FrogmanDave
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I have never thought of that. Brilliant! I'll swap it with my garage door opener button and it will look much better. Thanks for the idea.
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What did you do to your Spyder today?
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I have never thought of that. Brilliant! I'll swap it with my garage door opener button and it will look much better. Thanks for the idea.
CloverHillCrawler
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Installed Wilbers Shocks Front and rear with an HPA for easy adjustment between 1 and 2 up riding. Went out for a solo test ride and also one with the wife.
It is a night and day difference from the stock shocks to this.
It is a night and day difference from the stock shocks to this.
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Wahrsuul
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Got around to installing the BRP armrests. The right side was a real pain as I couldn't get the antenna unscrewed so I had to do it that really hard way. But they're on and look great. Waiting on the shocks to show up so we can fix the air system at the same time. Then we'll test everything out.
I replaced the back panel on my 2020 RT with a LinQ Rack as the stock cover cracked and did not accept a fiberglass repair job. I did remove all the finished and prepped the surface really well, but the resin simply lifted off with almost no effort. Instead of messing with it any further, I decided to add the Rack. It fits really well and seems considerably more substantial compared to the OEM cover that seems to be engineered to fail.
Willard Weaver
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Yesterday I replaced my battery minder cable with a longer, beefier one, then added a 12v and dual USB power unit to the handlebars. I used an SAE type plug that I can plug into the battery minder cord when underway.
carbonation
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Finished install of Kumho rear tire. 8019 miles on stock Kenda and the center was bald. Adjusted e-brake. Change oil and filter, new o-rings this time around as well. 3.25 quarts of 10w40, 2 quarts of 20w50. Change air filter with factory Can Am. Took it for a spin.
Kenda tire with 8019 miles is average, but the mixing of two different weight motor oils caught my attention. Is this something you do on every oil change or an experiment? Not saying good or bad, just inquisitive ! = a "13w43" approximate
Good Luck :thumbup: .Bill
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bikerbillone
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Carbo, interesting on the oil change. I was thinking almost the same on the oil, 2.25 quarts of 5/40, and 2 quarts of 15/40. Thanks for the comment.
troop
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Pretty close to what I do. I have a bike that uses 15w50. On the spyder, I use 3.5 quarts 10w40 and 1.75 quarts of 15w50. I'm getting low on 10w40, so I'm thinking of replacing that with 10w50.
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carbonation
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Oil is kinda of my thing.
The math you did, doesn't work, though, with oil and viscosity. There are tools on the web, one being the Widman Viscosity Calculator, that pretty accurately gets you the cold and hot points for viscosity of fluid blends. I actually simply thickened the hot point of the 40 weight to the top of the API 40 weight viscosity scale. I don't care about the cold side, the garage has never been below 40 degrees, and we are moving into warm weather rapidly. But I want, for me, and me alone, your mileage may vary, the thickest oil in the sump I can get, and still stay in the spirit of what CanAm is calling for. I ran Motul 15w50 once, and the engine was slightly hotter (temp gun) and general performance just felt off. BUT that stuff is really thick, at the high end of the 50 weight scale. Folks are going to chime in about how this isn't right, can't do that, stay with 40 weight, run CanAm oil, blah blah, run the AmSoil pyramid scheme, get your supplies from so and so. Nah, I'm fine, the Spyder is happy on this blend, and it's what I plan on doing for a long time.
View attachment oil viscosity chart.pdf
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Dunno if you've even noticed, but given that, what sort of MPG do you get?? :dontknow: We get pretty warm weather over here in my part of Oz, and I do like riding out into areas where it gets even hotter, so I was juuust wondering...
carbonation
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Don't know. Is what it is. I assume with confidence that riding style plays a much larger part in MPG than the difference between the top and bottom of the 40 weight viscosity scale. That, and the variation in pump swlll we get here in USA.....
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That is certainly the 'traditional' expectation, but I think you'd be very surprised at how much difference running even just a slightly heavier oil than recommended can make!! :shocked:
I've seen it first-hand in many vehicles & vehicle types, and I've noticed that those Spyders here in Oz that run even slightly heavier oils never seem to be amongst those getting the best mileage, so was wondering about yours too... :dontknow:
RULINGCHAOS
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Got some magic mirrors and plan to put those on soon. Probably the same time I change the oil, tranny filter and air filter.
pegasus1300
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waited for the snow to melt so I can get it out of the trailer I use for storage.
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