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  1. bigwhammy

    Rear Sproket Change

    Pairiing ECM to GBPS Hi, After you changed the vehicle configurations in buds did you write the data before and after you initialized the ecm. You will may need to accept changing the cluster coding. I.e. Pairing the ECM to the vehicle. Make sure you pair it in neutral. Also you may need to...
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    Compairison between Belt vibration --Smooth Spyder versus Baker-Built

    Made for us version The Australian bikes have smaller rear sprocket with shorter belts hence the BRP roller sits about 1.5 inches lower = lower tension on belt. It still improved 60 mph vibrations. I now notice vibrations on foot boards from engine vibrations and handle bar vibrations a little...
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    Belt tensioner.

    nsk Japanese NSK as good as you can get. Not crappy Chinese ones.
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    Belt tensioner.

    POM Du Pont Delrin / Ertacetal = Polyacetal Resin Yes I would have preferred class 12.9 bolts (1220 Mpa Tensile Strength) but it is hard to find class 12 nuts so I would have to make do with class 10 nuts. Polyacetal (Acetal POM) is basically a Thermosetting Plastic it is hard, stiff...
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    Belt tensioner.

    4 In stock in Australia with BRP Asia Pacific Yahoo finally arrived in Australia.:ohyea: Put mine on today and it works. Pn 219800412 Mat. Desc. F3 Idler Pulley Kit (Esemble Roue Libre F3). Known in Australia as a Idler Belt Kit. For the technically minded..... Appears that the swing arm...
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    F3 Vibration

    Advanced automotive physics As an Automotive engineering lecturer (retired) it is more complicated than going to the moon. Vibrations Free and forced and affect phase and resonance. Simple Harmonic motion oscillations (displacement, velocity and acceleration). Their are 8 different...
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    Trying to install F3 Floorboards

    Lower 2 bolts or uppers Hi, Two bolts under the front foot pegs. Drill the head off. If you drill both heads off and drill out some of the bolt from head side you can take it all to a bench. OR Heat the bolt from behind slightly on the threaded bit hanging out. Go from behind with a set of...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    Current exchange rate puts it at 23,600 pounds U.K. So an RT in uk is $45500 Australian gb pound should buy better than than US dollar from Canada wow 27 k British is worth $35 k US dollars 45 k aust
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    Play in grips?

    I Installed short reach bars. Should not be any play at all.
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    I purchased the first bike sold by Western Motorcycles 42 years ago and have given them my patronage ever since, to help the family stay in business. I did purchase $12,500 $us worth of genuine BRP products from the dealer to set the f3s up. Not e bay specials. It is our high taxes that make up...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    Yes and our Australian dollar was also on par, worth more than a US dollar in feb 2012 we could get 107 US OR 107 Canadian dollars for our 100 Australian. And like you we still paid more for a Spyder. But we also paid a lot more than Canadians. 32 k US / Canadian at that time. Our dealers and a...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    Australia's free trade agreements especially with China has all but destroyed our manufacturing industry. We do not even produce cars here any more. No more ford Falcons or GM holdens. so producing a bike is out of the question. As an experienced automotive engineer and licenced machinist I...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    Thanks. as a personal import some ADR rules are relaxed we can import left hand drive vas personally without conversion to rh drive. headlights would need changing as the us version dip down the wrong way. LHD. ADR for indicators I would put on aftermarket to comply.the RS ones look better the...
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    Shorter-reach bars

    Take your handle bar off, they then cut just after first bend. A sleeve is an insert machined at the same diameter as the bars with both ends machined down to go inside the bar. they can then tig weld it to you bar after marking the parts to align properly. they then can polish the joints and...
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    Shorter-reach bars

    All model f3 have the same lower steering column p/n 709401397. Theoretically. Try ordering the p/n 709401680 black lift posts X 4 and the p/n 231103060 Srew socket m10 x130 mm. I would get these and try them as the cheapest quick fix not sure what colour they are could be yellow but black...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    thanks I do not know why but shipping costs from Canada are about 10% more for me. The free trade agreements are being looked at here to adjust our import duties/ taxes so I have to consider that. Should be better off here in about 3 years for imports but our manufacturing industries are just...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    thanks. I am an automotive engineer and licenced mechanic, I can get around compliance. They have relaxed a couple more of the rules last year so I am talking with Canberra to see what the fine print is. I have been through the process to get compliance plates green ones for several cars as they...
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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

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    Down under Austrailian ? expensive spyders.

    Down under Australian ? expensive spyders. Australia buys direct from BRP Canada and our conversion costs are based on exchange rate which is about $1 Canadian for $1 Aust. Luckily USA residents pay (or should pay) about 25% less than Canadians OR Australians, for BRP products due to exchange...
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