stevencovert
Member
450 mile trip from Virginia Beach, in the sideways rain from Hurricane Michael. Friday and Saturday cleared up but was cool. I had a chance to try out a friends RT(998cc) with a new sway bar. Huge difference in turning and hard curves, front dipped very little. So that's next on the list! We had a cat-bypass put in our 2016RTS by Spyder1Attitude, could feel more zip out the gate. Then the wife heard another full length kit, so we upgraded. Without the baffle it is LOUD, sounds like one of those little cars with the "fart can" exhaust! Put in the baffle and the volume dropped to tolerable on the highway. I always heard you couldn't get much out of the 1330ACE, but people must mean low rumble (true). You definitely can get serious db's "raspy style".
SpyderPops was packed as expected with LED headlamp upgrades, bump skids and mostly sway bars. Ultimate seat got my business too on my 2008GS. Got a laser alignment for $100. So easy to drop $1K - $2K there! Glad the wife held me back. Ordering the sway bar, and our local Spyder group is going to have "parts party" to install aftermarket parts and eat BBQ. One of members has a car lift converted to hold a Spyder up nice and high. Generally the installations were about $60 - $80 depending on difficulty, which really isn't bad, it's just you can wait for hours to get your bike in - and miss the riding events, etc. So it was a balance. That's why many in our club decided on the parts install party. I am comfy with LED's and electronics, we have to mechanics for all those other farkles!
Trip home Sunday was cloudy but dry! But 450 miles (in one shot) was our longest trip to date.
SpyderPops was packed as expected with LED headlamp upgrades, bump skids and mostly sway bars. Ultimate seat got my business too on my 2008GS. Got a laser alignment for $100. So easy to drop $1K - $2K there! Glad the wife held me back. Ordering the sway bar, and our local Spyder group is going to have "parts party" to install aftermarket parts and eat BBQ. One of members has a car lift converted to hold a Spyder up nice and high. Generally the installations were about $60 - $80 depending on difficulty, which really isn't bad, it's just you can wait for hours to get your bike in - and miss the riding events, etc. So it was a balance. That's why many in our club decided on the parts install party. I am comfy with LED's and electronics, we have to mechanics for all those other farkles!
Trip home Sunday was cloudy but dry! But 450 miles (in one shot) was our longest trip to date.
