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    There's a Clacking noise coming from the right front wheel of my Ryker - any ideas?

    Pre Delivery Inspection
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    There's a Clacking noise coming from the right front wheel of my Ryker - any ideas?

    Thank you Peter. I'm just lucky that my dealer seem to have some integrity and PDI-ed my bike just fine. Of course, many dealers are far from as reliable.
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    What did you do to/with your Spyder today?

    I didn't do anything to the Spyder, but I bought some thermals at Costco as it's getting colder now.
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    There's a Clacking noise coming from the right front wheel of my Ryker - any ideas?

    You would be surprised at how many motorcycle dealers leave parts of the assembly and PDI to their sales staff. Pulling techs off revenue work (like PDI's aren't paid for by us - lol) is what some try to avoid if workshops are backed up. I bet that if parts of that process are left to sales...
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    Has anyone flashed (tuned) their own Ryker?

    Well that would be complicated. I understand wanting the nanny to be less intrusive sometimes, but I'm pretty sure you want it to function just as it does in all other situations. I suspect the nanny was designed to have complex integrated interactions between throttle position, engine...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    You can do the update at home. Just attach the bike to your home WiFi (2.4Ghz) and put it on you battery tender. You should be able to download and install any updates pending. Might save you a trip.
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    Recommend any Rear shock replacements other than the $$$ Elka's??

    I remember back in the UK in the 1980's, on my BMW R100, I fitted a lot of BMW San Jose parts, like the fork brace and the rear shocks. It was good quality stuff.
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    2020 RTL - inserting Time-Sert Drain pan repair kit in over torqued transmission oil outlet - what should I be aware of?

    What we used to do with Japanese motorcycle was find a slim Allen key that will fit the short end through the hole. Then we'd wrap the short end with cotton gauze, super gluing it to the short arm of the key so it can't come off (!) and then liberally coating it with grease. Then we'd gently...
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    Your Weather News @ October 2026 Edition

    I hope you aren't one of the CenturyLink customers they have just been switching off ADSL circuits to this week. It seems they are no longer supporting copper circuits regardless of whether they have fiber available for their customers or not? Here's hoping for you.
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    How many Spyder Riders have had a Hip replacement? How does it work for you?

    Was that at IHC or the University?
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    Modifying these Tire inflators and different air chucks to see what works best for me...

    I bought this one off Amazon. I measured it's settings against a calibrated pressure gauge and it turns out accurate at 20 PSI for the front and half a PSI high at 28 PSI. It was $60 in the orange color. AVID POWER Portable Tire Inflator Air Compressor, 110V AC/12V DC Air Pump
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    Your Weather News @ October 2026 Edition

    Poured down with rain these last two days in Utah. Got out for a ride yesterday morning before the weather turned nasty. Today it was a complete washout so we stayed home. Temperatures in the mid 50's. Utah weather is totally predictable weeks in advance, until it suddenly decides it isn't.
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    If you are having screen blackout problems then I would take it to the dealer to get updated if you cannot do it yourself. It's a NHTSA recall because it's a safety issue. It takes about 15 minutes to do, and the dealer doesn't have to touch any other part of your bike if you don't want them to.
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    I've got a bent front wheel - any idea where to buy a new one?

    My XPS branded Kendas I run at 20 psi front, 28 psi rear. I ran the original Kendas at 18 psi front and 28 psi rear. The more I run these XPS branded Kendas, in torrential rain and blistering heat, the better they are, in my opinion, than the originals. I still think they are good enough to...
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    2016 RTL side case - front latch will not latch. Anybody else? Any fixes?

    My rear case light comes on when the ignition is on.
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