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    replacing the gas gauge

    Going into trailer mode makes shift points higher and I suspect changes the mapping to further improve the torque output of the engine. I will try it tomorrow or Sunday and see what happens. Bill :sour: PS Haven't forgotten this it has just been raining hard everyday!
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    replacing the gas gauge

    I too have the bouncing gas guage but I just discovered something the other day. When I plug the trailer in and go into trailer mode it stops bouncing completely and is rock solid and seems to read accurately! Figure that one out? Bill :hun:
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    Sent the RTS packing

    Okay I traded my SE-5 which failed it's third oil pressure sensor on a cross country trip about 125 niles over the mountains from the nearest dealer who had a whole three weeks of experience. It had bunches of little problems the whole time I had it and I decided to make the trip home from...
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    BRP Brings in Expert to review SE5 Tranny Design

    I only lasted about 1 minute into that and had to stop it as I was laughing way too hard and my sides hurt way too much! :2thumbs: Bill
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    BRP called me yesterday

    I will by the way greatly surprised if the RT with options is not $30,000 or more and like closer to the 3 wheeled Harley! I too got a phone survey about a week ago and they told me they would share my answers with my dealer. I guess they will not be talking to me anymore and I need to get a...
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    Spyder acting up.

    I am on my third oil sensor so maybe yours is going too. The symptoms seem alike so I tend toward that. Bill
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    oil filter

    If there was it might also help with the fact that three dealers in very differemt parts of the country have had the second smaller filter for the SE5 on back order for over two months now. That is totally ridiculous but a sad fact of life I guess? The V Star had a really horrible spot for the...
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    PE RTS Deposit

    Dealer told me last week they tried to stick him with like 15 more units than he wanted so maybe they aren't selling too good. He said the finance charges would have eaten him alive over the winter if he took what they wanted to ship him. This economy is eating everyone alive that is in...
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    Spyder engine not dead!

    Posted on another board that I lost an engine out in Klamath Falls, Oregon about 2680 miles from home in WV. I had to back track 100 miles over mountains in limp mode or go the 500 miles in limp on to Cheyenne, Wyoming if I was to try and use the bike which was in limp but would run. The other...
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    Dynamic Steering System Recall-HAVE IT DONE!

    I did notice the downshifts were a bit smoother too. I see Lamont has added some info to what I got and I will welcome a better MPG figure for sure. I also just heat wrapped the exhaust pipe where it has been baking my leg on long trips. That could help MPG a bit but time and tanks will tell I...
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    Dynamic Steering System Recall-HAVE IT DONE!

    I was told they were also putting another ground wire in place for something. Never heard anything about the transmission and instrument cluster. What ever it was it was quick and free and the bike works so much better. Now to head for the shop and put my saddle bags on! Bill
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    GAS TANK CAPACITY

    Yeah I wonder about those pumps too! I get about what Bill got in there too and the most I have gotten out of a tank was 172 miles, still right around 30.6 MPG regardless of how I drive it. I am getting ready for a trip to Oregon in 150 mile increments I guess? That is going to suck! They need...
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    Dynamic Steering System Recall-HAVE IT DONE!

    I went to the dealer yesterday and it took about 15 or 20 minutes to do and cost me nothing. He was doing it to all the new spyders he has when I left regardless of whether they say it should need it or not. Even the new Phamtom model was getting the laptop hooked up to it when I left. Results...
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    Spyder on FIRE

    Honestly didn't read this whole 6 page post but I have noted with interest something that keeps the bike cooler when stopping for fuel which is often unfortunately. I leave the ingition turned on and when it sits there and gets hotter the fan turns on and it cools things down a bit for the...
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    Mirror Extension Challenge

    Yeah those black plastic bolt covers don't reinstall because Kewlmetal failed to machine that little groove that is on the stock arm ends. $131 for the extensions and they leave a necessary groove off? I also notice a lot more wind buffeting and movement blur in the mirrors since I moved them...
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    Check Engine Light

    Same thing already happend to me. They put it on the computer and tested out awhile on the road and said the sensor was the problem. I have a question for you? In the start up procedure do you use the mode button on the handlebar or the one on the dash to go through the safety message? Oil...
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    corbin/brp seat

    I have no trouble at all on long or short trips with the standard seat without a back rest. If I spent the bucks for a Corbin anything I would doubtlessly love it too. I am 6'3" and 250 if you need that to judge for size. I have had cycle riders come up and look and sit on my seat and say it in...
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    Mileage issue revisited yet again...

    I don't give a hoot how I ride or where I ride it stays right around 30.6 MPG and hammering it has little effect. Experimentling with a tank of high test right now to see how that effects MPG and roadability. So far it looks about the same and feels about the same. My buddies hopped up Harley...
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    CHECKING COOLANT LEVEL

    Yep I have a problem too with seeing the level. I tried the small mag-lite and that works pretty good. First time I added some I overfilled it and used a syringe to get it out and down to level. I use the real heavy green anti-freeze straight when adding liquid and at least I can see that in the...
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    What have you center the bike over to avoid on road to end up hitting back tire

    I had the distinct pleasure to center a freshly killed opposum one fine morning and experienced the one and only Possum assisted launching ever experienced in WV! I dam near lost breakfast from the sight and feeling of the experience. The next stop was the car wash to remove the blood stains and...
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