• 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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  1. FalconAF

    I’m Confused about 2018 RTL Software Up Dates???

    I don't know anything specific about "The Cable" required. All I know is that there is "A Cable". But from my previous motorcycle experience, if "The Cable" is from the motorcycle manufacturer, it probably costs an arm and a leg more than a different "A Cable" that might also work. :roflblack:
  2. FalconAF

    I’m Confused about 2018 RTL Software Up Dates???

    Well...yeah...that works AFTER the update is done. But the OP sounded like a totally new Spyder owner, so I was also telling him how he could see what version was already installed. If he didn't know if he already had 13.2, he would have to use the menu system to determine that. As an aside...
  3. FalconAF

    Washing Your Spyder....

    OK, that was simple. Worked fine. Thanks. :banghead:
  4. FalconAF

    New fobo bike 2 for trike is available.

    OK, thanks for that explanation. I'm still hesitant to buy the FOBO though because I've read that some people who did OS updates on their phones caused the FOBO to not work at all anymore, and FOBO said "too bad". After doing IT in the Air Force for over 26 years, I would be inclined to...
  5. FalconAF

    Do you use motorcycle parking spaces?

    Show them your Veteran's License Plate, then your VA Disability documentation, then a picture of your neck X-Ray showing the 9 screws holding your head up. Then tell them where they can go with their "real motorcycle".
  6. FalconAF

    I’m Confused about 2018 RTL Software Up Dates???

    First off, this is considered a FIRMWARE update. It updates the HARDWARE for the dashboard using a software download. Technically a software update is something different. That might sound nit-picky, but I spent 26 years in the Air Force doing Network Operations, so I'm a Nit-Picky Computer...
  7. FalconAF

    RTL MPG Question

    That sounds about right. Prior to my accident on my Honda V-Twin 700cc 3 years ago, I would do road trips with a friend who owned an 1800cc Wing. We would have to stop every 180 miles for him with his almost 7-gallon fuel tank. I'd still have between 1/4 and 1/2 fuel remaining. His Wing...
  8. FalconAF

    This is how to do limited edition

    I bought my 2018 RT Limited 4 weeks ago NOT because it was a Limited, but because I was looking for a Spyder, the 2018 price was reduced by over $5500 due to manufacturer rebate to the dealer, and it was simply a good deal financially. I could care less if it was a "special edition" or...
  9. FalconAF

    Do you use motorcycle parking spaces?

    I live in Las Vegas. I will use car spaces normally, except when I go to a covered parking garage like at a hotel/casino and it has dedicated motorcycle parking in the garage. Then I will put the Spyder in the motorcycle parking area, primarily because that area will (normally) have...
  10. FalconAF

    RTL MPG Question

    2018 RT Limited. 75+ MPH will definitely put you in the mid 20's MPG. I was coming back to Las Vegas from Laughlin, NV yesterday morning. Speed limit 75 so I put the cruise control on 80. Steady 24 - 25 MPG as long as it was there. With the new firmware version 20.8 showing the remaining...
  11. FalconAF

    BRP Connect and Genius Maps

    You need to get the update. I purchased a new 2018 RT a few weeks ago, and my dealer hadn't updated it to the new version 20.8 firmware because for whatever reason their computers did not indicate the update was FOR any RT's, when it actually was. Once they plugged in my RT with the cables...
  12. FalconAF

    How many miles is too many?

    With proper maintenance, the ROTAX engine should outlast the rest of the Spyder. I've had my pilot's license since 1972 and owned my own airplane at one time. With required aircraft engine maintenance like 100-hour inspections, etc, aircraft engines last for decades. Can-Am uses the ROTAX...
  13. FalconAF

    Washing Your Spyder....

    Follow-up question to all the great advice above. On my new 2018 RT Limited, how the heck do you get the bug crud cleaned from between the inside of the windshield and front of the black frame where the windshield is attached to it (bottom of the windshield)? The gap between the windshield and...
  14. FalconAF

    New fobo bike 2 for trike is available.

    So the Trike2 system comes with 3 sensors. Do you just buy a 4th sensor as an extra and the app then lets you use all 4 of them to monitor the air shock too then? But...would I really NEED to monitor the air shock at all on the 2018 RTL? I also have a 2018 RTL, and my understanding is it's...
  15. FalconAF

    Seat wont open

    New 2018 RT Limited owner. The left side of my seat was/is ALWAYS loose compared to the right side. I can lift it up slightly and it will move, while the right side stays solidly down (no "free play" in it) unless I unlock the seat using the key. Spyder owners I asked about it on a group ride...
  16. FalconAF

    Group Rides - Tail Gunner ???

    :agree: TWO people riding "in a group" won't be safe if either one of them rides "unsafe" or makes poor decisions. No tail gunner can prevent bad things happening if a group rider rides unsafely to begin with. Everything else is just for the convenience of the group. Having a tail gunner to...
  17. FalconAF

    Do we like modular helmets or not???

    I wasn't "putting words in your mouth". I quoted your reply to another person's reply about them wearing a full face helmet for the "additional safety" of it. And that the maker of that helmet didn't make modulars. You then said the maker didn't make modulars "because they couldn't get Snell...
  18. FalconAF

    Do we like modular helmets or not???

    You keep saying that, but it is misleading. Snell certifies helmets primarily for the RACING community, so yes, their standards will be higher than the regular CONSUMER community. So if a manufacturer is not MAKING a helmet designed to meet RACING standards to begin with, of course they...
  19. FalconAF

    Coast to Coast trip

    Don't know what you would consider a "long detour" but if you haven't ridden the Beartooth Highway (212) and Chief Joseph Highway (WY 296) near the eastern part of Yellowstone, they are both major "bucket list" rides. You can do the loop of them from Cody, WY in under 4 hours. I stayed in Cody...
  20. FalconAF

    Trunk Rack.

    Darn tootin'. I stayed at Holiday Inns when I went TDY. Didn't need no stinkin' tent. :roflblack: But you give AF "mess halls" too much credit. The Navy ones were much better. :bbq:
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