new riders of the spyder please read

[napper39]

:thumbup: ok ive put this out many times,seems the dealers dont tell most the time,frist you need to check the battery cable ,all fusess,relays,they vibrate loose if they do limp mode,you also need to know tuching the brake even lightle will put you in limp mode.i check mine every 500 miles and yes ive found loose relays and battery loose.if you go into limp mode you can take out the key and waite for 5 t0 10 minets and it will reset.i dont know much but what ive said here i got from this form,and ive had no bad things go wrong with my spyder,so a little mantince on your part could keep you from ever seeing limp mod:shocked::chat::shocked: i hope i may have helped some one so ride like the wind and have fun.:2thumbs:

 

[ARtraveler]

Very good and helpful advice. :2thumbs:

 

[bo9roadking]

Thanks for the tips. My dealer did tell me not to ride the brake, but nothing else. I have about 700 miles on my spyder now after a couple of weeks ownership and noticed the fuses and relays in the frunk were loose. I pushed them back in. So far no limp modes or other issues to deal with except for one HID headlight that went out because of a loose connection that was fixed at the dealer.

 

[Big Iron]

Thanks for the info. I'll start checking from now on!

 

[napper39]

bump so moore can read,trying to help:thumbup:

 

[Rando]

Thanks and I agree with all the above. I completed my oil change over the weekend. The positive cable was loose.

 

[oheresy]

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll be checking mine later today.

 

[napper39]

bump need to lit moore see this befor it gets barred.

 

[wyliec]

bump need to lit moore see this befor it gets barred.

Why would it get barred?

 

[arntufun]

Why would it get barred?

He was trying to say buried.

 

[wyliec]

He was trying to say buried.

Thank you!!pps:

 

[Bob Denman]

(Hijack!)
Wylie,
I'll call you when I get to Syracuse... :thumbup:

Sorry! Carry on...

 

[napper39]

thanks for the hijack itll give moore time for moore to see this thread.:clap::chat: could help some of are brothers and sister of the spyder hood.:spyder:

 

[ThreeFeet]

I have to admit I am SERIOUSLY negligent in keeping track of fuses and relays(like where are they anyway?? what's a relay look like?) pps:pps: But I have a wonderful group of wrenches at Cowtown!!!:bowdown::2thumbs: and they keep me out of most problems. pps:hyea:But this advice is really good and I WILL check my fuses and I guess the relays are there in the fuse box too??? If not where are they??? Anyway thanks for the info!!!:2thumbs:

 

[napper39]

yes relays are in the fuse box they are the bigger ones,and they do vibrate loose ive found them loose many times,push them in.im not sure on the rt but i have one box in the front teunk ,and one box in under the seat.that battery cable ive found the pos. loose many times too.some riders put some sort of thing in the box cover to help push aginst the fusses and relays so they cant come out so easy.glad to help.:chat:

 

[spydaman60]

i'm a month old newbie and already have 1500 miles on the rss orange (some call it red/ can am red to be exact) machine! i'm on my way out to the garage to check the fuses and the relays!:clap:thanks for the advice!

 

[MikeinGA]

Good to know. Thanks. bump:thumbup:

 

[emoney230]

Thank you for the advice... gonna have to check them out before i hop on the :spyder2: again. Thanks