Growing Old with my Spyder - When to replace parts

[Fjrwillie]

Yes I am getting old, but that is not the main topic. A wise motorcycle mechanic once said to me you grow old with your bike and adjust to changes in the bike as it gets older, such as tires, brakes, etc etc. I have 41,000+ miles on my 2015 RTS and wondering what the life expectancy of things like the shocks are. As the mechanic said I may have made adjustments to my riding style to accommodate aging parts. I would say the Spyder bottoms out every once and a while when hitting a deeper hole than it should be. This is occasional and really the only time it bottoms out.

So what say yea all

Willie

 

[Bob Denman]

Hi Willie!
What parts are we talking about? YOUR parts; or the bike's? :yikes:

 

[Fjrwillie]

Hi Willie!
What parts are we talking about? YOUR parts; or the bike's? :yikes:

They have begun replacing my parts, starting with both knees...LOL

 

[Bob Denman]

After a while: we all start looking as if we shopped in the used-parts stores for ourselves!

"Resistance is futile; you will be assimilated." :yikes:

 

[Two cats]

It's to bad they don't have air ride suspension for the front end.

 

[larryd]

My prospective

I too have also recently started wondering the same thing...I said to my lady companion "when I scare myself twice, the Spyder will be gone" So we bought a new Jeep Wranger JL to start preparing for that day...The Jeep makes an excellent vehicle for exploring the many state parks & mountains with gravel & dirt roads that we cannot Spyder ride on...Plus when it rains we just put the hard tops back in and turn on the wipers and drive on for the day...I LOVE exploring...The dog gets to go every time...In the winter I put on the studded tires, turn on the heater and keep riding...

Did I forget to mention there are more frackels for the Jeep than our Spyders??? Spent close to $$$$ so far and I'm not done yet...

"Boys & Their Toys"

And ALWAYS remember one thing, "NONE OF US ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE ALIVE"

larryd

 

[pegasus1300]

I would also like to hear from our real high mileage riders on this subject. Those of you with over 100,000 miles on the Spyder. Did the shocks deteriorate? Did the calipers get gummed up. Did wires switches, cables wear out? What were your long term wear items?

 

[Bob Denman]

I too have also recently started wondering the same thing...I said to my lady companion "when I scare myself twice, the Spyder will be gone" So we bought a new Jeep Wranger JL to start preparing for that day...The Jeep makes an excellent vehicle for exploring the many state parks & mountains with gravel & dirt roads that we cannot Spyder ride on...Plus when it rains we just put the hard tops back in and turn on the wipers and drive on for the day...I LOVE exploring...The dog gets to go every time...In the winter I put on the studded tires, turn on the heater and keep riding...

Did I forget to mention there are more frackels for the Jeep than our Spyders??? Spent close to $$$$ so far and I'm not done yet...

"Boys & Their Toys"

And ALWAYS remember one thing, "NONE OF US ARE GETTING OUT OF HERE ALIVE"

larryd

:shocked: That's why I sold mine: I no longer felt capable of being a safe-enough rider.

 

[ARtraveler]

A good question. Let's hear from some of you higher mileage riders.

I have reached 36,500 on my 2010 before trade off--so I don't count.

The current :spyder:'s have 30K and 32K. I did plugs and brakes on both. Still have the other stuff. Tires get replaced usually at 20K for the fronts and about 15K for the rears.

 

[Motorcycledave]

My 2 cents worth

I have had several 100K + motorcycles since the late 1970's
and have found that at around 80 or so you should start to replace most rubber items
hoses, fuel lines, maybe check brake lines, I am a maintenance freak so I check stuff often
Tires for sure, if on 2 wheels ... fork seals... Spyder would be shocks, drive belt and sprockets,
battery and cables, replace ALL fluids, plugs and wires.
If you do all that you can get another 100K out of it, AND ALSO change oil and filters when recomended
remember .... OIL IS CHEAPER THAN METAL.
Ride safe
Dave