What did you do to your Spyder today?

[hut1]

Unfortunately, Motomember in Purcellville is where it will going next week as they are only 10 miles from my home. Yes, I have my doubts on it being fixed correctly due to past visits for assorted service work. Only location I could find due to distances and issues getting it out of Baltimore. Thanks for the heads-up - I still have a week to decide.

Have you checked into Pete's Cycle in Baltimore? I can't vouch for their service, but they are one of the largest dealers in the area. Also, I agree with CHC. Diamond Motorsports in Dover, DE is my home dealer and I recommend them highly. They're the only dealer on Delmarva, so their prices aren't always that competitive, but their service and repair has always been top notch for me.

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

Unfortunately, Motomember in Purcellville is where it will going next week as they are only 10 miles from my home. Yes, I have my doubts on it being fixed correctly due to past visits for assorted service work. Only location I could find due to distances and issues getting it out of Baltimore. Thanks for the heads-up - I still have a week to decide.

Sorry to hear this and I hate to use the word unfortunately again in this exchange but I see in your signature that your ST-S is a 2014 and you are at that 10 year mark so they may choose not to work on it at all.

If that mount for the a arm is bent, that is all it takes to require a reframe. When I got ran off the road, the right wheel locked against the curb and pulled it into the side of my F3 and bent the mount otherwise everything else was OK but that was all it took to require the re-frame. And visually I had less damage than you have.



It ended up being almost $12K to repair at which progressive was going to total it at first until I sent them my purchase invoice with my accessories which raised up the amount of reimbursement enough that the repair qualified for coverage without being totaled.

If the dealership chooses to work on a 2014 the estimate may be high enough that they will total it. Just pray that the a-arm mount on the frame is not bent.

 

[Lee0123]

We picked up the bike from the shop after having the dynamic power steering unit replaced under warranty. We've had intermittent "Check DPS" error messages since day one on the bike ride home from the dealer. We have made monthly visits to the shop during the riding season. It was a difficult problem to trace. The DPS fault causes other error messages to occur; VSS fault, Limp Home Mode, etc. They changed the battery several times as well as checking all electrical connections and grounding points. The dealer convinced BRP that the unit needed to be replaced. Hopefully this will finally get rid of this recurring problem. Total miles ridden for the day 15.

 

[Dansy]

Purchased a bunch of aftermarket lights…..

 

[Deanna777]

I did not do anything to my :spyder2: it is in hibernation, but I did change the oil/and oil filter in my sled.

Deanna

 

[Lee0123]

I gave the bike a long overdo wash. Man was it dirty.

 

[Albec]

Gave her a good washing!

Pulled the F3 behind the motorhome in an enclosed trailer on our trip to New Mexico.

Holy cow is New Mexico a dusty state!!!!!

Lots of fun though and lots to see. We missed the flooding, lucky for us.

Saw the bats, swallows, and Carlsbad Caverns. Just seeing Carlsbad Caverns was worth the trip! If you've never seen the Caverns, you REALLY need to.

The petroglyphs were also VERY cool to see.

EDIT

How could I forget the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque? Yep, we saw it. I've never seen so many hot air balloons in my life! Even if you added ALL of the balloons up that I have ever seen in my entire life together, it wouldn't have equaled the number that we saw that day.

There must have been at least 300 to 400 in the air at once. It was an amazing sight!

 

[Deanna777]

Gave her a good washing!

Pulled the F3 behind the motorhome in an enclosed trailer on our trip to New Mexico.

Holy cow is New Mexico a dusty state!!!!!

Lots of fun though and lots to see. We missed the flooding, lucky for us.

Saw the bats, swallows, and Carlsbad Caverns. Just seeing Carlsbad Caverns was worth the trip! If you've never seen the Caverns, you REALLY need to.

The petroglyphs were also VERY cool to see.

Safe Travels!

Deanna

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

I pulled the cover off of it after 6 weeks. Just got home after 6 weeks, 6,000 miles, and 15 campgrounds and RV Parks.
I've got lots of work to do, but hopefully I'll get a ride in soon.

 

[Poppie65]

Welcome home brother, hope the family is all well and you and the Mrs spoiled those grand babies.

 

[Cobranut]

I did a little more tweaking on the toe.
My handlebar was a little off-center, and it took a couple tries to get it right. I made a few toe adjustments and test rides.
Zero toe and 1/16" toe out both resulted in a bit of instability at speed, as well as a bit of understeer.
I ended up with 1/16" toe-in, and it feels pretty good now, and the bar is straight.

A little testing in a parking lot and I found out that the nanny will let me lift a front tire in a turn.
I've done that in a car before, but it's a little more exciting on only three wheels. :yikes:

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Welcome home brother, hope the family is all well and you and the Mrs spoiled those grand babies.

Thanks Brother. All is well with the family. It was a good trip.

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Put the cat delete pipe back on and went for a short ride.

 

[vulkus]

Just got my spyder repaired, the ACS would go in to manual mode only. Turned out to be the compressor which had died. They fixed that and did the front sprocket recall at the same time. I pick it up Monday, so I'll know how it rides then.

 

[Bangorbob]

Installed 165/60R-15 Vredestein Quatrac SL on the fronts. 18 psi. Yokohama on the rear. 24 PSI.

 

[Lee0123]

Went for a 90 miler today. The route was selected to check out the new power steering unit. Lots of twisties, off camber turns, tight turns, and uneven surfaces. So far so good! No warnings, no fault codes.

Tomorrow will be a longer ride on different roads.

 

[Lee0123]

I went for a 140 miler over several different road types to exercise the replacement power steering unit. The unit works like a champ. No warnings and no fault codes. Cautiously optimistic the problem is fixed.

Changed the stock handlebar for the "Long Reach" handlebar for tall riders. Raises your hands and moves the grips forward slightly. Elbows have been moved forward away from the body and the hands are a bit more above the elbows. Too soon to tell if its an improvement but it is noticeably a different position.

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Rode it to Vote.

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Went on a short 70 mile ride up in the mountains. My main goal was to test out my new Fox Creek Leather Co. Leather over pants. These will be worn 3 seasons. There lined, have full length leg zippers and snaps on the bottom like chaps. They look and fit like relaxed 501's. I absolutely love em. I think I'll probably wear my track suit pants under them next time, but they fit perfect as worn today.

 

[Lee0123]

Rode to the retiree’s breakfast, then went grocery shopping. Still had one side case empty, should have bought some chips for Saturday’s football games on TV.