Just got to Oahu

[HIspyder]

Just picked up Spyder F3S in Washington and having it shipped to Honolulu. Decided to check with BRP as to Warranty and maintenance service for Spyder . Was informed that there is no support for Spyders in Hawaii and nearest service is in California.
Requested any options as to service and Warranty work that could be performed in Hawaii. No response to date. (Also asked if they would cover shipping costs to California should Spyder need warranty work performed. Might be reason for delay in response.)

In retrospect, should have waited till I got response before pulling the trigger and releasing funds for purchase.
Any ideas as to where I can get my Spyder serviced here in Hawaii?

So now we have at least 3 F3's in Hawaii! 1 on Kauai and 2 on Oahu.

Any more that you know of?

 

[Grandpot]

Suggest a Co-Op

This is just a thought. Find as many Spyder owners you can. Hopefully one or two of you will have some basic mechanical skills. Form a Co-Op to share the cost of the special equipment you will need, like a Budds System and a Rolo Laser alignment kit.

If some of you are on different islands, you can ship the equipment back and forth. As long as everyone works together and shares the cost, you should be able to be self-sustaining.

You also can save money for shipping maintenance parts like oil filters if you all order what you need at the same time from the same vendor. I'm sure Baja Ron will help you there.

You can get a lot of technical advice right here on this site.

Good luck.

 

[RiverCity45]

I see that there is a company that rents Spyders in Waikiki. I wonder if they might have some ideas about maintenance. After all, they have a fleet to maintain.

 

[ARtraveler]

I see that there is a company that rents Spyders in Waikiki. I wonder if they might have some ideas about maintenance. After all, they have a fleet to maintain.

That will be an interesting situation. The rental agency in Maui did not have Buds or any technical help from BRP. They rented other "scooters" so am guessing real maintenance was bypassed. Am thinking that service amounted to oil changes.

The rental we had ran pretty clunky, the foot parking brake was non-operational. It was obviously "well used." I did not consider it unsafe, but most of the time we were going 20 mph (Hana Highway).

 

[HIspyder]

I see that there is a company that rents Spyders in Waikiki. I wonder if they might have some ideas about maintenance. After all, they have a fleet to maintain.

I believe they have a fleet of 2. They rent out other items as well.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

This is just a thought. Find as many Spyder owners you can. Hopefully one or two of you will have some basic mechanical skills. Form a Co-Op to share the cost of the special equipment you will need, like a Budds System and a Rolo Laser alignment kit.

If some of you are on different islands, you can ship the equipment back and forth. As long as everyone works together and shares the cost, you should be able to be self-sustaining.

You also can save money for shipping maintenance parts like oil filters if you all order what you need at the same time from the same vendor. I'm sure Baja Ron will help you there.

You can get a lot of technical advice right here on this site.

Good luck.

Perhaps some well-known knowledgeable and skilled SLs would take a vacation to Hawaii and do some alignments and maintenance for a group of Spyders there. They'd be able to write off the trip and you could all get some work done, stuff installed, etc at a big gathering. It could be a new rally, "Spyders in Paradise!" nojoke

 

[ARtraveler]

Perhaps some well-known knowledgeable and skilled SLs would take a vacation to Hawaii and do some alignments and maintenance for a group of Spyders there. They'd be able to write off the trip and you could all get some work done, stuff installed, etc at a big gathering. It could be a new rally, "Spyders in Paradise!" nojoke

Now that's an interesting thing--but a logistics nightmare. :dontknow:

Shipping those tools and accessories would also be interesting.

 

[CADRE]

I was told Power sports on Nimitz can do work. Not sure if they support free warranty work... This is Cadre,
Ride 2012 RT.... Am new rider, if 3 days even counts as new, more like baby steps... Look me up if anyone wants to ride..I found another place that will work on my RT.. I need to provide shop manual, to insure all is done within specs...
I enjoy to tinker with cars and motorcycles. To add am retired, I will take a crack at maintenance before having someone else work on my SPYDER... Look me up... Al

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I was told Power sports on Nimitz can do work. Not sure if they support free warranty work... This is Cadre,
Ride 2012 RT.... Am new rider, if 3 days even counts as new, more like baby steps... Look me up if anyone wants to ride..I found another place that will work on my RT.. I need to provide shop manual, to insure all is done within specs...
I enjoy to tinker with cars and motorcycles. To add am retired, I will take a crack at maintenance before having someone else work on my SPYDER... Look me up... Al

:congrats: & :welcome: Glad you found someone :clap: A paper copy of that manual will cost you BIG bucks ….. a computer download is around $30.00 ( on-line ) …. you should read the " do's and Do not's " on the home page …. lots of good info …… Mike hyea:

 

[CADRE]

for those living in Hawaii, specifically Oahu, I called the number for Brian, I spoke with His GF or Wife...
They run the Spyder rental place in Waikiki.... Brian takes appointments only, He works out of his garage..There is no store front and such... He does all work to include alignment.. He travels to the other islands as well...Like me and others in Hawaii, we do have a Spyder Guru to repair our bikes and conduct service.... As for me, I am ready to ride and meet the few who also ride here on Hawaii....

 

[CADRE]

Thanks Mike for the info, already pulled trigger for binder of knowledge... $62.00 shipping included... Guess I was lucky...
I polished my Spyder, ready to take Her out for a Sunday ride... I enjoy riding it...

 

[RICZ]

Be careful who you let put tools to your Spyder (or anything) in Hawaii. Anyone who can spell repair thinks they can. Research them first.

 

[johnsimion]

I believe they have a fleet of 2. They rent out other items as well.

It's www.hawaiispyder.com and the lady that runs it is Mary DeMonteverde, a very nice lady who delivered our rental to our hotel for us last year. Suggest you contact Mary and see how she gets her Spyders serviced.

The only problem I had with my rental was that they had a really loud muffler and we didn't have our communicators, so it was really hard to talk to my wife while riding. Our rental was also a manual transmission model and that wasn't a problem for me but might be for some people.

 

[Madison Sully]

Unless you have balance issues, or just plain love the handling of a Spyder, a 200cc scooter is all you could ever actually use on Oahu.
It's not like you're ever going to go for an IronButt ride; you'd get dizzy.

 

[RICZ]

Unless you have balance issues, or just plain love the handling of a Spyder, a 200cc scooter is all you could ever actually use on Oahu.
It's not like you're ever going to go for an IronButt ride; you'd get dizzy.

I was based at a small Navy Radio station above Whitmore Village, near Schofield Barracks and had a car. Was a communicator and we worked like a firemen and had a lot of time off. I explored Oahu on those days off. Got Rock Fever in about two weeks. I was there in the 1950s before it was a state and before freeways and traffic - it was easy to get around. Those were good days there; you could still see the Pink Hotel from Kalakaua Street; the Pearl City Tavern and its famous Monkey Bar was a great place to go to; Gabby was live and singing; the Kau Kau Korner was da meet-up drive-in; Hotel Street still had its tawdry looks like it did in the WWII Mamie Stover days, the old timers told me. Now it's been gentrified. Good memories. Yes, I've been back several times and yes, it's very different. That's why my favorite island is Molokai - not one traffic light there.

 

[CADRE]

Johnsimion, spoke with Klee at the Waikiki rental. Brian is the BF or husband... He does all the work.... Out of his garage.
Including alignment..... Probably a good lawsuit two bikes they have have not met maintenance schedule....
Brian and/or rental office are same #808 429-7423..... I called yesterday... Was going to stop this week, unfortunately I have unexpected eye surgery on Tuesday....