boogllasti
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What do you mean by 'unlock the boot' ?
I always lock the handlebars - that way if she rolls away it won't be far!
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What do you mean by 'unlock the boot' ?
I always lock the handlebars - that way if she rolls away it won't be far!
It may still show on the J&P site, but I think if you try to order, it will come up out of stock. Qwik Shade web site still shows that they have the web design in their discontinued items area, but only in size M and only in purple. $50.
boot == trunk. When I opened the "trunk" my :spyder: started to roll a bit, when pushed on the center console, there was no resistance... i.e. free rolling.
Prior to this incident I didn't always lock the handlebars. I do now.
raylease oh Please, give me something more to order before i even see this bike. Great idea SSPS:clap::2thumbs:spyderrider44
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On a different note... another individual, whom I caught outside Barnes&Noble, was sitting on the Cowl :yikes: and had the :cus:s to ask why the passenger seat was so uncomfortable? :banghead:[/quote]
That was one dum person and a new one for me !!!!!!!!!!!
That was one dum person and a new one for me !!!!!!!!!!!
effgjamis
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You have a link to purchase the Quik shade??
Thanks
Thanks
Qwik Shade does the trick. Not only keeps seat and tank area cool and dust free, but no on has tried to sit on it since I started using it when I park.
SpyderMark
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:agree:
Luckily, the one and only time this happened my wife was with me; she tends to mellow me out when I get, um, stressed. She suggested instead of finding myself in the local jail facing battery charges (I told her I was gonna put on my helmet and headbutt the dumb$4!t sitting on her Spyder) I should exercise a bit of restraint.
So I walked up and pushed past the three imbeciles (good word!) standing there -- waiting their turn I guess -- and very excitedly said to the dufus sitting on my wife's Spyder, "Wow! That thing is COOL! Is it yours?"
When he said no, I replied, "Then maybe you should GET THE F%$K OFF it!" I guess it finally dawned on him he was speaking to the owner since I was wearing a leather jacket and carrying a helmet...
Amazingly, my level of agitation apparently went right over his head because he actually started asking us questions about the Spyder! I put on my helmet and said, "Next time you wanna know about someone's ride, ask before plopping your ass on it. If you wanna know about THIS one, Google it."
Regards,
Mark
I Googled Qwik Shade and got to the website.
Greg H.
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Yeah! I like this Qwik Shade! :thumbup: That might just be the perfect solution for here at the office. That would be a great deterrent to keep people from sitting on it.
The one thing I learned back in the 70s about a car cover was that they were great until they got rained on. Car covers take a while to dry out. I had one for my '76 Fiat Spider. That's the one thing that occured to me about the outside cover for the Spyder. If it gets rained on during the day while I'm in the office, There's a good chance, I'll be putting the cover into the trunk wet for the ride home. I don't really like that idea. Of course, drying the Spyder cover shouldn't be that big of a deal. For my application, one of these Qwik Shades, might be a better solution, however. 'Original Silver' would be my choice.
And, since my Spyder will be garaged, I'm sort of re-thinking even getting the outside storage cover now.
The one thing I learned back in the 70s about a car cover was that they were great until they got rained on. Car covers take a while to dry out. I had one for my '76 Fiat Spider. That's the one thing that occured to me about the outside cover for the Spyder. If it gets rained on during the day while I'm in the office, There's a good chance, I'll be putting the cover into the trunk wet for the ride home. I don't really like that idea. Of course, drying the Spyder cover shouldn't be that big of a deal. For my application, one of these Qwik Shades, might be a better solution, however. 'Original Silver' would be my choice.
And, since my Spyder will be garaged, I'm sort of re-thinking even getting the outside storage cover now.
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Here"s what hapened to me, I had just bought my new spyder and had driven it to San Jose Ca. for a business appointment and parked it in the parking lot. About two hours later I come out to find the someone had set my emergency brake, I know someone else had done it because many of you may remember some of the newer spyders had defective parking brakes that if you set them they would not release. So there I am on my back with what little tools comes with the bike trying to get the dumn thing loose when here comes a bunch of guys out to see what I was up to. Come to find out that one of the guys was the one who set on it and accidently set the brake......I was mad, but they helped me get it undone and after about 45min I was on my way:spyder:
draboo
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Back when I considered myself a B.A.B, I reacted the same way most of you are talking about: Getting extremely angry,making a fool out of myself in public,and just hoping someone would take a swing at me.(I was usually more or less smashed most of the time,anyway.) I had a sticker on my sportster that read " If you value your life as much as I value this bike, dont f**k with it".
Of course,30 years later,I have yet to run into the scenerio of someone sitting on my Spyder, so I cannot really say how I would react. My ego would like me to tell you all that I would act like I used to, but I m too old for that crap.
I m thinking about getting a sticker of a phrase I read on a Tshirt at Spydertalk:
"Guns dont kill people..I kill people"
One of those small stickers on the windshield would probably grant me some serenity while glugging coffee at Starbucks.
Of course,30 years later,I have yet to run into the scenerio of someone sitting on my Spyder, so I cannot really say how I would react. My ego would like me to tell you all that I would act like I used to, but I m too old for that crap.
I m thinking about getting a sticker of a phrase I read on a Tshirt at Spydertalk:
"Guns dont kill people..I kill people"
One of those small stickers on the windshield would probably grant me some serenity while glugging coffee at Starbucks.
boogllasti
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barb36jack31
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I have read the above comments with great interest and empathy. Just as an anecdotal note - One of my first bikes was a Servicycle. A 200 cc two stroke with magneto ignition. I was in high school (I am now 77) and some of the kids would sit on it and try to start it. No key, just a toggle switch to fire it up.
I ran a wire from the magneto to the throttle grip and then to ground. Now when those heros would kick it over they got the full effect of the magneto kick, and it was considerable. I had a shutoff switch for when I was using the bike. Interest in the bike soon faded.
Jack H.
I ran a wire from the magneto to the throttle grip and then to ground. Now when those heros would kick it over they got the full effect of the magneto kick, and it was considerable. I had a shutoff switch for when I was using the bike. Interest in the bike soon faded.
Jack H.
NancysToy
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Reminds me of a story my father told me. When he was young, they had an old guy that always drove his car downtown to get the paper each day. My dad and his brother thought they would give the slow old buzzard a jolt. Rigged up a Model T coil so that when the guy started the car, he got shocked. The old man came out of the store, got in his car, started it, then fainted dead away when he got shocked. My dad and uncle thought they had killed him, and ran all the way home, only to be returned to the scene of the crime by my grandfather. Much relief (and a good whipping) when they found the victim fully recovered, and mad as a wet hen. My dad never pulled a practical joke again as long as he lived. Choose your methods carefully.
-Scotty
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