New owner

[scarn150]

I have been thinking of a :spyder2: for awhile now. Was hurt in an industrial accident back '01 and am finally getting to where I can half way function now. Was in Florida last week for a family vacation and got to test ride an RS-S SE5 while I was down there. I was pretty much sold as I wanted so badly to ride again. I found this forum while researching and posted about dealers in the NorthWest Ohio area. Long story short, I visited a dealer today and rode home on a '11 Magnesium/Black RS-S SM5.

Now I am asking for all the expert advice I can get. I am going to add a few performance parts : TwoBrothers dual slip on pipes, Juice box and a green air filter. Is there anything else I should be looking for? I know that the juice box will help with the back firing and overall performance with the free flow pipes but if there is something else needed, please give me some advice.

 

[fispyder]

:congrats: on the :spyder2:

 

[dltang]

:welcome: and :congrats: this is the place to be. It also appears you have been bitten, in a good way. :thumbup:

 

[DougB]

Elka Shocks

 

[SpyderWolf]

:congrats: on your new RS-S.

The dual Two Brothers, Green Filter, and Juice Box should work well for you. There are some threads on here where people are sharing their JB settings, so you may want to check those out as well.

Have a blast, but ryde safe. :thumbup:

 

[Dragonrider]

:welcome: Congrats on your new ryde.....

I haven't seen much on the canisterectomy recently, perhaps the canister was improved over my '09 - also consider the ram air - a tube from one of the foglight openings into the air box. Then there's the ESI road peg bracket (for your Kury mini boards), the bar risers, new seat, new windshield,....... (read: empty checkbook here....).

 

[Bob Denman]

:welcome:
As you can see there's lots of folks here who know how to separate cash and wallets... :shocked: It appears as if you've already got a great start and the advice here should keep you busy for at least... forever??

 

[BikerDoc]

the only word of caution I throw you is that I see folks frequently rush into massive mods and upgrades (and the temptation is unbearable), HOWEVER, THEN they are frustrated when they don't get there money back when they want to upgrade to the next latest and greatest new Spyder (temptation even more unbearable) - so the voice of reason says only spend on mods what you figure you will get your full use out of before you trade up... I know that sounds terribly practical but I have met folks that spent $10,000 on mods only to upgrade to new bike right after the expenses were complete

 

[scarn150]

I see my wife is not gonna like me frequenting this forum.......lol. Looks like there are endless options to play with

We haven't seen one of those yet so…:nopic:

Couple quick phone camera shots:

 

[scarn150]

the only word of caution I throw you is that I see folks frequently rush into massive mods and upgrades (and the temptation is unbearable), HOWEVER, THEN they are frustrated when they don't get there money back when they want to upgrade to the next latest and greatest new Spyder (temptation even more unbearable) - so the voice of reason says only spend on mods what you figure you will get your full use out of before you trade up... I know that sounds terribly practical but I have met folks that spent $10,000 on mods only to upgrade to new bike right after the expenses were complete

Very good advice Doc and I appreciate the help!!

 

[SpyderWolf]

the only word of caution I throw you is that I see folks frequently rush into massive mods and upgrades (and the temptation is unbearable), HOWEVER, THEN they are frustrated when they don't get there money back when they want to upgrade to the next latest and greatest new Spyder (temptation even more unbearable) - so the voice of reason says only spend on mods what you figure you will get your full use out of before you trade up... I know that sounds terribly practical but I have met folks that spent $10,000 on mods only to upgrade to new bike right after the expenses were complete

Good advice. Another good idea is to keep all of the parts you switch out, as you may want to either set it back to stock before a sale or have those available if someone is looking for replacements for their Spyder.

Very nice looking ryde!

 

[Hawk Eye]

:congrats: and:welcome:

Pete:yes::yes:

 

[Spydeb]

:welcome: I really like your bike haven't seen many of the new ones on the road yet! :congrats:

 

[ntxYguy2009]

:welcome: and :congrats: on your new Spyder!

David

 

[Bob Denman]

:2thumbs: Very nice indeed! :2thumbs:

Pretty soon your Wife will figure out that you're not going to be allowed to have access to the checking account or any credit cards... :shocked::yikes::roflblack:

 

[Lamonster]

:congrats:hyea::spyder2:

 

[fastfraser]

:congrats: May-be an oxygen modifier ?

 

[napper39]

welcom to the money pit,or i mean upgrades sooo many to buy,and after all the cash out flow you up grade to a new rt it already have the mods you need.happy riding:congrats::chat: im the same way.i need them all go faster ones,neat ones ,safety ones.comfert ones.but the rt has most all those.:gaah:its all fun keep riding.opcorn::2thumbs:

 

[boborgera]

:congrats: And some advice from a old Drag Racer, Don't put all performance parts on at the same time, Go one at a time and see what works. This way if something gos wrong you'll only have to go back one step to find the problem.

 

[vt228]

:congrats::welcome::congrats: 1,you need ride right in tires aske lamonster we all use it in tire's no flats in three yrs 2. you need fog lights , 3rd welcome to the family happy rideing:clap::spyder2::clap: