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    Random thought for the day

    Hire a teen-ager … while they still know it all !!
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    How many of your Spouse's ride their own machines?

    The spousal unit actually bought hers first, so she could quit riding pillion on my 2-wheeler. She had her own 2-wheeler until she low-sided it in a curve, and that pretty much scared her off 2 wheels. But after a couple of years riding pillion, she got tired of looking at the back of my helmet...
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    New Uhaul trailer coming?

    Well... I gave it “the old college try”, but was not able to load them. We got 5” of rain yesterday/last night, and the wet tire and ramp was causing the rear tire to try to spin out and slide sideways once all three were on the ramps. With no spotter to help, I decided to quit while I was...
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    New Uhaul trailer coming?

    Price for local rental was $89.95 per day. We have a 16’ utility trailer on our farm, but it wasn’t wide enough between the rails to lay those tires down flat. Plus, IT HAS KENDA TIRES ON IT !! No way am I gonna pull it 550 total miles at highway speeds with those old, crappy, bias-ply tires on...
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    Anyone purchased from an out of town dealer? Is this common? Any concerns?

    Bought my ‘17 F3-S Daytona as a new, never-titled, sub-80-mile unit in 2022 from an Indiana dealer. Three or four phone calls to check on a few things/extra included parts, a couple of emails back and forth, and a call to HaulBikes - about 3 weeks later it showed up at my door in deep South...
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Leroy73 - a question for you. I was wondering - if you are running your aux tank feed line to the main tank vent, then wouldn’t a vented cap on the aux tank be sufficient? Only reason I ask, is because a vented cap was all I had on the 4.9gal aux tank on my ‘98 Honda Magna w/o fuel injection. I...
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    New Uhaul trailer coming?

    Tires are fully on the ramps, but just flush with the insides of the ramps. Should allow you at least 4 inches of leeway before a catastrophic “crunch”! Hence my saying a spotter would be very helpful, and slow-and-easy is the word of the day - especially coming off. Definitely doable. But...
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    New Uhaul trailer coming?

    Rented one of these today. They call it their Toy Hauler. It is a 16’ flatbed utility trailer. I rented it for very different reasons from hauling a Spyder!! But when I got home this evening, I did a little checking on how it would work with the Spyders. First off - this is a Heavy Duty...
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    Help please, I'm confused about the F3 handlebar options

    Comparing thumbnail pics above, it looks like the Attitude bars have more pullback out at the bar ends, as well as being a longer reach. I have thought about getting regular bars for mine, instead of the Drag bars (think "almost straight" - like a broomstick). However, I would need to change...
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    Help please, I'm confused about the F3 handlebar options

    Don’t know much about the Attitude bars, but the description under Specifications on the long-reach bars sounds like what you are after.
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    Considering a Spyder - Can I Ask You Some Questions?

    Jarrett - I believe the F3-T comes with a five-position foot peg system, where you can tailor it to your own liking. Same with the F3-S.
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    How can I leave the parking brake off when parked in the garage?

    Yes, Cobra, semi-autos only. Our SM6’s don’t beep at us. I leave mine in neutral in the garage, and in 1st gear when parking elsewhere. Park brake has been engaged about 6 times total on mine.
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    2024 F3T vibration at 3800 to 4000 rpm - any ideas?

    Not so sure it is the belt. My observations of belt vibes have only been at a certain speed - on mine, about 62 to 65mph. If feeling it in every gear at a given rpm, methinks it is something caused by the engine. Could just be harmonics coursing throughout the frame and/or handlebars at that...
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    Ever driven your Spyder onto a ferry?

    Put our two F3-S’s onto ferries at Bull Shoals in Arkansas, and Port Aransas in South Texas. No problems with either. As others have stated, if the angle looks a little suspect, hit it at about a 30° to 45° angle rather than head on. Same as with dips or speed humps in roads.
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    F3-S Daytona at the drag strip tonight - original March '23; update June '25

    I do quickly use the clutch and quickly snap the throttle during shifts. With it being a ride-by-wire electric throttle and not a mechanical cable, the rev’s don’t really come down much. May be better to do it another way, but muscle memory has me doing it this way - like all the other bikes I...
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