What did you do to your Spyder today?

[AbNormy]

I really dunno what you lot are complaining about...

Here in my part of South Oz, even with the Fuel Excise Relief package we got last month, until just recently we were been paying the equivalent of about $12 a US Gallon for our Std non-ethanol ULP (91 RON, basically the same as your 87 AKI Octane), up to about $1.00/gall more more for 95 RON (your 91 AKI); and a fair bit more again for our 98 RON Premium (your 93 AKI Octane - only I didn't pay attention to the price on our 98 Ron, cos I only use that on track/test days of late, and recently, I've only being doing that sorta thing in cars & 4WD's, with someone else paying! ) And due to the mods my V-Twin Spyder runs, I can get substantially better performance and fuel economy when running 95 RON than I can even riding ultra conservatively when running 91 RON!

Admittedly, the price for ULP here has dropped a fair bit in the last week or so, as ongoing supplies have been found/guaranteed, and we're down to paying about the equivalent of $8.00-ish per US Gallon for now, but we don't have a high speed train to anywhere in this part of the Great Southern Land. And that Fuel Excise Relief package that dropped almost 30 cpl AUD off the price of all ULP here in Oz only lasts until 30 June 2026...

But on the other hand, we are getting the equivalent of about 60 mpg or better from our PHEV Bitsamissin, and of late, we only ever charge it off the daytime excess from our solar array (additional cost = $0!)

whats a bittsamissin?

 

[AbNormy]

Decided to remove my Two Brothers carbon fiber muffler and put the OEM secondary muffler back on. Wanted to try a little quieter sound. Still running it with a RLS cat delete/baffle in. Oh yeah, that OEM muffler is a boat anchor!!!

thinking I'm gonna do the same thing. My Two Brothers is Two loud for my bad hearing...

 

[Deanna777]

At the end of this week I will be doing the tourist thing in Vermont. This is a much needed trip. I need to clear my mind,and enjoy the spyder.

Deanna

 

[Poppie65]

Thinking we dodged a bullet.
I recently purchased the Battery Tracker +Plus and installed it Friday morning. It showed the Xtreme AGM battery at 12.7 volts and charged level at 83%. The Spyder had been sitting for 5 days without being started or put on a tender, so I recharged it. Over the next 24 hours the battery leaked back down to 12.7v and 82% charge. I disconnected the leads from the bike, recharged again, it leaked to 12.8V & 90% charge. Simultaneously I was recharging the NOCO that I bought new in 2024 in anticipation of installing it. I transferred the Tracker +Plus to the NOCO while it was still on the shelf in the garage with charger removed, and over 24 hrs it leaked to 13.3V and 95% charge. I installed it last night, charged overnight again and disconnected the charger on my way out the door this morning. Its sitting steady at 13.3V and 95% charge.
We're leaving this weekend for a 3 week vacation on the Spyder, and I'm feeling really good about buying that Tracker!

 

[spyderladyf3t]

At the end of this week I will be doing the tourist thing in Vermont. This is a much needed trip. I need to clear my mind,and enjoy the spyder.

Deanna

Have fun, relax

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Thinking we dodged a bullet.
I recently purchased the Battery Tracker +Plus and installed it Friday morning. It showed the Xtreme AGM battery at 12.7 volts and charged level at 83%. The Spyder had been sitting for 5 days without being started or put on a tender, so I recharged it. Over the next 24 hours the battery leaked back down to 12.7v and 82% charge. I disconnected the leads from the bike, recharged again, it leaked to 12.8V & 90% charge. Simultaneously I was recharging the NOCO that I bought new in 2024 in anticipation of installing it. I transferred the Tracker +Plus to the NOCO while it was still on the shelf in the garage with charger removed, and over 24 hrs it leaked to 13.3V and 95% charge. I installed it last night, charged overnight again and disconnected the charger on my way out the door this morning. Its sitting steady at 13.3V and 95% charge.
We're leaving this weekend for a 3 week vacation on the Spyder, and I'm feeling really good about buying that Tracker!

Sounds like you dodged a bullet.
Wow! A 3 week trip, that sounds great. I know you guys will have fun. Be careful out there.

 

[Peter Aawen]

whats a bittsamissin?

Many owners/off roaders (largely the 'All the Gear, No idea' mob!) call the AWD/4WD's in this make of vehicles "Mistsubishi's", but those who aren't just the 'All the gear, No idea' mob and who actually take their vehicles off road and into true 4WD terrain very soon find out why they are affectionally (maybe... or maybe not so much... !) called "bitsamissin's" by a significant percentage of the 'real' Oz off road community.

I'm pretty sure you'll be able to figure out why they got that moniker.