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  1. Freddy

    GUESS this part

    Lack of lubrication.
  2. Freddy

    Latest BRP Safety Bulletins for Shaft Replacement (2019-12) and Shaft & Sprocket Replacement (2019-13) Recalls - Jan 2025

    I have never seen so much confusion in my life. Where have you been the last 55 days? :cry:
  3. Freddy

    2008 SM5 Hard shifting when warm - any ideas?

    Have you checked the clutch fluid level? Has the fluid been flushed in recent years? Have you tried doing clutchless up shifting when it's hot to compare with using the clutch at every up shift? If not try it and compare results/performance and report back.
  4. Freddy

    I am now Spyderless

    Some bloke I know tried that and got sent to the sin bin for a couple weeks. :ROFLMAO:
  5. Freddy

    About to replace the Fuel filter on my 2021 RT - what is the best type of hose clamp, and what sizes are needed?

    ...... you can use worm-drive hose clamps ..... if desperate but they are not recommended as they cut into the rubber, whereas proper EFI rated hose clamps do not. The pic below shows 1 worm drive clamp and a few EFI hose clamps. The difference is obvious.
  6. Freddy

    What can I do to get a straight shot at the Rear Tire valve Stem?

    Fit a 2" valve stem and ensure the drive pulley is clocked so as not to hide it.
  7. Freddy

    Latest BRP Safety Bulletins for Shaft Replacement (2019-12) and Shaft & Sprocket Replacement (2019-13) Recalls - Jan 2025

    It's not the ACCC that handles such issues. From my (limited) experience in dealing with DITRDC&A, they have no idea about failures or safety. They rely solely on what the manufacturer tells them. They told me it is the manufacturer alone who decides whether a recall is issued. DITRDC&A...
  8. Freddy

    Recall - 2017-2019 RT and F3 Engine Output Shaft Can Break!

    You've just gotta love BRP, Jeff. :love: That's why we bought these marvelous machines. :sick:
  9. Freddy

    Recall - 2017-2019 RT and F3 Engine Output Shaft Can Break!

    https://www.spyderlovers.com/threads/recall-2017-2019-rt-and-f3-engine-output-shaft-can-break.161769/
  10. Freddy

    09 Spyder GS lost key - is it possible to program new keys to the Spyder?

    Contact this mob in Holland - they can work miracles. https://www.carmo.nl/index.php?main_page=page&id=27
  11. Freddy

    G'day from Down Under - what to look for in a high milage Spyder?

    In Tassie https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/east-cam/motorcycles/can-am-spyder-rs-spe-se5-special-edition-2015/1320498696
  12. Freddy

    G'day from Down Under - what to look for in a high milage Spyder?

    I have a 2009 GS SM5 since new, done 105,000km and goes as well as Peter says. I had a couple of issues with it in the early days when in warranty but nothing since. Plug leads were a weak point on the early ones. Just curious how an SM5 would suit an amputee?
  13. Freddy

    I Am Amazed no one has mentioned the 'New Look' site!

    I hate updates - that's why I still have my old GS.
  14. Freddy

    Is this the VSS not working? Anyone experienced it before? What came of it?

    Probably. :lecturef_smilie:
  15. Freddy

    Is there a non-OEM Fuel Filter alternative for an F3?

    I wonder if that would be fine enough to catch all the crud. Paper is probably finer. The larger Z200 will hold much more, plus cleanable filters are false economy in my opinion.
  16. Freddy

    Is there a non-OEM Fuel Filter alternative for an F3?

    Looks about the same size as the stock filter, but if it's easy to access.....
  17. Freddy

    Is this the VSS not working? Anyone experienced it before? What came of it?

    I had the pillion seat off yesdy while replacing the fuel filter and saw nothing odd. This is the first I've seen or read of splash guard scraping. On my GS, Nanny is always lurking ready to pounce even without a pillion. Perhaps she is much less sensitive on the F3. I'll tell the owner...
  18. Freddy

    Is there a non-OEM Fuel Filter alternative for an F3?

    Here's the guts of the filter showing the black contaminant on the white filter paper we commonly see in fuel filters hereabouts. When removed, blowing thru the filter by the mouth is quite restricted but if allowed to dry out, you can blow thru it with less restriction - which is no help at all.
  19. Freddy

    Is there a non-OEM Fuel Filter alternative for an F3?

    It certainly would - down on the right side of the eng/trans with a few good quality hose clamps and a metre of 8mm fuel injection hose from Repco or Supercheap.
  20. Freddy

    Is this the VSS not working? Anyone experienced it before? What came of it?

    Asking for a friend - who has a 2017 F3 SM6 which he bought used a few years ago, done about 48,000km. He told me yesterday that a few days earlier he and his pillion nearly got flipped when taking a right-hand street corner a bit too fast - the right wheel lifted off the ground so far that the...
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