• 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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    Can anyone with a Big Blue Lift provide advice on my lifting issues?

    If you download the instructions from the website for your 2024 S2S, the instructions are seemingly written for the prior to 2020 machines. However, if you scroll to the last page of the PDF, it has the reference to the picture showing how the later model bikes such as yours secure the lift to...
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    Cannot get firmware to update using BUDS3 - any help or suggestions appreciated?!

    For testing USB cables to find out what they are and what they'll do I suggest the following cable tester. I got it on Amazon for like $15: Treedix USB Cable Tester Board for USB-C, Lightning, Micro USB and Type A/B https://www.amazon.com/stores/Treedix/page/B8EF2AE1-0088-4BE1-973C-C8E83A36A748
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    Cannot get firmware to update using BUDS3 - any help or suggestions appreciated?!

    Not knowing BUDS3 but I would suggest looking for an error or transaction log to see if you can get more details. For what it's worth, pull up Google Gemini and enter the following prompt: "Where are the error logs found on BRP's BUD3 diagnostic system?" This tells you how to read the BUDS3...
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    Your Weather News @ October 2026 Edition

    Still raining. Looks like snow in the mountains so I'm postponing the Mount Nebo Loop ride for a day or two. It's been a long time since we've had rain for four days straight like this at this time of year. Glad we did Big Cottonwood Canyon last week as the road is closed due to flooding from...
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    Recommend any Rear shock replacements other than the $$$ Elka's??

    If you watch Dave Moss and his excellent YouTube channel ‘Two Clicks Out’ it is very obvious how suspension tuning is a real art. Now he’s mostly tuning for the track and he covers everything from reading tires to setting sag and discussing damping. For most of us, this level of tuning is far...
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    Your Weather News @ October 2026 Edition

    Well Monticello Utah over the weekend was interesting. Torrential rain at times, flash floods, trails washed out. Kept the Range Rover to the blacktop as the trails were a sea of mud and many washed away. The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel did its thing. Played host to a dozen touring...
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    What can I do to get a straight shot at the Rear Tire valve Stem?

    When I was younger I went to work for a company developing digital telephone exchanges. Every employee had to do a months training of everything from wire wrapping to working up a phone pole to sling wires no matter your role. Of course it was miserable weather when it was my day to go up the...
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    Welding for fun

    This is true. Our local school district just bought the old E-Bay campus. They are going to move the school district there and build a much larger vocational training campus for all the High Schools in the district. College prep is important, but so is vocational training and setting students...
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    Your Weather News @ October 2026 Edition

    Gone down South to Monticello, UT for the weekend. Chickened out and took the SUV, as they are predicting 3” of rain as the remnants of a tropical storm. Flash flood warnings for Sat and Sun. Should prove interesting out on the trails.
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    Disability Plates - Texas only allows 1 plate per Operator! Is the Law the same in your State? What's Your Opinion?

    Utah is one plate and one hang tag, or two hang tags. The hang tag I keep in the trunk and when I park I hook the loop of the hang tag around the trunk’s lock pin as I close the top case and then lock it. This way the hang tag is pretty hard to steal. Well, so far so good, anyway. I have to...
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    Anyone know the latest software version for a 24 RTL

    Be cautious to have the battery on the tender so there is sufficient voltage over the 15 minutes or so it takes to upgrade. Also, be aware that several times during the install, the screen goes black for a bit without warning. It’s not hung, just be patient and you'll see it resume the update...
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    My 2024 S2S Seat has no strut - did BRP discontinue them?

    The strut on my 2026 S2S seems to work really well, so far. On my 2021 RT LTD, the strut failed to hold the seat up after a about a year. Instead of replacing the strut, whenever I filled up with gas, I just put the gas cap under the seat, which held it up just enough to fill the bike with gas...
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    Getting Your Money's Worth from a Tire!

    I'm kind of paranoid about tires. Yes, I live in what's really a high desert where it doesn't tend to rain much, but when it does, it does. You never know when the snow is going to arrive either, being at altitude with the mountains all around. I tend to change tires on anything, long before...
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    Anyone know the latest software version for a 24 RTL

    V 6.0.1 was what I downloaded. I just checked it again today.
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    Rear tire mileage - How are you people getting 10,000 + miles on Kenda tires?

    Yes, I think the dealer either has a large stock of the older OEM fitment tires that they need to use up, or they don't really understand the fitment information. Your rims seem to be the same size as mine.
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