Windy

[3rdwheel]

Is it me or is my 2013 STS a little squirrely in cross winds. It seems that I was being pushed to the side when the wind was blowing.

I will be buying Garmen GPS with Blue tooth. What is a good holder for it.

 

[SNOOPY]

Use to be pretty bad for me too, not quite as bad now w/ Fox shocks and BajaRon's swaybar.

 

[bassman]

wind

Is it me or is my 2013 STS a little squirrely in cross winds. It seems that I was being pushed to the side when the wind was blowing.

I will be buying Garmen GPS with Blue tooth. What is a good holder for it.

I too am not used to the wind buffeting. Everyone says to get a RonJon Sway bar.

 

[SNOOPY]

It's Bajaron


http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?23928-New-sponsor-here-for-Filters-amp-Helmets



RonJon is totally different, totally. lol


http://www.ronjonsurfshop.com/

.

 

[900Dave]

scrap the stock sway bar

I have only did one mod so far and that was the Baja Ron sway bar. It should be in my opinion the first thing anyone upgrades. Huge improvement in crosswinds and cornering. Next will be the laser alignment and then shocks after that

 

[3rdwheel]

Shocks

I understand the need for a beefed upped sway bar but why the shocks.

I did EMAIL the guy selling them asking if I could install the sway bars myself or if it had to be done in the shop. I'm not much with a wrench. Haven't heard back from him yet.

 

[Bob Denman]

Beefing up the shocks will result in a bit "stiffer" ride.
Beefing up the Anti-Swaybar only stiffens the ride when the bike tries to lean over...
It allows both sides of the front-end, to work together more effectively. :thumbup:

 

[3rdwheel]

Shocks

OK, new shocks give a stiffer ride. I'll pop for the sway bars but I want the softer ride, I'll keep the what I have.

 

[Cruzr Joe]

I have only did one mod so far and that was the Baja Ron sway bar. It should be in my opinion the first thing anyone upgrades. Huge improvement in crosswinds and cornering. Next will be the laser alignment and then shocks after that

Don't forget the Bumpskid.

cruzr joe

 

[NancysToy]

A BajaRon swaybar my help, as might an Outlaw/ROLO laser alignment, but you will never get rid of all the wind influence...especially if you want to keep the softer ride. Unlike a 2-wheeled motorcycle, the Spyder does not have any gyroscopic directional stability, so it is more readily affected by wind, and the steering sensitivity makes it more likely that you will compound the situation with only a slight resistance at the handlebars. It is something you need to get used to. If yours gets pretty bad at times like passing a semi, you likely need to increase the toe-in with a good alignment job.

 

[SPYD1]

Yeah...what Scotty said...:yes::yes::yes:!!!:clap:

 

[SNOOPY]

I understand the need for a beefed upped sway bar but why the shocks.

I did EMAIL the guy selling them asking if I could install the sway bars myself or if it had to be done in the shop. I'm not much with a wrench. Haven't heard back from him yet.

The sway bar install is a bit awkward. Takes some patience and requires jacking the front of the Spyder up pretty high.

I wouldn't call it hard, but it can be intimidating if you're not use to doing such things.

A friend to help would make it much smoother IMO.

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

The sway bar install is a bit awkward. Takes some patience and requires jacking the front of the Spyder up pretty high.

I wouldn't call it hard, but it can be intimidating if you're not use to doing such things.

A friend to help would make it much smoother IMO.

I agree 100%. I put mine on yesterday. I bought a Craftsman Motorcycle/ATV lift for $90. I decided concrete blocks would make very solid and steady blocks for the bike to rest on. Lot more stable, IMO, than jack stands.

I lifted it up by myself high enough to get the first blocks under the tires. But I was leery of going to 2 blocks by myself so I had a friend come help and steady the bike as we raised it on up. As you can see I put the lift on a pallet for the second lift. I also but a 2 x 4 on the front lift support so the bike would tip rearward and keep the rear tire on the block, since that is the only one with the parking brake. Two concrete blocks provided enough space to get the bars exchanged with no real amount of extra space.

 

[SNOOPY]

That sorta gives you an idea where you will sit if you Dub out your Spyder w/ 28's too. roflmao

 

[ulflyer]

As to your GPS, theres a sponser here somewhere that sells a mount.
Also you can search the internet for Ram Mount and find holders for your specific Garmin, but not sure about attachments for the Spyder.