What was your best Upgrade/Add-on to your Spyder???

[SpyderFlyer76]

Hi everyone,

One could go pretty overboard when it comes to upgrades and/or add ons to a Spyder/Ryker. So i am going to ask the question and ask that you answer accordingly please.

Question:

What are the items that you added to your Spyder/Ryker that are worth it's weight in gold??

Answer Format:

Year and Model Spyder/Ryker
Add on / Upgraded item
Supplier/Vendor or link to item

Thanks in advance, and stay safe out there.

SpyderFlyer76

 

[Lew L]

Year and Model Spyder/Ryker------------2014 RTS

Add on / Upgraded item---------- ECU flash, anti-sway bar, Altimax tire, LED heads and fogs, dash rack that I made.

Supplier/Vendor or link to item --------------- YOU can find these easily enough.

Lew L

 

[Cobwebs]

1# 2017 F3S Daytona

2# Wheel alignment and rear shock donation to scrapyard.

3# Me and Elka

 

[pegasus1300]

Year and Model Spyder/Ryker: 2012 RT Limited
Add on / Upgraded item: drivers seat gel pad
Supplier/Vendor or link to item: motorcycledave.com

 

[BoilerAnimal]

2013 RT-S

Yokohama rear tire, Squared Away laser alignment, Utopia backrest, Spyderpops Missing Belt Guard, LED headlights, Magic Mirrors.

Just ordered two gel seat pads from Motorcycle Dave and got 10% off on his birthday promotion.

Next in the que is two Vredestein Quatrac 5 front tires and a BajaRon sway bar.

 

[rahine]

2019 F3-s
Front and Rear Elka Shocks, BajaRon Swaybar
Direct from Elka for Shocks, Swaybar direct from Bajaron

 

[DGoebel]

2013 RT Limited
BRP Armrests
Dealer or online parts
So says my wife.
Everything else I've added including 2014 right side grill and block-off plate Sena SM-10 and SMH-10's on Bell Mag9 Helmets,An Ultimate Safety Bundle Plus, Convex Mirrors, Organizers, Dash Mount, Euro Horn, PPA Widow 15 Wheels, Squared Away Alignment, Baja Ron's Sway Bar, Aluminum End Links, and Spring Adjusters, CD's HMT Tail/Turn light, BRP Plate frame and Swing Arm End Caps, Magic Mirrors (Tether-free), Roadster Renovations' Air Ryde Rock Armor and Missing Belt Guard.

 

[Bfromla]

Great idea & format. Sorry I cannot choose 1 best item, as they ALL work together to improve my ride as a whole.
So I’ll just try & go with the first larger item that has improved :spyder2:in multiple ways:firstplace:

2013 STL
DUAL MODE BACKREST
Smoothspyder.
https://www.smoothspyder.com/

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

2014 RT ( basic w/ SE trans ) ….. Upgrades / changes I have done 75+ things so far, way to many to list , I don't type fast …. But the one that I like the most is/was swapping the OEM speakers for two pair of 5.25 JBL's ….. I really like my tunes …… Mike hyea:

 

[RapidSpyder]

So far just the swaybar and laser aligned at last years D3RW. Hope add a few more things at this years, and maybe a seat at the Sturgis rally.

 

[Wildass]

The ultimate F3 floorboards from spyderaccesaries.com and a Yokohama rear tire.

 

[308gunner]

2015 F-3 Sport SE-6

the best upgrade I did to mine was:
1. A Stage II ECU Flash. www.wick-itperformance.com
2. An RLS 3 Stage Cat Bypass with an RLS Assassin End Pipe. www.rlsexhaust.com
3. A K & N air filter.

Hey!!!! .... An additional 25+ horsepower and 20+ additional foot pounds of torque..is a lot!!!
The other upgrades I`ve done dont matter. This right here is the Heart and Soul...PERFORMANCE!!!

 

[Peter Aawen]

Year and Model Spyder/Ryker------------2014 RTS

Add on / Upgraded item---------- ECU flash, anti-sway bar, Altimax tire, LED heads and fogs, dash rack that I made.

Supplier/Vendor or link to item --------------- YOU can find these easily enough.

Lew L

Along the same lines here for my 2013 RT Ltd;

I did the upgraded sway bar & auto tires thing too, with the addition of a free flowing (but not much louder) exhaust & cat elim along with a few extra & minor 'personlisation mods' done to & around the suspension & its components, and really would've called those collectively the best things you can do to your Spyder/for your ryding enjoyment...

UNTIL

I had the ECU Upgrade done by Jase @ ECU Xtreme here in Aust ([email protected]) - and THAT ECU Upgrade really makes everything else somewhat fade into the background, because it's made my Spyder the machine I feel it should've been from the beginning! I could go on about how much better & more responsive it feels even in 'tootling around' mode; how much more fun it is to ryde ALL the time, not just when fang-ing it; the way it's unleashed the already proven reliable performance that other machines running these same engines have already; but really, it's probably gonna have the same overall impact on you if I just say it's FREAKING BLOODY FANTABULOUS! :yes: :dg1: :dg2: :2excited: :yes:

 

[bigbadbrucie]

2014 RTS SE6. Best upgrade to date has got to be my Tri-Axis handlebars, wouldn’t still be riding without them.

 

[Thopper]

2018 rt
tri axis bars-dealer...(great price)
Ride On Vista CA

 

[kenfromhv]

"Deer Warning Whistle"

1st Must Have on my Spyder

Crazy Glued to the inside wheel fender

A Back Road Necessity

 

[Big F]

for my 2018 RTL:
Bajaron sway bar
pin-striping

BIG F

 

[larryd]

2014 RTS

Tri axis handlebars

HID headlights & fog lights

 

[Raprider]

2016 ST-S

"3" endorsement on my wife's driver's license

RiderEd of New Jersey

Janis put 60 miles on Blackbird yesterday, and got us (yes, me on pillion) up to 60+ and 4th gear, crossed a trestle bridge over the Delaware River and into PA. I may have let a monster loose...one that will rampage its way thru my wallet.

 

[PW2013STL]

For me it's comfort because if I am not comfortable than I do not ride, so it would not matter if it handled better- was faster - or stopped better.

For the RT

#1 Russell day long seat. - from Russell day long
# 2 Triaxis handle bars. - from Can Am (I installed)

For the F3

#1 Russell day long seat. - from Russell day long
#2 Short reach handle bars - from Can Am (I installed)
#3 position 4 brake rod - from Can Am (I installed)