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What are the major differences- F3 vs F3-S?

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vimocam

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I know this question has probably been asked but I could not find the answer on the forum. What is the major difference between the F3 vs F3-S? Looking online I see a difference of $4K on average between both for the same year. I have never owned a Can-Am Spyder so I'm wondering what I would be missing purchasing the F3. Is it worth upgrading to F3-S? Don't want to spend more money than I have to :D.
 
At least from my experience I sorta wished that I upgraded to the F3S Not so much for speed but for Suspension. I'm looking at Plunking down almost 2 grand if I want to upgrade the suspension on my current F3 so my wife and I can ride together and not worry about bottoming out.

And now that my wife is riding with me I am almost thinking an F3 limited will eventually be my next Spyder.
 
vimocam said:
I know this question has probably been asked but I could not find the answer on the forum. What is the major difference between the F3 vs F3-S? Looking online I see a difference of $4K on average between both for the same year. I have never owned a Can-Am Spyder so I'm wondering what I would be missing purchasing the F3. Is it worth upgrading to F3-S? Don't want to spend more money than I have to :D.
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The suspension (shocks) are upgraded; plus the tune is a lot snappier. The computer allows the engine to rev up faster. Plus a cool orange frame!
 
I had a base 2020 F3, I added cruise, better rear shock and many other upgrades. F3S has cruise, better suspension and rear seat for passenger instead of a cowl!
 
petegtsv10 said:
Please provide a source for the “snappier tune”. I would love to read about that.
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The "tune" is 10hp more and it revs at 500rpm more than the base F3. At least that was the case on the 21 version. Plus the F3s had a different rear sprocket.
 
Frame is not always orange, I have a 2019 Spyder F3S, and its frame is greyish/black, the differences are as stated above, better suspension, 10 more hp, and believe me, that's quite noticeable, rear sprocket, bit faster of the line, and a seat for the passenger.
The 4k more, is not so much, if you consider, that the upgrades done on the s-version, are things that you would upgrade on your machine (for sure). I made many alterations on mine, other exhaust (oe with cat delete), other shocks, and a fairly complicated tune for the engine, But hey it's your money, spend it wisely. For me no regrets buying an F3s...
 
If I did it all over again, I would have gotten the base F3 for the 79t rear pulley. For performance, I already added a PV3-custom map and Pedal Commander. For suspension, I already upgraded the shocks and sway bar. For $250 and a couple hours of time, I could have added the cruise control hardware. The basic gauge would have been fine. I don't use sport mode very much, and the smaller rear pulley would have been nice for my long distance travels...
 
troop said:
If I did it all over again, I would have gotten the base F3 for the 79t rear pulley. For performance, I already added a PV3-custom map and Pedal Commander. For suspension, I already upgraded the shocks and sway bar. For $250 and a couple hours of time, I could have added the cruise control hardware. The basic gauge would have been fine. I don't use sport mode very much, and the smaller rear pulley would have been nice for my long distance travels...
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I did a cost comparison when I bought my base F3. At the time was $3k difference. I like the basic screen of the base F3, the shocks will eventually get tossed anyway for aftermarket so the only real items I would be getting for the $3k difference would be back seat ($299) and 10hp more. That $3k difference will get eaten up eventually as I added windshield, backseat, swaybar/end links, laser alignment, bottle and phone holder and Smoothspyder backrest.
 
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Pirate said:
I did a cost comparison when I bought my base F3. At the time was $3k difference. I like the basic screen of the base F3, the shocks will eventually get tossed anyway for aftermarket so the only real items I would be getting for the $3k difference would be back seat ($299) and 10hp more.
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Yes .. But with my Power Vision 3 and a custom made map, I gained that 10HP back plus more...
 
Thank you everyone for all the answers. It's exactly what I was looking for. I think I will hold out for the F3-S. Now I just need to find a used one at a good price.
 
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