gkamer
Sadly passed away, December '23.
I encountered my first real issue with my 2018 Spyder RTL. I have run into periodic cases where my cruise control would not engage. Maybe it was just my imagination, but it only seemed to happen when the engine was hot. But after numerous attempts it usually woke up and decided to play nicely. Well anyway I was coming home from a ride today.
I was on the interstate cruising along at about 65 mph with the cruise control on. All of a sudden the bike bucked slightly and began to slow down. I thought maybe I tapped the brake pedal by accident, so I got back up to speed and set the cruise again. A few minutes later the same thing happened. This time I was sure I never tapped the brake.
I continued on my way and about 25 miles from home I noticed the Check Engine light was flashing. Then a message appeared on my screen saying Limp Home Mode. I know from reading other posts about the Limp Home Mode problem that sometimes the bikes speed drops dramatically, but in my case my speed was not affected. I had no trouble keeping the speed at 70 and increasing to 75-80 to pass traffic.
I decided to just continue on and check for codes when I got home (See photo 1).

I also noticed a strange symbol on my dash that I had never seen before. (See photo 2.)

Then after dinner when it had cooled down a little I went to take the bike back to the storage shed for the night. Started with no problem. The Check Engine light was no longer flashing and the little symbol I had not seen before was gone. The cruise control engaged with no complaint, however the two fault codes were still showing when I checked.
Any thoughts on what mischief my bike might be up to?
I was on the interstate cruising along at about 65 mph with the cruise control on. All of a sudden the bike bucked slightly and began to slow down. I thought maybe I tapped the brake pedal by accident, so I got back up to speed and set the cruise again. A few minutes later the same thing happened. This time I was sure I never tapped the brake.
I continued on my way and about 25 miles from home I noticed the Check Engine light was flashing. Then a message appeared on my screen saying Limp Home Mode. I know from reading other posts about the Limp Home Mode problem that sometimes the bikes speed drops dramatically, but in my case my speed was not affected. I had no trouble keeping the speed at 70 and increasing to 75-80 to pass traffic.
I decided to just continue on and check for codes when I got home (See photo 1).

I also noticed a strange symbol on my dash that I had never seen before. (See photo 2.)

Then after dinner when it had cooled down a little I went to take the bike back to the storage shed for the night. Started with no problem. The Check Engine light was no longer flashing and the little symbol I had not seen before was gone. The cruise control engaged with no complaint, however the two fault codes were still showing when I checked.
Any thoughts on what mischief my bike might be up to?