I have a 2015 Can-Am Spyder RT. I am sure a lot of you have seen my posts. I will list what I have done to it. When I purchased it it had 10,200 miles on it. That was last July. It now is just ready to turn 20,000 miles. I do all my own service so it has never been in to any dealer since I have own it. It has had the 3,000 check before I purchased it. I have changed the oil every 5,000 miles. I have bled the brakes and replaced the tires with car tires (Front Federals and rear a General.). Front tires were balanced and the rear has a Centralmatic balancer installed on it. It has Doc’s belt tensioner and I laser aligned it my self. The belt is lined up and correct tension. It rides and drives great. I have been reading all about the Bajaron sway bar and how it improves the ride. My Spyder rides and handles great I just can not see a sway bar improving it. Only time I felt anything to any amount was today I past a truck on a two lane highway in the wind and was over 80 mile an hour. Wind does move it around a little but it did that on my two wheels. I never ride double and my weight is about 150 lbs. My question is would I benefit enough installing a Bajaron sway bar? Is there anyone on here that is less than 180 pounds and rides single feel they benefit with the sway bar? If it improves the ride any I don't mind the cost but I don't want to spend it for nothing.
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Bajaron Sway Bar
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BoilerAnimal
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Do you need a new alignment after installing a Bajaron sway bar? Had our RT-S squared away last year and love how it handles but have been considering a new sway bar.
If you ride your Spyder briskly, even at 180lbs., you will feel a difference. There is less "body-roll" in turns. My '14 was fine and handled great with just me on it, but when I was 2-up with the wife, I had too much body-roll (felt like inside front wheel was unloading in corners) and I had to aggressively "hang-off" to keep me from heading towards the fog line. The sway-bar cured that. I am 270lbs. when I'm dressed for action. Experiment with tire pressure and riding style, you might just have to ride it for a few thousand miles and become more comfortable with it. Sounds like you have riding/driving experience in lots of types of vehicles, don't just throw money at a non-existent (for lack of a better term) problem/issue. Good luck and hope you get it figured out before it becomes that rabbit-hole of no return. Mac:thumbup:
JP58
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You do not need another alignment. The sway bar has nothing to do with it. The bajaron bar is awesome. much less lean in the corners.
I do my own alignment so there is nothing to checking that. It handles so good now but I may go a head and replace the sway bar.
Bob Denman
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I always thought that my 2014 RT-L handled "pretty darn good"!
...Until I started putting some miles on my 2018, that has Ron's bar installed...
WOW!!
I now wish that I had put one on the 2014 also!
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...Until I started putting some miles on my 2018, that has Ron's bar installed...
WOW!!
I now wish that I had put one on the 2014 also!
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Highwayman2013
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DGoebel
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Depends on How YOU are going to ride. If you're gonna ride it aggressively at all, I'd at least suggest finding a local Spyder rider that does have the upgraded BR bar (there's many out there) and ask if you can both ride the same course there and back and switch to feel the difference.
I grew up riding MX, to crotch rockets, to cruisers and still every once in a while want to ride aggressively. The BR Bar makes that much better.
I wish I'd have loaded up a lateral lean and accelerometer app on my phone with a standardized course and tested the improvement, but seat of the pants feel to me is it was worth it.
I grew up riding MX, to crotch rockets, to cruisers and still every once in a while want to ride aggressively. The BR Bar makes that much better.
I wish I'd have loaded up a lateral lean and accelerometer app on my phone with a standardized course and tested the improvement, but seat of the pants feel to me is it was worth it.
ThreeWheels
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The 2013 an earlier Spyders absolutely positively NEEDED the RonBar.
I put one on my 2010 RTS.
I'm 5'10" and 210 lbs.--OK so I need to lose some weight.
I bought my 2014 and was pretty happy with the handling until I started riding 2 up.
So if you are riding single and you're as skinny as you say, I'd suggest that a RonBar will improve the handling, but is not necessary. It will go from a 9 to a 10 with the bar.
If you ride 2 up, GET THE RONBAR.
After all this time, I'm surprised that BRP hasn't upgraded the OEM sway bar, and that center arm for the windshield.
As always, my free advice comes with a double your money back guarantee.
I put one on my 2010 RTS.
I'm 5'10" and 210 lbs.--OK so I need to lose some weight.
I bought my 2014 and was pretty happy with the handling until I started riding 2 up.
So if you are riding single and you're as skinny as you say, I'd suggest that a RonBar will improve the handling, but is not necessary. It will go from a 9 to a 10 with the bar.
If you ride 2 up, GET THE RONBAR.
After all this time, I'm surprised that BRP hasn't upgraded the OEM sway bar, and that center arm for the windshield.
As always, my free advice comes with a double your money back guarantee.
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