My dealer tells me today that the Spyder factory closes for 3 weeks in July...

[Greg H.]

... So; I guess, maybe September is accurate, afterall!! :2thumbs: roflmao (my dealer just found this out)

Man! It better be good when it gets here!

Yeah! Apparently, they shut down the factory in July for 3 weeks for maintenance. Of course, I ordered my Spyder on July 3rd! opcorn:
But; that's okay! Today, I took the motorcycle test (Q&A part), and passed. So, that's out of the way.

 

[bjt]

Doesn't surprise me. All three U.S. automakers do a two week (or longer) shutdown in July for 'model changeover' even if they aren't making sweeping changes to a vehicle for the next model year. That time can be used to replace old equipment, install an improved process, complete needed preventative maintenance, etc. Things that they can't complete while they are trying to run production.

Also, unless they have changed the way I heard they would run products at that factory, it must be getting close to time for them to retool to build snowmobiles. Maybe the popularity of the Spyder has turned it into a year-round operation.

 

[Rokonman]

They only build Spyders on this assemply line. Snowmobiles, ATV's and PWC are built on other lines.

 

[bjt]

That makes sense. I was just going off of some really old info where they halted Spyder production in 2007 to make snowmobiles.

 

[Director]

That makes sense. I was just going off of some really old info where they halted Spyder production in 2007 to make snowmobiles.

I remember reading that too, Brian. Maybe it is just a question of not having enough personnel to run both snowmobile and Spyder lines simultaneously. :dontknow:

Bruce