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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Gadget on May 26, 2019, 03:15:58 PM
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The inspection and test ride by Beau was a big :thumbsup, so on Wednesday I'm flying to Cairns to stay the night and be picked up Thursday Morning to go to Mareeba to pick up the Spyder.
https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/2014-can-am-spyder-rt-ltd-se6-my15/SSE-AD-6012375/?Cr=2&psq=(And.Service.Bikesales._.(C.Make.Can-Am._.Model.Spyder%20RT%20LTD%20SE6.))&pso=0&pss=Premium (https://www.bikesales.com.au/bikes/details/2014-can-am-spyder-rt-ltd-se6-my15/SSE-AD-6012375/?Cr=2&psq=(And.Service.Bikesales._.(C.Make.Can-Am._.Model.Spyder%20RT%20LTD%20SE6.))&pso=0&pss=Premium)
I will change the rego over in Mareeba and then pack the Spyder for the the big trip home
My plan at this stage is to ride to Townsville Thursday and overnight there, before riding to Rocky on Friday (hopefully catching up with John and Kate in Mackay, and then riding from Rocky to Brisbane on Saturday.
This spot should go live, some time on Thursday morning.
https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=1e1cf5cea1d02517b5&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes (https://spotwalla.com/tripViewer.php?id=1e1cf5cea1d02517b5&hoursPast=0&showAll=yes)
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Goodonya Gadget. I look forward to seeing you on the road again, and will watch your journey home with interest. :runyay
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Great stuff Gary !!!!
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I'm looking forward to your reports. I met JohnnyYTED yesterday at Balranald and had a good look at his.
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Mine looks like this.
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Congratulations Gary :hatwave
Good to see you back on 2 NO 3 wheels :like
I hope you have been helmet shopping :popcorn
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It certainly looks nice, will we see it in Tassie?
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So Gary BEEstY really got his sting in you, lQQks great, can I ride it sometime.. Its got all the bells and whistles I was expecting had I not got stung myself.
Well Done Gadget.. :Like: :grin
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Of course you can JohnnyYTED it Johnny.
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It certainly looks nice, will we see it in Tassie?
We have to go to Cairns in August for the father-in-law's 80th, and after Japan last month, and this trip to fetch the Spyder, and the purchase price, I might be pushing it.
However, the thought has crossed my mind. Several times. :grin
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We'll just have to twist your arm.
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I might have to go to a QLD or northern NSW RTE to have a look at Johnny and Gadget's. :grin
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Congratulations Gary :hatwave.
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Congrats mate it looks awesome and has just about all the mods you could want :thumbsup
I look forward to checking it out at an RTE sometime soon :runyay
Cheers
Shiney
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Good onya Gadget. Another great gadget for you. Well played.
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I might have to go to a QLD or northern NSW RTE to have a look at Johnny and Gadget's. :grin
Do you really need a reason?
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I might have to go to a QLD or northern NSW RTE to have a look at Johnny and Gadget's. :grin
Do you really need a reason?
You make a good point Glen.
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I might have to go to a QLD or northern NSW RTE to have a look at Johnny and Gadget's. :grin
Pete I might just have to ride into SA so you can see BEEstY for yourself, I'd even let you have a ride.. not just around the block though so you get a good idea of how he works.. any good twisties near you? :grin
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I might have to go to a QLD or northern NSW RTE to have a look at Johnny and Gadget's. :grin
Pete I might just have to ride into SA so you can see BEEstY for yourself, I'd even let you have a ride.. not just around the block though so you get a good idea of how he works.. any good twisties near you? :grin
:runyay There are lost of good twisties quite near me, and at home there is always a Bed, Shed and somewhere to be Fed where you will be welcome. :thumbsup
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I think there is spring water as well.
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I might have to go to a QLD or northern NSW RTE to have a look at Johnny and Gadget's. :grin
Do you need a reason at this time of year?
And the Bed, Shed, Fed and a Red rule applies here. :grin
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Tomorrow I fly to Cairns. :runyay
I think I'm getting a little excited.
The Ant......tisss.......ip.......aish....on is killing me.
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Spotwalla is going live in a bit over an hour.
Picking it up a day early. :runyay
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I took a few photos at the lookout on the Kuranda Range road.
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Nice :like
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The lights look awesome :thumbsup
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:blk13 :dred11 BEEstY.
Gary I like the lights close to the ground, and the Can-Am topbox circle.
How different does it feel from the Daytona, I don't think you'll ride it home as hard as BEEstY, and I wonder if theres any drag from the rear..
I'll lQQk for your ride report.. enjoy your trip.. :thumbs :clap
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:blk13 :dred11 BEEstY.
Gary I like the lights close to the ground, and the Can-Am topbox circle.
How different does it feel from the Daytona, I don't think you'll ride it home as hard as BEEstY, and I wonder if theres any drag from the rear..
I'll lQQk for your ride report.. enjoy your trip.. :thumbs :clap
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It's a little softer in the suspension, but the Baja-ron sway bars and shock adjusters mean the body roll is about the same as beeSTy. Adjustable suspension on the rear is good.
I found out to get out into ECO mode, hold the mode button for 2 seconds.
The light output needs improvement. Low bean has good cutoff but dim. High beam creates a spot of light in the middle of the road and too close to the bike.
Also came with a Garmin Zumo 590, 2 Sena SMH10 attached to Shoei helmets, and an SM10 hard wired in the top box.
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Sounds like you got some great extras and you'll be able to personalise the spyder with some new mods :thumb
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:blk13 :dred11 BEEstY
I played with EC0 on BEEstY on the way to/fro Balranald. I noticed it put an up arrow when best to change up gears, and I think it tightens up the suspension a little..
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Cairns:
- Lousy nights sleep due to every conceivable type of road noise.
- Good breakfast
- Hot
Cairns to Townsville:
- Very hot (29 °C maximum 85 %RH)
- Lots of people asking about the bike.
- Lots of returned waves.
- Lots of roadworks, stopped leaning back on the back rest.
- Lots of 80 km/h zones.
- My first sighting of a Cassowary in the wild as it casually strolled across the road.
- The realisation that I don't have to worry about the tyres 'squaring off' on long rides.
- Finally sorting out the Bluetooth set up, so I can take and make phone calls, hear the Garmin, and the bike sound system.
- Lunch Stop Mission Beach
- Rest break Cardwell and photos
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Townsville:
- At our Sister-in-law's place for the night on her wedding anniversary. Shonny's brother (RIP)
- 'The Ville' Casino for dinner, consisting of nice Pizzas and 'donut fries' desert,
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washed down with an Asahi Black.
- Shower and bed by 8:30 pm.
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Abso-bloody-lutely awesome. Congratulations Gary on a spectacular purchase. Can't wait to see it in the flesh. :like
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I also learned in Cairns, not to accidentally turn on the handle bar warmers at full bore, when releasing the Park Brake.
When the ambient temperature is 27 °C, it takes sure a while for them to cool off again.
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It's starting to cool off as I head south, so I've closed the front vents on the jacket and put the thermal liner back in.
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:blk13 :dred11 + BEEstY
It's starting to cool off as I head south, so I've closed the front vents on the jacket and put the thermal liner back in.
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Did you turn the aircon off? :eek ;-* :grin :spank
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Today's ride was sedate and mostly pleasant.
Started out in Townsville at 24 °C but still high humidity on a heavily overcast day. The cloud cover remained all day.
I'd turned on the fuel monitor app in the Garmin, and from the start or nagged me to find somewhere to refuel as the distance was too far for one tank (distance set for a conservative 350 km to 26 litre tank). I'd always planned on refueling at Bowen, so I wasn't worried, but did find what should have been a useful tool, very annoying, because it sometimes took 3 to 4 attempts to clear the message.
On and off for the whole trip there were light misty showers, not enough to stop for wets, and it felt like only the windscreen and visor were getting wet.
As I approached Bowen the temperature dropped quickly to 22 and then 20, with very strong wind gusts.
As I pulled into Bowen, I'd missed the turn off to MacDonalds and I waved down a Postie and asked for directions. Of course, in the middle of the road we had to discuss the Spyder for 5 or 10 minutes before continuing to lunch.
Just after I ordered my meal, I received a message from Kate letting me know the C/NQ OzSTOC flag was out front and the shed door open. That made finding the place easy when I arrived.
During a very relaxed feed at McDonald's and a refuel at the Caltex next door, the thermal liner went in. I'm glad I did, as the temperature quickly dropped again, to 18 °C and in spots 17 °C.
The ride to John and Kate was uneventful and I was pleasantly surprised when Kate was walking up the driveway to greet me as I arrived, and guided me and the Spyder to the Shed.
After a pleasant afternoon chatting to Kate, John returned from work and we all took a look at the Spyder (I've got to come up with a name) and John and Kate tried it for size and comfort. An offer of taking it for a ride was made but respectfully declined. Maybe when they head south later in the year.
Kate had prepared a beautiful pasta and sauce, so we elected to stay in and eat. This allowed for more chin wagging and catching up.
As John has to head off to work in the micro wee hours, we said farewell before bed.
Next stop tomorrow is Rocky at my Brother's place, except he'll be coaching Basketball until midnight. With a maximum predicted of 19 °C in Rocky tomorrow, I think I'm going to appreciate the handlebar warmers.
Thanks John and Kate for the wonderful warm and welcoming hospitality. :kissblow
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Made it to Rocky.
One pucker moment when a 4x4 and 26 foot caravan decided I needed to test the brakes by turning across in front of me with 400 metres to go.
There was no one behind me!!!!!
He could have waited.
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He could have waited.
I find that to often be the case.
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I can attest to the wonderful hospitality offered by "The Thunderbolts" and the ease of finding their home with the OzSTOC flag out the front. :thumbsup
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Thanks John and Kate for the wonderful warm and welcoming hospitality. :kissblow
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It was our pleasure Gary and hope you're able to come back again sometime.
I can attest to the wonderful hospitality offered by "The Thunderbolts" and the ease of finding their home with the OzSTOC flag out the front. :thumbsup
Thanks Pete... you can come back too ;-*
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Aragog and I are home. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190602/ca4f206a11dc9664709cf1a56eb100d2.jpg)
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Great to see Gary :like
Sounds like you had a great trip ++
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Good to see that you've arrived safely. :thumbsup
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Arogog is a great sypder name, glad you made home. I'll bet the grin on your face is wide.. :grin
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Congrats mate :hatwave
And Aragog is an awesome name :thumbsup
https://www.hp-lexicon.org/character/aragog/ (https://www.hp-lexicon.org/character/aragog/)
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Congrats mate :hatwave
And Aragog is an awesome name :thumbsup
Thanks for that. I was wondering what it might have meant, but hadn't got around to googling it. Does everyone name their bike? My kids have always referred to mine as the grey one, the white one, the blue one and the orange one so that's all I've ever used.
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I do. And if STrudel could speak he would probably want to know why I didn’t give him a ‘cool’ name.
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I had a Land drover that was called the Anti Christ. :eek
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Ruby2sday was bought on a Tuesday and is my second red ST13. Then there's the song...
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:dred11 STranger, :blk13 STrangler, and Can-Am BEEstY,
Does everyone name their bike? My kids have always referred to mine as the grey one, the white one, the blue one and the orange one so that's all I've ever used.
Bodo top line names my bikes.. I've always named my bike.
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Think I am fairly boring, the ST is the ST or sometimes the 1300, the Wing is the Wing and the sidecar the sidecar.
Theresa is a little more with it and her lime green Micra is the Green Goddess.
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I had a Land drover that was called the Anti Christ. :eek
That was in The Gods Must Be Crazy.
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I had a Land drover that was called the Anti Christ. :eek
That was in The Gods Must Be Crazy.
That was a great movie :thumbsup
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It was better than great. I loved it. In Japan it was called "Bushman".
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I had a Land drover that was called the Anti Christ. :eek
That was in The Gods Must Be Crazy.
That was a great movie :thumbsup
I have the movie at home :clap
Also have The Gods must Be Crazy 2
I don’t think it was as good as the first one
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:hijacked
The Gods must Be Crazy 2 should never have been made.
So inferior to the first
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The second one was rubbish.
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The Aragog name arrived at thanks to my Sister-in-law and brother in Rocky.
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Made a few minor modifications to Aragog today. :grin
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Those are some worthy modifications mate :thumbs
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I'm guessing I'm not the only one keen to hear what your fuel range was, the life and cost of tyres, and on-going service costs.
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I'm guessing I'm not the only one keen to hear what your fuel range was, the life and cost of tyres, and on-going service costs.
I quizzed Johnnyyted about tyres when looking at his beast in Balranald (ie. whether they were normal car tyres etc.). He said Spyder issue their own tyres and they weren't cheap. Not sure on what mileage you get out of them.
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Pete not sure on the cost yet , but as per owners manual the tyres are Directional made by Kenda (?) specific for Can-Am and are VIN registered to vehicles when installed and have some sort of Can-Am warranty. I'm sure Gadget will have more info on this as he has done more research than I.
Fuel range when Gary rode BEEstY down was about the same as STranglers
On the Balranald RTE my fuel usage was inline with STroppy's
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Coming back from Cairns, I pushed my luck on one tank and had to fill up in St Lawrence. I'd traveled 348 km before I stopped.
In a 26 litre tank, I put in just over 22 litres. But as I was putting in ULP 91 RON, not the recommended 95 RON I didn't brim it as I normally would.
I haven't looked at tyres yet as they are still in good condition only having done 19,000 km.
The rear was replaced with a 'V' rated Toyo before I bought it, and I'm not sure that was a good idea. It lets go really easy in wet conditions.
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Gadget got a photo or your rear tyre just so I can see tread pattern?
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Gadget got a photo or your rear tyre just so I can see tread pattern?
This is the tread pattern of the rear.
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Saw one of these Spyders earlier today.
Older couple on board with both having open face lime green (see below) helmets. Colour of the trike was black with lime green pin striping (???) to match the helmets. Also towing what looked like a camper trailer.
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