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  1. BCNewell

    Hello from Texas

    Welcome, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Looks like your pic was taken at a pull-off on RR337, between Vanderbilt and Medina, maybe?
  2. BCNewell

    Buying new 2023 RTL from dealer… any concerns from it sitting that long?

    I bought my ‘17 F3S Daytona 500 as a new, never titled, less-than-80-miles unit in April of 2022. It had been at a dealer somewhere in the Western States for several years, then somehow ended up in Michigan for a while before I bought it. The only reason I could see that it sat so long was it...
  3. BCNewell

    I'm going a different route on my next set of front tires - trying these IOTA EVT (Standard's) instead!

    I think I applied a coat, waited about an hour, then went over it again with the marker. Still looked decent a year/~ 8K miles later. And it’s cheap. And quick.
  4. BCNewell

    I'm going a different route on my next set of front tires - trying these IOTA EVT (Standard's) instead!

    A black Sharpie permanent marker will fix the shiny weights. Did that on my last 2-wheeler. 👍
  5. BCNewell

    Random thought for the day

    Well - appears to be upside down. The picture is. Looks to be mounted on the wall above a plant. Which means the clock is upside down on that wall.
  6. BCNewell

    Has anyone used one of these trailers? Any doubts?

    Check out this thread for more info on said toy hauler: https://www.spyderlovers.com/threads/new-uhaul-trailer-coming.162347/#post-1738045
  7. BCNewell

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Just got mine tucked back in its normal garage spot. Just arrived home from my 5+ day ride to the Arkansas mountains and back. Led a group of three Honda CTX1300’s and an Indian Chieftain through three days of routes in the Ozarks. Got home today showing 2,487.5mi and 45.0hr for the 5-1/2 days...
  8. BCNewell

    Random thought for the day

    More like this (three of my all-time favorite albums): - -
  9. BCNewell

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Rode it - 824 miles in 14-1/2 hours from the Southern tip of Texas to Clarksville, AR, to attend a meetup with some folks from the Honda CTX1300 forum. Would have been quicker, but I had to stop in Nacogdoches, TX, for about 40 mins to let a mean-looking storm front pass by. Then I got to ride...
  10. BCNewell

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Installed a clamp-on MRA X-Creen Sport deflector on my F3-S’s Route 129 Windshield. I haven’t yet had a chance to take a ride with it, and probably won’t before I leave early Wednesday morning for my 862 mile ride to Arkansas. I'm hoping it will take a little more air pressure off the bottom of...
  11. BCNewell

    What did you do to your Spyder today?

    Installed a set of Viking Raven 40-liter saddlebags on my wife’s F3-S this evening. Had just gotten the first bracket mounted, and we were marking the bags for drilling the bolt holes when the electricity went out in our whole neighborhood. So, I finished the install by way of headlights from my...
  12. BCNewell

    Is there a Spyder's in the Ozarks date for 2025?

    Good news that a get-together is being cobbled together! Bad news for me - I will be ryding in the Harrison/Jasper/Clarksville area of AR the following weekend. My wife and I rode our two F3-S’s from South Texas to the ‘23 Nixa get-together. Had a blast!
  13. BCNewell

    Is this Krikit Belt Tension still too tight?

    Have mine set about 180 on the ground on my ‘17 F3-S.
  14. BCNewell

    Anyone going to Rumble on The River - Bandera, Texas - Sept 26-28 2025?

    My wife will be in that general area on her F3-S, participating in a 'BRP Women Of On-Road' get-together in Kerrville that weekend. All women Can Am 3-wheel riders. I will be attending an annual meetup with some Honda CTX1300 riders in North-Central Arkansas that weekend on my F3-S.
  15. BCNewell

    Where are you from? Where do you live?

    Born, raised, and lifelong resident of the Rio Grande Valley at the very southern tip of Texas. Odd … that word “ Valley” would lead you to believe there would be mountains (or at least hills) nearby, of which there are exactly zero. Closest thing to a hill for 100 miles is a highway overpass...
  16. BCNewell

    HELP: U-Haul Enclosed 6’x12’ - Anyone tried one? Any tips or tricks?

    Yup - well, an F3-S. My wife hauled hers 550 miles in a UHaul 6’x 12’ enclosed trailer. But you MUST be sure to get one with the double swing-out doors, not the roll-up door.
  17. BCNewell

    Random thought for the day

    Hire a teen-ager … while they still know it all !!
  18. BCNewell

    How many of your Spouse's ride their own machines?

    The spousal unit actually bought hers first, so she could quit riding pillion on my 2-wheeler. She had her own 2-wheeler until she low-sided it in a curve, and that pretty much scared her off 2 wheels. But after a couple of years riding pillion, she got tired of looking at the back of my helmet...
  19. BCNewell

    New Uhaul trailer coming?

    Well... I gave it “the old college try”, but was not able to load them. We got 5” of rain yesterday/last night, and the wet tire and ramp was causing the rear tire to try to spin out and slide sideways once all three were on the ramps. With no spotter to help, I decided to quit while I was...
  20. BCNewell

    New Uhaul trailer coming?

    Price for local rental was $89.95 per day. We have a 16’ utility trailer on our farm, but it wasn’t wide enough between the rails to lay those tires down flat. Plus, IT HAS KENDA TIRES ON IT !! No way am I gonna pull it 550 total miles at highway speeds with those old, crappy, bias-ply tires on...
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