RT-S SM5 or SE5

[SpyderDen]

You can always go with the SE5 and pretend you are doing something with your left hand and foot. All joking aside, I really believe that the SE5 is a work of art. Just try to find a clutch on an Indy car. Probably the most advanced race setup in the world. (And I'm a NASCAR fan!)
:b2b:

 

[burg650]

SE5 hand down for me, I tried both and the main reason I went with the SE5 was because I did not like how my left foot/knee would have to be most of the time to be able to reach the shifter I know I would get cramped up and now would not switch or buy a SM5.

Here is something I was told while at the New York Motorcycle show last month by a BRP rep, we were talking about the SE5 and that the only thing I do not like is that it will shift down for you and he said to switch the 28 tooth sprocket to a 29 and that will make the SE5 not shift down anymore he also said it will not throw a VSS code but a tranny light will come on but that all and it will not hurt the engine. He also went on to say that they have done it to a few test machine and it worked fine, now as I said this is what I was told by the rep at the bike show.

 

[draboo]

We owned a manual shift RS and traded it for a RT SE. Both of us like the SE better. Gotta keep an eye on the E-brake adjustment,tho,or away it rolls!

 

[GypsyBill]

George, you know my preference... and I am having a blast riding the twisties (more and more aggressively) in my neck of the Hill Country; I do the down shifting 99% of the time.. I have rowed the gears for many years on two wheelers but have ZERO regrets in choosing the SE5 for the Spyder... took me about 200 miles to forget about clutch handles and foot shifters... but as in all things, to each his own..

 

[Mr. White]

I rode over to South Texas Suzuki this morning to ride the demos again. The RT-S SM5 was very nice and I could sure live with it. I told the boss I was going to push his RT-S SE-5 a little....I did and really rowed through the gears. Ran it hard....upshifted at high rpms and downshifted also....ran it for over an hour...and it moves right along....I could shift it faster than my Wing...

I told him to keep the SE5 on order as originally planned. I really enjoyed the paddle shift.

p.s. My Burgman Suzuki 650 has a simular shift option. It has the twist and go variable transmission or you can switch to a manual button shift and row through the gears like the paddle shift. It also has a button that you can push and it jumps the rpms 1,000 in an instant. In fact, it is more sophisticted than the Spyder....JMHO

Again, thanks for your inputs....it helped.

 

[usurp31]

Is your Burgman a trike?

 

[CyncySpyder]

:2thumbs:

 

[Mr. White]

Is your Burgman a trike?

No, just the standard scooter....runs like a hose....I love it too! I have seen the trike kits and they look and run great.

 

[Mr. White]

:2thumbs:

Yeah, Dave, I rung it out and really enjoyed it....the dealer said run the crap out of it, it loves it. I am not used to the high rpms, but I will get used to them...

On a straight country stretch on the way home, I put the Wing on 3,000 rpm and was doing 71 by my GPS. I went up to 85 and was not yet at 4,000....All in all, I had a Spyder/Wing ball....125 miles round trip. It got to 82, so I was a little warm...ha ha Two years ago, we had 58 days of over 100, but I have the jacket you soak in water and it cools you very well... I have a buddy who puts his in the freezer, I tried it, but it is a little much for me.....:gaah:

 

[burg650]

p.s. My Burgman Suzuki 650 has a simular shift option. It has the twist and go variable transmission or you can switch to a manual button shift and row through the gears like the paddle shift. It also has a button that you can push and it jumps the rpms 1,000 in an instant. In fact, it is more sophisticted than the Spyder....JMHO

Again, thanks for your inputs....it helped.

George I also have a Burgman 650 and I call it a motorcycle not a scooter http://burgmanusa.com/gallery/My-Custom-Burg-650/My_Burg_650.jpg.html I love my Burg650 and enjoy it as my name says, I like the electronic shift on the Burg but it's very different from the Spyder and I like the Spyder SE5 even more.

 

[Mr. White]

George I also have a Burgman 650 and I call it a motorcycle not a scooter http://burgmanusa.com/gallery/My-Custom-Burg-650/My_Burg_650.jpg.html I love my Burg650 and enjoy it as my name says, I like the electronic shift on the Burg but it's very different from the Spyder and I like the Spyder SE5 even more.

That is pretty. It is kinda hard to explain the transmission in the 650 unless you have ridden one. As you know, it is a hoot.