What did you do to/with your Spyder today?

[jjc54]

No complains about performance. I'll give it a try and try to remember to pack more underwear then.

 

[blacklightning]

99 degrees Wednesday and 100 yesterday (both new records) with a heat index of 107 and 110. Today is supposed to also set a record and cooling down to 96 tomorrow. But since it is the weekend, I will try to get out around 7am and get a couple of miles in around the lake and watch some people get their last boating of the season in.

 

[mecsw500]

According to my owner's manual the rev limiter kicks in at 8100 RPM. If you left it in 4th gear hopefully your rev limiter took over. For max acceleration I shift up at around 5,500 RPM.

I tend to go a bit above peak torque so that when I change up the next gear is pulling close to 5,000 rpm so it is pulling close to peak torque in the next gear. I'm always riding two up and above 5,000 feet (so I'm about 10-15% down on power), so it takes a while to get back into the power band. Like always, there are compromises to revving out and to short shifting, I'm pulling slightly more revs to help the gear I'm changing into perhaps at the cost of torque dropping off a bit for the gear I'm in.

This is only when I'm pushing on. Normally I change gear in the 3,000 to 4,000 rpm range depending upon the elevation changes.

 

[RogerC60]

Right. But if it’s performance you’re after, like Roger, ECO Mode slows down the rate of throttle increase when you snap open the throttle, and limits total throttle body opening to 60% - even though the grip is twisted to 100%. It’s also been thought to contribute to carbon buildup.

That is a bit of info I did not know. I switched ECO mode off a long time ago. Now I know I'm not going to switch it on again.

 

[Deanna777]

I prepped the spyder for a get away this weekend. Going around in the Lake Placid, New York area.

This is a much needed trip, to clear my brain.

Deanna

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

I replaced the OEM Auxillary Light switch on my F3 for my foglights.

The OEM switch and pigtail cost about $68 at the dealership, I found one on Slingmods for $12.95 but I had to wire it in so I used the pigtail off of the OEM switch to connect it to the harness.

You can read what needs to be done for replacement in the thread I originally created for it here.

Next up for tomorrow my GP Cycleworks windshield that I ordered is supposed to arrive, so I will get to put that on and try it out.

 

[Snoking1127]

Took the Washington Spyder for a final summer ride before it gets stored for the winter. Played around on back roads between Lake Stevens and Granite Falls to the South. In three months I put 2500 miles on this new to me trike is mostly local rides with one two hundred mile ride. In a few weeks I will be riding the Arizona Spyder.

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

The new GP Cycleworks windshield came in this evening.

Got it installed so I can try it out tomorrow on a nice long ride up to the Pa. Grand Canyon with some people.

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

Right. But if it’s performance you’re after, like Roger, ECO Mode slows down the rate of throttle increase when you snap open the throttle, and limits total throttle body opening to 60% - even though the grip is twisted to 100%. It’s also been thought to contribute to carbon buildup.

Where ECO mode or as I call it Rain mode comes in handy, is when it is raining out. That slowed down throttle increase keeps you from breaking the back tire loose.

It also comes in handy when in city/high congestion traffic, you can creep along easier when the throttle is not as responsive.