, and fits the Spyder perfectly. In fact, the...
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    Sunday, November 15 - Hillsdale Diner, Hillsday NY Anyone?

    There's a good chance that I will be able to meet you up there; only about an hour or so from me. Looking forward to a nice piece of homemade pie!
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    Owners without problems - Rollcall

    2008 SM5 "Premier" #3533 with 11,500 miles. No major problems whatsoever. Some sputtering when hot after 1st update; getting next update with my 12,000 mile check-up. Love my Spyder!
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    Rt-622 Trailer

    For the many of us who have been pulling trailers with our 2008 Spyders, there is no special wiring for the trailer. I simply tapped into the respective wiring on the Spyder, with no effect whatsoever. The Spyder will recognize a drop in current (burned out bulb) but seems not too concerned with...
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    LOVE the Givi X01

    Where did you order this from? It looks like something I could certainly use!
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    RT Trailer info and vidio

    That does make sense. I will have a look at that hitch.
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    RT Trailer info and vidio

    Actually, if so, that "new" design is what MMG has been offering for the Spyder on EBay for the past year. In fact, I have that hitch that attaches to the swing arm and with which I have towed a 300 lb camping trailer (Aspen Sentry) all around New England and the Canadian Maritimes. I have had...
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