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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Where I am really lucky is that I caught it before it dumped all the oil and possibly locked up. Also very lucky that I hit the red light I was at where it started smoking. Another mile and I would have been on highway doing 70 to 80 mph. Good chance of it locking up and possibly a wreck.
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Should be easy to figure out who did it. Small dealership with only one mechanic!!! Older gentleman and well liked for his work by several people in my area. Many people go to them even though there is a much larger dealership closer. I went there on their recommendations. I am hoping they...
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    I did not clean anything. Just can't tell in the pics. But trust me, there is oil all over everything down the left side of the bike from front to back. Including my boot and riding suit.
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Another pic from further out showing one of the bolts not in correctly and part of the o-ring poking out.
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Sorry for the duplicate pics!!
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Well I pulled the side panel. So much oil that it is hard to say, but everything looked ok except the transmission filter cover. Going to post some pics if I can figure it out. Would that cause pretty much all my oil to spew out? Is it under pressure?
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    All I am going to do is pull the side panel and see if I can get an idea or what went wrong. I do not plan on touching anything else. Plan on videoing everything I do so they can't say it was me. It was a Can Am dealer that did the work. On all my other bikes over 20 years I have done all...
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Definitely oil. Thick white smoke and I still smell of burnt motor oil!!! I am sure my co-workers are loving me!
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Will definitely post what I find tonight. I just left it on the trailer at the house and grabbed the truck to get to work. Will start pulling panels this evening to take a look.
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    I agree it's weird right after service
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    Short lived Spyder experience

    Well I have had my 08 for 2 weeks. The first week it sat. Second week it was in the shop getting serviced. Got it back home last Saturday. Titled and tagged Monday. Rode to work Tuesday and Wednesday 60 miles round trip each day. On the way in this morning sitting at a traffic light it...
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    $10K Spyders for 2019

    I am new to the Spyder world with my newly bought 08 GS. I love it so far. At some point I will get an F3 or RT. But I will say no matter which I have in 2019, I would have no problems buying a second one for $10K or less. My reason would be because it will likely be more economical for...
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    Cool / Cold Weather Riding Gear

    I will also give this suit 2 thumbs up. I bought one a few years ago to wear on my Venture and Vstrom. At 30 degrees I wore t-shirt and jeans and was warm as could be. I leave the house at about 4 am for a mostly highway speed 30 mile commute. Even down to about 0 degrees, the only addition...
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    New Owner

    Would love to hear about what you have done. Mine came with bar risers, highway pegs, passenger backrest, heated grips, tall and short sheilds. I have a pelican trunk from my old Vstrom I plan on adding. Also want to add some additional lighting front and rear.
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    New Owner

    Would love to hear about what you have done. Mine came with bar risers, highway pegs, passenger backrest, heated grips, tall and short sheilds. I have a pelican trunk from my old Vstrom I plan on adding. Also want to add some additional lighting front and rear.
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