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.

 

[troop]

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.

Exactly!!

 

[Leroy73]

It wasn’t today but this week.
I loaded it up at Boyne Fall, Michigan, to where I had ridden it from Dallas, Tx. I took the scenic route to Ludington, MI. Spent the night before riding US 10 to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Yes, US10 across Lake Michigan aboard the SS Badger the last non tourist passenger, coal fired, steamship ferry. Then I went on to the Wisconsin Dells.

 

[weeneil]

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.

Totally agree. I was at the start (2 yrs ago) an eco user, I still use it in traffic or on bad narrow roads which we have a lot of, but the power available in normal mode is amazing. The guy we have ridden on 2 wheels with for 30 years cannot believe how fast the Spyder can go out of corners compared to him!

 

[Tango]

Got the wife an early present. LOL Passenger arn rests from "Sling Mods". Watched an install video by "Martin the Vlogger". Made the install a whole lot easier. It took a half hour at most. Thank you Martin!

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[Deanna777]

Just got back from a trip to Lake Placid (home of the Winter Olympics), New York.

Lake Placid is a famous mountain village in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, it is world wide known for hosting the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games.

Deanna

 

[CloverHillCrawler]

Totally agree. I was at the start (2 yrs ago) an eco user, I still use it in traffic or on bad narrow roads which we have a lot of, but the power available in normal mode is amazing. The guy we have ridden on 2 wheels with for 30 years cannot believe how fast the Spyder can go out of corners compared to him!

Yep, once that outside wheel is loaded just crank her open.

 

[Dasmoetorhead]

Rode up the North Coast, destination, the town of Klamath, CA. It's a small coastal town on the Klamath river. It's also on the Yurok Indian Reservation. Good Salmon fishing, that's mostly the attraction, and the Casino.
Stopped at Fresh Water Lagoon, which is right across from the North Pacific. My family had a small cabin across the lagoon, and we and a bunch of other families used to water ski there. Good times. Next time I'll get a better shot.

 

[NHDad]

Rode her 12 miles to sell boards and flowers at Lowe’s and then back home at the end of the day. The oil leak on the filter cover is still holding.

 

[jdgretz]

Last Thursday I took the RT in for her 9,000 mile service (a bit late as I had it right at 13,000 miles after the trip) and everything was in spec. Pulled an oil sample that is on its way to Blackstone. Service cost was about $600.

Friday is Mental Health Riding Day, so it was off to the Rock Store for lunch and hanging out with another of my riding group, then down to the beach via a canyon or two (or three) and dessert at Neptune's Net. A little bit of reading and enjoying the surf at Mugu Rock before heading back down PCH to Topanga Canyon and back to the Valley.

Still haven't cleaned the bike after the trip. Maybe tomorrow, if the weather doesn't suck.

Rode up the North Coast, destination, the town of Klamath, CA. It's a small coastal town on the Klamath river. It's also on the Yurok Indian Reservation. Good Salmon fishing, that's mostly the attraction, and the Casino.
Stopped at Fresh Water Lagoon, which is right across from the North Pacific. My family had a small cabin across the lagoon, and we and a bunch of other families used to water ski there. Good times. Next time I'll get a better shot.

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That's a pretty area. There are some great back roads to get lost on.

jdg

 

[Snoking1127]

Put it in the shed for the winter.