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    Spyder Dealer Tire Blues - now the belt's too tight! Any opinions??

    This story is about two Can-Am dealers who objected to mounting a General Altimax car tire on the back of a 2022 RTL Sea to Sky. One dealer did it anyway, and the other worked on it later. The first returned the bike with a drive belt that wandered continuously from the inner shoulder to the...
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    Which Vredestein - Quatrac or Quatrac 5?

    I could use a little clarification. I ordered a set of Vredestein Quatrac tires from Tire Rack, but maybe I made the wrong call. The tread patterns on the Quatrac and Quatrac 5 are very different. Which one is the right one?
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    Front tire clearance - will 165/60R15's fit?

    My old 2017 F-3 ran Federal Formoza AZ01 165/55r15 tires on the front, and I liked them a lot. I replaced that bike with a 2020 RT-LTD that is soon to need new front rubber too, but I can't find the Formozas anywhere. Does anybody have a source? I DO have a source for Continental...
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    Tire report offered and needed

    I spent last winter researching an automotive rear tire for my 2017 F-3L. I settled on a General Altimax, pumped it to 18 psi cold, and rode it two up all summer, mostly in dry weather. The tire worked great. After 6,000 miles, it shows very little wear and has performed perfectly. Now, with...
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    F-3 bumpskid

    Compared to cars and trucks, Spyders don’t have much ground clearance, and they can’t dodge roadkill and other debris like a motorcycle. This worried me enough to buy a bumpskid because we’re planning a major trip this summer. I want to avoid a surprise far from home. The $188 part is...
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    Car tire comparison needed

    It’s still the dead of winter in Wisconsin, but soon enough I’m going to need new rubber on my F-3 Ltd. The reports I’ve been reading seem to like the General Altimax 215/60-15 and the Kumho 225/50-15, but each tire has also had detractors. I’d like to hear from somebody who has tried them BOTH...
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    General Altimax tire on f-3 Limited?

    Has anybody run the General Altimax 215/60/15 car tire on an F-3 Limited? This tire is about an inch larger in diameter than the OEM, so I'm wondering if it has adequate clearance. I'd also like to know how it handles, how it wears, and if there are any problems getting it mounted on the rim...
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    Why can't BRP make Turn signal dash repeaters & switches that WORK!?

    You’ve probably realized Can-Am turn signal indicators are mostly invisible during daylight hours. Apparently Can-Am couldn’t figure that out, or else they just didn’t give a damn. They couldn’t provide a turn switch with a positive, tactile “off,” either. I bought these LED lights at an...
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    F-3 mirror jiggle

    The mirrors on my 2017 F-3 Limited were poorly designed and vibrated like crazy at highway speed. (More crap from Can-Am Engineering...don't get me started.) I found a simple, effective solution. I took an inch and a half piece of black hose, cut a couple 1/4" wide, longitudinal slices from...
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    2017 F-3 Limited Vibration

    I bought a 2017 F-3 Limited this spring and have about 4,500 miles on it. Most of those miles were on slower state highways, so it took awhile to discover the heavy, intermittent vibration. At speeds above 70 mph, it felt like hitting a hundred yards of rumble strip. I took the bike back...
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