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  1. Snoking1127

    Where to find the RT-L Air filter - it's not where my Owner's Manual suggests!

    I drove right hand drive USCG trucks in Thailand summer of 1966 to summer on 1967. Was there building and operating a Loran C navigation system that the USAF wanted.
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    How noticeable is the Engine heat: F3 vs RT?

    I have heard that Slingshots are like toaster ovens.
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Did the first two up ride on the newest new to me 2018 since I installed the General Altimax RT45. Carol said the rear seat felt like she was sliding around on it with the OEM Kenda out back. I asked her part way through the ride if the seat felt better. Answer was yes, the movement sensation...
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    Question for mecsw500

    "In the end, it causes me to wonder if there is one reason given, and another, unspoken reason, for this policy." Like the contract BRP has with Kenda as a tire supplier? Then there is the whole issue of a tire marked Motorcycle only when the rims on the Spyders are a J style car bead and not...
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    Question for mecsw500

    Like I have posted before, what if FORD had said you can only install Firestone tires on your Ford Explorer, a model that was having rollover issues? There is some sort of agreement between Kenda and BRP, which smells of constraint of trade.
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    Any Modification recommendations from those who tour on their Spyders?

    I think they call that a pinch failure. I hit a pot hole coming down off Mount Lemon in Tucson Az with right front tire so hard the magic mirror on that side popped off, the Vredestein was fine. Only doing about 30 MPH. Now I hit the German Shepherd in speed it only did 5525 dollars damage...
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    Anyone else had an Oil Leakage Issue like this? - UPDATE

    I wonder when they do the transmission output shaft recall if the same case is split. I have had three 2018 get the recall and no leaks afterwards. AI says they share the same case.
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    Question for mecsw500

    I think post #37 in this thread will answer that question for you. https://www.spyderlovers.com/threads/another-tire-thread%E2%80%A6but-different%C2%BF-new-kenda-xps-roadster-tires-more-durable.161475/page-2#post-1755648
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    Question about the 4 PSI rule for tire inflation

    Maybe on a Kenda, however I have NOT done very many miles on one. I base my tire pressure on handling, and not wear. Handling is more important to me that tire wear.
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    Question about the 4 PSI rule for tire inflation

    I would say if one is seeing a 4 lb increase on a Spyder tire, it is WAY under inflated.
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    2024 will Crank, but just won't start! More later...

    Hmmm, the Spyder has a fair amount of paralytic current draw when just setting unused. Which will draw the battery down over time. This the first time I have hear someone state that leaving batteries at float voltage is not good for them. Lots of companies have designed many varieties chargers...
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    Any Modification recommendations from those who tour on their Spyders?

    That must have been a heck of a pop hole hit!
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    Anyone ever mounted a RAM ball directly to handle bars?

    Well I bit the bullet and drilled a small pilot hole with a drill stop (wooden dowel) limiting the depth. Nothing right here in the bars. So more drilling and tapping threads in the bar. Put Gorilla Max Strength Construction Adhesive on the ball mount and screwed it on. Phone mount now...
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    Question about the 4 PSI rule for tire inflation

    Not a good idea to run tires under inflated. Creates more heat and tires hate heat. Also there is a sweet spot in inflation regarding handling, and 14.5 might be below that point. When you install the new tire and have a few miles on it, place a piece of white paper on a smooth surface and...
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    As I think about my life, I spent a quarter of it growing up, going to school and some college living at home. I spent the next half of my life serving my country for four years and working at 4 jobs all but one of them using the training in electronics I received in the USCG. And most recently...
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    Question about the 4 PSI rule for tire inflation

    I run 16 in my Vredestein fronts and 18-19 in my General out back. I ride both single and two up. I do not bother balancing the tires. This is a picture of the weights I just took on this low mile Kenda rear on the new to me 2018 RTL.
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Yesterday I had 20 years of days off from work.
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    Is this Rubber band feeling from stop normal? Don't notice it again once started...

    Ease into the throttle until the machine is warmed up!
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    How long does the Factory Belt Tensioner last by miles?

    Chip is when you barely hit what you are shooting at or slightly bump into someone on the road. However some think a magazine is something you read. Most of my magazines hold 9mm rounds. And 2 or 3 hold 22 LR.
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    Anyone else have these Smoked LED Tail Lights for an F3-S? Any ideas to stop the hyper-blinking?

    Where did you get the resistors, did they come as part of the kit? On RT's with LED's I install 6 ohm resistors when I have hyperflash. 1 ohm is close to a dead short in the circuit. The resistor goes from the turn signal hot lead to ground, paralleling this LED circuit. Maybe you installed the...
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