SpyderAnn01
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I thought I had a starter going bad on my Spyder but it turned out to be the magneto which would have left me stranded in Springfield for a while and since I wanted to get home I did what most sane people would do I traded it for a 2013. I had never seen a 2013 in person before Spyderfest and buying one wasn't anywhere on my radar screen but with 59,100 miles on my 2010 it seemed like a good idea. Len had the guys swap out my Two Brothers Exhaust, the vented windshield that I had just bought, my bump skid and my trailer hitch and wiring on the new machine before we left on Sunday. He also installed the third brake light for me.
I really like the "blacked out" look on the handlebars and the sides and the black wheels. The front fenders look cool and I like the position lights on the front of them. I will be changing the reflectors over to lights as soon as I can.
The handling is definitely different than the 2010 but I don't know that it is better. I had 2011 shocks BajaRon's Anti Sway Bar on my 2010 and it handled great. We rode through some really strong cross winds on the way to Spyderfest and the Spyder stayed in its lane I wish I could say the same for the new one but I can't. In steady cross winds it is okay but add a passing semi and it gets really wiggly. I will be lobbying Baja Ron for a sway bar for the 13s.
Will BRP ever figure out that you can't see the turn signal indicator lights in bright sunlight? The orange on the instrument panel is nice but doesn't do anything to cut down on glare. The front trunk liner looks better than the old one.
My old Spyder went into Limp Mode the 2nd day that I had it but it went away and I never went into it again. The new one has been in Limp Mode 3 times already. The first time was when I hit a bump on the freeway it said VSS fault and I pulled over and turned it off and it went away. Today it happened again and I have a C0040 and C006C code and my brake lights are stuck on. Correction: My brake lights won't go on. :gaah:The limp mode went away again when I restarted it but came back on just before I got home.
I really like the "blacked out" look on the handlebars and the sides and the black wheels. The front fenders look cool and I like the position lights on the front of them. I will be changing the reflectors over to lights as soon as I can.
The handling is definitely different than the 2010 but I don't know that it is better. I had 2011 shocks BajaRon's Anti Sway Bar on my 2010 and it handled great. We rode through some really strong cross winds on the way to Spyderfest and the Spyder stayed in its lane I wish I could say the same for the new one but I can't. In steady cross winds it is okay but add a passing semi and it gets really wiggly. I will be lobbying Baja Ron for a sway bar for the 13s.
Will BRP ever figure out that you can't see the turn signal indicator lights in bright sunlight? The orange on the instrument panel is nice but doesn't do anything to cut down on glare. The front trunk liner looks better than the old one.
My old Spyder went into Limp Mode the 2nd day that I had it but it went away and I never went into it again. The new one has been in Limp Mode 3 times already. The first time was when I hit a bump on the freeway it said VSS fault and I pulled over and turned it off and it went away. Today it happened again and I have a C0040 and C006C code and my brake lights are stuck on. Correction: My brake lights won't go on. :gaah:The limp mode went away again when I restarted it but came back on just before I got home.
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