I hit what I thought was a small pot hole and the Left Top Side Panel poped off & went sliding across the roadway into the ditch. Well I retrieved it, dusted it off & put it back on(carefully). It had stayed on for 4 or 5 months without a problem. Well, went for a ride today and low & behold samo samo! Hit the ever present "small pot hole AGAIN,couldn't miss it,too much traffic, and off into the ditch it went AGAIN. I retrieved it AGAIN and tried to put it back on. It seemed very loose and fell off with just a slight amount of pressure. After looking at it CAREFULLY I noticed a small piece seemed to have have broken or worn off. There was a hardware store close by so I did what any man would do! Bought a roll of Gorilla Tape/duct tape and taped it back on and continued my 3/4 of a day ride with no problem! I said the panel was the Top Panel but I'm sure it was the lower panel that you remove to check the oil level. Does anyone on here have one in good shape( I don't know why they'd have one) that they would be willing to sell for a reasonable price? My Spyder is silver but I will get it painted to match the rest of the bike! PLEASE LET ME KNOW WILL YOU! The Spyder sure looks ugly with all that Black Gorilla Tape on it!
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Body Panel?
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DGoebel
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Tomline, Before you mount the replacement LH Lateral Side Panel, multiple part numbers based on color, you really should determine why the original was coming off at all. When all three posts are fully snapped into their respective rubber grommets, that panel shouldn't ever dislodge while riding, regardless of potholes. I drove well over 20 miles of teeth shattering potholed dirt roads with my '13 going into and out of Angle Inlet. MN at the end of June and didn't loose any Spyder body parts, and it was terrible washboard in some sections.
Those parts new from Cheap Cycle Parts and others are over $175, you might check with any of the folks who've reported a crashed Spyder here on SL or any of the other Spyder forums. Some get their old bikes back from Insurance to part out the surviving parts.
Those parts new from Cheap Cycle Parts and others are over $175, you might check with any of the folks who've reported a crashed Spyder here on SL or any of the other Spyder forums. Some get their old bikes back from Insurance to part out the surviving parts.
DGoebel
Well-known member
Chupaca's suggestion reminded me that someone on this board suggested zip tying all the rubber gromments into their respective frame holes. Having Done this, I haven't lost one yet and now do most of my frequent maintenance (old 998 v-twin oil changes every 4-4.5K) myself.
AeroPilot
Member
Tomline... I think you identified the problem
"g at it CAREFULLY I noticed a small piece seemed to have have broken or worn" The key to keeping the side access panels on is to make sure you
HOOK that top edge of the panel first, and then have clean prongs that dont push the rubber grommets out of place. If the hook is over that top edge,
the rubber grommets can absorb the road vibrations and potholes/railroad crossings etc, and not allow the panel to shake loose.
150,000 miles plus on three RTs and havent lost a panel yet...
"g at it CAREFULLY I noticed a small piece seemed to have have broken or worn" The key to keeping the side access panels on is to make sure you
HOOK that top edge of the panel first, and then have clean prongs that dont push the rubber grommets out of place. If the hook is over that top edge,
the rubber grommets can absorb the road vibrations and potholes/railroad crossings etc, and not allow the panel to shake loose.
150,000 miles plus on three RTs and havent lost a panel yet...
Grandpot
Active member
Securing the cover
Here's a link to what I did to keep the cover from falling off. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?113881-Secure-Cover
Here's a link to what I did to keep the cover from falling off. http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?113881-Secure-Cover
Sometimes the plastic prongs break off. Rare, but it does happen. Is that possible? If so, provide a picture of the damaged part and maybe we can suggest a fix.
DGoebel
Well-known member
Pete, he's started another thread and discovered his grommets had been negatively affected by some lubricant causing them (the grommets) to start dissolving. So that's why the panels dislodged in use.
Yes, I just noticed that. Thanks.
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