Well I finally found a solution to all my Spyder Issues

[flaggerphil]

Be assured folks the mods fixed the issues. They absolutely fixed the that problem.

But being man of principle and only going to three wheels because I wanted too not "had" too I sat back and looked at the overall experience with BRP and decided I will not do business with a Company that handles it's customer the way they handled me and MANY others.

I completely expected the responses I got here after all the name of the site is not Spyder Haters.....:clap:.

The impact of poor design and really poor customer service not too mention the safety issues with these machines is far beyond what you will ever see put out on this site.

How ow do you loose 14k well simple look at the out the door prices of Spyders right now consider the 4k of mods then the sale price of the machine seeing I had to do full disclosure and wella lost my rear end. choose too and will not look back as there is too much open road to be enjoyed on another machine.

Most of you seem like nice folks that need a Spyder and I wish you the best of luck and it is personal choice to support a company by spending money with them. But do not be so naive to think that BRP is nothing more than a profit center as most businesses should be but worse is they have not been put to the test as of yet but they will be mark my words there is more to these failures than you see here.

But let me be clear the mods worked 40% reduction in heat heat measured with thermocouples and a infared heat gun.

I am motorcycle guy not "Roadster" guy.

Just be be safe and enjoy the wind in your face.

Well, fortunately for me my experience after having a Spyder for three years is just the opposite of yours. The relatively minor problems I had early on were easily fixed by my dealer and BRP has always done right for me. Every time I think about going back to two wheels I get on my RT and those thoughts go away.

And my dealer is stellar!

Good luck.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

Bye Ramjet

Cruzr Joe

 

[yamahog]

I feel your pain

Thanks for the post and best of luck to you, sorry you where treated so poorly by customer service, they really need to work on that and the engineering in my opinion, I love my bike but think some of there engineers need to go back to school LOL. :cheers:

 

[ARtraveler]

Bye Ramjet

Cruzr Joe

:agree: and my feelings exactly. I feel that posts lose a bit of credibility when they turn into a rant against the product.

Based on all the bad things with the :ani29:, your decision to cut your losses, get safer, and be happy in your life, are all good ones.

Most of us like our :spyder2:'s and have not experienced the issues that have been mentioned.

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: My conversations with dealers, and representatives of "The Mother Ship"; have been nothing but professional, courteous and very helpful... :thumbup:

 

[3 Wheel Addict]

Well let me get in on this... He is not alone! Mine is currently locked in a storage unit and has not been touched since it last came back from the dealer in april with huge gas smell and dripping fuel. There is more to the story but I'm not going into it now. While I will agree that any machine could be problematic it truly is the lack of support from the dealers as well as the factory that is killing the reputation. Some of the things that the dealer is telling me is just nuts and I can hardly believe that even "they" believe it themselves! I have not completely given up on the brand YET but waiting to see.......

 

[spydaman60]

Bye Ramjet

Cruzr Joe

joe, simple, but to the point! I like that! :2thumbs:

 

[ARtraveler]

Well let me get in on this... He is not alone! Mine is currently locked in a storage unit and has not been touched since it last came back from the dealer in april with huge gas smell and dripping fuel. There is more to the story but I'm not going into it now. While I will agree that any machine could be problematic it truly is the lack of support from the dealers as well as the factory that is killing the reputation. Some of the things that the dealer is telling me is just nuts and I can hardly believe that even "they" believe it themselves! I have not completely given up on the brand YET but waiting to see.......

You have valid points and I don't believe anyone is going to fault you for your statements.

There is a big difference between discussing problems and issues, and ranting because one can.

 

[spyderyderjim]

Be assured folks the mods fixed the issues. They absolutely fixed the that problem.

But being man of principle and only going to three wheels because I wanted too not "had" too I sat back and looked at the overall experience with BRP and decided I will not do business with a Company that handles it's customer the way they handled me and MANY others.

I completely expected the responses I got here after all the name of the site is not Spyder Haters.....:clap:.

The impact of poor design and really poor customer service not too mention the safety issues with these machines is far beyond what you will ever see put out on this site.

How do you loose 14k well simple look at the out the door prices of Spyders right now consider the 4k of mods then the sale price of the machine seeing I had to do full disclosure and well a lost my rear end. choose too and will not look back as there is too much open road to be enjoyed on another machine.

Most of you seem like nice folks that need a Spyder and I wish you the best of luck and it is personal choice to support a company by spending money with them. But do not be so naive to think that BRP is nothing more than a profit center as most businesses should be but worse is they have not been put to the test as of yet but they will be mark my words there is more to these failures than you see here.

But let me be clear the mods worked 40% reduction in heat heat measured with thermocouples and a infared heat gun.

I am motorcycle guy not "Roadster" guy.

Just be be safe and enjoy the wind in your face.

As a motorcycle guy, are you buying a 2014 FRJ 1300 Yamaha? (my favorite handling motorcycle that I could drag bottom of boots in corners, 2005 FJR put on 28,000 miles).
Unfortunately my FJR Yamaha motorcycle days are over.
All your heat mods solved that problem on 2013 RT; just like I did on mine.
I took a loss on 2013 RT-S, & bought a 2014 RT-S SE6, put cat-delete bypass pipe on and really enjoy it.
I was fortunate to enjoy 3 Spyder RT's (about 37k miles) with no major problems requiring direct contact with BRP.
Enjoy your "Pace" motorcycle rides this summer on your new bike!!!
Keep in touch.
Jim

 

[Woodsrider]

As a motorcycle guy, are you buying a 2014 FRJ 1300 Yamaha? (my favorite handling motorcycle that I could drag bottom of boots in corners, 2005 FJR put on 28,000 miles).
Unfortunately my FJR Yamaha motorcycle days are over.
All your heat mods solved that problem on 2013 RT; just like I did on mine.
I took a loss on 2013 RT-S, & bought a 2014 RT-S SE6, put cat-delete bypass pipe on and really enjoy it.
I was fortunate to enjoy 3 Spyder RT's (about 37k miles) with no major problems requiring direct contact with BRP.
Enjoy your "Pace" motorcycle rides this summer on your new bike!!!
Keep in touch.
Jim

FJR!!! I had an 06. Darn fun motorcycle.

 

[flaggerphil]

Well let me get in on this... He is not alone! Mine is currently locked in a storage unit and has not been touched since it last came back from the dealer in april with huge gas smell and dripping fuel. There is more to the story but I'm not going into it now. While I will agree that any machine could be problematic it truly is the lack of support from the dealers as well as the factory that is killing the reputation. Some of the things that the dealer is telling me is just nuts and I can hardly believe that even "they" believe it themselves! I have not completely given up on the brand YET but waiting to see.......

Have you tried a different dealer? And why on Earth is it locked in a storage unit?

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: :dontknow:
It's not as if it can do anything to heal itself in there...
Find a shop that'll work with you on it! :thumbup:

After all; the bike is still under warranty anyway!

 

[Ramjet]

he he he here come the cheerleaders on how to "fix" your problems.

maybe just maybe he is just sick of dealing with for now. So putting into storage it may be less likely to burn down his homestead?

Oh by the cruzeiro Joey I got rid of the Spyder but that does not mean I am going anywhere.

Maybe you can turn me into the internet police and tell them I am not paying total unabashed homage to your beloved Spyder therefore I should be banned? :yes:

 

[Ramjet]

As a motorcycle guy, are you buying a 2014 FRJ 1300 Yamaha? (my favorite handling motorcycle that I could drag bottom of boots in corners, 2005 FJR put on 28,000 miles).
Unfortunately my FJR Yamaha motorcycle days are over.
All your heat mods solved that problem on 2013 RT; just like I did on mine.
I took a loss on 2013 RT-S, & bought a 2014 RT-S SE6, put cat-delete bypass pipe on and really enjoy it.
I was fortunate to enjoy 3 Spyder RT's (about 37k miles) with no major problems requiring direct contact with BRP.
Enjoy your "Pace" motorcycle rides this summer on your new bike!!!
Keep in touch.
Jim

Yes indeed that is really fun and awesome bike but I have a Yamaha VMax 230 hp to rear wheel but that is a more straight away bike than the cornering of the FJR.

But actually a new Venture. Road it home today and man it was really nice and smooth and get this 5 year unlimited mileage warranty and it gets 39 MPG and a 6 gallon tank........ Very nice rig.

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Yes indeed that is really fun and awesome bike but I have a Yamaha VMax 230 hp to rear wheel but that is a more straight away bike than the cornering of the FJR.

But actually a new Venture. Road it home today and man it was really nice and smooth and get this 5 year unlimited mileage warranty and it gets 39 MPG and a 6 gallon tank........ Very nice rig.

Sounds a lot like a Spyder 39 mpg, 6 gallon tank and a 5 year unlimited mileage warranty. Yep, sounds just like my 2014 RTS.

 

[Bob Denman]

he he he here come the cheerleaders on how to "fix" your problems.

maybe just maybe he is just sick of dealing with for now. So putting into storage it may be less likely to burn down his homestead?

I was just thinking that the warranties are good for two years; storing it is only killing the warranty, and fixing nothing... :shocked: nojoke

 

[rarerockmusic]

Well I'm one of the unlucky Spyder owners 2010 RT SM5, lemon from day 1.........I'm good for a class action lawsuit......$20,000 plus and still undependable, and most times UN-ridable!

 

[Ramjet]

Sounds a lot like a Spyder 39 mpg, 6 gallon tank and a 5 year unlimited mileage warranty. Yep, sounds just like my 2014 RTS.

Well hopefully it does not come with the other BRP options like;

Nad roasting heat.
Gas boiling.
spontaneous combustion.
Uncontrollable steering issues.
Leaking gaskets......oh that's right they already fixed those.
Lets see oil viscosity break down in less than 4000 miles.
Road crown swaying or less than stellar sway bars......
Vibrating belts at certain speeds.
Limp mode operation.
Stop light acceleration hiccups.
The Most important of all~ The BRP very poor CS philosophy in dealing with any of the issue you may have.

The warranty by the way is only as good as those who administer it and apply it and BRP does neither promptly, fairly or with any empathy for the customer.

Good luck Ann.

By by the way Yamaha has been building bikes for many many many more years than BRP.

Opps sorry the Spyder is not a bike it's roadster so that does not count.

Snowmobiles? Well that's a different story.

 

[Ramjet]

I was just thinking that the warranties are good for two years; storing it is only killing the warranty, and fixing nothing... :shocked: nojoke

Bob maybe his safety and health are more important than riding the roadster right now. Knowing the problems he has had I certainly would not ride that thing either.

 

[spydaman60]

:bdh:give up ---- it's dead!!!