Spyder traded in at HD dealer

[Deanna777]

Spyder @ Chevy Dealership

Here in Central Maine, North Country is both a Spyder and Harley dealer. He has more Harleys on the floor but a lot of Spyders on the floor and outside.

Here in Central Vermont, a friend of mine saw a Spyder @ a Chevy dealership. I am not sure what kind of Spyder ( RS or RT ) it was. I don' t know what the price was on the Spyder. This was last week that the friend of mine told me. Deanna777

 

[shooter]

There was a 2011 RT-S SE5 Viper Red with 234 miles sitting at a car dealership last week in Carrollton, TX. Sales person stated 22,950 and firm on price, told them good luck selling it at that price and walked out.

 

[Bob Ledford]

. Prior to that list coming out BRP should be responsible for any clutch failure and repair or replacement and reimburse the owners if the clutch failure wasn't covered under warranty.

I tend to disagree with your above statement. Purely on the grounds of somewhere an individual has to take some responsibility for him/her actions. If we as buyers want the manufacturer to assume the 100% serviceability status of their product for the lifespan of the product then the cost of said product would be 10 X what it is today. IMHO!

BRP as a manufacturer is doing a pretty decent job right now on giving us a decent roadworthy product IMO. The only real gripes that I have that are unresolved to my satisfaction are the gas fumes on shutdown and the getting rid of heat in the summer time riding season here in FL. BRP IMO appears to have made a fairly bullet proof machine. It is environmentally sound in that it don't leak like a sieve (remember the BSA, Triumph, HD of the 60's) I do as I worked as a mechanic at the local BSA, BMW, Norton, Triumph, and Cushman dealership in the early 60's).

 

[wyliec]

I tend to disagree with your above statement. Purely on the grounds of somewhere an individual has to take some responsibility for him/her actions. If we as buyers want the manufacturer to assume the 100% serviceability status of their product for the lifespan of the product then the cost of said product would be 10 X what it is today. IMHO!

Isn't that why you have a warranty. I certainly want BRP/dealer to fix all warranted parts 100% of the time with no cost to me. I don't think that's expecting too much. If what DaveNur says is true about the shifting of an SE5 in regards to the owners manual not addressing it properly since it is critical to the operation of the transmission, then I agree with DaveNur that some if not all responsibility should be with BRP/dealer. I also understand that the clutch/es are a wear item. But, if the operation of the SE5 transmission was explained properly that may eliminate some premature failure.

 

[diesel-dawg]

Isn't that why you have a warranty. I certainly want BRP/dealer to fix all warranted parts 100% of the time with no cost to me. I don't think that's expecting too much. If what DaveNur says is true about the shifting of an SE5 in regards to the owners manual not addressing it properly since it is critical to the operation of the transmission, then I agree with DaveNur that some if not all responsibility should be with BRP/dealer. I also understand that the clutch/es are a wear item. But, if the operation of the SE5 transmission was explained properly that may eliminate some premature failure.

I agree wholeheartedly. My dealer did not mention high rev engine and gear shifting rpms.

 

[poordom]

SPYDER TRADED IN AT HD DEALER

Good afternoon All,

In reading all the comments in this thread, I came across something that jumped at me.

programming updates - including the transmission one.

How can I tell if my Spyder's programming is up to date.

Dom:bowdown:

 

[Ga Blue Knight]

Go to your dealer and put it on BUDS. It will provide latest soft wear status.

Second on the issue of rpm shift points. Every motorcycle that I have ever bought new and came with a manual had exact shift points listed both for breaking in and later use. If BRP did not provide this information then they are responsible for the repair mainly, in my opinion, because the shift points on the Spyder platform seems to be somewhat unique. A "reasonable person" is a legal term used in civil cases to determine what a normal reaction would be in an event or condition. In this case the ave motorcyclist would ride in the 1,500-2,500 rpm range and shift around 3,000 rpms. All of which would lead to clutch failure in the Spyder.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

Well the blue RT got sold and no one ever called me. I figured it would be unlikely that they would. I heard it was sold to a local guy who traded in an HD Ultra.

I've also seen a silver RS or ST around town. Once was on I-70 east of my town; they were going west and we we going east. Then a few days ago I saw it (or one like it) turning left (I was in the right lane to go forward) before I realized it was there. I'll have to go out on my RTS and see if I can find it. Gotta tell them about SpyderLovers.