After some True Can-Am insight - will I be making a huge mistake buying the RTL or F3?

[Bubby-D]

I went and test drove the 2020 RTL that I had mentioned and found a monkey wrench in the process. The bike does not auto downshift. I was cruising at 55 mph in 6th and when I started to brake, I noticed the bike was still in 6th but I was at 40 mph. I hit the brake again, got to 30, and the bike finally started to downshift. I turned around and started back to the shop. I go up to 60 mph, in 6th, hit the brake, and dropped it down to 45, and it was still in 6th. I had to resort to manually downshifting. I've been reading where this is a common problem with the RTL and that some of the solutions are to check the oil level and/or old oil, check battery connections, to a faulty left-hand control module, bad reverse actuator, or bad ECM. Not sure if I want to continue with this buy.

 

[Dusterdude]

If you can afford the RTL, buy it!

 

[Rdrnr]

It will downshift @ 2000rpm approximately

 

[blacklightning]

I went and test drove the 2020 RTL that I had mentioned and found a monkey wrench in the process. The bike does not auto downshift. I was cruising at 55 mph in 6th and when I started to brake, I noticed the bike was still in 6th but I was at 40 mph. I hit the brake again, got to 30, and the bike finally started to downshift. I turned around and started back to the shop. I go up to 60 mph, in 6th, hit the brake, and dropped it down to 45, and it was still in 6th. I had to resort to manually downshifting. I've been reading where this is a common problem with the RTL and that some of the solutions are to check the oil level and/or old oil, check battery connections, to a faulty left-hand control module, bad reverse actuator, or bad ECM. Not sure if I want to continue with this buy.

Dropping speed down to 45 will not result in it downshifting from 6th. With it downshifting at 30, that actually sounds about right. I am not certain, but I have been to 45 and in 6th gear many times. This does not sound like a problem. Test ride another and see if you get the same or similar results.

 

[weeneil]

Ok so a quick update. I am going tomorrow (9/26) to look at and test ride a 2020 RTL Chalk Metallic - Dark Edition
with 7,294 miles and list for $19,084 out the door with tax, title, etc. Hope if all goes well, it'll be coming home with me. Once again thank you everyone for you much valued and appreciated comments, insights, and guidance. Will let yinz know when I get home how it went.

A year ago We went to try out the trikes. The fs3 was deemed " a hooligan bike " by my wife, after that we tested the RT and they are totally different. We bought th RT and like it so much we have sold our 2 wheeler 2 weeks ago because we used it for 60 miles in the past year .Whatever you end up with I hope you enjoy the transition as much as we do , happy spydering