Lamonster
SpyderLovers Founder
Most of you know my first RT was a pre-production RT-S SM (manual shift). This is what they gave all of the RT5 guys in DC. During our test ride I got a chance to swap out with Martin from BRP and ride his RT-S SE. At that point I fell in love with the simi-auto transmission. You can read about that here.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14020
That day I put in a request for a SE version of the RT. I knew that this was going to be the one I would want to buy if and when I get my RT. It's not that I mind shifting that much but there are times that it is a real pain like when you stuck in a traffic situation and you are doing the stop and go thing. I drove a Boss Hoss for 5 years and it has a two speed auto and you can really get use to not having to pull in a clutch.
As luck would have it I had a problem with my first RT that turned out to be no big deal but they picked it up anyway and sent it back to the factory to get some hardware and software updates. At that time I asked or maybe even begged for a SE when they sent me a unit back. That took a little time because there is a lot of paperwork that follows these units across the border and it was not as easy as I first thought it might be. The good news is I was able to swap my pre-production SM for a production SE. Just to add some icing to this cake I got a fully loaded SE with every option they have including the CB, XM and GPS. That's a lot of letters that really make this a top of the line touring machine.
Receiving RT-S SE Production number 000001
I received my unit on Friday and spent most of my day charging the battery up while I got use to the function of all the controls. The first thing I had to figure out was the XM radio. At first I couldn't figure out how to change the categories but it turns out all I had to do is hit the "set" button when I was in the XM mode. Once I figured that out I hooked up the Garmin 660 GPS. That is interrogated with the sound system and will cut the music out when directions are spoken. That worked pretty good but it did kind of freak me out when it first did it. You can adjust the sound on the GPS to be as loud or louder than the music. I didn't get to play too much with the CB but all seems to work just fine. I did use my iphone/ipod for most of my riding music. It was great to be able to see the songs an artist playlist on my dash and control that with the RT controls.
The next day was Saturday and the weather was really great. It wasn't too cold and I kind of wished it was so I could try out the heated grips. I guess that day is coming soon enough. The wind protection is great on the RT and the only wind I noticed was a little on my shins.
I didn't have anywhere special in mind to go so I decided to head through town and then head north. I stopped by a talked to the new owners of Greeneville Powersports. They really like the Spyder and would love to be a dealer for them. They really liked the RT and I can see the owner winding up with one soon.
I decided to head toward Shady Valley and maybe get a burger there. As I was going down 11e I thought I would stop by the Davy Crockett Park and take a few pics and a video. This is a pretty cool place to hangout and it's not too far from my house. There's a lot of history in this part of East TN.
Davy Crockett's Birthplace
In the Park
Heading back I stopped at a tobacco barn. I'm use to seeing these now but when I first moved here from San Diego I never seen anything like it before. This is how they hang it to dry out after harvest.
This was taken on another ride with my first RT but you can see how pretty a plant it is.
Tobacco Barn
I wound up spending the rest of the day at another Spyder dealers shop talking with customers that were looking at the RT. My guess is there will be quite a few RT's here in East TN pretty soon.
SpyderLovers.com has a good group of folks all ready talking up the RT and I'm sure in the weeks to come there will be even more activity on the boards. I know I'll be doing my best to post what I can so you all can share my ride down this RT road.
Lamonster
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14020
That day I put in a request for a SE version of the RT. I knew that this was going to be the one I would want to buy if and when I get my RT. It's not that I mind shifting that much but there are times that it is a real pain like when you stuck in a traffic situation and you are doing the stop and go thing. I drove a Boss Hoss for 5 years and it has a two speed auto and you can really get use to not having to pull in a clutch.
As luck would have it I had a problem with my first RT that turned out to be no big deal but they picked it up anyway and sent it back to the factory to get some hardware and software updates. At that time I asked or maybe even begged for a SE when they sent me a unit back. That took a little time because there is a lot of paperwork that follows these units across the border and it was not as easy as I first thought it might be. The good news is I was able to swap my pre-production SM for a production SE. Just to add some icing to this cake I got a fully loaded SE with every option they have including the CB, XM and GPS. That's a lot of letters that really make this a top of the line touring machine.
Receiving RT-S SE Production number 000001
I received my unit on Friday and spent most of my day charging the battery up while I got use to the function of all the controls. The first thing I had to figure out was the XM radio. At first I couldn't figure out how to change the categories but it turns out all I had to do is hit the "set" button when I was in the XM mode. Once I figured that out I hooked up the Garmin 660 GPS. That is interrogated with the sound system and will cut the music out when directions are spoken. That worked pretty good but it did kind of freak me out when it first did it. You can adjust the sound on the GPS to be as loud or louder than the music. I didn't get to play too much with the CB but all seems to work just fine. I did use my iphone/ipod for most of my riding music. It was great to be able to see the songs an artist playlist on my dash and control that with the RT controls.
The next day was Saturday and the weather was really great. It wasn't too cold and I kind of wished it was so I could try out the heated grips. I guess that day is coming soon enough. The wind protection is great on the RT and the only wind I noticed was a little on my shins.
I didn't have anywhere special in mind to go so I decided to head through town and then head north. I stopped by a talked to the new owners of Greeneville Powersports. They really like the Spyder and would love to be a dealer for them. They really liked the RT and I can see the owner winding up with one soon.
I decided to head toward Shady Valley and maybe get a burger there. As I was going down 11e I thought I would stop by the Davy Crockett Park and take a few pics and a video. This is a pretty cool place to hangout and it's not too far from my house. There's a lot of history in this part of East TN.
In the Park
Heading back I stopped at a tobacco barn. I'm use to seeing these now but when I first moved here from San Diego I never seen anything like it before. This is how they hang it to dry out after harvest.
This was taken on another ride with my first RT but you can see how pretty a plant it is.
Tobacco Barn
I wound up spending the rest of the day at another Spyder dealers shop talking with customers that were looking at the RT. My guess is there will be quite a few RT's here in East TN pretty soon.
SpyderLovers.com has a good group of folks all ready talking up the RT and I'm sure in the weeks to come there will be even more activity on the boards. I know I'll be doing my best to post what I can so you all can share my ride down this RT road.
Lamonster
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-Sweeeeeeeeet!
