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Hi all", I am new to the Spyder
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:welcome: and :congrats: on your :ani29:. The 2010 was the original year of the RT. I had a Premier Edition and loved it. You have the gearing figured out. The 998 engine likes to be shifted at 5000 to 5500 on the upward shifts. The powerband kicks in at that point. You will be finding yourself not using fifth gear until 110 KPH (ballpark 62 MPH (US)). Seems weird at first--but you get used to it. Regardless of speed, I always keep the :spyder2: in the gear that will allow tach around 5500 or so.
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Hi Mate", I am from Victoria in AUS and it is summer here. i have clocked up nearly 2000 kms since 11th December when I bought the Spyder,
regards Peter
Hi Peter, best of luck with your new machine! :thumbup: What part of Australia are you riding? Probably never get there myself but, looking at maps and learning a bit is the next best thing. Not!
Pat
Hi Mate", I am from Victoria in AUS and it is summer here. i have clocked up nearly 2000 kms since 11th December when I bought the Spyder,
regards Peter
TEWKS
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Ah, summertime! :thumbup: Winter has taken hold here in the Northeast, but, got to ride deep into December so can't complain too much. :clap: Have a great riding season and post up a picture or two if ya can!
Pat
Glenn B
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Hi All, I've had my 2012 RTS for a few months, so am still new to Spyder riding and have to say riding at a higher rev range is new to me, I didn't know this until now. Will this reduces the range between fill ups?
Cheers
Glenn from New Zealand
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Cheers
Glenn from New Zealand
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Glenn B
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Thanks Pat, yes we are very spoilt for choice down here! Thanks for the tip, I only recently discovered this forum, it's a whole new world!
Cheers Glenn
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latony007
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so far i have determined 998 or 1330 the mileage still sucks, i am going to do a search to see what other milage posts there are but even leaving in the eco mode for a whole tank i have 2 bars left and only 130 miles. However i did not buy the spyder to get good mileage but more range would be nicer.
Anyway congrats from the other side of the world on your new spyder. Enjoy it!
Glenn B
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Thanks, I've found if I run with the revs lower than what the advice suggests I can get 250 km before the light comes on from a full tank. That's about 155 miles.
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bigbadbrucie
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MPG
I'm finding that on my 2014 RT-S I'm getting 36-37 MPG. That's mixed riding, both highway and city. That's slightly less than I used to get on my Goldwing, which was about 40 MPG. I had expected better mileage on Spidey!
Glenn B
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Thanks, I've found this site to be very insightful.
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