F3 issues

[AY4B]

So fare for me the only issue seems to be vibration in the mirrors. My left mirror had the base plate replaced and that helped but it still vibrates. after I got back from spyderfest, I noticed both mirrors had the front cover come completely loose. Good thing I did not loose one or both.

 

[jbim]

i am am still on the fence

Indian scout or F3 (I know big price difference)

I think you must ask yourself on the fence for what:

Spending so much more money on a Spyder than on a Scout

OR

Two-wheel versus three-wheel

I can't help you with the $$$ side but I can tell you my experience 2 versus 3.

I just bought a F3L. I will get it on Friday. When I test rode a Spyder last week, I realized that I had lost interest in riding because I was not as confident as before. Roads are so bad, we go thru so many construction zones. I was afraid of riding new roads, fear of not knowing what I would find. Earlier this year, my son told me he bought a small Honda. It made me realize that my relationship with 2-wheeler had changed.

I am very happy to have made the switch from 2 to 3 and I may even regret not having done so earlier. I've been looking at Spyders since they came out, which was about the time I crashed my bike. I bought three more bikes after that, the last one in 2015. The last one may have been a mistake. I think now I should have bought the Spyder at that time. It would have saved me a lot of money. Going from 2 to 3 is a process, one that can involve conflicts of a very personal nature.

Good luck.

JG

 

[blacklightning]

I have owned my F3T for 1 year, 3 weeks. I must say that it has been a very good bike (knock on wood). Logged in just shy of 11k miles and had no issue, except for a small oil leak that occured when I first got it. Found out it was an o-ring around the dip stick. It was replaced under warranty on the first service. It only came with the 2 year warranty (my 2014 RT came with the 4 year), but if I decide to keep it (and I probably will), I can see myself getting the extended warranty just to cover my butt. I see that as a small price to pay for piece of mind. Since the bike was paid in full when I brought it home, maintenance and warranty are the only expenses. But don't get me started on the cost of maintenance:sour:.

 

[Navvet]

I think vibration is no worse than all the spyders before. Good ole floppy notch belt. I think all could use an idler pulley. Always test ride. Just me I could not stand the forward controls due to my back fusions and damage. :cheers:

Just wish they would consider a drive shaft like the F6B .....:dontknow:

 

[Capt. Bob]

I have owned my F3T for 1 year, 3 weeks. I must say that it has been a very good bike (knock on wood). Logged in just shy of 11k miles and had no issue, except for a small oil leak that occured when I first got it. Found out it was an o-ring around the dip stick. It was replaced under warranty on the first service. It only came with the 2 year warranty (my 2014 RT came with the 4 year), but if I decide to keep it (and I probably will), I can see myself getting the extended warranty just to cover my butt. I see that as a small price to pay for piece of mind. Since the bike was paid in full when I brought it home, maintenance and warranty are the only expenses. But don't get me started on the cost of maintenance:sour:.

If you don't like the cost of maintenance. You might want to consider getting an electronic service manual and a couple of simple and inexpensive tools to do your own maintenance. For me, it is both satisfying work and gets me in sync with what is going on with my trike. I have two trikes and do the maintenance on both of them unless special tools are required for a particular task such as the BUDS system or a laser alignment. In that case, I will let the dealer do that task but do all of the other ones that do not require special tools.