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    Accidentally hitting the starter button while the engine is running

    Before LED headlights, I always rode with high beams on during the daylight. Most of my riding time was daylight. Bulbs will burn out when used (hot filaments and vibration don't go well together). The filament "on" the longest will be the first to fail. I'd rather lose my high beams and have...
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    Highway RPM - F3T vs F3L

    At the end of the day and ride, I usually will need 0.2-0.3 gals more over a 5 - 6 gal fill in my T than the L; that's about 5% more gas for the same number of miles ridden.
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    Opinions on un-weighting front suspension during Winter storage?

    Whether stored over winter, as up north, or ridden 12 months a year, as down south, I've not heard of spring collapse on these machines. What can happen is the tires may develop flat spots from the extended sitting. Most would not be permanent given a few months duration. When we lived "up...
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    My 2022 Spyder F3T missing air suspension...

    Per brp.com, the 2022 F3-T has manual adjust air suspension assist. "Suspension Front: SACHS Big-Bore shocks, Rear: SACHS shock with manual air preload adjustment". For the F3-L, the air preload adjustment is via an integrated air pump; there is no Shrader valve at least from 2018 to-date. The...
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    My 2022 Spyder F3T missing air suspension...

    Here's a photo of my 2018 F3T with the valve location marked, where it is absent in your photo. The Shrader valve is held in by a E-clip around the valve body. Perhaps the clip came off or wasn't installed and the valve is on the bike but has dropped out of its mounting hole. I live in...
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    Need advice on Obstacle avoidance?

    Hitting something on a 2-wheeler could be more devastating than on our Spyders. Two-wheelers are more responsive to a quick left/right, or vice versa, than our Spyders. More responsive is incorrect: it's easier for the rider due to lean on the 2-wheel vs the flat ride of the Spyder. But I could...
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    Was it a flip of a coin - Heads it's Torx/Tails it's Hex?

    If a properly fitted Torx bit is used, it's difficult to strip. Care is needed when selection the proper sized bit: it will fit nearly tight in it's socket. If it doesn't, you've picked the incorrect size. I can use a #25 to work on a #27 screw but I will damage both the screw and probably the...
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    Anyone have a toy hauler for a Spyder RT?

    Grand Design Momentum 381M fifth-wheel. 15' garage. Haul 2 F3 models: an S, a T and an L, in various combinations. The S has a set of Givi 37 liter paniers which adds substantially to its width across the back. The first is ridden in front-first; the second is backed in. Added wheel chock...
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    Waze on BRP Connect/Go

    If BRP-C actually worked perhaps more people would be interested. I wasted enough of my life on a p.o.s. app that was/is not supported by BRP.
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    Front Sprocket Recall - Interim Repair Completed

    No incorrect info, Pete! My response, and that of PMK, was to add depth into causation and definition of the mechanism of failure. Fretting is not worrying, in this case. The randomness of failure could be when certain surface finishes and mating steel conditions, along with lubrication...
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    When and where was the first time you rode a Can-Am tryke ??

    Sep, 2007, Dulano's Pizza, Mpls, MN: saw the part of the demo model fleet and talked to a loud-mouth salesman whom stated they were going to sell better than Harley and he would hold extreme pricing, blah, blah, blah. But it did catch my eye and I really liked the concept. First ride was a year...
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    Anyone Replaced their front pulley (sprocket) using the old bolt? Pro's & Con's??

    I replaced a failed sprocket on our 2018 F3T using a new bolt. The threads in the output shaft were cleaned with brake cleaner and blown dry. When installing the new bolt, I measured about 30-40 inch-lbs of resistance. Arguably, it adds some lubricity to the threads but the additional torque to...
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    Front Sprocket Recall - Interim Repair Completed

    No worries. You provided pertinent information on description of inspection and another voice on the wear/corrosion phenomenon. We have 3 F3 models. One sprocket on a 2018 failed at 20,500 miles, the 2015 is going strong at 32K+ miles and the other 2018 just had 3K miles when I last checked it.
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    Front Sprocket Recall - Interim Repair Completed

    Fretting wear and corrosion are the result of surface finish non-uniformities. It could also result from non-uniform surface hardness on mating surfaces. Also needed is sufficiently high contact pressure between the mating surfaces and cyclical loading, e.g., vibration. Extremely small points of...
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    Air compressor - anyone tried a Switch? & where is the fuse?

    Our 2018 F3-L needed to have the sensor reset. There is a process where the suspension is literally set on a block to establish reference point. The complaint was excessive bottoming out of suspension. After the reset, all is good. Ours doesn't have a pressure gauge on it to quote pressure.
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    The Spyder “Road warriors” makes a difference!

    SpyderDeb and I have been on three of the long rides with the Road Warrior Foundation: it's a great feeling to see the changes in the vets.
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    Anyone use a hitch pin adapter instead of ball coupler?

    We pulled a Bushtec behind a 2014 ST-L and a 2018 F3-L. Both used the Bushtec pin mounted onto an OEM BRP hitch. For electrical we used a BRP trailer module and then fabricated an adapter that went from the square 4-pin on the trailer module to the flat Bushtec trailer harness. The trailer...
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    Thinking of adding Fender Lighting - input fm those who have?

    One of the questions that should be considered is if you want the reflector functionality of the original pieces. Some brands are lights, only, while others have built in reflectors. The different brands will also vary in the number of LEDs in each light. My favorite are the ones with a...
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    F3-T air suspension - what's it do & how does it work?

    You asked how the F3-T air suspension worked: that was answered over a couple of responses. You will need to make the choice between a base F3, "S", "T" or "L" model, based on other options that are included on them. I've gone the route of buying an F3-S and adding stuff to it, of which I am...
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    Recommendations for a 2 up Shock

    Agree to disagree on your assessment of the Fox Shock performance. While it is not an 'easily adjust' spring pre-load, it is far superior to the OEM Sachs shock that came on the F3 std and "S" models. Most people are set it once and forget it, anyway. Are there better shocks out there...
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