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  1. wiredgeorge

    Help with part number

    Sir, I had foolishly placed my order with some fly-by night-outfit called Pit Bull Powersports for the SAME $31.99 except Pit Bull charges $6.99 for UPS ground shipping and CheapCycleParts.com charges $13.15! I have already checked almost all Can-Am parts sellers and Pit Bull seems to have the...
  2. wiredgeorge

    Help with part number

    Just changed my signature so that little faux pas will not happen again. MANY MANY thanks! I bet I looked at that busy engine diagram 10 times and didn't notice the shift lever down on the bottom left. I was unaware that the thread went reverse on one end (end side I bet) and regular on the...
  3. wiredgeorge

    Help with part number

    On my mini-vacation, I managed to go over a raised area coming out of a parking lot and bent the rod that goes between the shift lever and shift drum. It could probably be replaced by M6 all thread but I want to use the correct original part. I looked through the BRP parts fiche and couldn't...
  4. wiredgeorge

    new owner with riding issues

    I have a 2010 RT. My initial 2-up riding experience was sort of negative much like yours has been. My missus has probably close to a half million miles in pillion and was terrified. The suspension on a 2010 is even worse than the 2015 and we have done the BajaRon Anti-Sway bar and installed...
  5. wiredgeorge

    how much gas?

    Don't know if you ever look at Tripadvisor.com but I am a reviewer and reviewed the Longhorn Cafe on Sunday. Really nice to have a good cafe in a small town. We came out of Mason on 1871 and ran into 290 on 385 (I think). First haf of 1871 was a lot of fun but the rest got tiresome as the day...
  6. wiredgeorge

    how much gas?

    Good advice but not sure I agree with your last statement. It doesn't seem to matter how much I am on the gas or how easy I ride. The MPG span is less than 3 mpg. 31 mpg or thereabout is the middle of the 3 mpg range I get consistently. Freeway or twisty.... 31mpg.
  7. wiredgeorge

    Spyder riding in extreem heat. Tell us how you deal with it.

    Although it doesn't get hot in Texas (year round 78 degrees mostly), it was a tad warm this weekend and the missus and I put on about 300 miles of exploring-riding each day (Friday, Sat, Sun, Mon). I wear a doo-rag, black tee shirt, Wrangler jeans and Ariat cowboy boots. Let me explain. #1, I...
  8. wiredgeorge

    cruise control and signals???

    My thumbs are too fat to text... Have to poke in letters with my index finger.... You may never guess but I am not much of electronics... they make my head hurt although I can work my VCR now. Sent from my HTC Desire Eye using Tapatalk
  9. wiredgeorge

    cruise control and signals???

    Never figured out how to use my cruise. Hoping to never take any roads where it will be of use.
  10. wiredgeorge

    how much gas?

    I will have to sharpen my "planning" skills because I am not used to riding such a gas hog with so little gas available to me. I was on alll unfamiliar roads and on the holiday weekend most of the stations that were in smaller towns were not open. I am pretty good with situational awareness...
  11. wiredgeorge

    Bullying on our boards will be dealt with when reported

    Bullys should not be tolerated. Period. Was this guy Bluenight a bully? I haven't been around long enough to comment but he seemed to be one of the most helpful folks on this board. His manner wasn't all that smooth but I get that as I come from the same camp. Hope he shows back up. The thing...
  12. wiredgeorge

    how much gas?

    Wife and I spent the week doing some riding. I recall all the talk some made about "planning" to avoid being low on gas. Well, when riding in areas where you are not familiar, there are sometimes no filling stations for many many miles so there were a few times where I was running low on gas...
  13. wiredgeorge

    LED Headlights on Spyder RT

    Probably a good idea... one thing; I once bought a bunch of 100/60 bulbs (a dozen I think) on eBay and they turned out to be Chinese junk that were no brighter than a standard 60W (h8igh beam) bulb. I still have some of them. If you do buy 9005s, get decent quality bulbs; usually the autoparts...
  14. wiredgeorge

    Carrying Concealed

    Doc, you wrote this waaaaaaay back on Feb. 5! Any update?
  15. wiredgeorge

    Another Shooting this morning...

    What annoyed me was the supposition that disliking the conduct of the POTUS is somehow linking a person with one political party or the other. The guy has promoted racial division/hatred and our standing around the world has diminished. Has this anything to do with politics as far as myself or...
  16. wiredgeorge

    Spare gas?

    Planning is always a good idea. Anyone ever ride in New Mexico or the 4 Corners region on the weekend. That filling station you had planned on topping off at won't be open till Tuesday? There are places where there is a lot more than 150 miles between fueling stops if you are off the main...
  17. wiredgeorge

    Getting some work done tomorrow morning

    The shocks on the the newer RTs is not preload adjustable? Geesh, that is bad suspension engineering!
  18. wiredgeorge

    In 2016, The Evolution Continues: Video contest

    Most of the shots had his left blinker on and he was going in a straight line. 30 seconds? Geesh that is long.
  19. wiredgeorge

    Spare gas?

    Stuff is designed for 2 stroke motors. You put it in your tank the oil doesn't burn.... it fouls spark plugs. You have a 4 stroke engine. There is non-ethanol gas available at the box stores for use in 4 stroke lawn mowers and it won't hurt to use although no octane rating is on the stuff...
  20. wiredgeorge

    Another Shooting this morning...

    Didn't Cali ban .45ACP? I am not much for politics but please, don't tread on me. I served my country for 27 years and ensured that all Americans have the right to say what they want. I think anyone, regardless of political party or affiliation who wants to destroy our country is not really...
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