Dasmoetorhead
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I'm liking mine so far. I wish the 225 would have worked but it rubbed on the rear lower shock mount tubing. The 215 works good.
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I'm liking mine so far. I wish the 225 would have worked but it rubbed on the rear lower shock mount tubing. The 215 works good.
Dasmoetorhead
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Celebrated 1 year of Spyder ownership. 6400 mi.
Best thing I ever bought myself.
Best thing I ever bought myself.
Dasmoetorhead
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I gave up on all that garbage. I use my android phone for everything and it works just fine. I ain't high tech so it works just fine for this hillbilly.
CloverHillCrawler
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Changed Oil and HCM filters along with the oil. K+N air filter removed, cleaned, and oiled.
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Poppie65
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Gave ours its first bath late yesterday, she sure is pretty. I was a bit surprised at the amount of brake dust that rinsed away, but after 4,000 miles and riding in a lot of twisties, it should be expected. With the temps in the high 90's here during the day, it was still 80+ degrees at 8 PM when I went out to get started. When I finished washing, drying, and then applying some Black Dymond Detailer, my shirt was thoroughly soaked. My wife asked this morning how much of the wet shirt was from sweat, and I assured her that it was 100%!
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Albec
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I finally got around to installing the new Tackform cellphone mount I bought from MC Dave.
This is the model that mounts to one of the bolts that secures the handlebars to the F3. It works perfectly.
I was a bit concerned about removing the bolt because I saw a YT vid of an installation and the guy spoke about almost stripping out the bolt that he initially wanted to use for the mount (lower bolt on the right and that's the one that I wanted to use and I did) and then ended up using one of the top bolts. The guy spoke of how much Loctite was used in the assembly and this was the issue. I may have been worried unnecessarily. I even went as far as using a heat gun to gently heat the area of the handlebar mount where the bolt threaded into. Gently is the operative word here. I just wanted to soften up the Loctite a bit.
After heating, I held my breath and gave the ratchet a push, boom! No problemo. It really wasn't that tight at all.
Anyways, it's done.
This is the model that mounts to one of the bolts that secures the handlebars to the F3. It works perfectly.
I was a bit concerned about removing the bolt because I saw a YT vid of an installation and the guy spoke about almost stripping out the bolt that he initially wanted to use for the mount (lower bolt on the right and that's the one that I wanted to use and I did) and then ended up using one of the top bolts. The guy spoke of how much Loctite was used in the assembly and this was the issue. I may have been worried unnecessarily. I even went as far as using a heat gun to gently heat the area of the handlebar mount where the bolt threaded into. Gently is the operative word here. I just wanted to soften up the Loctite a bit.
After heating, I held my breath and gave the ratchet a push, boom! No problemo. It really wasn't that tight at all.
Anyways, it's done.
Dasmoetorhead
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Nice 130 mi ride on the Snake hwy 421.
dlwilliams48
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Yesterday, I installed the 12V Cell Phone/GPS Docking Station with Dual USB Charge Ports that I received a couple of days ago. This morning, I mounted my GPS and GoPro to test it out and went almost 100 miles before I got back home. Seems to work well. I've had the Spyder a little over a week now and have between 600 and 700 miles on it. Weather has been nice as far as rain goes, but hot. But rain is forecast for the next week at least, maybe longer. Still, I'll try to get in a ride if it is just 40-50% chance.
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Quickdraw
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Installed the Fobo Bike 2's on the wife's Ryker. Much easier than mine because the directions didn't say to not pull the paper out from under the battery until you're ready to install the sensor.
I actually found that info in a video. But this time it only took about 10 minutes on hers and not an hour and a half like it did with mine.
I actually found that info in a video. But this time it only took about 10 minutes on hers and not an hour and a half like it did with mine.
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Dasmoetorhead
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Applied the 1st coat of semi-gloss black spray paint to the back side of the BRP Route 129 shield. Looks like I'll need 1 more coat.
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Dasmoetorhead
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Finished the job and went for a test ride.
Before the blackout:
Before the blackout:
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Lookin' GOOD, Dasmoe!! :2thumbs:
Very smart look, especially on an F3!
hyea:
Not so sure it'd work quite so well on an RT with a full-sized & more upright screen, but it really looks good on your F3! :thumbup:
Very smart look, especially on an F3!
hyea: Not so sure it'd work quite so well on an RT with a full-sized & more upright screen, but it really looks good on your F3! :thumbup:
bikerbillone
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Maybe boring to some, but to me, a challenge....Oil and filter change. Seems I am not reaching the required mileage these days so it's a yearly thing. I wonder if the yearly low mileage change is really necessary?
That is one gorgeous machine!
Triple B
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I’m in the same boat. I have faithfully changed oil every year since I bought my RTS on 2015, but last year I put so few miles on, I am just riding without the oil change. I did check my oil level though. Bike is a 2014 model, so no problems re the warranty requirements.
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racoon
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Pretty much every vehicle I have ever owned lists two change intervals, usually in the form of:
My last two vehicles have been Honda's, which incorporates a "Maintenance Minder" system, that is supposed to monitor the vehicle use, and display a 2 character maintenance code telling you what needs to be done.
Even with the newer Maintenance Minder system, all of the Owners Manuals include the "xxx miles or 12 months" statement in the section explaining what the Maintenance Minder codes mean.
I am also of the opinion that if you change the oil, you also change the oil filter, even when the manufacturer says you can change the oil filter every other oil change.
At the bottom of Page 119 of my Spyder's Operators Guide is the start of the Maintenance Schedule section. And it says:
So even CAN-AM recommends a mileage vs months, whichever comes first, schedule
(my emphasis)
My last two vehicles have been Honda's, which incorporates a "Maintenance Minder" system, that is supposed to monitor the vehicle use, and display a 2 character maintenance code telling you what needs to be done.
Even with the newer Maintenance Minder system, all of the Owners Manuals include the "xxx miles or 12 months" statement in the section explaining what the Maintenance Minder codes mean.
I am also of the opinion that if you change the oil, you also change the oil filter, even when the manufacturer says you can change the oil filter every other oil change.
At the bottom of Page 119 of my Spyder's Operators Guide is the start of the Maintenance Schedule section. And it says:
So even CAN-AM recommends a mileage vs months, whichever comes first, schedule
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