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  1. mecsw500

    Motoeye HUD - anyone share their experiences?

    I'm not a fan of devices externally mounted to my helmet. I chose my Shoei helmets because they were designed and certified with my intercom devices installed within the design of the helmet and are essentially flush mounted. When I had a Arai helmet with an external comms device, my wife and I...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    It should be finding at least one update. I’ve no idea if you have to update from V 4.1.0 to V 5.1.0 and the to V 6.1.0, or whether you can go straight from V 4.1.0 to V 6.1.0. In either case, V 6.1.0 is for a NHTSA mandated recall campaign so you very likely want to be on that release ASAP...
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    Your Weather News @ September 2026 Edition

    We’ve had thunderstorms for the past few days. The first big clap of thunder and my cats woke up and looked around. After that they’ve just slept through all the subsequent flashes and bangs. Me, not so much. Opening the fridge door though and if it’s within two hours of feeding time, they’re...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    I presume you meant it froze up on the V 5.1.0 release, not the new V 6.1.0 release. Well I hope that's what you meant?
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    Hobson’s choice. A wet crotch or a pain in the rear? 😭
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    Weird, what release does your bike tell you it has?
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    Using an iPhone with BRP-Go Navigation - Review

    The V 5.1.0 update addressed a lot of issues for CarPlay and added BRP Go support. The recently available V 6.1.0 update is supposed to have fixed issues where the display blanks out whilst using the USB and Bluetooth interfaces. I’ve installed both versions and haven’t had any issues using...
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    Your Weather News @ September 2026 Edition

    I like that route too. Highway 89 is notorious for mudslides as can be seen from the remains of the Town of Thistle which is buried to the rooftops. When Thistle was buried I think it took out the rail road too, for quite a long time. Anything to not use I-15. I wish there was a better way...
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    Your Weather News @ September 2026 Edition

    Yesterday it was thunderstorms all day. Lots of rain and even a bit of hail. Up at the north end of the valley there was a tornado. Fortunately it was at the base of the mountains and didn’t cause any damage to homes. That’s pretty rare for here. Someone was killed by lightning climbing to the...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    Bluetooth can interfere with 2.4GHz WiFi. I’d try disconnecting all Bluetooth connections with the Spyder, if you have any, to see if that makes things better. It seems like perhaps your local 2.4GHz network is very crowded and maybe the signal strength in your garage is low. You might want to...
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    News at BajaRon's - We Are Moving!

    I used to work summers in an industrial laundry as a teenager. We washed roller towels that were popular back in the day. I worked a machine that unrolled the towels into four foot folds and then we tied them up in a bailing machine to be washed in a huge tunnel washing machine. You could not...
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    Looking for Navigation options besides ACP - What do you recommend?

    That’s the bit I like. Whatever solution works best for you be it Apple Maps or a Garmin, the ability to create my route at the start of a day on my laptop and transfer it to the smaller screen is essential to me. My tired old eyes find trying to compose such things on my phone is not so easy...
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    I was raised in the UK, and long before genuine Goretex type gear was available. Everyone had a Barry Sheene (RIP) endorsed Rukka over suit, Rukka over mitts and Derri boots. If it was going to rain, especially in winter, it was likely going to be for days on end. I have a BMW textile adventure...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    My 2026 Sea to Sky was delivered with V 4.1.0. I upgrades to V 5.1.0 after I took delivery. On the 17th I upgraded to V 6.1.0. I wonder if someone who upgraded on the 16th just cannot upgrade again - just can’t, despite the options still showing; or have the online updating menu entries...
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    Random thought for the day

    I use AI on a daily basis. However, I just use it like an extension of search and don’t trust the results for anything critical without verifying the results. I know AI can do far more sophisticated things than this by spawning bots and having them solve far more complex problems. However, I...
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    Fully Automatic Spyder!

    In some ways I couldn’t understand why with the advent of the new 1330 cc engine era, why they didn’t fit an automotive style automatic transmission with a paddle shift as well, like most modern cars? At the time the 1330 was introduced other than perhaps Ferrari and Maserati there weren’t that...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    I downloaded mine yesterday. It still showed the Over the Air option as available afterwards. I don’t know whether the stuff on the 16th just doesn’t work, or the option disappears though.
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    I’ve found that the over pants are best. Better than the supposed rain proof Goretex stuff. I bought BMW over suit jacket and pants years ago when I had BMWs but although expensive they’ve kept me bone dry for 10 years now. No wet crotch, I hate that feeling. My wife bought Tourmaster over suit...
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    NHTSA Campaign 26V575000 - 2025-2026 Spyder RT, F3, & Canyon freezing cluster fix issued

    I never had any problems with my display at V 5.1.0 but I can’t get to see if V 6.1.0 does anything differently in the new version as I woke up this morning to thunderstorms and heavy rain. The weather over the mountains is pretty dodgy.
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    Do you get wet riding in the rain?

    You would be surprised how wet you still get on an RT type Spyder. Even on the freeway at 70 mph the fairing is quite effective at keeping the wind and rain off your torso and head, your lower body and outside of your upper arms and shoulders still get wet. The RT looks aerodynamic but I think...
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