• 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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  1. WisconsinDavid

    Happy 250th Birthday America!

    250 years of this experiment. Along with our warts and pimples, like every country that has ever existed, are times of clear skin and clear heads. This is an amazing country and a blessed one. I hope it will stand long beyond my days. And... I hope people remember to give thanks today for...
  2. WisconsinDavid

    Goodbye

    This is still a great site for the Spyder community to exchange knowledge and filled with great people... and run well. Thanks to the site and all the users who gather here!
  3. WisconsinDavid

    Any Modification recommendations from those who tour on their Spyders?

    Everyone has their own preferred way of easing pain on the derriere... I have had good success over the years with an Air Hawk cushion, used it on my Harleys and on my Spyders. For me, it takes a lot of fatigue out of long days in the saddle. I have the stock seat, not aftermarket. Recently back...
  4. WisconsinDavid

    Any Suggestions for new Riding Footwear?

    I have had good luck with tourmaster waterproof boots and have walked in them well. Next time I may buy the shorter version as my riding britches are longer now with an elastic cuff waterproof membrane. I too believe in the ATGATT advice that saved my skin in a crash 6 years years ago but not...
  5. WisconsinDavid

    28k Service - I must rant about my experience

    A smart dealer who wants continued buyers would at least plug it into his BUDS to diagnose what is wrong. That takes all of a few minutes to run. Again, that kind of treatment from Can Am (as they are not just a company, but a dealership network too) sours the taste of people for continuance...
  6. WisconsinDavid

    28k Service - I must rant about my experience

    I love my Spyder and the one I had before this one, but seriously, that is what scared me about Can Am - few dealers, few people beyond that will work on them. If you have a problem a long way from home, well... ugh. My 2010 RT had a ECM die at a coffee shop a mile from my house, just a few...
  7. WisconsinDavid

    Just sold my Harley and have follow up questions - what spec RT; Base, Ltd, Sea to Sky? Used, or new?

    Also found mine on Facebook Marketplace at a fair price. Couple was selling it because she had a stroke and no longer could ride because of balance/vertigo. They had just ridden locally, so the mileage was right and maintenance done timely... and the price was right. Nice to buy a Spyder...
  8. WisconsinDavid

    Been Away but Back after Back Surgery and a Fun Lake Superior Circle Tour

    Welcome back and have a great time back in Badgerland!!! :)
  9. WisconsinDavid

    Been Away but Back after Back Surgery and a Fun Lake Superior Circle Tour

    Been away from Spyderlovers but back after back surgery. Just completed an awesome circle tour of Lake Superior with 3 buddies. This was year 12 memorial ride for my wife's departure. The Canadian wilds were awesome and we hit some beautiful blue sky weather. Along the way 5 moose, 1 bear...
  10. WisconsinDavid

    2014 RT not Shifting into 1st or R after shutting down - any advice?

    Push repeatedly won't go into 1 or R. Today it's working fine, but I haven't gotten it hot. I stopped to repair a Harley brake line on one of our bikes.
  11. WisconsinDavid

    2014 RT not Shifting into 1st or R after shutting down - any advice?

    In Texas after 1700 miles of dodging rain and tornadoes this week. The RT is not shifting at times into 1 or R after shutting down. Finally it does, thankfully. It seems to happen when it's hot. It's 98 degrees down here. Any advice? No error lights... This is my first tour on this Spyder...
  12. WisconsinDavid

    Smoke from the Canadian Wildfires reaching Wisconsin - anyone/anywhere else in the lower 48?

    Heard smoke stream extends far south now. It's hung over Wisconsin and at times smells like a campfire is near. Rode in this in Ontario several years ago. I came home smelling like a big sausage!
  13. WisconsinDavid

    Just added Ron's Ultimate Sway Bar - amazing difference!

    I hope to run the kenda's off this one quickly. I had Vredestein's on my RS, the couple I bought this from at season end last fall had just put on new kendas (Ick). I'm hoping they are some improved from the ones shipped on the RS in 2010. Will change out all when I wear out the rear tire.
  14. WisconsinDavid

    I am now Spyderless

    Lol.
  15. WisconsinDavid

    I am now Spyderless

    67 now... so hopefully quite a few miles left on Spyders... but when the time comes, will replace with a Corvette and then a really fast spiffy mobility chair with headers and racing stripes! Blessings to everyone no matter where on life's timeline you are.
  16. WisconsinDavid

    Just added Ron's Ultimate Sway Bar - amazing difference!

    Just added Ron's beefed up ultimate sway bar to the new-to-me 2014 RT (with 15k). The difference in handling, just like adding his product to my previous RS, is amazing. Thanks for the support for Spyders, Mr. Baja. Your products are much appreciated! Dave * Leave Thursday am on the ride...
  17. WisconsinDavid

    I got another New Helmet!

    I bought an inexpensive winter/spring heavier and warmer helmet. I like it so far, a Ryzer Exo Scorpion. But my summer touring helmet (which is loud, so I wear earplugs) is a Klim Carbon. I like the lightness and also the ratchet strap instead of D rings on the Klim. Both helmets flow air well...
  18. WisconsinDavid

    A different take on HD logo on stuff!

    Rode Harleys all my life... until someone cut me off on my Ultra in Deadwood. Wife put me on 3 wheels, Spyders, and she said if it happens again, I'll be riding a golf cart. Surgery in Spearfish SD with a surgeon good at putting bikers back together! Small hospital with a great surgeon... Dr...
  19. WisconsinDavid

    DESS error may be due to all the aftermarket electronic add-ons? Just throwing it out there!

    That's the hard thing... without BUDS, you can't do much other than retrieve codes... and BUDS is an expensive purchase. But if you do your own work, it does eventually pay to have it (if you are not near someone with it).
  20. WisconsinDavid

    DESS error may be due to all the aftermarket electronic add-ons? Just throwing it out there!

    Make sure he has Megatech license level... just BUDS Diagnostics doesn't have the DESS Disable permission. BUDS Diagnostics will only allow additional keys to be added to the DESS system. I have had the Megatech licensing for 10 years for this vintage of Can Am product line, and disabling DESS...
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