• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

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    Spyder f3-s panniers/bags

    I got the shad bags and racks with my bike, but I completely rebuilt the racks to hold them closer and higher to the bike. They're much more useful and hold a lot more than my buddy's F3 LTD bags, plus I can take them off when I don't want them on the bike. Then I made a rack to install the...
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    Need some info from the gurus - orange warning light flashes on dash?

    A buddy and I just took our spyders for a -hard- 500 mile overnight trip, all twisties and poor roads. He has an F3 Limited, I have an F3S-SM6. When we were really pounding it hard, and the road got particularly bad, he'd get the orange warning light on his dash, I'd have the stability control...
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    F3S Special Windshield Upgrade - anyone done one?

    I bought the blueridge windscreen, then traded it to the dealer for a 129 windscreen, which I then cut down as far as I could. I also modified it so it's quick release, so I can swap it with the gauge spoiler quickly when I don't want any screen. I also have a madstad, which is ugly as...
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    Which New exhaust for my F3s? What do you have?

    I bought the Akra when I bought my bike. If I bought another, I'd stick with stock. They weigh pretty close to the same, and the triple sound just doesn't appeal to me. At about 3K it sounds just like my diesel 3cyl tractor.
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    Heated grips installed, differently

    Sorry for the late response! Glad to hear it helped, I really enjoy the heated grips and these are worlds better (and cheaper) than the BRP version.
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    Value of 2015 F3-S question

    I paid ~$15K for a brand new F3S-SM6 in 2019, so that sounds pretty high to me. One thing to remember is that when people buy accessories, they pay new price and that's what they think they're worth. However, as soon as it's on the bike they're used, and their depreciation is right up there...
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    New handlebars/heated grips

    Rox risers only give you 2” of change. Height, pullback, whatever it’s only 2”. Test fitting showed than she needed 6” or so (wink wink nudge nudge) so they would not have been enough. Besides that, they’d have the same problem of being 7/8” and being .015” or so too small. But hey if it works...
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    New handlebars/heated grips

    Ok so this is a copypasta from a different forum I belong to, but it covers the gist of what I did. If anyone has questions feel free to ask. I haven't seen anyone else put aftermarket bars or heated grips on a ryker before, so I figured I'd share the struggle. Today's project was putting on...
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    2 Up shock data

    Remember: the spring holds you up. The shock keeps the spring on the bike. The compression damping controls the upwards travel rate against the bike’s inertia, the rebound damping controls the downward travel rate against the spring pressure. For general purposes, you want to consume roughly...
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    2 Up shock data

    Again, to clarify: I bought the BRP occasional 2 up shock. It’s on my bike now. It’s a huge improvement for my application. I’m not putting a different spring on it. I just put the data out there in case someone else wants to either swap the spring themselves, or know what BRP specs for spring...
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    2 Up shock data

    https://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?107852-The-skinny-on-BRP-S-2-up-F3-shock
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    2 Up shock data

    Do you have any links showing this happening on an F3? I’d be interested to read about it. The shock is the same. I agree that different damping would be ideal, but the fact is that BRP is willing to warranty the vehicle with either spring so I assume smarter people than I and their lawyers...
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    2 Up shock data

    Ok, I've searched and found lots of conjecture and lots of discussion but very little hard data on the 'occasional two up rear shock'. The basics seem to be that the shock is the same as the stock f3 shock, but it has a different spring. You can't order the spring separately, so you're stuck...
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    HowTo: Wolo big-boy horn installed F3S

    The wiring is easy, so don’t let that discourage you. As for jacking the bike up I did because I had the craftsman jack handy. You could also use car ramps, a regular jack and jack stands, you could even just lift rhe right front wheel and get enough room to work.
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    HowTo: Wolo big-boy horn installed F3S

    Yup! However this is a single tone, so to me it sounds a bit broken, I prefer the high/low tone combo of the stebel, but the wolo is what I had on hand. I may find a way to put the stock horn in with it to get the higher tone.
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    HowTo: Wolo big-boy horn installed F3S

    Technically it may in fact have been fine. As I've said before, BRP really doesn't know how to build these things. Looking at the wiring diagram, the horn fuse is the load shedding fuse. 25A, and getting it's power from a 40a accessories fuse. The load shedding relay has nothing to do with...
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    HowTo: Wolo big-boy horn installed F3S

    Today was quiet contemplation day. Just kidding, it was cleaning up the mess I've made in the last three projects so I could actually work in the barn again. Once it was clean it was time to mess it up again, naturally. The other day a buddy and I were talking about how pitiful the stock...
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    Brighter taillights, or Why is this so difficult?

    That makes sense. Theoretically what it does is train the computer what ‘normal’ current draw is. Engine off the bike puts out 12v, running it should be 14.4v. Doesn’t sound like much but that’s a 20% change.
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    Signature light for cheap

    Words and whatnot to reach the minimum. Untitled by Uncle Grr!, on Flickr Untitled by Uncle Grr!, on Flickr Again. I'll update the thread if these fail also.
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    Signature light for cheap

    And once again Troop was shown to be correct. The strip failed yet again. I gave up and bought a cheap set off amazon that are not as bright but less than a fourth the price. If they last more than a month I'll be money ahead. Removed the bright strips, cut down the new strips and installed...
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