Schnauzer
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Hey there Ranger... I see your a rather large fella. One of the things I see with the spyder is the front suspension and tire wear. There are a lot of threads on this issue. But if you sort it all out and evaluate what most are saying and from visual pictures of these guys. The combined weight of the 2 up riding will take some trial and error on your part to get the spyder comfortable with the capacities it will endevour. Things like front tire pressure and shock settings. They come from the factory way to soft.. I guess they don't make Canadians very big or heavy. I'm 170 and my spouse is :yikes:140 plus/minus,,, she'll say minus.2011 RT:spyder2: I run my shocks at maximum setting and around 26psi on the front. We have almost 27k on our 1st set of front tires. And lots of tread to spare. I can't direct you on the rear since I'm running a car tire now. Could never find the sweet spot for the oem tire, but did manage to get 19k, but it was past worn out.
2nd,Get a battery Maintainer and keep it hooked up. Our spyder gets rode everyday as you can tell from the short term mileage. Our battery lasted 14mo. When I removed the battery it was dated 09. It could've just been my bad luck, but $30.00 for piece of mind ain't bad.
3rd, The spyder's electricall system does not like additional loads or the lack of.. Any additional lighting mods should be switched and fused from the battery or it's external connection. There are some lighting mods that come from the onsite vendors that have all the proper load equalizers for thier products. But if your just looking for external nightime lights, they are available everywhere and as mentioned just need switched and fused..
You have an electronic guru in your neck of the woods.. "Phil"..
OBTW..:congrats: and looking forward to meeting ya'll someday..
2nd,Get a battery Maintainer and keep it hooked up. Our spyder gets rode everyday as you can tell from the short term mileage. Our battery lasted 14mo. When I removed the battery it was dated 09. It could've just been my bad luck, but $30.00 for piece of mind ain't bad.
3rd, The spyder's electricall system does not like additional loads or the lack of.. Any additional lighting mods should be switched and fused from the battery or it's external connection. There are some lighting mods that come from the onsite vendors that have all the proper load equalizers for thier products. But if your just looking for external nightime lights, they are available everywhere and as mentioned just need switched and fused..
You have an electronic guru in your neck of the woods.. "Phil"..
OBTW..:congrats: and looking forward to meeting ya'll someday..
Palestine ,Tyler,Jacksonville area. )
