AM I WASTING A LARGE SUM OF CASH???

[dndfindley]

I purchased my first Spyder the first week of February 2113. I loved it, and would still have it, but when I tried out the new 2014, I realized that I liked it even more than my 2013. Both were/are RT-Limited's. I rode yesterday, as well as again today with some friends. I love it more (if that is possible) each time that I go for a ride. There are thousands of Spyders out there, and the only complaints are usually posted on this site. If you take that into consideration, I think you will understand that you have nothing to fear. I think you have purchased a very safe and enjoyable touring machine. There are many great dealers out there, and as stated above, you usually hear about the ones that are somewhat lacking in service. People don't take the time to tell about all of the great relationships they have established with their dealer. I will include myself in that group. I recently had my Spyder in for survice, and I received a call from BRP headquarters to see if I was happy with the service that I received and if everything was ok with my Spyder. I told them yes/yes. After I hung up I told my wife, I wish I had told them about our great dealer/service manager/service technician, etc. I failed to do so, but I feel badly because I didn't use the opportunity when I had it. :yes::yes:

Sooo...you also have a time machine. Neat! Tell me - do 2113 Spyders fly? I was hoping that a hundred years from now that would be possible.

 

[spyderyderjim]

Your 2014 Spyder RT SE6 Limited is an awesome powerful reliable ryde cross country

Well I have to ask.After reading afew threads on this web site,am I wasting my trade in allowance plus cash to buy a $30,000.00 recreational vehicle that when I'm cross country, I have to worry about break downs and crappy dealer support??? I traded in a Goldwing and I've been across this great nation coast to coast several times and never even had a flat tire,never had to add oil,ect.(clean bugs off windsheild and add gas & go/90,000 miles+)Carry a fire extingusher?? I had to give up two wheelers for a while due to knee surgery and my wife convinced me to by a 2014 RT LIMITED so she could feel confident in riding as a passenger just like she was on the WING because she worries about me blowing my knee out at some point or another and does not want to be stranded anywhere and she has always had a soft spot for the SPYDER,soooo I gave in. So tell me folks, am I going to enjoy this new ride or am I going to be visiting my dealer(which is a pretty good one.Bought WING there) more than I normally do?? When I hit the road I do not want to be pulling my tool kit out on the side of the road,save all that action for my garage before riding and taking trips. Thoughts/comments on this is appreciated. Really trying not to WHINE but alittle skepticle at this momment in time.Ride and be safe out there in the jungle.:banghead:

Hi,
You will love the torque of 1330 triple motor,smooth shifting SE6 trans, totally reliable 2014 Spyder RT Limited in any cross country ride.
I doubt if you will ever need a dealer service while traveling with your wise wife!!
The stock 2014 RT shock springs are stiffer/heavier dampening & pretty good.
You can do your own oil/oil filter changes as it is easy to remove right side upper panel, oil filter (like on a 2013 Chrysler minivan), & 2 drain plugs.
I recommend changing to (5 qts) full Synthetic oil at 3,000 miles.
I also recommend Lamonster cat-delete bypass exhaust pipe, (get rid of heat/choking cat).
You can search spyderyderjim blogs about my 2014 RT with 4,000 miles 2 months.
(I also raced/rode dirt bikes in California desert for 31 years).
Your 2014 RT-L is like: a 1987 CR500 Honda 2 stoke dirt bike; reliable, powerful, smooth, handled very well!!
Ryde & enjoy your 2014 RT-L with your wife & no worry about carrying tools!!!
If your ryding near Tucson, Az, pm me for a ride!
Enjoy.
Jim
:yes:

 

[Showie]

You did good! :yes:

 

[Oldmanzues]

Well the fact is that I've owned 30 jap machines and have had good luck,even with racing dirt bikes back in the day.So just alittle nervous at this point.Thanks:yikes:

Without reading any further. I have a little over 38 thousand on Spyders, trouble free, slowed down the last couple year due old age, 78. Been over a lot ostates. How ever I ride with a Gold Wing Club and am associate member of GWRRA.
Wing World magizine has several items on Gold Wing Problems. The 1500's had a habit of "blowing" alternators and many 1500 travelers carried a extra one. Firesomething was a replacement. Gold wings were built in America, Marysville, Ohio until a couple years ago.
If I was physically able and had the choice of Gold wing or a Spyder for traveling, Spyder all the way.
As is probably said, past your post, trouble free machines are probably out riding

If you are a GWRRA member, look into their trike course, you can take it on a Spyder and it is a great learning experience.
Oldmanzes

 

[Jester]

I am on my third (2010 RT Premier Edition, 2011 RT Limited, and my new 2014 RT Limited)
i have had absolutely no trouble with any of them on the road. Early tech left off some of the rubber plugs in the body panels before he realized they were absolutely necessary:yes:

Have fun. Best ryde out there for 3 wheels so far!

 

[greatrides]

2012 rs

Mine has 25,000 miles on it and the only thing that has ever gone wrong with it is what was caused by the dealer. I would hope on it tomorrow and do a cross country Ryde! You can't go wrong with a spyder!

 

[2ndChildhood]

18,000 trouble free miles on my 2012 RTL.


ToM
Spyderfest 2014

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[Mad Mac]

Yes your right but I love my spyder an 2012 RTS and I do my own service with my service manual I too was and aircraft maint. F16 crew chief for 29 years. I think you will love it too.

Flight mech./crew chief on c-141/c-5/kc-135&c-130's and enjoyed them all(c-5's as long as they were flying,broke when parked!!) I consider myself a motorcyclist not a biker,been messing around w/bikes since age 9(I'm 54 now) have atleast 300,000+ miles under me and my wife has been my co-pilot for at least 100,000 of those miles. Hope to make it to a "spyderfest" sometime during my ownership and get to meet you great people!!

 

[StanProff]

20,500 trouble free miles on my 2010 RT-S, love the Spyder.

 

[Mad Mac]

Without reading any further. I have a little over 38 thousand on Spyders, trouble free, slowed down the last couple year due old age, 78. Been over a lot ostates. How ever I ride with a Gold Wing Club and am associate member of GWRRA.
Wing World magizine has several items on Gold Wing Problems. The 1500's had a habit of "blowing" alternators and many 1500 travelers carried a extra one. Firesomething was a replacement. Gold wings were built in America, Marysville, Ohio until a couple years ago.
If I was physically able and had the choice of Gold wing or a Spyder for traveling, Spyder all the way.
As is probably said, past your post, trouble free machines are probably out riding

If you are a GWRRA member, look into their trike course, you can take it on a Spyder and it is a great learning experience.
Oldmanzes

Owned a 1994 1500(no problems(57,000miles) and a 2003(90,000+miles)no problems. both in black.Yes I suppose there is no perfect vehicle out there,so I can consider myself lucky that I haven't had to call a flatbed while on the road or going to work,so I hope it stays that way!!:thumbup:

 

[finless]

Just to add more.....

My Spyder is used mostly as a commuter! I am in rush hour traffic and all kinds of BS. I am sure it is rough on my Sypder to be going 75, then 10, then 60, then... well you get my drift... It's not miles and miles of cruising.....

I will just say about "trusting" my Spyder... If I were to ever go across country.... I would not even think about it twice! I would just go!
In fact I hope to use my Spyder for something just like that soon!

Bob

 

[Mad Mac]

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Hi,
You will love the torque of 1330 triple motor,smooth shifting SE6 trans, totally reliable 2014 Spyder RT Limited in any cross country ride.
I doubt if you will ever need a dealer service while traveling with your wise wife!!
The stock 2014 RT shock springs are stiffer/heavier dampening & pretty good.
You can do your own oil/oil filter changes as it is easy to remove right side upper panel, oil filter (like on a 2013 Chrysler minivan), & 2 drain plugs.
I recommend changing to (5 qts) full Synthetic oil at 3,000 miles.
I also recommend Lamonster cat-delete bypass exhaust pipe, (get rid of heat/choking cat).
You can search spyderyderjim blogs about my 2014 RT with 4,000 miles 2 months.
(I also raced/rode dirt bikes in California desert for 31 years).
Your 2014 RT-L is like: a 1987 CR500 Honda 2 stoke dirt bike; reliable, powerful, smooth, handled very well!!
Ryde & enjoy your 2014 RT-L with your wife & no worry about carrying tools!!!
If your ryding near Tucson, Az, pm me for a ride!
Enjoy.
Jim
:yes:

How about an 89 CR500?? I did the desert dance (calif.and nev.) afew years also as a hobby,even raced XR's and 1 ATK605.Really sucks get'n OLD!!

 

[garb55]

I bought my first :f_spider: a year before they even sold them [2008 GS I received in Sept 2007]
it was a great bike and I did not hesitate to jump on it and ride long distance
I bought a 2014 RT limited in Jan. of this year and I ride every day
I have one big problem with it though
If I don't get out there to ride it soon enough it starts calling me every day:roflblack:
now I can't get anything done because I am riding too much
Have fun
Don

 

[Bob Denman]

How about an 89 CR500?? I did the desesert dance (calif.and nev.) afew years also as a hobby,even raced XR's and 1 ATK605.Really sucks get'n OLD!!

But it DOES beat the alternative... :yikes:
I came out of the swamps and forests! Just not off of anything as potent as your choices! :bowdown:

 

[harrypottar]

Came from a Goldwing to a 2012 RT Limited, love it, wife loves it. Basically trouble free, wouldn't hesitate to ride cross country, even driven international with her, over to Canada.

The issue I have with my spyder is work, seems to get in the way all the time. Now BRP should be sending me a monthly pay checks so I can be out ridding, dam it BRP get your act together.:roflblack:

Harry

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: BRP needs to put all of us on the payroll as test-pilots! :2thumbs:

 

[MDBumblebee]

And did someone already mention the 48 months of free B.E.S.T. roadside assistance on new 2014s?

 

[wyliec]

"You have to understand that this is not where you go for positive posts."

That's the sad part about this forum.

Not everyone has a set of rose colored glasses and that's what makes this forum so interesting.

 

[Pennyrick]

:agree: You aren't reading ad or promotion messages here. What BRP has accomplished with just five years of manufacture on the RT is remarkable.

Spyder owners may be just a bit more eloquent in both praise and criticism than other owners.

You seem reluctant due to this site. You have to understand that this is not where you go for positive posts. We have quite a few but if you ask you will be flooded with them. The 2014 is a totally new version of the RT and so far has had less problems than first run Wings. You get out there on anything negatively and you will find fault with it. You will love this machine once you get the hang of it. You both will love and we have members that have crisscrossed this country with no problems..ryde one you'll see...:thumbup:

 

[flaggerphil]

Well I have to ask.After reading afew threads on this web site,am I wasting my trade in allowance plus cash to buy a $30,000.00 recreational vehicle that when I'm cross country, I have to worry about break downs and crappy dealer support??? I traded in a Goldwing and I've been across this great nation coast to coast several times and never even had a flat tire,never had to add oil,ect.(clean bugs off windsheild and add gas & go/90,000 miles+)Carry a fire extingusher?? I had to give up two wheelers for a while due to knee surgery and my wife convinced me to by a 2014 RT LIMITED so she could feel confident in riding as a passenger just like she was on the WING because she worries about me blowing my knee out at some point or another and does not want to be stranded anywhere and she has always had a soft spot for the SPYDER,soooo I gave in. So tell me folks, am I going to enjoy this new ride or am I going to be visiting my dealer(which is a pretty good one.Bought WING there) more than I normally do?? When I hit the road I do not want to be pulling my tool kit out on the side of the road,save all that action for my garage before riding and taking trips. Thoughts/comments on this is appreciated. Really trying not to WHINE but alittle skepticle at this momment in time.Ride and be safe out there in the jungle.:banghead:

I went to three wheels due to leg and hip problems (2011 RT-AC) and, aside from some minor problems early on that were fixed quickly and effectively (and never came close to stranding me) I haven't looked back on buying my Spyder. I love it, my wife loves it and I ride it all the time. Two weeks after I bought it in the St Louis area I rode it down to the Florida Space Coast...towing a trailer. Not one hiccup.

I also have an extremely good dealer.

Go for it...it's worth it.