• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

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    2020+ SEAT Strut issues - a different solution!

    I cannot get the spring to slide over the body of the strut. My strut is OEM.I double checked and I have the correct spring. I have used as much force as possible with the strut in place. Any ideas?
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    What's this Whistling sound? 2021 F3-S

    RTs built in or before September 2020 have front sprocket #705502134 and no idler pulley. RTs built after September 2020 have front sprocket #705503239 and an idler pulley. The new number now supersedes the old one for all 2020 or 2021 RTs. I do not know when BRP started issuing 2021...
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    2019 Spyder RT Limited - Firmware Updatee

    Had mine done about a month ago. At first the dealer use the old "there is no recall on your VIN". Had to explain to him it is not a recall. After much discussion, he did the update but after waiting almost one hour for him to go look and buy a USB cable. Needs to connect to the BRP connect port...
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    2019 Spyder RT Limited - Firmware Updatee

    My wife just had the initial service done on her 2018 RT. As the dealer said, they installed the 20.80 software version and I now see distance to empty on the screen. What else does the update do? :chat:
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    What tire gage do you have faith in ??

    Yes. I meant bourdan tube.
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    Review: Custom Spyder Wheels

    The pun intended was that you cannot corner like a demon and drink from a cup at the same time!
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    Review: Custom Spyder Wheels

    I want to correct my statement that my tires are run flats. They are not.
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    Review: Custom Spyder Wheels

    You are certainly correct about the ride Mike. The low aspect run flats are stiff and make the ride stiffer. Everything mechanical has its trade offs. A friend took the run flats off his wife's BMW for that very reason. I have not experienced the VSS shutting me down. Maybe I haven't pushed...
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    Review: Custom Spyder Wheels

    I installed a set of custom Spyder Wheels on my F3-S at the Carolina Spyder Rally in Anderson SC on May 18, 2019 at 3797 miles. Before that rally, I had spoken to the owner, Donn Smith and confirmed that he was not selling just wheels, but an upgrade to the handling on the bike. This was not...
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    What tire gage do you have faith in ??

    I have always put cheap tire gauges in the same category as a cheap torque wrenches. You really think a torque wrench from Harbor Freight is going to give you accurate torque My suggestion is to buy a good quality gauge which can be calibrated, like the more expensive Longacre gauges. You...
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    A vastly improved way to lift the Spyder ….

    The J & S jack looks identical to the Pitbull Motorcycle Lift made Springville, TN. ( www.pitbullmotorcyclelifts.com) Pierre @ CanAm Spyder Accessories sells them in Canada and has a video of one in use under an RT. He rolls the RT around his shop while lifted to max height. For what it is...
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    Headlight Shutter on RT bouncing??

    You are correct. The F3-S, anyway, has a dual filament Halogen bulb. Not the peep eye set up as on the RT.
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    Headlight Shutter on RT bouncing??

    The headlight bulb has one filament. So, there is no bright and dim filament. Just a one filament bulb in one light fixture. To get the low and high beam effect, the light assembly has a metal "eye lid" which is held down by a spring to cover half of the bulb projector for low beam. If you...
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    Headlight Shutter on RT bouncing??

    Thanks for the feedback Mike. One of my Sons was an engineer for Sylvania at one point in his career and he explained how the mechanism works. I'll bet I've jammed the mechanism with the wiring. Hope it is that easy! LOL!
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    Headlight Shutter on RT bouncing??

    I have just finished installing Lamonster LED headlights in my wife's 2018 RT. When checking the lights I noticed the shutter on the right light is not working. It may not have been earlier, I don't know. Anyway, what can be over tightened? What should I check for? I hear the solenoid in the...
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