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  1. sledge

    Battery Dead, seat not opening - does it need power to open?

    First thing, I have been sick for 9 months, Prostate Cancer, and my 2011 Spyder RTS has been sitting in my Garage the whole time. It was running fine when I started Cancer Treatments in Oct. of 2023, then about 2 months ago I went to the Garage and started the Spyder. It started fine, seemed ok...
  2. sledge

    How can I clear warnings from the dash? 2011 RTS

    I have owned my 2011 Spyder RTS a little over 2 years, and a few months after I got it there was a Red Check Engine Warning on the Dash. I did fix it, and I think I got how to do it here... I usually write most things I do in my book that I keep in the side bags. BUT, now that it's happened...
  3. sledge

    What do you use for music? 2011 RT Stereo

    I love to listen to music when I am riding in the mountains away from traffic , but I don't like Commercials , I have had my spyder 2 years since the stereo is an Apple system nothing except Apple will work I am told ... I have been using an Ipod Shuffle to put the music on and powering it...
  4. sledge

    Check Eng and Parking Brake warning in dash - check Fuse #1

    I had what I thought was a Big Problem about a week ago. I was riding to town, about 20 miles, when I hit a small bump at the end of a small concrete bridge and every light on my Spyder went out. I thought a wire had fallen off maybe, so I just kept going to town, maybe 3 miles farther, and the...
  5. sledge

    Does my 2011 need Orange Antifreeze? If so, why?

    I'm kinda new ... but I saw somewhere or heard from somebody that my 2011 Spyder has to have like, Orange Antifreeze ... is that true, and if so, why is that >??
  6. sledge

    Lights turning off on full-lock Left - Anyone else had this?

    My 2011 Spyder RT has a connection problem I think, the lights all work when I turn on the Ign. switch, but if I turn the front wheels all the way to the Left all the lights go off.... turn back just a little they all come back on. I am a retired Mechanic, and I am pretty sure it's just a bad...
  7. sledge

    Anyone tried other spark plugs?

    As I have said before, I am an old retired Mechanic... did it all my working life, no telling how many motor cycles I have owned. Way back in the 70's I bought my first 2 new motor cycles, and I have always been and still am my Own Mechanic. I never take anything in to have it worked on... but...
  8. sledge

    What about change over numbers/alternative part no's for Filters etc?

    I am kinda new here, and new to Spyders. Is there a place on Spyderlovers or anywhere else that gives alternative make Oil Filter, Air Filter, and Bearing numbers? Numbers for anything that can be changed over or found at other places besides Can-Am Dealers??? I'm an old retired Mechanic, and...
  9. sledge

    Where do you jack the Spyder Up?

    I have been a Mechanic all my life, and jacked up everything from a VW Bug to an 80,000 lb. gross Kenworth & Trailer. But, nothing like my Spyder. I planned to put new tires on mine today, but I have already run into a couple of problems. LOL First, it has a Trailer Hitch on it, and the bolt...
  10. sledge

    998 MPG average ?

    i am an old Goldwing guy , have had 5 in a row in last 15 or so years. 1100 & 1200 cc 4 cyl. and every one I have had .... mountains or level ground hot or cool weather , always real close to 42 mpg. BUT my Spyder dont get anywhere close to that I dont think. I have not...
  11. sledge

    can't get in here on my new computer who can tell me what name & password ??

    i know this is stupid , and I dought this is the place for this question , but i have looked for who to ask , or what to do ... but I got a new computer , and I cant get in here on it because I saved the name and password on this old one . good thing I still have this old computer. anyone...
  12. sledge

    Removed add-on lights - now Tail Lights don't work?! Ideas?

    The Spyder I traded for last summer had some stick on lights on the top rear trunk lid. The wires were around the hinge of the lid and I took them off. I cut them with wire cutters and now the tail lights dont come on. BUT, I'm not really sure they were on before I cut those wires. Also, the...
  13. sledge

    RT or RTS

    I traded for my Spyder July 2021 , the guy told me it was an RT ... I was at a local Can-Am Dealership yesterday , asking about highway pegs for my spyder , not only was the guy Rude , but I swear I think I knew as much about this bike as he did . . and he was just Rude as H#ll he said...
  14. sledge

    2011 Spyder RT Tail Lights not working! Any ideas?

    i have only had my spyder since July 2021 , when I got it someone had a couple of strings of little LED Lights on the back of the top box , I didn't like them , so I worked getting the lights off , and the sticky stuff of it and they had wires hanging out when the top box lid was closed ...
  15. sledge

    Riding Spyder in Rain ?

    I didn't own my Spyder more than 30 days I guess , when I ran into a light Rain .. I am thinking I can't be the only person who found the space under the Movable Windshield between the body above the Frunt and the underside of the Windshield , just scoops up the rain and puts it right in...
  16. sledge

    the Great Smokey Mountains

    this morning , it was in upper 30's here in North East Tn. and now it is 10:08 PM and it's 38 degs. ... BUT ... the weather man says Wed. is gonna be in the upper 60's , and I plan on riding across the Smokey's .... I live 90 miles from Gatlinburg . that's on the Tn. side of...
  17. sledge

    Heated Seat Connections ?

    I have another question for all you folks who know a Lot More than I know . my 2011 Spyder has Heated Grips front and rear and they work perfectly . and the man I got it from had a Heated Seat put on it . I know its a Heated Seat because it has a wire connection coming out of the bottom of...
  18. sledge

    where to get a good 2011 Spyder Shop Manual

    I hope I am not asking too many questions , and the answer could be here some place , but I am new here and don't know how to find things yet . but my question is .. I need a Good real Shop Manual for my 2011 Spyder RT . I bought what I thought was it off Ebay , BUT I was wrong , it has some...
  19. sledge

    Does anyone use Fuel Additive in their Spyder? Is it safe?

    does anyone use Fuel Additive in their Spyder ??? I use Sea Foam in most everything I drive and Ride.... but just wondering if its safe in a Spyder ?? as in it not good for the Fuel Pump or Fuel Injectors any Ideas ???
  20. sledge

    highway pegs for a RT ??

    I am 70 years old , 6'4 210 lbs. retired Mechanic , I have Ostio arthritis and sittin in one position for hours while riding my Spyder hurts my knees pretty bad , so, I been thinking about Highway Pegs , does anyone have them on their Spyder ??? and if so , any thoughts or suggestions...
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