Back from Chicago-Safe and sound!

[Paula(Butch2025)]

How about a thread for all of us to let everyone know we made it home safe....

Someguy and I made it back To Michigan just fine.

Also heard from Tina (8 legs) and she is safe and (somewhat) sound....

Who else????

We made it back to Minnesota safe, sound, and wet! It was a great, very happy that we did the trip. Looking forward to more of the same in the future.

 

[Ken5517 / Wish Again]

Good thing you have 3 cup holders if you're going to ryde in that kind of heat.....

Yes and someone was making fun of me for having them as a water commercial. :clap:

 

[WaltH]

Just returned at 10:30 am, Thursday. I must be the last one. Would have been home yesterday, but had problem with fault codes and limp mode.

The Spyder had been running just great until yesterday morning. After breakfast in Florida about 300 miles from home, the Spyder went into limp mode and started to spew out fault codes, principally check DPS. I pulled off the highway, shut it down and waited. After a few minuets I started it to see if limp mode was gone. It took three tries, but then I was back on the road.

Later in the afternoon the sky opened and enough water fell out to wash away the whole state of Florida. By then I was only about 100 miles from home. Visibility was next to nothing and the going was rough. That's when the fault codes started again. I didn't want to end up on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck in those dangerous conditions so I pulled off and went to a hotel.

When I left the hotel this morning, the Spyder immediately went to limp mode - twice. Thankfully, several reboots got me off limp mode, but the scrolling "check DPS" continued. I stopped at a new dealer in Fort Myers, Florida, about 45 miles from home. I don't go to my home dealer for anything including warranty work. I had been to this dealer once before.

Unfortunately, the dealer could not get me in today. They only have one Spyder technician and he also does watercraft. They agreed to read the codes tomorrow morning, so I went home. When I left the dealer there were no codes. Reading them today may not have been productive anyway since it is Canada Day and BRP personnel may not have been working.

I am scheduled to leave on my next long-distance ride on Friday, next week. This is a Harley ride and I have already paid a nonrefundable registration fee of $400. I have to say, things aren't looking too good for me right now.

The Spyder still runs great when it is not in limp mode. The DPS seems to be working okay. It hasn't threatened my life yet.

 

[Firefly]

Just returned at 10:30 am, Thursday. I must be the last one. Would have been home yesterday, but had problem with fault codes and limp mode.

The Spyder had been running just great until yesterday morning. After breakfast in Florida about 300 miles from home, the Spyder went into limp mode and started to spew out fault codes, principally check DPS. I pulled off the highway, shut it down and waited. After a few minuets I started it to see if limp mode was gone. It took three tries, but then I was back on the road.

Later in the afternoon the sky opened and enough water fell out to wash away the whole state of Florida. By then I was only about 100 miles from home. Visibility was next to nothing and the going was rough. That's when the fault codes started again. I didn't want to end up on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck in those dangerous conditions so I pulled off and went to a hotel.

When I left the hotel this morning, the Spyder immediately went to limp mode - twice. Thankfully, several reboots got me off limp mode, but the scrolling "check DPS" continued. I stopped at a new dealer in Fort Myers, Florida, about 45 miles from home. I don't go to my home dealer for anything including warranty work. I had been to this dealer once before.

Unfortunately, the dealer could not get me in today. They only have one Spyder technician and he also does watercraft. They agreed to read the codes tomorrow morning, so I went home. When I left the dealer there were no codes. Reading them today may not have been productive anyway since it is Canada Day and BRP personnel may not have been working.

I am scheduled to leave on my next long-distance ride on Friday, next week. This is a Harley ride and I have already paid a nonrefundable registration fee of $400. I have to say, things aren't looking too good for me right now.

The Spyder still runs great when it is not in limp mode. The DPS seems to be working okay. It hasn't threatened my life yet.

Glad you're home-- sorry to hear of your problems....

Have you checked your battery? Used a tender?

 

[Roadkill]

+Arrived home last night at 11:30 after an 850-mile day. 4233 miles overall.

Ride on.
Roadkill

 

[wcc002]

I'm home too

I made it home last evening at 5. It was my first motorcycle trip and I put 3,000 miles on the spyder (68 hours of driving time) during this 11 day adventure. I sure do wish I would have met more of you SpyderLovers. I was hoping (and so disappointed) that the Friday night dinner at Bubba Gump's was going to be held in a reserved room where we could have met eachother. Maybe I should have opted for the hotel closer to the mansion. Next time.

 

[SpyderSteve]

I made it home last evening at 5. It was my first motorcycle trip and I put 3,000 miles on the spyder (68 hours of driving time) during this 11 day adventure. I sure do wish I would have met more of you SpyderLovers. I was hoping (and so disappointed) that the Friday night dinner at Bubba Gump's was going to be held in a reserved room where we could have met eachother. Maybe I should have opted for the hotel closer to the mansion. Next time.

the candlewood was great:clap: probably better then the event :dontknow:

 

[dave01]

Officially home today at 330 pm.
2600 miles to Chicago and back, 600 more riding around NC.

 

[bjt]

... I was hoping (and so disappointed) that the Friday night dinner at Bubba Gump's was going to be held in a reserved room where we could have met eachother. Maybe I should have opted for the hotel closer to the mansion. Next time.

At any of the BRP events that I've been to, if they ever had a meeting place that was just a suggestion and they weren't covering the food (ie. Bob's Big Boy in LA, Bubba Gump's in Chicago), the place was open to the public and BRP didn't arrange a "Spyders only" section.

 

[Some Guy]

the candlewood was great:clap: probably better then the event :dontknow:

:agree: It was good meeting you and hanging out in the lot. It sounds like you had a pretty good trip. :thumbup:

 

[SpyderSteve]

:agree: It was good meeting you and hanging out in the lot. It sounds like you had a pretty good trip. :thumbup:

i did thanks for asking,that was my 1st. long mc trip in over 20yrs. [now i am looking at least catching the last couple days of spyders in the smokies] :clap: how about you?

 

[Some Guy]

i did thanks for asking,that was my 1st. long mc trip in over 20yrs. [now i am looking at least catching the last couple days of spyders in the smokies] :clap: how about you?

Firefly and I will be there Sunday through Saturday. There are lots of great rydes in that area. hyea:

 

[Firefly]

Firefly and I will be there Sunday through Saturday. There are lots of great rydes in that area. hyea:

WSG..... :doorag: