Spyderless

[jvicker]

Took the Spyder in on Monday for the recall fix. No sooner did he start it than he shut it off, then asked "did it always sound like that?". My stomach dropped. "I guess so" I said. It sounded like it had a little more "rattle" to it, but I thought it was from it not being warmed up yet. He told me there was something seriously wrong and he was afraid to start it again. I am far from a "gear head" so I know nothing about what he told me. Something about a loose bolt on the engine cover, causing a gear to rub on the crank case cover. :dontknow: Sound right? He called BRP for parts and one of the parts is backordered 6 weeks! :cus:.

The good news - my oil change ($150..WTF) will be free since he has to drain it anyway to fix the problem.

Great news later. Wednesday he called and said BRP will get him the backordered part by Friday and I should have my Spyder back by the weekend. In hindsight - It's a good thing for the recall, or who knows what could have happened?!

 

[gazey]

Sounds a bit scary
At least you don't have to wait six weeks. I'd hate to go that long without my ride.
Keep us informed, it sounds like something we need to lookout for :doorag:

 

[Lamonster]

Bummer. Keep us posted.

 

[BumbleBee]

Sorry to hear about your spyder. "How freaky is that?" Good thing you took your spyder in. 6 weeks no ryde, that would of been awful. Hope no more problems, and you will be out ryding soon again. :f_spider:

 

[Don in E Texas]

That would have been a bummer to wait 6 weeks... Heck, 6 weeks is the entire bike riding season in WI:roflblack:

Sounds like your service tech is right on top of things for you....

don

 

[jvicker]

Still Spyderless but...

Dealer finally got the parts late Friday. No time to do it Saturday. :hun: Monday, he worked on it all day, but didn't have time to do the timing. Tuesday he got it all together and something is still wrong. He can't get the timing right. The manual has nothing in it to help them with the problem. BRP says there is a DVD on that, and after watching it 4 times they still can't get it. Now it's not that they don't know what they are doing, it's just something they haven't had to deal with yet. They tried to talk to other dealers, but no-one's ever had the engine torn apart, so they were no help. Wednesday, they get a hold of BRP and they finally got it figured out. So I still won't see it 'til Friday. Not really a big problem because...


Wait for it...


The BRP guy was in today dropping off a new demo. Apparently this is a first, but BRP said I could have the demo until mine is fixed (I wish he'd stopped in last week). So I have a Spyder to ride, but not mine. The dealer will come to my work on Friday and switch theirs for mine. I will miss the non-squeaking brakes of the demo. Dealer said it had the new softer pads. Not sure if this one has the steering upgrade or not. It seemed to steer easier than mibe, but my mind might be thinking its better cause I haven't been riding in 10 days. I'll let you know how it is on Friday. Hopefully -

 

[Roaddog2]

I have already seen two complete engine tear downs in East Haven and I'm not there all the time, but I do have back of the shop privileges. Tell them to give Bob a call at GSS Powersports in East Haven :ani29:

 

[jvicker]

Thanks roaddog, they're pretty confident they have it figured out. But if not, I'll tell them about Bob.

Thanks. :doorag:

 

[ElkSpyder]

Hey John, hope you get your :spyder2: back Friday. Glad you didn't have to wait the six weeks.

 

[jvicker]

Spyderless No More

Got my Spyder back today. :2excited:
Runs great. Steering is easier. Seems like you can actually lean at turns instead of forcing the turn. :dontknow: Make sense?

Even though it took so long to figure out the problem, I'm very happy with the repair and the staff. Both Appletonpowersports and BRP. The fact that they gave me a rental for a few days was beyond awesome.

Attached is the repair "bill". Thankfully it was under warranty.ray:

 

[Tom in NM]

Good News . . . . .

Got my Spyder back today. :2excited:
Runs great. Steering is easier. Seems like you can actually lean at turns instead of forcing the turn. :dontknow: Make sense?

Even though it took so long to figure out the problem, I'm very happy with the repair and the staff. Both Appletonpowersports and BRP. The fact that they gave me a rental for a few days was beyond awesome.

Attached is the repair "bill". Thankfully it was under warranty.ray:

. . . . and glad it was all under warranty.

Thanks for posting all the info. It is always good to know what to look ( or listen ) out for.

Also, given what you wrote, I would agree - sounds like your dealership really came through for you, and BRP, too.

Tom

 

[ntxYguy2009]

Jvicker -

Glad it worked out in the long run for you. Man-oh-man, I don't know if I will be able to afford these kind of repair bills when my warranty runs out. :yikes: I could almost get a Tata Nano for that bill! :roflblack:

 

[czdaryle]

insane labor cost...thats why I went with the three year extension

 

[M2Wild]

LOL @ $150 oil change. You haven't seen nothing yet. Everything about the Spyder spells $$$ for dealers. Better learn all you can about DIY unless you got money to burn. BRP targeted the boomers with Spyder for a very specific reason .... they got money and they are old enough not wanting to get their hands dirty. Tada ... an instant cash machine is born.