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    Gold Wing Rider thinking about a Can Am Spyder for next bike

    Wing to Can Am I had a wing about 10 years ago. Triked it out with a Champion trike kit. Had it for a relatively short time and then sold it because I left the country. I came back to US about 3 years ago, and bought a 2014 Spyder RT LTD. If I had it to do all over again I would have bought...
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    Very noisy fuel pump!

    quiet fuel pump My 14 RT LTD has had a very noisy fuel pump since new. Worked ok, just noisy. Would have a steady whine when fuel was cold but would change to a wa-wa sound as the fuel warmed up. Spoke to the service manager at my local dealer and he agreed it was noisy and would replace it...
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    Leery of dealer

    Hi Chris, Thanks for the input. The insurance number I quoted was for insuring the Spyder, not a maintenance contract. That was from good ol' Progressive. I finally got a reasonable quote with good coverages from Geico. There are dealers in Tampa and one in Ft Myers both of which are 60 to...
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    Leery of dealer

    I have been looking at pulling the trigger on a new 2014 RT LTD but am not getting a warm fuzzy feeling from the dealer. Price is OK but they are feeding me some bogus BS, such as lazer alignment is not necessary as they have a better way of doing alignments. I also have been getting some very...
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    Royal Purple Oil- 1000 Mile Review

    I have spent countless hours doing research on oil and have found the following to be true. 1. Full Synthetic oils are a very good thing, particulary in motorcycle wet clutch applications. They have much better wear properties, shear characteristics, and improve the shifting, vs Dino oils...
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    Road Rage by a cager

    I live in Thailand and there is no road rage here that I have seen. There is terrible traffic congestion, horrible drivers, most don't have drivers license. People will stop anywhere, pull out in front of you without looking, turn around in the middle of the road blocking traffic etc. Most two...
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    Spyder on fire?

    It boggles my mind that people continue to buy Spyders with all the current and past problems, inept dealers, parts shortages, hassles, and ever growing list of problems and failures the Spyder has exhibited over time. Atadude is correct, there are two types of people in the world, type 1 and...
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    For all Can Am Spyder owners

    FYI. For a good synopsis of federal and state lemon laws go to www.carlemon.com/lemons.html JJ
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    DOT and Modular Helmets

    I think your instructor was blowing smoke. Check out the federal regulations on helmets. jj
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    Raincoat Water Repellent

    protectorant 303
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    Purchased and Returned

    I would think the value of a 3 year old Spyder without a warranty would be very low. I would buy a GL1800 trike with no warranty and 50k miles on it, and not give it a second thought, but not a Spyder.
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    Are we ALL old folks riding Spyders?

    Hummm! I'm 67 and can't remember if I am young or not. :dontknow: JJ
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    Hot Weather Gear

    hot weather gear Stallion with A/C, HEHE
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    New 3/4" helmet

    I just picked up a Scorpion EXO 900 transformer helmet today. It is a flip face but also converts to a 3/4 helmet in about 10 seconds. Also has a built in sunshield that retracts up inside the helmet. Nice helmet. JJ
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    Strike 2 Can-Am...one more and yer out!

    BRP Sounds like BRP is still selling prototype Spyders and has compounded the problem with a super poor service network. Glad I didn't buy one. I have been looking at buying an ATV. I wouldn't even consider a Can Am ATV at this point.
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