Scored a 2023 RT today!

[Scott's Handmade Wagons]

Pumped up - got a blue 2023 RT today!! 8600 miles with all maintenance records. It's in great shape. Will get the title transferred and license plates tomorrow, then ride to Yellowstone. I live 60 miles East of Yellowstone in some great mountain riding areas.

 

[Peter Aawen]

Congratulations!

Now all we need are some pics (loaded as thumbnails, of course! )

 

[mecsw500]

Wife and I are planning a ride from Utah to Yellowstone again for next year.

Probably aim for a little later in the season as a few weeks ago I was reading of weather related road closures in the park.

Not sure how well the Spyder will handle snow, but I’m pretty sure not well especially on the park’s roads.

We love Yellowstone.

Congratulations on acquiring a nice Spyder.

 

[jdgretz]

Congrats on the new ride. And as for living that close to Yellowstone - and I mean this in the nicest possible way - You Suck! Yeah, I'm jealous.

Hope to see you on the road.

jdg

 

[Little Blue]

Yes, some pics would make my day. I have never been to Yellowstone. Maybe some day.

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

Yeah. How about a pic from the top of the Bear Tooth.

 

[RayBJ]

Congrats! You live in a biker's playground and the Spyder will do well there. Note that the RT range is shorter than most tourers so gas up often.
Also, riding in snow on a Spyder sucks! Between single rear wheel drive plowing the fronts and trying to ride in the car tire tracks up front with rear in the mush.

 

[Scott's Handmade Wagons]

Ray, I'll definitely try to avoid the snow! Like your pic of Devil's Tower.
Just figured out last night how to "zero out" the trip odometers so it'll be easier to calculate gas mileage and range.
As with all of my motorcycles over the years, a guy learns, “Oh… this is how it wants to be ridden.” I'll get that figured out.
I'll get some thumbnails posted over the next few days.

Wife and I are planning a ride from Utah to Yellowstone again for next year.

Probably aim for a little later in the season as a few weeks ago I was reading of weather related road closures in the park.

Not sure how well the Spyder will handle snow, but I’m pretty sure not well especially on the park’s roads.

We love Yellowstone.

Congratulations on acquiring a nice Spyder.

I'll be happy to meet you in the park - prefer the northern parts around Mammoth to the more "touristy" south. Just let me know when!!!

Yeah. How about a pic from the top of the Bear Tooth.

Have a dentist appt this morning at 10. It's gassed up and ready to head up the Bear Tooth afterwards and heck yes, there will be pics!!

 

[Scott's Handmade Wagons]

Pumped up - got a blue 2023 RT today!! 8600 miles with all maintenance records. It's in great shape. Will get the title transferred and license plates tomorrow, then ride to Yellowstone. I live 60 miles East of Yellowstone in some great mountain riding areas.

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Ok, I'm humbled again! Trying to post pics of a ride into Sunlight Basin and not sure the size is correct.
Got rained out and couldn't make it to the Beartooths. Weather gone bad for the next few days and when it clears up I'll defo get back up there.

Lots of twisties; 20 and 30 mph posted. I was taking them at ~35 to 50 when I could. Don't think I'd describe the RT suspension as mushy, but, with some help from the knowledgeable folk here, I'll be looking forward to discussions about firming it up.

The guy I bought it from is a Harley rider, so of course, he needed to make the RT loud. He put the $600 Thermal R&D cat back from Slingmods on it (check out the middle pic). It has a mellow tone but under load it just drones on and on in my head. Might put the OEM back on and check out the difference.

 

[mecsw500]

Yes, I think the stock exhaust is just fine. Makes a nice enough sound of a triple when you wind it on moving up freeway on ramps, then settles back to just engine and induction noise when cruising.

A loud exhaust will just drone and make me have to turn up the volume on my comms link to my wife.

Anything quiet enough to not get the attention of the rozzers is fine by me.

 

[Mikey]

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Ok, I'm humbled again! Trying to post pics of a ride into Sunlight Basin and not sure the size is correct.
Got rained out and couldn't make it to the Beartooths. Weather gone bad for the next few days and when it clears up I'll defo get back up there.

Lots of twisties; 20 and 30 mph posted. I was taking them at ~35 to 50 when I could. Don't think I'd describe the RT suspension as mushy, but, with some help from the knowledgeable folk here, I'll be looking forward to discussions about firming it up.

The guy I bought it from is a Harley rider, so of course, he needed to make the RT loud. He put the $600 Thermal R&D cat back from Slingmods on it (check out the middle pic). It has a mellow tone but under load it just drones on and on in my head. Might put the OEM back on and check out the difference.

Did the past owner do any suspension upgrades at all to it?

 

[Scott's Handmade Wagons]

Did the past owner do any suspension upgrades at all to it?

No sir.
Still has the OEM tires on front. Apparently got a puncture in the rear so it was replaced at just under 5000 miles. So it has ~4000 miles on it.

 

[Mikey]

No sir.
Still has the OEM tires on front. Apparently got a puncture in the rear so it was replaced at just under 5000 miles. So it has ~4000 miles on it.

No sway bar, or shocks, alignment?

 

[JayBros]

Congratulations! Your new ryde isn't yet broken in. I agree with mecsw500 on the OEM exhaust; mine has done the job very well for almost 97K miles. Loud pipes save lives is one of those BS at the speed of light fallacies.