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  1. obiwanbill

    Trying to get License Plate Light for CanAm RSS 2012

    eBay?
  2. obiwanbill

    Do you wear boots when riding?

    Basic for 2 or 3 wheeling. Also the engine heat from Spyder radiating thru Tupperware requires at least ankle boots and jeans. Never shorts & flip flops!
  3. obiwanbill

    getting replacement lens for a 2008 GS SE5 fender lite w/o buying the whole assembly

    thanks, gave up and bought the $40 assembly. Screw the legals...I have one painted red (Left or Port side) and one green (Right or Starboard side) as I'm former Navy
  4. obiwanbill

    getting replacement lens for a 2008 GS SE5 fender lite w/o buying the whole assembly

    The little tabs on the lens are not the strongest. Busted the holding pin off one some years ago, had to buy the WHOLE lens-bulb holder and wiring kit ($26)to replace just the friggin' lens. Fast forward to today, another one fell apart. This time $41. The dealer said it's no longer in the CanAm...
  5. obiwanbill

    re calibrate on board comp after installing Angle sensor. without dealer

    thanks for the clarification!
  6. obiwanbill

    re calibrate on board comp after installing Angle sensor. without dealer

    dunno anyone in Ohio/SE Michigan. Hopefully someone will sound off?
  7. obiwanbill

    re calibrate on board comp after installing Angle sensor. without dealer

    touching pos and neg leads together without the battery? if off battery, there is no current...why would computer reset without 12v flowing? if battery was still connected likely main fuse would blow? I dont know enough about this computer to be dangerous. been settling down a little. rides...
  8. obiwanbill

    re calibrate on board comp after installing Angle sensor. without dealer

    Got the sensor in after taking off the front sprocket. Doesnt flash "check trans" and the orange engine as much now, but still does. Have run about 300 miles cross country since installation. Local dealer, of course is backed up for months, can't get an appointment for the BUDS computer to...
  9. obiwanbill

    Engine light & Check Transmission = dead angle rotation sensor - easy fit?

    I tore all the Tupperware off, I saw the old sensor, 2 bolts holding it on and a wire connector coming out of the bottom, like pic in SE5 Shop manual picture. The fwd bolt and wire connector I can get to...the after bolt is covered/behind the small front sprocket. Felt gap with fingers, looks...
  10. obiwanbill

    What does the Angle Rotation Sensor on a Spyder do?

    I'm ignorant. who's drew? Need to ask him ?? about angle rotation sensor. Shop booked up 2 months from now. mechanic buddy pulled it out said it was shot. 7 weeks later get part, but mechanic quit, gone. Looks simple enough to replace. after that, do I have to get it plugged into the canam...
  11. obiwanbill

    What does the Angle Rotation Sensor on a Spyder do?

    read your post about angle rotation sensor. I have same issue with my 2008. I got the part, but the repair side of dealer blocked up for 2 more months. when the stuck in the new one (looks simple enough for me to do on own), did they have to hook up the computer also?
  12. obiwanbill

    Engine light & Check Transmission = dead angle rotation sensor - easy fit?

    Dash lite: pick of engine, flashing "check Transmission" Sometimes rides ruff, but lite out - normal. This is riding season in Ohio, dealer backed up 2 months. A buddy referred me to a Truck/car repair and the mechanic read up that the Angle rotation GRPS sensor might be shot. He pulled it off...
  13. obiwanbill

    Anyone got a good source for a 2012 RS license plate lens housing?

    I gave up after the socket also got smashed. As I have a tail trunk, I ran a line off the running lite socket so it would be always on when engine on. Then got one of those trailer lite/plate brackets and bolted it on
  14. obiwanbill

    Vanity Plates

    Last Navy Station was FLEET COMBAT TRAINING CENTER ATLANTIC. DAM NECK Virginia Beach VA (FCTCL)
  15. obiwanbill

    My Black Friday shopping

    there will be occasional warmer days in the midst of all this devilish 30 degree crap. Same issues in NW Ohio with weather. My Spyder in shop June-Nov this year awaiting Covid delayed replacement parts from factory and of course when all parts finally received, the tech went out for a 14 day...
  16. obiwanbill

    Bad experience with Factory parts and with mechanic at Ohio Dealer

    good idea, except it would take 6 weeks to get an appt to take her in and $$ for hooking up the computer. As is I had to get a low interest loan from credit union to pay the Findley Ohio bill. On 'socialist insecurity' and now tapped out for a while on extra $$.
  17. obiwanbill

    Bad experience with Factory parts and with mechanic at Ohio Dealer

    got no feedback from dealer, except his bill. Then when I pointed out that the oil filter cover & drain plug weren't torqued, he gave me a gallon of "Free" replacement oil.
  18. obiwanbill

    Bad experience with Factory parts and with mechanic at Ohio Dealer

    I though so also, but I was an hour away, not easy to second guess/2nd Opinion the work. First major problem in 12 years/ 35k miles. cutting up bill in my mind by 12, not bad from that point of view.
  19. obiwanbill

    Bad experience with Factory parts and with mechanic at Ohio Dealer

    I usually change the oil myself. Brake system worn out thought it needed new brake fluid, but after 35k miles the rotors & pads needed replacing and the CanAm computer needed to bleed brakes, get notice of brake failure off dashboard. They also said clutch was shot and had to drain my oil to get...
  20. obiwanbill

    Bad experience with Factory parts and with mechanic at Ohio Dealer

    In June 2020, At 35,000 miles needed some brake work on '08 GS Semi Auto. Due to Covid, 2 local Spyder mechanics within 20 mile radius of my location were backed up til late August. So went 50 miles South to Dealer in Findlay Ohio, who took her in in Mid July. Months dragged on until late Sept...
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