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Catastrophic Damage at 2026 D3WR - any suggestions on transporters to ship an F3 home to NC?

Snoking1127 said:
He should file a complaint with NTSB, noting the recall on later models, stating he had the same failure on an earlier year of the same model. That might be the thing the gets BRP to step up and cover the failure. Question is however, does the mileage on the trike fall within the recall mileage.
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His milage is beyond the recall limits. I think he has around 50k miles. Right now the biggest concern is actually getting the bike transported back to NC. We have been checking very often and the prices and bids are crazy. Most are between $1500-$2000. We got one bid of $820, but it was a scammer. We made a counteroffer on one bid and will be giving it to Monday. The issue with them is the pick up would need to be on a Saturday and his storage place is open Monday through Friday. Looking more like a road trip, just a matter of when to fit it in. Still working on things, so keep the ideas coming.
 
It would seem to me that driving out to Rapid City to pick up the Spyder would be the cheapest way if KK could get someone to ride out there with him and share the driving. Spend one night in a motel going out and one night coming back with both drivers splitting the motel bill. And if his vehicle could get 20 to 25 mpg on the highway and estimating gas at $3.75 per gallon the total cost including food would be About $1000 to $1200 or less. This is based on about 3,400 miles total.
 
Removing that shaft is usually a matter of removing the side case over the clutch, removing the clutch, pulling out the broken shaft, putting the new shaft in place and reversing the disassembly. I know it's easier said than done, but the point is, it isn't going to require pulling the engine, pulling the cylinders, and splitting the cases to put in a new shaft. I think your friend needs to reconsider having it repaired in Rapid City. The cost isn't going to be any greater than to have it shipped and repaired, and it probably isn't going to take any more time. What does the shop manual say about pulling that shaft? I don't have that one.
 
I plowed this furrow when we were in Deadwood and also talked personally with the service departments at Rice's BRP dealerships in Spearfish and Rapid City. Both activities said it was a complicated, time consuming process that requires: "...extracting the 1330cc Rotax engine and completely splitting the crankcase/gearbox housings. Because this intensive mechanical overhaul involves specialized internal BRP tools, precise gear-stack reassembly, and torque specifications, it is heavily recommended to have an authorized dealer perform major internal transmission work. [1, 2]"

You can see the disassembly of the transmision here:
. The job is complicated and time consuming and because of that the standard practice at dealerships is to have a single technician do the whole process from beginning to end. I subsequently checked at the local NC Can-Am dealership I use for small parts and was the same thing.
 
Have you considered an engine swap? There are good used engines available and a swap would save a ton on labor. There would also be value in selling the replaced engine for parts.
 
Good thought, Ron. Thanks. Right now he's trying to get a reasonable shipping rate; most he's received are atrocious, possibly because of the size of a Spyder. Some companies allegedly double the price because of the extra space a Spyder takes in an enclosed transport trailer.
 
I just thought it might be good to put transport money towards the solution instead of just moving the bike around. I think you'll be spending at least $1,000.00 with nothing really being done at all. Though I suppose it would negate the cost of going back out to get it once it was done. I know everything has its + & - factor. A hard decision no matter what.
 
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