Service Bulletin

[Bob Denman]

You didn't buy them yourself, did you? I've been told that the only way gremlin bells have the power to protect you is they have to be given to you as a gift. I may have to go ask for one for my Spyder! ray:

They were both gifts...
One from "Sonny-Boy", and th other from a Tri-Glide owner that I've known for my entire adult life. :thumbup:

PM me your mailing address... You don't need to ask for a Bell; I'd be honored, if you'd allow me to send you one. :2thumbs:

 

[SNOOPY]

You certainly must be joking.

PK

Im not unfortunately.

 

[Purple Guy]

I refuse to be tethered by potential maintenance problems . . . I'll ride when and where I want and if my Spyder breaks, well . . . I'll deal with it when it happens. I have several multi-day trips on the drawing board for this year, and a trip from West Virginia to Tucson, AZ and back, next year . . . Life is too short to worry about things that might never happen.

I couldn't agree more!
Life's short, Get out & Ride! :yes:

 

[Dan McNally]

I agree with Scotty & Hayfield.
You never what you are going to encounter on a trip and that's part of the attraction.

Otherwise why bother?
As long you get home somehow in one piece.

I'll have to dust off my collection of old Apple bumperstickers.
The journey is the reward.

Saturday, 22 March, I was 130 miles from home when I got a code and limp home mode, then it stalled. I was with a pretty large group pf folks on the way to a brunch in Richmond VA. BRP towed me to a dealer in Fredericksburg VA, where my Spyder still sits, and I was over 100 miles from home. Through the day, many of the folks on the ride came by the dealer's to see if I was OK, and two stuck with me. By the way . . . when the dealer contacted BRP to order the split hose, BRP told them to check out some other stuff, and, according to the dealer, they are replacing: "a sensor, new hoses, a purge valve, actually a whole bunch of little things . . . " Once it was determined that my Spyder was staying there to wait for parts, these two folks offered to get me back to Warrenton, VA, an hour closer to home, and my daughter met me there. The young lady let me ride her brand new 2013 RT (she got it in October) and she rode 1+ with the guy who lived in Warrenton . . . and going to Warrenton was 25 minutes out of her way to get home. My thanks to Ron and Shana, and all the other folks who offered moral support through the day . . . I continue to be amazed how great our Spyder family is! :bowdown::firstplace::thumbup: The day was an adventure!nojoke

 

[Papa]

I have 1912 on mine. Will be contacting dealer.


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[Bob Denman]

Could you ask them about "1998" also...
My dealer is closed on Mondays... :gaah:

 

[bodymanpainter]

With all the cross country trips the wife and I have taken and plan to take in the
future we always have a backup plan and we are going to take a short vacation
trip this year with the Spyder (about 1200 to 1500 miles) just to get the feel of it on the road with a trailer
then next year we will do another cross country trip of about 10,000 miles.
So we don't worry about problems on the road too much as long as we have our cell phones
and some cash and credit cards and a good back up plan in mind!
Enjoy the ride and ride safe.
Toby :yes:

 

[Dan_Ashley]

Its called a joke, I'm sure your bike will be fine. You did put your Gremlin Bell on right? :dontknow:

I put my gremlin bell on the left....maybe that's why the NSA is after me....

 

[Bob Denman]

I found a way to solve that dilemma... :shocked:

 

[SNOOPY]

I put my gremlin bell on the left....maybe that's why the NSA is after me....

Ohsnap! :roflblack:

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

They were both gifts...
One from "Sonny-Boy", and th other from a Tri-Glide owner that I've known for my entire adult life. :thumbup:

PM me your mailing address... You don't need to ask for a Bell; I'd be honored, if you'd allow me to send you one. :2thumbs:

Thanks. Done.

 

[Bandit]

My wife bought this for me. Wonder what she was thinking about when she bought it? :doorag:

 

[Bob Denman]

That you'll be ready for whatever happens along the way... :thumbup:
I know at least one other Spyderlover, that carries one!

 

[Papa]

Just got informed by my dealer that my vin + key code are on the list. No parts to fix it until April 13th. Go figure.. Still went out today and rode.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Sometimes; you just have to face the music... :shocked:
...and DANCE!!
:yes:hyea::yes:hyea::yes:

 

[ekfraz]

Bell and problems

I have been riding for 40 years and never had a bell, where do you get these bells, I need a bell then I may never have another breakdown or a tire to go on me while riding.

 

[Tango]

Mine is not on the list. :thumbup: Number left out. Tom :trike:

 

[Mad Mac]

GREMLIN BELLS????

You didn't buy them yourself, did you? I've been told that the only way gremlin bells have the power to protect you is they have to be given to you as a gift. If you buy them for yourself then they are nothing more than decorations!! Nobody ever gave me one for my Goldwing. I guess they knew I didn't it, at least not for breakdowns. :2thumbs: I may have to go ask for one for my Spyder! ray:

Have to admit I never felt the need for Gremlin Bells on my 03 Goldwing either,and I had over 100,000 miles on it and it still had the origional battery in it when I traded it off for a 14 RT LIMITED due to a knee injiry.No matter how cold or how much snow was on the seat outside a motel room that baby fired right up and took me where I needed to go. I just hope I can get the same reliability and dealer support that I have had with Honda out of these :spyder2: things or I'll just have to trade it back in for a G/W trike. I have this thing that when my wife and I are on a 6000 mile trip,all I want to do is clean the bugs off the windsheild,fill it w/gas,and check the tires,and be on our way. I hope we are not expecting too much out of a $30,000.00 machine!!:yikes:

 

[Tango]

In order for a "gremlin bell" to work to its maximum mojo. :yikes: It has to be mounted as close to the ground as possible. :shocked: So the gremlins can't get a hold of the bike. :thumbup: Tom :trike:

 

[acinpcola]

Last Numbers of Vin

Hey All, found out this morning that if you have a vin with the last 6 numbers being 000508 to 000515, your spyder is included in the service bulletin for the ignition switch.

Also found out that this was not a safety recall, but a service bulletin, so I asked about taking the bike on my upcoming trip if they can't get the part by Friday, was told if I am not having any problems to go for it.