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Who's the FRIGGIN' IDIOT???

MarkLawson said:
I've often wondered about that. It's in such a place that I can't even get the furnished pressure gauge on it. My only conclusion is that they felt the valve needed the protection from rock damage provided by the rear sprocket.
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Rock damage isn't part of BRP's thinking, otherwise Spyderpops wouldn't be making an after market device to protect the belt from rocks. My conclusion is different from yours, I think the simpleton who placed the inflator where it couldn't be got at has a secret ambition to become a gynecologist. ;)
 
Gee... That reminds me of a joke...
A Gynecologist gets sick and tired of his profession: the paperwork, the whining and complaining, the long hours. He likes motorcycles so he decides to go to one of those motorcycle tech schools and become a mechanic... :thumbup:
He does pretty well and is down to taking the final exam...
When he gets his score back, he's amazed to sett that he got a 175! :dontknow:
So he goes to the instructor to inquire about his score...
"The answer is simple ", says the instructor. "For the final you rebuilt a morotcycle engine perfectly. I've just never had anybody do it before by reaching up through the muffler!" :ohyea::roflblack::D
 
Seriously for a moment... :shocked: (I know...)
Being a veterinarian might be the toughest job of all... The sick that you treat can't complain; they can only suffer in stoic silence. When you look them in the eyes and you see their trust...
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Someone (with more time and knowelege than me) should put together a "Spyder Bible", with all dont's and put it on the front page!!!
 
M109Dreamer said:
:agree: Beat him with a big stick until he moves the rear tire valve to the opposite side.
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I don't think it's gonna happen. Despite having more room for access on the other side, the presence of the hot muffler there probably worried the lawyers...and you know what happens to the design when they get involved. Can you spell "Limp Mode"? :D
 
Negative terminal on battery

joe schmoe said:
I went to add a Gerbing heated clothing fuse connector to the wife's Spyder. I found the positive connector and also what looked like a EASY negative connection...Well I loosened the negative bolt and it just kept turning and turning and turning...:banghead:...It's not a pressed in threads for the bolt, NO it's a friggin' nut bolt set up...

Well whoever designed the Spyder was a FRIGGIN' :cus: IDIOT cause there is a nut attached to the chassis and you can't get to it unless you completely DISASSEMBLE the Spyder:helpsmilie:!! Plus to beat this PURE STUPIDITY, the fuse block where the POSITIVE terminates is RIGHT there within millimeters of this negative bolt.:wrong:...FRIGGIN' IDIOT ENGINEERS!! :bdh:

Does anybody know how to get to this nut and tighten it back up??? I tried a wrench, pair of pliers, my fingers, channel locks and I just can't get to it...I can touch it with my fingers, but can't hold onto it to tighten it!!:gaah:
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It seems that everybody is overlooking the remedy for this bolt and nut.
Solution is go to your local hardware store and buy a bolt a little longer than the stock bolt and measure it against the stock bolt. Give yourself a few more threads and cut off the excess that you don't need. Before you cut the bolt, put the nut on first. That way the nut will clean the threads so it will go on easier when you install it.
 
That reminds me....
I have to go out and buy one of them thar right angle valve stems, like on my Ducati.
Now how in the heck do you fit it ?????
 
NancysToy said:
I don't think it's gonna happen. Despite having more room for access on the other side, the presence of the hot muffler there probably worried the lawyers...and you know what happens to the design when they get involved. Can you spell "Limp Mode"? :D
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:roflblack: I could see the next thread. "I added air to the back tire and it went into limp mode"
 
stillriding said:
And while you're "storming" find the idiot who's responsible for the placement of the rear tire valve!
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I use a EZ-Air tire inflator, the push-on clip-on design makes connecting to the RT's rear tire inflator a relatively easy job and the pressure dial is accurate and easy to read. In use, over inflate by a few pounds and then use the air release button to bring it down to the correct reading.
http://www.getagage.com/Tire-Gauges/Accu-Gage-EZ-Air.cfm
http://www.jerzeecustoms.com/GaugeTireEZ100.htm
 
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GeoffCee said:
I use a EZ-Air tire inflator, the push-on clip-on design makes connecting to the RT's rear tire inflator a relatively easy job and the pressure dial is accurate and easy to read. In use, over inflate by a few pounds and then use the air release button to bring it down to the correct reading.
http://www.getagage.com/Tire-Gauges/Accu-Gage-EZ-Air.cfm
http://www.jerzeecustoms.com/GaugeTireEZ100.htm
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I've had one for a couple of years now and it probably works better than any alternatives I've seen. It can still be a :gaah: to get to the valve stem.
It's a little cheaper here. http://www.amazon.com/G-H-Meiser-EZ...HU9W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318506343&sr=8-1
 
I have two of these EZ Air gauges and like them a lot. They make adjusting pressure much easier, particularly on the rear wheel of the Spyder.

One note of caution: both of mine read about 2# more pressure than the tire really has. Verify your gauge against another of known accuracy, and make whatever adjustments you might need.
 
Negative screw

Had the same problem once, I use a wrench that I found in my tool box which was on of those small cheap wrench you get with furnitures you have to built at home, I bent the thing till I was able to make it go in behind the opening when the screw is and I was able to connect with the bottom bolt. All went very well and I carry the wrench in the bike tool pouch just in case I need it again.
 
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