I just had my dealer install my stage one elka shocks. I bought them at spyderfest and just got them this week and when I got home from 189 mile trip each way to have my dealer install them the RT is bouncing all over the road and I think they are installed upside down. Does anyone have any pictures of the correct installation direction.
I am not can am bashing and do think they are trying to fix the problems, and I knew when I bought a new production product that it could have kinks, but I did not expect it to be completely nonfunctional. I bought an RT that has never been functional. It goes into limp mode at random unpredicatble times and the codes say it is a brake problem and the dealer says can am says it points to riding the brake which is ABSOLUTELY not the case. I think the dealer is trying but are between me and BRP. They cannot do anything without their approval. Also they may be justified in thinking I ride the brake due to the computer codes, but I explained that I do not. I was aware of that possibility when this first started and I treat the brake pedal like it has the plague. I look at my foot every minute or so and I know that that is not the problem. Can am says they cant do anything about it because it does not happen when the dealer has it and is blaming it on me. I dont understand how anyone would think you would haul a machine almost 200 miles each way for it to stay at the dealer for weeks when the problem could be fixed by moving your foot a couple of inches to the right. To tell someone that when they are extremely cautious about it is insulting and frustrating. Then I bought a custom cover that on the website says it is for trailering and have it come apart at the seams within the first 50 miles is frustrating. I was only trailering it to spyderfest because I cannot trust it to drive it anywhere. Then I try to improve the horrible handling machine I paid over $20000 for by adding elka shocks and now they are upside down I think. I am happy for you lucky guys with a spyder that works, but I paid just as much as everyone else and feel kinda cheated. I know everyone on the website says these problems are few and far between and that may be true but that is little consolation when you are the one making the high payments for something you bought brand new that does not work and so far seems to not be fixable mainly because can am thinks I am causing the problem. I really love the concept and will keep at this until hopefully BRP works out the kinks, but I dont know how I can ever prove that I am not riding the brake pedal. I don't ride it enough to be on a long ride and forget about it because it will not go on a long ride. Sorry to rant, but never had any machine with problems like this before then to be told it is my fault when it is NOT really makes it hard to stay positive.
I am not can am bashing and do think they are trying to fix the problems, and I knew when I bought a new production product that it could have kinks, but I did not expect it to be completely nonfunctional. I bought an RT that has never been functional. It goes into limp mode at random unpredicatble times and the codes say it is a brake problem and the dealer says can am says it points to riding the brake which is ABSOLUTELY not the case. I think the dealer is trying but are between me and BRP. They cannot do anything without their approval. Also they may be justified in thinking I ride the brake due to the computer codes, but I explained that I do not. I was aware of that possibility when this first started and I treat the brake pedal like it has the plague. I look at my foot every minute or so and I know that that is not the problem. Can am says they cant do anything about it because it does not happen when the dealer has it and is blaming it on me. I dont understand how anyone would think you would haul a machine almost 200 miles each way for it to stay at the dealer for weeks when the problem could be fixed by moving your foot a couple of inches to the right. To tell someone that when they are extremely cautious about it is insulting and frustrating. Then I bought a custom cover that on the website says it is for trailering and have it come apart at the seams within the first 50 miles is frustrating. I was only trailering it to spyderfest because I cannot trust it to drive it anywhere. Then I try to improve the horrible handling machine I paid over $20000 for by adding elka shocks and now they are upside down I think. I am happy for you lucky guys with a spyder that works, but I paid just as much as everyone else and feel kinda cheated. I know everyone on the website says these problems are few and far between and that may be true but that is little consolation when you are the one making the high payments for something you bought brand new that does not work and so far seems to not be fixable mainly because can am thinks I am causing the problem. I really love the concept and will keep at this until hopefully BRP works out the kinks, but I dont know how I can ever prove that I am not riding the brake pedal. I don't ride it enough to be on a long ride and forget about it because it will not go on a long ride. Sorry to rant, but never had any machine with problems like this before then to be told it is my fault when it is NOT really makes it hard to stay positive.
