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  1. papanorm

    Gottit!

    Congrats and lot’s of merrie miles!
  2. papanorm

    Motorcycle GPS vs Car (Portable) GPS?

    I would say the biggest advantage that a Zumo 590 has is that your gloved hand works on the touch screen. My experience is that the sun’s glare is there for both types and both would benefit from a hood. I always carried a zip loc baggy to put over my Nuvi in a rainstorm without negative effects.
  3. papanorm

    Four Hours at a Shell Station Today

    Obviously there are different schools of thought here. Batteries have a mind of their own and will fail sometimes without warning. I have driven different cars that have started at home just fine but when I got to my destination and attempted to start the battery was dead. This can happen to a...
  4. papanorm

    Four Hours at a Shell Station Today

    Just curious, has anyone experienced Can Am Roadside Assistance?
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    Four Hours at a Shell Station Today

    The next day AMA sent another tow truck to take the Spyder to the dealer. They charged the battery overnight and did a load test next morning, yup, bad battery. It was replaced under the the battery for life program which now I'm glad i bought. The tech does recommend keeping it on the...
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    Four Hours at a Shell Station Today

    The maintainer is a NOCO Genius G750 which could also be the culprit I'm told by my buddy that works at the dealer. I bought a lifetime battery replacement when I bought our Spyders which included the maintainer for the price of one new battery. And the three catastrophic battery failures were...
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    Four Hours at a Shell Station Today

    My better half and I packed a lunch and were on our way to one of our favorite picnics spots today. Stopped at 50 mile mark for fuel and we were ready to head out and her 2015 RTL was completely dead, not even a click or a light. I had a battery jump box on my bike that allowed the starter to...
  8. papanorm

    2017 F3 vibration

    I had the same experience as Doc on my F3L by adding a vibration damper and losing the Kenda's.
  9. papanorm

    Shock adjustment from side to side

    I have counted the turns on my Elkas to adjust and they are spot on using this method.
  10. papanorm

    My wrap

    Very impressive!
  11. papanorm

    Smoothspyder vs Doc Humphreys belt roller assembly for F3 T

    I believe both Doc's and Jim's belt rollers are high quality products and you cannot go wrong with either. I installed a Smoothspyder on my F3L when it was new and now have about 14,000 miles on it. I no longer have any belt vibration at any speed. The unit is built like a tank and will...
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    Smoothspyder vs Doc Humphreys belt roller assembly for F3 T

    I believe both Doc's and Jim's belt rollers are high quality products and you cannot go wrong with either. I installed a Smoothspyder on my F3L when it was new and now have about 14,000 miles on it. I no longer have any belt vibration at any speed. The unit is built like a tank and will...
  13. papanorm

    Belt alignment

    Follow the belt to the front sprocket and see if any residue from wearing parts. There is a bolt holding the front sprocket on that needs to be torqued to spec. I don't recall what that value is but i know it has been discussed before in this forum.
  14. papanorm

    Belt alignment

    My experience was positive when following Finless Bob's recommendation of lowering the bike on the rear tyre while axle was still loose. This has the effect of pushing the wheel forward and remove it the play in the adjusters. BTW, have you checked your front sprocket to determine if it is...
  15. papanorm

    HURRICANE HARVEY

    Thoughts and prayers going out to all of those affected by the flooding. We thought the ten inches of rain we got was a lot in Central Texas, but 50 inches, simply incredible. My hat is off to all of the volunteers, first responders, police, National Guard, Coast Guard and so on. Please...
  16. papanorm

    Leaving Spyder Community :(

    There is another forum at www.indianriders.net I have the 2 wheel Roadmaster version that I am very fond of. Wonderful bike.
  17. papanorm

    Prayers as Barb Baker has passed away.

    Deepest sympathies for your loss.
  18. papanorm

    Belt Tensioner

    I put a "Smoothspyder" tensioner on when my bike was new. This eliminated 80% of the vibration. The rest of the vibration was eliminated by removing all three Kenda tyres and replacing them with quality automobile tyres. Smooth up to 90mph (not interested in going any faster).
  19. papanorm

    Rim bling

    Great job, looks like you took your time for great results.:thumbup:
  20. papanorm

    Front shock adjustment-----

    Pull the painted portion of the front of the mirror to examine attachment. Lamont has a video for installing the longhorn mirror led's that should be helpful.
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