thinking about cross country ride?

[alaskaloon]

Non Spyder, CanAm dealers are usually not qualified to work on Spyders, nor are they likely to volunteer. Dealers that go through the actual process for "official" Spyder mechanics spend a lot of time and money for that. Even the dealer where I came from fudged the last couple years, and I was getting to the point of move or sell the Spyders.

I'd really like to take my Spyder on cross country ride. If I take a major highway, will there be repair shops if I get into trouble? I've got a 2016 in good shape, new tire on the rear and good tread on the front. Starts without arguing, fresh oil, newer battery. I have AAA and AMA as backup. (And charge cards if needed.)
Whar do y'all think?
~Sandee~

We have rode from Alaska to Key West, Florida to Arizona (2011 RT-S); Washington to Florida (2015 RT-L), and all points in between. Many 3-4K mile trips. On the older 998 I had the DPS fail in th Dakotas. That was pricey but did not prevent us from getting to a dealer for repair. Only other mishap was a belt replacement after picking up sticky gravel from a road repair area in Missouri. Even with some stripped teeth the Spyder still made it to the Florida panhandle for a belt replacement. I’ve towed a pop-up Aspen camper and an aluminum cargo trailer totaling about 25K miles without issue. The Spyder’s, IMO are very reliable if maintained and cared for. If a service comes due during a tour I plan ahead to find a Spyder dealer enroute to perform it. We stay off the Interstates and often find ourselves in surprisingly great places! Go and enjoy, life’s too short

 

[milryder]

MRH, would you explain the flat key - not familiar with it's use? "I keep a flat metal key in my wallet, and the other chipped key is in a place where I can get to it with my flat key."

 

[Snoking1127]

MRH, would you explain the flat key - not familiar with it's use? "I keep a flat metal key in my wallet, and the other chipped key is in a place where I can get to it with my flat key."

You get a non chipped key made that will open the compartments, but not start the trike. It's an Ilco X270 blank.

 

[sandeejs]

If you are doing a long journey and want to keep family etc updated on your whereabouts there is a free Spotwalla service that may be of interest.......

You can connect to it using a dedicated device (like SPOT or Garmin) but there are also app's for both Apple and Android - I use SWConnect on the Apple phone......

Thanks!
I have used the android app in the past. I found that my family WAS NOT THE LEAST BIT INTERESTED IN WHERE I AM. My birdy sitter/neighbor and one friend tracked me.
~Sandee~