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    tires

    I went with tires-easy on Ebay a few months ago. Good price, very quick shipping. Got Federal Formoza AZ01. Love the tires.
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    Axel nut size on RTL

    Great tip Doc. I just jumped onto Amazon and got one of these ordered. It will make this job that much easier. Thanks!
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    Newby

    Welcome aboard Cissylee!! I grew up in SW Iowa myself (Malvern, east of Council Bluffs) and we vacationed a lot in Okoboji. Always stayed at Spud's Resort and made it a point to get to Arnold's Park each time. Great area to grow up in and a lot of fond memories.
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    2018 Spyder Models, Colors Etc

    With the demise of the RT-S model, I see that the RT base model will still have cruise control and heated handgrips. I think that I have seen that the base RT will NOT however have a power adjustable rear shock (standard only underneath the seat). Does anybody know if the base RT model will...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    Thanks to all for your comments. One of the concerns on this thread was that belt tension may have had an effect on the degradation of the pulley. From my viewpoint, holding the pulley in my hand, knowing the history of the bike, knowing the mechanics involved (including myself) it is my...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    I'll try to get a measurement tomorrow both off the ground and on the ground with the Kricket gage.[/........ Not sure but I think Ron ( of BAJARON ) had a conversion comparison for the two ..... so folks would know what their Kritket was telling them .... annnnnnd it makes no sense to me...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    Mike - Won't have a chance to verify belt tension today but hopefully tomorrow. Did look up OEM spec on tension in shop manual and it states 1050 ±150 Newtons. That works out to 236 ±34 lbs. That is a measurement at room temp, rear tire off the ground, (3) separate wheel locations (all 3...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    Mike - Internet connection back up. I'm going to try to get around to checking the belt tension as the mechanic has most recently set it after replacing the pulley. According to my notes when I last had the rear wheel off for mounting a new tire, the required settings that I recorded came...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    Internet connection down. Responding from phone. Belt tension with Kricket gage. My notes show 240 lbs when on the ground according to my notes from last rear tire change. Mechanic made no mention of belt tension.
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    RT Bad Pulley

    Yes, the dealer must keep the part for 30 days to satisfy warranty requirements. The wear was very consistent around the entire diameter. The mechanic, to the best of my knowledge, did not find any problem with the bolt holding the pulley in place. The difference between the wear toward each...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    The shop did a great job and this weekend we pack for our 2500 mile vacation on the bike. Life is good.
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    RT Bad Pulley

    The mechanic stated that he thought that the part had "missed the heat treat operation". I informed him that I work for a commercial heat treat facility and have access to the Rockwell hardness testing machines necessary to take some hardness readings on the part. Of course, we don't know what...
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    RT Bad Pulley

    The bike is a 2015 RT-S SE6. Mileage is a bit over 15,000. Front Pulley had to be replaced. Three months out of stock warranty. BEST warranty says it's a "wear item" so it won't cover it. BRP did step up with a "Good Will" coverage so Thank You, BRP. A shout out to Escondido Cycle Center...
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    Tires & Brakes

    Mike - No, I didn't take note of "front, rear, left, right" or anything but I did put them all together and took this picture. Maybe you can tell visually where each pad was by it's tang configuration.
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    have 75 mi. total and already broke the RH water deflector plastic piece ..!

    Mike - would you happen to have any pictures of that modification, what you did and what you used?
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