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    I've gone from ATGATT to H (just Helmet).

    Maybe extremely unlikely, but the way folks drive around here I think it would be the most likely cause of my having an accident on my Spyder. Let's think about possible causes of accidents on motorcycles (both 2- and 3-wheeled). Losing traction in a corner 2-wheels: low side and maybe high...
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    I've gone from ATGATT to H (just Helmet).

    One very likely scenario is a car rear bumper clipping your Spyder's front end (cutting in front of you on the highway). If the Spyder's front end is pushed sideways hard enough, would it roll? If your Spyder is rear-ended at a traffic light it's possible (maybe even likely) that you would go...
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    Yeah, well, there is that. Chilly willy is no fun. If there's a chance that the water is going to freeze on me or on the road, I leave the motorcycles parked and drive in my nice warm 4WD pickup truck.
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    That's a no-brainer. Keep riding and maybe get a bit wet.
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    I put a BeadRider on my Spyder seat, keeps me from sitting in a puddle when I'm in the rain. So far my Aerostich Darien pants have kept me dry from the waist down on the Spyder, including the crotch. On the Beemer I sit in a puddle and get a wet crotch (with the same Darien pants). I've tried...
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    Then I'm weird, too.
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    Yep, no matter how good the rain/wind protection is, you have to stop or slow down sometime, and then that protection doesn't do anything. My Spyder RTL has pretty good protection, my Beemer R1150RT has better.
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    What did you do to/with your Spyder today?

    That is a bit of info I did not know. I switched ECO mode off a long time ago. Now I know I'm not going to switch it on again.
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    What did you do to/with your Spyder today?

    Like I said, after that incident I did some experimenting and found that if I get the engine up to around 5500 rpm I start to get some of the same kind of kick I get from my Beemer. The bottom line, just run the Spyder higher than I have been.
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    What did you do to/with your Spyder today?

    No, I've not installed one of those. My understanding is that it essentially reduces the ratio of throttle twist to throttle signal given to the ECU. Wouldn't WOT be unaffected by this? If my throttle signal is calling for greater than 100%, the ECU is still going to only give me 100%. I didn't...
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    What did you do to/with your Spyder today?

    I've ridden my Spyder only about 3600 miles, so I'm still learning to ride it. Tonight's lesson: if I want some zippy acceleration, 4000 RPM is not going to cut it. I was riding on a divided highway, about 60 mph in 6th gear. A doofus cage driver in front of me was behaving unpredictably, so I...
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    Today I tried navigation via BRP Go (2024+)...

    I'm pretty sure the standard specifies the minimum current that a compliant USB host must supply. Some can supply more. And as is true with any regulated power supply, it will produce only the amount of current that the load demands. A 500mA USB host will not (indeed cannot) "jam" 500mA into a...
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    Does this Ultra Plus Full Synthetic 10W40 oil work for our Spyders?

    Yeah, they package it differently for Canada than the U.S. I suppose for my next oil change I'll buy two one-gallon jugs, then for the next three changes just buy one jug. The Rotella T6 1 quart bottles seem to be unobtanium.
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    How I Spent My Summer Vacation

    As you are passing through NorthEast Ohio, if you want to meet up, I can bring some tools for fixing your laptop.
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    Today I tried navigation via BRP Go (2024+)...

    I'll ask the obvious question, and hope I'm not insulting your intelligence: Is that 6" cable a USB data cable, or is it simply a charging cable? Test it by connecting your phone to a computer with it.
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