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  1. mecsw500

    Check Suspension drop down message appears intermittently - any ideas/help?

    Did you have to decouple the ride height sensor on the swing arm and force it to be the right static height so the ECU wouldn’t keep sending instructions to the compressor and outlet causing fault codes because there was nothing there to respond? Or does removing the compressor just disable the...
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    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Well done you. Tell us again, were these OEM or third party rotors and pads? If third party, which brand did you use?
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    Your Weather News @ June Edition 2026

    I’ve been to Brisbane a few times in the Spring and Cairns in the Summer. Brisbane was nice that time of year. I like Brisbane, has a nice vibe. Cairns however, was interesting. Instead of rabbits, I never saw one, there were ruddy cane toads everywhere. I was ready to go for a swim off the...
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    Your Weather News @ June Edition 2026

    Just a few more days until Christmas for you then?
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    Any advice on adjusting toe on the front wheels? Is the job doable without BUDS?

    Sorry, your English is so good that I forgot it possibly wasn't your first language being in Norway. I spent quite a lot of time in Sweden, Denmark, and a few trips to Norway. Everyone speaks such perfect English, I tend forget there is a translation involved. My apologies. I grew up in East...
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    Any advice on adjusting toe on the front wheels? Is the job doable without BUDS?

    Oh that makes sense now. I wondered how you did it. I was trying to figure out how you got a laser system attached to the rear wheel and lined up everything with that. This of course introduces a level of experience and expertise in deciding whether the rear wheel line of thrust is correct, or...
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    Spyder 10.25" Display Models, Firmware V 5.1.0, Android and iPhone BRP Go! Connection for Maps

    Whilst connected to typically your home Wi-Fi.
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    Check Suspension drop down message appears intermittently - any ideas/help?

    Using the Schraeder valve underneath the seat and eliminating the pump still leaves the airbag, and all the piping still in place as possible failure points. The air bag and the pipe work are failure points all of their own. Does removing the pump and integral bleed off valve assembly, or even...
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    Any advice on adjusting toe on the front wheels? Is the job doable without BUDS?

    There’s a little tension tool they usually have for setting drive belt tension. It’s a “sonic belt tensioner tool” and even has a BRP part number. There are other equivalent products made by belt manufacturers themselves which work too so it’s a common tool for setting belt tension accurately...
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    Does anyone have actual measured data for the various OEM Handlebar options Pull back on 2024+ RT's?

    That's clever, I never thought about that. I'll try fitting it and giving it a go. The problem is with the arthritis mostly in my left leg, so I might have to go from the other side.
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    Does anyone have actual measured data for the various OEM Handlebar options Pull back on 2024+ RT's?

    I did without the rider back rest. With my arthritis I can't get on and off with it fitted. Also, even at 6 foot tall, I couldn't sit far enough back to use it without it being a long stretch to the bars. Instead, for long rides, I wear one of the older hard plastic spine protectors that fasten...
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    Does anyone have actual measured data for the various OEM Handlebar options Pull back on 2024+ RT's?

    The geometry of the Sea to Sky seat is a little different to the RT LTD. My wife says it's a huge difference on the back. She says it was worth the extra cost of the S2S for that feature alone. To my mind, the seat's a little taller and certainly more comfortable. I would wait and see if it...
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    Does anyone have actual measured data for the various OEM Handlebar options Pull back on 2024+ RT's?

    I have a 2026 S2S. I'm 67 and 6 foot (or used to be...) I just added a 1-1/4" riser and that was enough for me. I would suspect therefore that bar risers might not be enough for you. Due to the angle of the steering head even adding 3" to the bar height isn't going to bring them back more than...
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    Found a 2017 F3S - Should I get a used one? Pros & Cons??

    If the tires are original and nine years old, I wouldn't care if they had done zero miles and rarely seen daylight, I would change them immediately. Tires have a shelf life. Most manufactures recommend changing tires before they are ten years old, regardless of condition. They are due to be...
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    Check Suspension drop down message appears intermittently - any ideas/help?

    The Schraeder valve is already there, it's under the passenger seat on the right for most air suspension Spyders. You would have to blank off, or bypass the pump to seal the system. However, I like the air suspension. After the initial problems I had, the system works very well and I appreciate...
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    We found a Cooler for the 20+ RT frunk!

    Premium at Costco here today, which is 91 octane at this altitude, had dropped a bit to $4.50. Came back from Southern Utah last week where I was paying up to $5.50 or more per gallon. Glad I took the Spyder at 38 mpg as opposed to the SUV at about 16 mpg.
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    We found a Cooler for the 20+ RT frunk!

    I'll be at Costco tomorrow, and if I have any money left after I fill up my SUV with gas :cry:, I'll go in and buy one.
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    Check Suspension drop down message appears intermittently - any ideas/help?

    Do not surmise that this might be the only leak. Back in 2021 when I bought a new 2021 RT LTD, there were actually four leak faults. I'm not say you should be so unlucky but if the leak has been for a while and therefor the pump has been running continuously, be prepared that the pump may have...
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    We found a Cooler for the 20+ RT frunk!

    What a brilliant idea, I can store the second set of cooling vest cold pack inserts in there too. Is that Costco per chance?
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    2020 RT Brake Issue - had the recall, pedal still won't return on its own! Any ideas?

    It’s six years old now. I’d check the master cylinder isn’t overfilled preventing the pistons from withdrawing. Someone may have topped it up for sale. Because of its age, I’d have the fluid replaced, I.e. flushed, by the dealer, using the BUDS system to flush the ABS pump. After six years I...
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