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  1. FalconAF

    Red Dust of Death Recall???? Front Sprocket Recall - FINALLY....

    Whether or not someone who buys a $20K+ vehicle is "mechanically inclined" or not to do a SAFETY RECALL service on it is NOT the issue. If THAT is how the law works, then ALL of us should quit buying products from businesses who will only provide that "level" of service after the sale. This...
  2. FalconAF

    Red Dust of Death Recall???? Front Sprocket Recall - FINALLY....

    Update to my post #388 on August 29th concerning my Safety Recall lack of service. I've contacted an attorney out of frustration and tired of being b*ll-sh*ted by my dealer and BRP. I had one phone call with a BRP representative who refused to offer any reasonable solution to my dealer's...
  3. FalconAF

    Red Dust of Death Recall???? Front Sprocket Recall - FINALLY....

    I'd be totally willing to do that. I have the riding gear that would allow me to do an all-day one-way ride in the desert Southwest safely even in the heat out here now. I have a couple relatives in the Phoenix, AZ area and have read about great service given by a dealer there, and also a...
  4. FalconAF

    Red Dust of Death Recall???? Front Sprocket Recall - FINALLY....

    LMAO! Yeah, that thought has occurred to me over the past 4 years too. :D But the problem with doing "The Alaska Trip" on 2 (or even 3) wheels is that unless you want to risk needing chains and studded snow tires, there's really only one way TO plan it. Go towards Alaska in late May...
  5. FalconAF

    Red Dust of Death Recall???? Front Sprocket Recall - FINALLY....

    Yeah, the bladder cancer was a total surprise. No symptoms whatsoever until I passed blood twice in one day and called the Nellis AFB clinic. They said come in the next day, took one look at the video I had taken the second passing with my phone (don't ask...I like to have evidence to show the...
  6. FalconAF

    Red Dust of Death Recall???? Front Sprocket Recall - FINALLY....

    I will NEVER buy another Can-Am or BRP vehicle again. Why? Bought a 2018 Spyder RTL 3 years ago and was able to make one long-distance round trip 10-day road trip with it before COVID shut everything down. Then got the "Spline/Pulley" SAFETY recall notice not long after that (as in "You could...
  7. FalconAF

    What's the best TPMS to use on a 2021 Spyder?

    My original FOBO2 batteries died at just under 2 years a couple months ago. Changed them and all was/is well again. But I rarely used the "logged in" feature of the app while riding. Would check the pressures using the app on my iPhone at stops, or before starting rides, etc. I don't "live...
  8. FalconAF

    Help Installing New Motobatt Battery

    I'm not that ignorant. Neither is my niece's husband who helped me put it in. The lips you are talking about are on BACK of the clamp. The difference is in the two batteries top construction. The overhead clamp that came with the OEM battery was designed to fit the OEM battery with it's top...
  9. FalconAF

    2018 RTL One-Click but Won't Start

    Just changed the old OEM to the new Motobatt. Spyder starts right up now. Put a voltmeter on the old OEM after taking it out. Showed 12.6 volts. The cables were tight on the terminals and it still wouldn't start the Spyder before removing it. So yeah, me thinks the OEM went south with a bad...
  10. FalconAF

    Help Installing New Motobatt Battery

    Hey, never mind. We just put the overhead holddown in a vise and bent the 2 "lip" tabs so they were horizontal. The holddown then went flush with the battery top and everything clamped down fine.
  11. FalconAF

    Help Installing New Motobatt Battery

    In my 2018 RTL The OEM battery has an indented lip on the top of it and the top battery holddown plate has two downward pointed lips that hang down into. The lips fit fine into the indented OEM battery. The Motobatt is level all the way across the top of the battery with no place for these...
  12. FalconAF

    2018 RTL One-Click but Won't Start

    Seeing as I already have the new battery coming Friday, I'm not gonna mess with the OEM one anymore. I hadn't bought a new XP-10 for my Spyder yet to take on road trips with me (I use a lot of extra stuff that needs charging...iPhone, iPad, GoPro camera and still camera batteries, helmet...
  13. FalconAF

    2018 RTL One-Click but Won't Start

    Thanks. You seem to have nailed it. I connected the XP-10 to the battery and the Spyder started right up as soon as I pushed the starter button. So I took it for a 30 minute ride with the XP-10 in the top box just in case. No problems. I never got above 45 MPH due to the roads I was on...
  14. FalconAF

    2018 RTL One-Click but Won't Start

    Hi all. Need some advice before I accidentally blow something up. :helpsmilie: Hadn't ridden my 2018 RTL for several weeks. Was garaged, but didn't have it on a battery tender. Came out to start it, turned the key on, gauges all lit up, hit the Mode switch to acknowledge the "read the...
  15. FalconAF

    How to gear up to ride comfortably and safely in really hot weather?

    "Seems logical" may not be the same as "is factual". But like I said, I personally don't care if anybody believes the science or not. They can ride naked for 30 minutes across town in 100 degree heat if they want to. But I was also an instructor in the Air Force for over 7 of my 26 years...
  16. FalconAF

    How to gear up to ride comfortably and safely in really hot weather?

    OK, I've been away for a while and was catching up on the forum posts. I ran across this thread. And I'm probably gonna p*ss some people off here with "my" reply to it. But... There is a LOT of VERY BAD and DANGEROUS information being passed on in this thread. For instance, ANY reference to...
  17. FalconAF

    2018 RTL outdoor cover pools water

    Joe, do you have a link to the "ring" type as an example? I Googled and can only find the foldable and accordion style ones. Thanks!
  18. FalconAF

    Insane Computer Boot Time- Why Do We Put Up With It?

    What constitutes a "newer model" in this discussion? My 2018 RTL still does it the "slow way" if I'm reading this thread correctly. Plus, BOTH the 2018 and 2019 RT Operator's Guides specifically say (in the "Starting the Engine" sections) - "NOTICE: Do NOT apply throttle while electrical...
  19. FalconAF

    Thanks to Joe & Ann @ Squared Away

    :agree: I've had no prior warning the two times it has happened. The first time I was on my way to Joe and Ann's across town and had stopped at my bank on the way. When I came out to my Spyder the parking brake wouldn't release. Totally random event. I tried turning off/on the key several...
  20. FalconAF

    Showed a couple of Harley's the power of a spyder

    Three years ago when my Gold Wing friend and I both got hit by a pickup truck and damned near killed, one of the first people to stop at the scene was a BMW rider who just happened to be a trauma surgeon carrying a complete emergency room quality first aid kit on his BMW. He and a trauma nurse...
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