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  1. ricford

    2015 rt limited gas milage

    Fuel cells to carry.
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    Summer Heat Control

    I have recommended this product because it works really really really well. It keeps you cold. They recommend next to your naked skin but I tell you, that's just too cold. You need a thin T-shirt. You need to use block ice (you make it yourself with Rubbermaid storage tubs) then that space...
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    Nothing important

    I have recommended this product because it works really really really well. Veskimo.
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    RLS exhaust - Coated original cat

    I'm curious why you still have the catalytic converter. Maybe in that weird state, California, but everywhere else, a cat delete pipe is called for. Significantly less heat. Significantly. My converter was removed and a cat delete pipe at Pittbull Motosports in Springfield installed in the...
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    2015 rt limited gas milage

    Thanks for the comments as it has helped me average them to be about 35 mpg. more or less. I fill as full as I can get and that means drawing the nozzle out of the tank and slowly putting as much more as the auto shutoff will allow. Then drive until the yellow light comes on which mostly...
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    Radio on mute and can not get it on

    If the radio is off, you can hear the danger all around. Just sayin'. This is just me, mind you. The day I took my 14 RT home new from the dealership, I turned the radio on while in the garage. Turned it off and it has never been on since. I'm excentric I expect
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    For Blueknight911 - Vredestein for rear tire 2016 RTL

    If you change tires, I have found that one of the first questions to ask is, do you have the correct size spindle to balance the tires. I had a shop replace a set of front tires. It was several months later when I asked they be rebalanced. OH he said, we don't have that spindle so we just put...
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    Buying Spyder RT advice

    This brings up a question I have had. Not knowing if the owner has modified the ryde is the big question. I would expect that if I wanted more money 'than it was worth' that would be some clever person's opinion of the condition of the bike, modifications, etc. I have a 14 RT semi auto...
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    Self Leveling

    I have the vanilla 14 RT. And manual fill is with an air compressor. The info is on pages 57 and 58 in MY book. The bladder in my ride leaks down. Not superfast but it does leak down. I took it to the shop and the answer I got was, there is no leak, all is well. I find it humorous that...
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    Here's Moody Blues....

    When you ride, will you wear White Satin?
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    ECU Flash

    I rode to Wick-It in Shreveport, LA today to discuss the ECU flashing. They said that it takes a couple of hours for Stage 1 and cost, after all is said and done, $500. Somewhere on this forum there is a discussion of what is done. Stage 2 requires more work and costs $600. It takes 5 or 6...
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    Almost Dead Battery

    I looked closely and tugged wires, found nothing connected. Ignition off, key removed. I believe it was as someone noted, like a light switch. I took the battery to Batteries Plus. They checked and pronounced it to have suddely passed away. It was producing 7 volts, however. Not enough...
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    Almost Dead Battery

    I WAS going for a ride this morning as the thunderstorm has passed. Not enough power to start or even ignite the computer. 7v. I have a charger on it and will see if that helps. The battery in my 14 RT is possibly 3 years old. Strange that it worked well 3 days ago. Any clue?
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    ECU Tuners in North Carolina ?

    Thanks for the info on ECU. Yes Lew, I do understand now. I'm just wondering why I have never once seen it mentioned here. But doesn't mean it wasn't, I just missed it. I'm game for the upgrade. It seems we have one in Shreveport. I watched their youtube video on flashing the CanAm 4...
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    ECU Tuners in North Carolina ?

    Pardon my ignorance but what is ECU tuning and what gets tuned?
  16. ricford

    is it ok to wear shorts driving a can am spyder?

    There are 'jeans' manufactured by Bull It, UK I think. I have a pair of the 6 second pants. The lining is kevlar. Really comfortable actually. They go with me on long rides. And speaking of long rides, today I rode to Rockwall, TX as it has the nearest In N Out burger to me. Riding on I-30...
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    is it ok to wear shorts driving a can am spyder?

    I have had TWO motorists (bad motorists) just pull out in front of me when I was two wheeling life. And in a third incident with a car, the car literally pushed me off the roadway because bikes don't matter I suppose. And he drove off. I was pinned under a parked car with the bike under me...
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    Tire Pressure Argument for the 49th time

    Just one more thing. I have been running Continental tires since I bought the bike new. I changed after 600 miles based on recommendations that I read here. I am very happy with my tires and have put just over 35K miles. And no, I don't know where he got the info on Continental except that...
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    Tire Pressure Argument for the 49th time

    Thanks for the replies. I appreciate it. My friend is still my friend. He's also an 18 wheel OTR driver. I would guess he is accustomed to seeing very large vehicles that DO require high pressure. He was just looking out for me because he cares. But you've given me ammunition for my...
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    Tire Pressure Argument for the 49th time

    I have read many members use 18 or so pounds of pressure in the front tires. My argument is that that is good. My wrecker driver friend says that I need 44 pounds in the front tires and I'm using Continental ContiProcontact. The argument is that the manufacturer requires 44 lbs. I've been...
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