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  1. QuadManiac

    "IF" BRP comes out with a Touring Spyder...

    With any luck, the release of a new model will reduce the resale value of the existing models. Then I can score a deal on one for my g/f, who would really like her own! :2thumbs:
  2. QuadManiac

    Differences in the 08 and 09 model

    My SE5 - serial 123 - was originally purchased in Sept '08. And, BTW, it's still running perfectly at almost 4000 miles with nothing but scheduled maintenence and the steering software update. I bought it used with 1000 miles in late April of this year. My 3000 miles have been a blast.
  3. QuadManiac

    Louder After Recall

    It appears that they leaned the mixture a bit in the new fuel map and leaner running can give a bit more rasp or zing to exhaust notes (at least from my experience jetting quads).
  4. QuadManiac

    This needs more than 2 wheels

    Man, and WE complain about warm legs....
  5. QuadManiac

    Steering Update and Fuel Mileage

    Do you ride one (or more) block back to make sure you put the garage door down, like I do?
  6. QuadManiac

    Heli bars vs Nomagic risers

    I'm waiting for the apehanger version. :ohyea:
  7. QuadManiac

    Steering Update and Fuel Mileage

    I have seen a significant increase. I was averaging 25 before, about 30 now (lots of 2 up riding).
  8. QuadManiac

    Heli bars vs Nomagic risers

    If you don't know about it, you might want to add the Spyder City riser to your list. Love mine, best bang for the buck, IMO.
  9. QuadManiac

    Spyder Won't Start

    Hearing a relay CLICK but no start is the giveaway here... if you don't press on the brake pedal in gear on an SE5 you don't hear that CLICK when pressing the starter button. In my case this has happened twice - all is normal, all proper starting procedure, but just a CLICK - no starter... the...
  10. QuadManiac

    Please post pictures Spyder City Risers

    You're welcome, and yes, due to the angle of the steering shaft, you can assume that the riser effectively moves the bars closer in a straight line directly towards your head - contributing in both height and reach.
  11. QuadManiac

    Potential Buyer - Time to Stay Clear of a Spyder

    I would guess that if there were additional fires, at least some of our members would have heard about it through one means or another (as was the case with today's post related to an accident in Australia) and would report it here. If we assume that some fires got by without detection by our...
  12. QuadManiac

    Spyder update, STEERING FAILURE

    Without a hell of a lot more information, attributing this accident to 'steering issues' is premature and is just as wreckless as immediately assuming it was the driver's fault. Time will tell. HOWEVER, if any and all riders who DO find a power steering loss due to loose relay will report to...
  13. QuadManiac

    Potential Buyer - Time to Stay Clear of a Spyder

    Yah, I thought something must have put that idea in my head... what I lose in originality, I gain in thoroughness.
  14. QuadManiac

    Your gonna miss me

    Take a new picture of yourself while your at it! Have a good trip.
  15. QuadManiac

    Potential Buyer - Time to Stay Clear of a Spyder

    A quick look at some (perhaps flawed) logic: NHTSA states that there are 69.33 motorcycle fatalities per 100,000 registered bikes per year or about 0.7 per thousand / year - 0.07%. I don't know how many Spyders BRP has sold to date, but they recalled approximately 10,000 for the steering...
  16. QuadManiac

    New front tires

    The three adjustments related to front end alignment are caster, camber and toe-in. The manual specifies toe-in - 0mm +- 0.5mm, a camber angle - 0 degrees +- 0.5 degree and a caster angle - 80.9 degrees +- 0.5 degree. On the :spyder2: toe-in is easily adjusted via changing the tie-rod lengths...
  17. QuadManiac

    New 2009 Spyder Owner

    Not so... any astronomer will tell you - if it's shifted towards the red, it's moving away from you faster; as you will notice if you're on another color while riding with a red :spyder2:. His tail light will just get smaller and smaller until it disappears completely into the cosmos! :D
  18. QuadManiac

    easy fix

    With a whiffle valve controlling the reverse flow through a flux capacitor, the performance can be frightening! Seriously, from my cursory looks at the :spyder2:'s electrical schematics, it appears as if disconnecting the battery (and then shorting the leads together) should have no effect on...
  19. QuadManiac

    Please post pictures Spyder City Risers

    A couple of pics from my install... as said above, not much to see. Just look at the top of the stock BRP bar clamp and there it is. You'll notice that the angled bottom of the handlebar cover that, stock, almost touches the dashboard is now 3" above it. The change in riding comfort is...
  20. QuadManiac

    Nice 91 octane Ride

    Air/fuel ratio also significantly affects pre-detonation, so if you're 'juiced' a little lean, you are likely to have pre-det with the appropriate knock sensor reduction in timing advance and concomitant performance. Higher octane in this case should help overcome the pre-det and return the...
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