How Many Times Have you Broken down on your Spyder

[BajaRon]

4-5 times. Once, as I pulled into my driveway. 2 flatbed trips to the dealer. Relays are the problem. I now carry 2 spare relays with me but am afraid to leave on a long trip. Suggestions appreciated.

There must be something more to it than just the relays.

I've got 15k on my Spyder, a trip from East Tennesse to Valcort, Canada, to Daytona Beach, Florida, to Kansas City, and to California and back with the original relays and zero problems.

 

[Arachnid]

Never!

Mike

 

[PCBeachBum]

Never!

Steering locked up but, was able to free it and get it home. Dealer picked it up the following week. They didn't want me to ride it over.

 

[capt.jim]

13,750 miles, never been back to the dealer except for oil filters, steering locked once at 10,000 miles, retightened the ground under the seat and haven't had a problem since. Just passed 2 years and bought the 4 year extended warranty for $813, front to back, no deductible. Neither update has been done, runs too good, scared to. Never been one to buy extended warranties on anything, but there are too many sensors and electronics, not to mention an output shaft bearing or other major catastrophe.

 

[Tom in NM]

Well . . . . .

. . . . . NEVER, unless you count the hundreds of times that I just had to breakdown and laugh with glee.

Tom

 

[Spanky]

Flatbed to a different dealer...... Seems like this one is missing something....

I had the same issue, multiple relay failures until I modified the fuse box and mounted higher power relays next to the fuse box for 2 of problem relays.

No more problems. They are weatherproof relays and connectors.

:2thumbs:

 

[louisbasle]

"roadside reboot"

No tows or roadside reboots with over 5,400 miles on mine.

being new here what to you mean by roadside reboot?????

 

[groundeffect]

being new here what to you mean by roadside reboot?????

A roadside reboot is basically a situation where you have to pull your Spyder over to the side of the road, turn it off, let it sit for 5mins or more, until the system (computers and it's electric brain), clears itself of issues, to then hopefully allow you to continue riding to where ever.....



Hope that helps.
And Welcome.

 

[Roaddog2]

This is a great Poll the only problem:ani29:
I see with it once you said it has never been towed and then it happens to you can't change it opcorn:

 

[Dwight]

OK, haven't broken down where I needed a tow truck, roadside reboot didn't do any good. But I still was able to ride it home, even though it was speed limited to 50mph. So ---none of the poll answers fits. BTW it's a new RT-S with about 760 miles on it.

Dwight

 

[jeuchler]

...How many times since you have owned it Spyder has it broken down requiring a tow truck or a reboot on the roadside?

Sorry, I just can't respond to this question because I know that will jinx it and---oh, crap...

 

[Questions]

this is a good thread.....sounds like most of the problems were computer of fuse related....outside of one tear down, I havent read any posts on the motor or drivetrain...alot of DPS mainly...alot like Toyota