• 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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    My 2016 RT-L - Planning on an Octane Research project

    Barring all other factors if you use the Octane of fuel that the engine was designed for you will always get the best mileage possible. Anything above or below that Octane is either a waste or will cause the ECU to de tune the engine resulting in a degraded mileage. It is just physics.
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    Random thought for the day

    Always wondered, do snow mobile owners go out to the shed and start their snowmobiles and run them for 10 minutes every so often in the summer storage months?
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    My New 2025 Sea-to-Sky - any suggestions on what gear or upgrades to get first?

    The first thing I did to my 24 RTL was add lighting to both front and back, the wife followed me home and said "I can't see you".
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    Why won't my Spyder trans Auto upshift?

    I am curious to know what happens if you HOLD the upshift button and could a temporary short in the circuit cause what he experienced? I guess I'll try it next time I go for a ride.
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Took a ride with my bride and burned up 100 miles of Tennessee back roads before it got too hot.
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    Battery/Starting slow spin - is this common & why doesn't it start like a normal motorcycle?

    That is for an external charger, not while running down the road, and you should monitor that charging to prevent the battery from overheating
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    Battery/Starting slow spin - is this common & why doesn't it start like a normal motorcycle?

    Ok maybe an hour is a bit much but 10 minutes is not enough time to replace 1 % of the battery capacity. You just took 100 amps out of the battery and now you need to replace it. That would be 16.6 amp minutes and assuming the charge rate of the system is low (1 amp or less to avoid over...
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    Battery/Starting slow spin - is this common & why doesn't it start like a normal motorcycle?

    Best I can tell the starter motor draws1.4KW when operating, specs gave a range of 100 to 400 amps but I really had to dig for that info. Your guess of 10 amps is probably what the solenoid draws. Either way a starter load draws a tremendous load over a very short period time (thus the CCA...
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    Battery/Starting slow spin - is this common & why doesn't it start like a normal motorcycle?

    The battery will take 30 to 60 minute to FULLY recharge, That is why it is not a good idea to start the bike several times over the winter and run it for 10 minutes, you will not replace what was consumed by the start in the short period of time time and a tender will not replace it either...
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    Battery/Starting slow spin - is this common & why doesn't it start like a normal motorcycle?

    I did not say it won't start your bike, I just said that is what it takes to replace what you use for a start. A good fully charged quality battery will start a bike several times in a row without running out of juice, it just won't be at full charge after the starts and you will eventually...
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    Battery/Starting slow spin - is this common & why doesn't it start like a normal motorcycle?

    That is not a valid statement. The alternator is capable of putting out 90 amps max, it is voltage regulated to 14.5 volts and will only provide the current needed by the bikes equipment and also slowly charge the battery. It is not dumping 90 amps into the battery as that would destroy it...
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    New Coolant will not circulate after refill, completing successful flush and change - anyone else? Any ideas on what might be causing it?

    The BMW K1200LT was notorious for getting a big bubble of air trapped if you filled it too fast. The best defense is to know the capacity of the system and measure that amount out first before you start filling. If it all goes in with none left over, you are home free; but if it overflows and...
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    My MPG skyrocketed in ECO Mode - is ECO Mode really that much better?

    Your MPG will change more with full break-in of the engine than it will with a mode change. Plus to get an accurate MPG after any change in mode you need to drive a few hundred miles in that mode for it to mean anything.
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    Trying to connect a 2020+ 4 pin Trailer wiring harness & Bushtec Turbo II 6 pin Trailer harness to retain light capability - any help appreciated?

    Take a look at what I did for my Bushtech harness on my Sypder: https://www.spyderlovers.com/threads/how-i-connected-my-2024-rtl-to-a-bushtec-trailer-with-independent-tail-brake-and-turn-signals.162663/#post-1734807 Also, Bushtec used to have LED replacement units for the square lights on the...
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    Where are you from? Where do you live?

    Started out in the San Francisco Bay Area (the OTHER end of the Golden Gate Bridge). After 27 years in the US Navy ended up in a sleepy bedroom community North of Huntsville AL. Great place to live and have watched it grow for thirty years. Now Huntsville is the largest city in AL. Bad: too...
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