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  1. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Got in a nice little 140 mile ride on Sunday. Great weather around 75 degrees, but a little windy. Had storms forecast for Monday and all the local schools closed. We got some wind, but really not much else. This coming saturday is looking good and plans are being made.
  2. blacklightning

    First Ride of the 2026 Season

    We are looking at a possible record high of 88 today. They are saying this is the warmest start to March in a long time. I think we have broken 3-4 record highs this March so far. We got a drop in temps and some rain coming tomorrow, and then back up to the low to mid 70's this weekend.
  3. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Made our first long ride of the season. Went from the Raleigh area down to Atlantic Beach. Then we continued down 50 until we got to Emerald Island and made a back road treck back to Kinston before hopping on 70 for the ride home. Of course, we had to stop at McCall's for some good old fashion...
  4. blacklightning

    2015 F3 S - are there specific locations the footpegs adjust to? How far back? What to look for in a new to me purchase?

    If you can get the vin, you can possibly get a history from a dealer of the service and repairs or recalls that have been done. Usually (around here anyway) you can get a pretty good deal on spyders and motorcycles at a car dealership because they really don't want them on their lots anyway...
  5. blacklightning

    Spyder decisions - any suggestions on what to buy as my first Spyder?

    Sounds like an F3S is what you are looking for. There are some great deals out there right now. My buddy just sold his wife's 2022 for a smoking price. But there was a 2015 F3S on this site for a great deal. You can easily find a good F3S for under $12k. If you are patient, you can find them for...
  6. blacklightning

    I admit defeat - I now understand how dealers might charge $7-800.00 for a spark plug change!

    Even though I used to do my maintenance on my cars and trucks, I find that now I can take those same hours and work to make the money to have a professional do it. I still like the satisfaction of doing some things myself, but the hardest part can be finding someone who you can trust to actually...
  7. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Nothing today, but will be giving it a wash and a general check over before making my first longer ride of the season. I'm taking a group from the Raleigh area to Morehead City and Atlantic Beach for a day trip. I was really wanting to go to the mountains, but the chance of rain there had me...
  8. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Rode the BMW this weekend, but with temps in the 80s for this coming weekend, I plan on taking the Spyder out. Was really thinking about either riding to the beach (Carolina Beach) or the mountains (Tazwell, Va to ride the Back of the Dragon). I like the mountains more, but then I realized that...
  9. blacklightning

    Spyder shopping - 998 vs 1330, is the 1330 that much better?

    What you said above, makes all the difference in the world. I almost picked up a 20k mile 2010 about a year ago for $2500. The only thing that stopped me was the fact that I had a 2021 RTL and a 2016 F3L already in the garage. I wish I had picked it up for my brother, but by the time I told...
  10. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    After having to miss 2 great days last week where the temps were in the 70's, I was determined to ride Saturday. Woke up and it was raining. :( So I went out to the office and worked until around 2, when things had cleared up and the sun was coming out. Wife was still gone, so the timing was...
  11. blacklightning

    How do we add rider map to our Signature block?

    Wow, I finally did something on this new format that worked! Normally when I go to insert a picture, no matter what I do, I get a message saying I did something wrong and it had to be corrected. I got most of the States in except for the upper NorthEast. Plan on leaving June 1 to finish that up.
  12. blacklightning

    Winter Blues? No ride today...

    We got some ruff weather here too. Nothing with snow, but not the best for riding. The 2 days we had last week were great, but work had me locked down. Hopefully this weekend will be better. I think they are calling for mid to low 60's. For February and March, I will take it.
  13. blacklightning

    New Owner of SpyderLovers.com 02-19-2026

    Much love and respect to you brother. I have been around here for quite some time. Seems like I keep switching things up as well. I was with you on the M109 board and even joined the Goldwing board when that was going to be my next bike. That never happened but it seems like the Spyder thing was...
  14. blacklightning

    Prepping for the ultimate riding season - have I missed anything?

    We did Beartooth Pass last May. I think it had been opened the week before we got there. Plenty of snow on the sides, but the roads were clear. The other roads posted by the original poster are all great. The Black Hills and such were good, but after doing the Million Dollar Highway and...
  15. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Supposed to be upper 60's and cloudy today. Think I might have to take the bike out to run some errands. I wish I could swap todays weather for Saturday. Supposed to be cooler and over 50% chance of rain. But I will work with what I have.
  16. blacklightning

    How do you control Rabbits (without shooting)?

    We had a problem with them, but nothing like in the picture you posted. I didn't read all the comments, but the red fox in our area took care of them at my house, until the coyote took out the red fox. They had gotten pretty bad again until the red tail and red shoulder hawks took over. The...
  17. blacklightning

    Spyder RT with a Goldwing Engine (Not AI)

    That is awesome! I have said since day one that if I could merge my 2nd gen Vmax with it's 197 hp V4 with my F3T, it would be the perfect combination. This combination of a Goldwing and RTL would be next. Hats off to anyone who was able to make this happen. Congrats.
  18. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Well, I did get the wife's Spyder inspected yesterday. It made it to 70 degrees and was beautiful. Even though I am in need of a new rear tire, it passed inspection. Plan is to get one before the trip in June. Was kinda disappointed that I only put 2k miles on that bike last year, but...
  19. blacklightning

    FS: 2015 F3S with removable Shad and Givi luggage

    I know this is a bad time of year to sell bikes and trikes, but you have a smoking deal there! I am guessing things must be really cheap on the West Coast. I am thinking that would be gone over here on the East Coast. Even if it had to sit for a month or so due to the weather. Good luck with the...
  20. blacklightning

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Nothing today. But tomorrow has a forecast of 65 degrees. So I plan on taking the wife's F3L to get a state inspection while it is relatively warm. Gonna try to set up an appointment to take the RTL in to have the right saddle bag latch replaced one day next week. Just looking for a day...
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