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  1. spacetiger

    BAJARON Shock Spring Adjusters

    The amount of preload you should run is based on your weight so don't just go on what others have done unless you know what they weigh. If they are much heavier riders, they may have needed 5 turns. BTW, what do you weigh? You raised up the front end a lot that I think you may not be able to...
  2. spacetiger

    BAJARON Shock Spring Adjusters

    So the difference is 7.5" - 6.19" = 1.31" with 3 complete turns; or 0.44" per turn. The springs on the 2012 RTS is something like 350 lbs/in. If the same rate applies to the 2015, the 3 turns for 2 springs is 2 x 1.31 x 350 = 918.3 lbs extra capacity from 2 shocks you have gained. Which only...
  3. spacetiger

    Elka stage 2 on 2016 RT-S

    You could just change the springs at about $85 a spring, if you can do this kind of thing. Jerry
  4. spacetiger

    Are these the right Panels?

    Get some of these to wrap the exhaust pipe: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ceramic-Fiber-Insulation-Blanket-2300F-Kaowool-RT-8-Thermal-Ceramics-1-x12-x12-/201448546500?hash=item2ee744e0c4:g:s-0AAOSw1DtXEF0y You can contain a lot of the heat inside the exhaust pipes; a better strategy than letting the...
  5. spacetiger

    lift to raise spyder

    Most Excellent Gordy!
  6. spacetiger

    Shock AdjusterInstall Video

    Good job. Thanks for taking the time to help the other riders.
  7. spacetiger

    How do you know when your front shocks are bad?

    Do you have the original sway bar? Shocks only do 2 things, damping and hold the bike up (springs). The springs do not really go bad; its the damping part that goes bad. oil or the nitrogen charge can leak. If hey leak, you should see signs of this; the Elks's are rebuildable. I would...
  8. spacetiger

    Thank you Bumpskid

    I don't know if you have sorted out your front suspension but the oem setup is not stiff enough, so the nose sits low. Add in the bumbskid and the bottom of the bike sits even lower. It held the bike together on the impact (good thing) but it also contributed to the impact happening. In any...
  9. spacetiger

    Headwear

    google windproof hat An option that comes up:
  10. spacetiger

    Shock Adjuster

    Ratchet straps Keeping mind the oem springs are around 350 lbs/in springs, so you cannot hope to muscle them down. Before I got proper tools to do this kind of work, I used three 1,500 lb ratchet straps spaced 120 degrees apart. Try to get the straps that don't have hook ends. Be careful to...
  11. spacetiger

    Baja Ron Front Shock Spring Adjusters, upgrade shocks or both?

    It might help you in posting your weight so other posters can post their weight too and you can get a better idea if their recommendations will help you. You can imagine if you weight 270 (just making a point, hope you don't) and all the answers are coming from riders that weight 170-200 and...
  12. spacetiger

    Bumpshid

    iGot2Fly, It depends on what you weigh, do you ride 2 up (alot), and to some extent how you ride. These factors + bike weight translate to loads that the front and rear suspension have to handle. You can google some youtube videos and see how low the front nose dips, especially when you...
  13. spacetiger

    Bumpshid

    Excellent post with pic so all can see what happens to the bottom of a skid plate when you do not fix the front suspension. You might think a thicker plate (without fixing the suspension) is going to be better... maybe, but for sure it will bottom out more often because it is thicker, so it...
  14. spacetiger

    Bumpshid

    Before getting a bumpskid, make sure you have your front suspension sorted out to resolve the weak oem springs on the front suspension. Depending on what you weigh/or you ride 2 up, you can easily overwhelm the front suspension and easily bottom out. When you bottom out, the underside of the...
  15. spacetiger

    F3 two up shock

    This thread should be connected to this one: http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?89423-F3-Recall-Chassis-reinforcement&p=1106718&posted=1#post1106718 The effort by BRP to address this problem is a best a band aid. This is an opinion of an engineer with many years of experience...
  16. spacetiger

    F3 Recall - Chassis reinforcement

    Its good to see the move to preserve the integrity of the chassis, but why not solve the cause of the problem - the rear spring is too weak to prevent the rear suspension from bottoming out. You need to change the rear spring to eliminate the constant bottoming out impacts to the chassis...
  17. spacetiger

    Top Box

    answers above
  18. spacetiger

    Top Box

    Although I used the E470, I think there are others that used bigger givi top cases, 52 liter ones. Give them a look before you commit; you still use the factory rack either way. I went with the E470 because it came with a pearl white top shell + it had a shape that I thought worked with the...
  19. spacetiger

    Top Box

    An option http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?87269-Top-Case-Options-for-the-ST-Limited Forget to add this: Get the silver oem rack on ebay for less than 150 and repaint it. You cannot really see it after the top box goes on. post back what you do Jerry
  20. spacetiger

    Fox podium shocks adjustment

    When you are adjusting the preload, it helps to have that wheel off the ground so the only force on the spring is the preload of the spring. If you do it with the weight of the bike going through the spring it is much harder to do. Jerry
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