Yes . . . .
Tom;
You have an SE, right? Looks like the problems are on the SM's
. . . . I own a SE5. I have not been tracking if SM5 or SE5s are more likely to have a problem. Hard to tell, given the numbers and total population. I do
know one SE5 rider with a problem after the update.
Besides the obvious problems with aftermarket products that effect how the Spyder runs needing to be re-tuned to the new program, the other issue seems to be (
my pure speculation ) issues centering around the Gear Position Sensor - everybody's favorite usual suspect. One rider wrote about how on one of his Spyder's it needed to be replaced, but on another, it was a very small adjustment, it just needed to be reseated. The update seems to unmask some marginal errors or accentuate them. Only BRP knows what sensors the new program modifies, filters, or ignores - and under what conditions.
So, yes, maybe those problems people used to have (
I have not heard this being such a big issue lately) with SE5 and shifting exposed their GPS problems and got them fixed - so the update may statistically work better on SE5s because of it. The SM5s that may have had a iffy GPS, may have not noticed or experienced any problems, given the nature of SM5s being "simpler", until they got the update.
I think we can all agree that there is just too much that we don't know.
Did the dealer do the upgrade exactly to the specs?
Did they not let the Spyder 'reset' and re-learn its basics for the proper amount of time?
Did they test drive it too aggressively - to just test the steering?
Were they given enough information?
Should we have been advised that we should ride the updated Spyder like we did when we were breaking it in?
. . . . . and the list goes on.
At any rate, I think the advice I gave above is a first step if you or I experience the Post Update Blues. If that does not work, it is up to the dealer and BRP to sort it out, there really does not seem to be anything else you can do. Panic, wailing, and worry do not seem to make any difference.
Tom
